Flamethrower (song)
# Flamethrower (song)

"Flamethrower" is a song by the J. Geils Band released in 1982 as the B-side to the single "Freeze Frame", from their multi million selling album of the same name.

## Reception

"Flamethrower" received major airplay on urban contemporary radio, reaching number 25 on the Billboard Black/Soul singles chart. The song also received airplay on rock and Top 40 stations. AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine praised the song's hard-boogie riff. Record World described the song as "black radio."

## Chart positions

| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 12 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles | 25 |
