<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Serengetti" (4) </Td> <Td> "Fire on the Mountain" (5) </Td> <Td> "I Need a Miracle" (6) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Serengetti" (4) </Td> <Td> "Fire on the Mountain" (5) </Td> <Td> "I Need a Miracle" (6) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Fire on the Mountain" is a song by the Grateful Dead . It was written by lyricist Robert Hunter and composed by drummer Mickey Hart . It was commercially released on the album Shakedown Street in November 1978 . An earlier instrumental version titled "Happiness is Drumming" appeared in 1976 on Mickey Hart's album Diga with the Diga Rhythm Band . The song should not be confused with the Marshall Tucker Band single of the same name . </P> <P> Prior to the Dead recording, the song premiered at a concert on March 18, 1977 in San Francisco . It would often be paired with "Scarlet Begonias" during live performances, producing lengthy musical excursions . The paired songs were soon nicknamed "Scarlet Fire". One notable performance of the paired "Scarlet Begonias" / "Fire On The Mountain", at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, on May 8, 1977, lasted for a total of 25 minutes and 50 seconds . </P>

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