Fire (Scooter song)

"Fire"
"Fire"
	File:Fire scooter.jpg
Single by Scooter
from the album Age of Love
B-side	"Choir Dance"
Released	1 April 1997 (Germany); 15 July 1997 (USA)
Recorded	1997
Genre	Eurodance
Length	3:31
Label	Club Tools (Germany); Edel (USA)
Songwriter(s)	H.P. Baxxter; Rick J. Jordan; Ferris Bueller; Jens Thele
Producer(s)	Scooter
Scooter singles chronology
Music video
	"Fire" on YouTube

"Fire" is a song by German hard dance band Scooter, released on 1 April 1997 as the first single from their fourth album, Age of Love (1997).^[1]

Critical reception

British magazine Music Week rated the song four out of five, writing, "The German outfit mesh thrashing guitars with a pumping dance beat, giving off enough energy to rip the roof off. Should blaze a trail into the Top 30."^[2]

Track listings

Original version

CD maxi

"Fire" – 3:31
"Fire" (Extended Emergency) – 5:10
"Choir Dance" – 4:19
"Fire Dub 1" – 4:59

Limited CD maxi

"Fire" – 3:31
"Fire" (Extended Emergency) – 5:10
"Choir Dance" – 4:19
"Fire Dub 1" – 4:59
"Hyper Hyper" (Live) – 5:02

12"

"Fire" (Extended Emergency) – 5:10
"Fire Dub 1" – 4:59
"Fire Dub 2" – 5:12

Cassette

"Fire" - 3:31
"Fire" (Extended Emergency) - 5:10

US CD maxi

"Fire" (Album Version) – 3:31
"Fire" (Extended Emergency) – 5:10
"Fire" (Klubbheads Remix) – 6:53
"Fire" (DONS Burn Rubber Mix) – 6:32
"Fire Dub 2" – 5:12

French CD single

"Fire" – 3:31
"Fire Dub 1" – 4:59

US 12"

"Fire" (Extended Emergency) – 5:10
"Fire" (Klubbheads Remix) – 6:53
"Fire" (Album Version) – 3:31
"Fire" (DONS Burn Rubber Mix) – 6:32
"Hyper Hyper" (Live) – 5:02

Remixes

CD maxi (Transparent disc)

"Fire" (Klubbheads Remix) - 6:53
"Fire" (D.O.N.S. Burn Rubber Mix) - 6:32
"Fire Dub 2" - 5:12

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[3]	5
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[4]	1
Germany (Official German Charts)^[5]	5
Hungary (Mahasz)^[6]	2
Ireland (IRMA)^[7]	28
Norway (VG-lista)^[8]	10
Scotland (OCC)^[9]	16
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[10]	7
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[11]	11
UK Singles (OCC)^[12]	45
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[13]	30

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)	Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[14]	32
Germany (Official German Charts)^[15]	45
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[16]	64

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
Germany ^[17]	Gold	1997	250,000
Finland ^[18]	Gold	1997	5,334

References

^ "Scooter - Fire".
^ "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 19 April 1997. p. 29. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
^ "Scooter – Fire" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
^ "Scooter: Fire" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
^ "Scooter – Fire" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. 24 May 1997. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
^ "Irish Singles Chart – Search for song". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
^ "Scooter – Fire". VG-lista. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
^ "Scooter – Fire". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
^ "Scooter – Fire". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
^ "Scooter Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 1997". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
^ "Årslista Singlar – År 1997" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Fire')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
^ "Scooter" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.

[1] "Scooter - Fire".

[2] "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 19 April 1997. p. 29. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

[sc_Austria_Scooter-3] "Scooter – Fire" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 28 July 2018.

[sc_Finland_Scooter-4] "Scooter: Fire" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 28 July 2018.

[sc_Germany_Scooter-5] "Scooter – Fire" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 23 October 2018.

[6] "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. 24 May 1997. Retrieved 6 May 2018.

[7] "Irish Singles Chart – Search for song". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 28 July 2018.

[sc_Norway_Scooter-8] "Scooter – Fire". VG-lista. Retrieved 28 July 2018.

[sc_Scotland_-9] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 February 2019.

[sc_Sweden_Scooter-10] "Scooter – Fire". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 28 July 2018.

[sc_Switzerland_Scooter-11] "Scooter – Fire". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 28 July 2018.

[sc_UK_-12] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 July 2018.

[sc_Billboarddanceclubplay_Scooter-13] "Scooter Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 February 2019.

[14] "Jahreshitparade Singles 1997". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 19 February 2020.

[15] "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 19 February 2020.

[16] "Årslista Singlar – År 1997" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 19 February 2020.

[17] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Fire')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.

[18] "Scooter" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.

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v t e Scooter
H.P. Baxxter Michael Simon Sebastian Schilde Jens Thele Rick J. Jordan Ferris Bueller Axel Coon Jay Frog Phil Speiser Etnik Zarari
Studio albums	... and the Beat Goes On! Our Happy Hardcore Wicked! Age of Love No Time to Chill Back to the Heavyweight Jam Sheffield We Bring the Noise! The Stadium Techno Experience Mind the Gap Who's Got the Last Laugh Now? The Ultimate Aural Orgasm Jumping All Over the World Under the Radar Over the Top The Big Mash Up Music for a Big Night Out The Fifth Chapter Ace Scooter Forever God Save the Rave
Live albums	Encore: Live and Direct Excess All Areas Live in Hamburg
Compilations	Rough and Tough and Dangerous – The Singles 94/98 Push the Beat for This Jam (The Second Chapter) 24 Carat Gold 20 Years of Hardcore 100% Scooter – 25 Years Wild & Wicked
Singles	"Hyper Hyper" "Move Your Ass!" "Friends" "Endless Summer" "Back in the U.K." "Let Me Be Your Valentine" "Rebel Yell" "I'm Raving" "Break It Up" "Fire" "The Age of Love" "No Fate" "How Much Is the Fish?" "We Are the Greatest"/"I Was Made for Lovin' You" "Call Me Mañana" "Faster Harder Scooter" "Fuck the Millennium" "I'm Your Pusher" "She's the Sun" "Posse (I Need You on the Floor)" "Aiii Shot the DJ" "Ramp! (The Logical Song)" "Nessaja" "Weekend!" "The Night" "Maria (I Like It Loud)" "Jigga Jigga!" "Shake That!" "One (Always Hardcore)" "Suavemente" "Hello! (Good to Be Back)" "Apache Rocks the Bottom!" "Behind the Cow" "Lass uns tanzen" "The Question Is What Is the Question?" "And No Matches" "Jumping All Over the World" "I'm Lonely" "Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want)" "J'adore Hardcore" "Ti Sento" "The Sound Above My Hair" "Stuck on Replay" "Friends Turbo" "The Only One" "David Doesn't Eat" "C'est Bleu" "It's a Biz (Ain't Nobody)" "4 AM" "Army of Hardcore" "Bigroom Blitz" "Today" "Bora! Bora! Bora!"
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