Firefight

Firefight is a 1985 synthpop song by Zap! Attack, from their 1985 album Dances and Firefights. It is considered to be one of their greatest hits, cementing their place as a successful group.

Background and recording
"Firefight" was a Baresi-van Dijk dance song written in 1983. Gigi Baresi penned the serious lyrics after the 15 April firefight in Koningstad where two Barzona Libre members are killed. The song was never ultimately recorded, as Baresi doubted the success of a "serious" dance song in such a volatile time.

In early 1985, though, the group rediscovered the song and David van Dijk added a new, catchy arrangement to it, in order to make it a potential dance success.