"Through the Fire" is a song recorded by Chaka Khan from her sixth studio album, I Feel for You (1984).

Foster revealed in his 2011 PBS concert The Hit Man Returns that this was the only melody that he ever wrote with someone in mind, and that the working title of the piece was actually called "Chaka" because he was very confident that Khan would perform the song.

It was sampled by Kanye West on "Through the Wire",[5] the breakout single from his 2004 debut album, The College Dropout.

Alongside another song Khan was featured on, "One More Try", the duo were nominated for and won the International Collaboration Artists of the Year award at the 2010 Billboard Japan Music Awards for the two songs.

[6] Gospel artist Donald Lawrence included a cover of the song, performed by Tobbi White-Darks and Tommi White, on his album YRM (Your Righteous Mind) (2011).