Like Flames

Berlin worked with Canadian producer Bob Ezrin on the album. The producer, best known for his work with Alice Cooper and Kiss, gave the record a radically different 1980s pop-rock guitar sound than Berlin's previous releases, which had a more new wave/synth-pop sound. Berlin singer Terri Nunn and their label, Geffen Records, were approving of the change of sound, but it did not sit well with founding member John Crawford and drummer Rob Brill, who wrote the song. The recording of the album wasn't a relaxed affair, as differences of opinion between band members plagued the recording sessions. These clashes were further exacerbated by the recording of the group's previous single, the worldwide number-one single "Take My Breath Away" from the soundtrack of the film Top Gun, which Nunn was eager to record, while the other two members were not excited about due to the song not being written by them (it was written and produced by Giorgio Moroder), and with a sound not representative of the band.

The music video sees the band singing at the top of a mountain. It was filmed at the Red Rock Canyon, Nevada.

"Like Flames" was released as the second single from the album in October 1986 and, following up "Take My Breath Away", a chart-topper in September of that year, was expected to do well. However, the record and the album did not find chart success, peaking at number 82 in the US and becoming their last chart entry in that country. In Europe, the record performed better on the strength of "Take My Breath Away", reaching the top 20 in several countries, but still it charted moderately. In the UK, "Like Flames" was released as the third single from the album in March 1987, following "You Don't Know", which was released as the next single elsewhere. It peaked at number 47 on the UK Singles Chart.

Nunn has blamed the lack of success to the sudden change of style for the band, which alienated their established fanbase of their synth-pop albums, and failing to gain new fans from their new-found fame with "Take My Breath Away", because the album sounded nothing like it, although the hit song was included on the album at the insistence of Geffen to capitalize on its success. The record's lack of success and their internal clashes eventually led to the demise of the band in 1987.

• US and European 7-inch single

A. "Like Flames" (Edit) – 4:02

B. "Hideaway" – 5:08

• UK 7-inch single

A. "Like Flames" (Edit) – 4:02

B. "Trash" – 3:38

• UK 12-inch single

A. "Like Flames" (Extended Version) – 7:00

B1. "Trash" – 3:38

B2. "You Don't Know" (Extended Version) – 5:31

• European 12-inch single

A. "Like Flames" (Extended Version) – 7:00

B1. "Hideaway" – 5:08

B2. "Dancing in Berlin" (Remix) – 4:44