1989Released
4:08

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Interesting facts and trivia about Crossfire. By Songfacts®.

In Step was Stevie's first album after he stopped drinking, and is dedicated to sobriety. The album title is a reference to the 12-step program for alcoholics. The songs on the album refer to the pressures of life that lead to alcohol abuse, but show how you can still rock out even when you are sober.

"Crossfire" was written by the Austin-based songwriter Bill Carter and his wife/songwriting partner Ruth Ellsworth. The pair also wrote "Willie The Wimp" for Vaughan and "Why Get Up?", which was recorded by The Fabulous Thunderbirds. Carter was in a band with Johnny Depp called P! in the mid-'90s. Tommy Shannon, Chris Layton and Reese Wynans, all of whom were members of Vaughan's band Double Trouble, also got songwriting credits on this track.

Stevie was killed in a helicopter crash on August 27, 1990, moments after sharing the stage (and a guitar jam) with Eric Clapton, Robert Cray and his brother, Jimmy Vaughan. In Step was the last album released while he was alive.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Crossfire.
G♯Key
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
116BPM

Album

The album Crossfire is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Crossfire.
Epic
1989 CBS Records Inc.

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