Fire Water Burn
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| Single by The Bloodhound Gang | ||||||||||||||
| from the album One Fierce Beer Coaster | ||||||||||||||
| Released | April 3, 1997 | |||||||||||||
| Format | CD, 12" | |||||||||||||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||||||||||||
| Genre | Alternative hip hop, rap rock, grunge | |||||||||||||
| Length | 4:51 | |||||||||||||
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Jimmy Franks Recording Company Republic Records Geffen Records (1998 re-release) |
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| Writer(s) | Jimmy Pop, Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three | |||||||||||||
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Pop | |||||||||||||
| The Bloodhound Gang singles chronology | ||||||||||||||
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"Fire Water Burn" is the second single from The Bloodhound Gang's 1996 (re-released in 1998) album One Fierce Beer Coaster. The chorus of the song is derived from the song "The Roof Is on Fire" by Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three, yet sung considerably slower. The song ranked among the top songs on the Billboard Charts in 1997, reaching #18 on the Modern Rock Tracks, and also #28 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks. It made number 4 on the Dutch Top 40. "Fire Water Burn" was remixed for the CD single by God Lives Underwater. It appeared in the soundtrack of Some Girl, Fahrenheit 9/11, The Nutty Professor and CKY4.
The song's music video features the band performing in a retirement home's cafeteria. As the song progresses, lead vocalist Jimmy Pop leaves the stage and performs numerous spontaneous actions in front of a group of unresponsive senior citizens, including dancing suggestively on tables and making awkward facial gestures. The video culminates when the elderly notice the band, and are rejuvenated by their performance. With the retirement home now filled with a rock concert-like atmosphere, the band exits the stage with numerous senior citizens. The final shot of the video reveals that the retirement home was specifically designated for the deaf.
The video is introduced by "Pat Minfield" (portrayed by Pop), a parody of Matt Pinfield, the host of MTV's music video show 120 Minutes (which is presented in the video as 120 Midgets).
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