Burn

Burn is credited to Blackmore, Lord, Paice and Coverdale, and was recorded in Montreux on 14 November 1973. Blackmore said he came up with the riff on the spur of the moment while jamming, and that Lord's wife later pointed out it resembled Fascinating Rhythm. He also said a mistake on the guitar at the end, a big klonk, was left on because everybody thought it sounded natural.

Coverdale and Hughes sing lead. Blackmore and Lord both solo, Lord on Hammond organ and an ARP Odyssey synthesizer. It was the second US and Japanese single from the album.

Burn opened the band's concerts for two years, taking over from Highway Star, and opened the televised California Jam set on 6 April 1974. After the 1984 reunion it was no longer played because Gillan would not sing songs from the Mark III and IV years, though the band did play it in 1991 with Joe Lynn Turner and quoted its riff in a Speed King medley in 1993. Glenn Hughes has played it with Black Country Communion, and Whitesnake performed it. Eddie Van Halen named the riff one of his favourites, and Paul Stanley of Kiss is said to have written I Stole Your Love after hearing it.