1000 Fires is the debut studio album by American singer and actress Traci Lords, released on February 28, 1995, by Radioactive Records.

Lords started working on the album in April 1994, and collaborated with producers Juno Reactor, Mike Edwards and Babble.

Executive produced by Gary Kurfirst, 1000 Fires is predominantly influenced by electronic music with elements of techno, trance and trip hop.

Lyrically, it mostly focuses on dark themes, referring to Lords's past in the porn industry, revealing her rape experience on the song "Father's Field" or dealing with thoughts of suicide on "Fallen Angel".

During the promotion of the album, Lords performed as a DJ and opened shows for other artists such as Moby and the band My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult.

The lead single, "Control", peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs and its instrumental version was featured in the film Mortal Kombat (1995).

The soundtrack to the film was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which earned Lords her first music award.

Its following single, "Fallen Angel", was also successful in charts, peaking at number eleven on Hot Dance Club Songs.

After meeting with American DJ Rodney Bingenheimer at a birthday party, she was recommended to Jeff Jacklin, who hired her to record the song "Love Never Dies" for the 1992 film Pet Sematary Two.

She was introduced to producer Ben Watkins of the electronic group Juno Reactor and decided to incorporate more rave sound.

Mainly inspired by the music she would hear at warehouse parties during her stay in London,[6] Lords teamed up with American singer Wonder with whom she created the lyrics to the song "Control".

I was working in the UK doing some modelling a couple of years ago, and I was sharing a flat with some other girls in South London.

"I told Ben [Watkins] I wanted to do a song that had elements of rock and roll but with a techno vibe and he ran with it, creating a slamming heavy metal guitar intro on an insanely hyper track."

[9] Following the release of the album, Lords embarked on a small tour performing as a DJ, mostly in the Miami club scene.

[12] On August 12, 1995, she was the opening act of the Lollapalooza after party, Enit Festival, alongside Moby, Sven Väth, DJ Keoki and Single Cell Orchestra.

The music video was shot in Los Angeles, California, and was inspired by James Bond with Lords portraying the female version of the character.

The album's second single, "Fallen Angel", released on August 3, 1995,[5] was also successful in charts, peaking at number eleven on Hot Dance Club Songs.

Two music videos for the song were released: one features the original version of the song and was shot during the making of the film Virtuosity; the second version, directed by Stéphane Sednaoui, features the "Honeymoon Stitch Mix", produced by Chad Smith and Dave Navarro, then of Red Hot Chili Peppers.

He criticized Lords's vocals as being "thin" and not having much range, but also remarked that "she does have a forceful and distinctive personality, which gives the record a cohesive sound.