"We Didn't Start the Fire" is a song by American musician Billy Joel. Its lyrics included more than 100 key events that happened between 1949 and 1989. 1949 is when Joel was born and 1989 is when the song was released. The song was released on his album "Storm Front". The song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Record of the Year. The song was also a No.1 hit in the United States in late 1989.