The Roof Is on Fire
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| "The Roof Is on Fire" | ||
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| Single by Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three | ||
| B-side(s) | "Request Line" | |
| Released | 1984 | |
| Genre | Hip hop | |
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"The Roof Is on Fire" was a single from Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three released in 1984 that charted at #5 on the Billboard magazine Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart.
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[edit] Notability
"The Roof Is on Fire" was only a moderate success, and the B-side of the single "Request Line" did arguably better in terms of radio play at the time.
However, the song is notable as the first commercial recording with the phrase "The Roof! The Roof! The Roof is on fire!", which has since entered popular culture/slang.
[edit] Samples
The following artists have either sample or referenced this song:
- Kid 'n Play
- Rancid
- Bloodhound Gang (in the song "Fire Water Burn")
- Chemical Brothers (in the song "Hey Boy Hey Girl")
- Coal Chamber (in the song "Sway")
- Hilltop Hoods (in the song "The Nosebleed Section")
- Nelly (in the song "Hot In Herre")
- 50 Cent (in the song "In Da Club")
- R. Kelly featuring Keith Murray (in the song "Home Alone")
- Kokane featuring Snoop Dogg (in the song "Down the Drain
- Pharcyde (in the song "Return of the B-Boy")
[edit] Pop culture references
The phrase is widely recognized even outside of music. For example:
- In the comedy movie Head of State, Chris Rock's character uses the classic hip-hop phrase, but his party guests, who are out of touch with hip-hop, believe there is an actual fire, and a panic ensues.
- In the Futurama episode "Three Hundred Big Boys", Richard Nixon yells "The loot, the loot, the loot is on fire!", a reference to this song's chorus.
- In the comedy Eurotrip, a character accidentally (and unknowingly) sets the Pope's hat on fire, causing another character to exclaim, "The hat! The hat! The hat is on fire!"
- Aston Villa supporters chant for striker John Carew by sing "Carew!, Carew!, Carew's on fire!"
