the album version of "baby's on fire" is 5 minutes 19 seconds long. the song begins with a tense high-hat and bass line, along several different kinds of electronic sounds. eno's vocals enter after this, being described as "nasal" and "slightly snotty." following this first section of lyrics there is a 3 minute guitar solo by robert fripp and paul rudolph with shifting drum beats as backing; eno's vocal returns as the song ends. the last line sung by eno is, "the temperature's rising, and any idiot would know that." in the "801 live" version performed by 801, the last line says, "but any idiot could see that!"