[1][2][3] It was the lead single from their seventh studio album, All Fools Day (April 1986),[2] and peaked at No.

[5] AllMusic's John Dougan reviewed All Fools Day and opined, "One listen to songs as grabbing as 'Celtic Ballad' or the great 'Just Like Fire Would' (which is kind of a neat pun) will convince you that despite the differences, the new Saints were a good band for completely different reasons than the old Saints."

In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Just Like Fire Would" was ranked number 88.

[6] Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed "Just like Fire Would" during the opening show of the Australian leg on their Wrecking Ball Tour in 2013.

Later, Springsteen released a studio version of the song on his album titled High Hopes (14 January 2014).