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"The Roof Is on Fire" is a song by Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three, released as a single in 1984. It reached number five on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart.
| "The Roof Is on Fire" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three | |
| B-side | "Request Line" |
| Released | 1984 |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Length | 5:30 |
| Label | |
The intro of "The Roof Is on Fire" is sampled by the Chemical Brothers in their song "Hey Boy Hey Girl" (it actually says "Hey girls, hey boys..."), and the chorus is interpolated in the Bloodhound Gang's "Fire Water Burn", Coal Chamber's "Sway", Rancid's "Burn", Quad City DJ's "Party Over Here", YACHT's "Dystopia (The Earth Is on Fire)", Bratmobile's "Polaroid Baby", the Pharcyde's "Return of the B-Boy", Nigel & Marvin's "Follow de Leader", S.B.S. "Follow the leader", Kumbia Kings "Fuego", as well as "Her Hair is on Fire" by Semi Precious Weapons.[citation needed]
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[1] | 45 |
Parody
editThe riff was parodied by Uncle Jamm's Army and the California Cat Crew (produced by Rodger Clayton) as "The roach, the roach, the roach is on the wall, we don't need no Raid, let the silly sucker crawl."[citation needed]
References
editExternal links
edit- "The Roof Is on Fire" at AllMusic
- ""The Roof Is on Fire" lyrics". Genius Lyrics. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
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