eno recorded "baby's on fire" during the "here come the warm jets" sessions in september 1973 at majestic studios, london, where he had previously recorded the majority of his earlier material. the track was produced by eno, who handled production and mixing duties on the bulk of the album's recording, and was created with musicians simon king, marty simon, robert fripp, paul rudolph, and john wetton. the song is a bizarre fantasy about a photography session involving a burning infant and unthinking, laughing onlookers.