2 in his native Canada,[12] it fell short of the massive commercial success enjoyed by his fourth album Reckless released in 1984.

[10] Into the Fire was also Adams' last album recorded together with his longtime collaborator Jim Vallance; their songwriting partnership ended in August 1989.

[13][better source needed] According to Adams, Lange changed his way of thinking about the songwriting process making him work meticulously on each song.

As a result, the recording process went on for more than a year, and the release of album, originally scheduled for the fall of 1990, had to be postponed several times.

[24] Adams was approached to write a theme song by the producers of the upcoming Kevin Costner film, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and received a tape of orchestration written by film-score composer Michael Kamen.

[13] He and "Mutt" Lange used a section of Kamen's orchestration and composed "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You", which was placed deep in the film's closing credits when it opened on June 14, 1991.

[13] The song rose to number one in the United Kingdom the week before the film's British release, topped the charts in 16 countries, and sold over 10 million copies worldwide (one of the biggest-selling singles of all time).

[25] When the BBC asked Adams about the recent acoustic live version from his Bare Bones CD, "Do you ever get bored of hearing your record-breaking hit 'Everything I Do'?"

Although Adams was one of Canada's biggest recording stars at the time, the specific nature of his collaboration with non-Canadians, coupled with his decision to primarily record the album outside Canada, meant that the album and all its songs were not considered Canadian content for purposes of Canadian radio airplay.

It was noted that if Adams had written all the lyrics, and Lange all the music (or vice versa), the collaboration would have counted as Canadian content.

Before releasing the album, Adams had already started a tour promoting it, and on June 8, 1991, he held large concerts in Europe co-headlining with ZZ Top.

After his tour in Europe, as well as a concert at Wembley Stadium attended by more than 72,000 people, Adams left for the United States, where he performed at the Ritz Theatre on January 10.

Bryan taped an interview with MuchMusic's Terry Dave Mulligan in Calgary, Alberta and the air date was scheduled for mid-March.

[27] The tour continued through several European countries in June 1992, including Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Scandinavia, and in July 1992, Bryan performed for the first time in Hungary and Turkey.

Adams' concert at Cape Town's Green Point stadium during the tour was called one of his most emotional and memorable performances.