Fire (Scooter song)

"Fire"
"Fire"
Single by Scooter
from the album Age of Love
B-side	"Choir Dance"
Released	27 March 1997
Length	3:31
Label	Club Tools
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 27 March 1997 as the first single from their fourth album, Age of Love (1997).

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-inch

"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-inch

"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

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1997–1998)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[3]	5
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[4]	16
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[5]	1
Germany (GfK)^[1]	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 Play (Billboard)^[13]	30

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)	Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[14]	32
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[15]	94
Germany (Official German Charts)^[16]	45
Romania (Romanian Top 100)^[17]	45
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[18]	64

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Finland	—	5,334^[19]
Germany (BVMI)^[20]	Gold	250,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b "Scooter – Fire" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
^ "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.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 14, no. 21. 24 May 1997. p. 12.
^ "Scooter: Fire" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 14, no. 21. 24 May 1997. p. 14. Retrieved 6 May 2018. See LW column.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Fire!". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
^ "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.
^ "Hot Dance Music: Club Play". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 5. 31 January 1998. p. 46.
^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 1997". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 19 February 2020.
^ "Year in Focus: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1997". Music & Media. Vol. 14, no. 52. 27 December 1997. p. 7.
^ "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1997" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
^ "Romanian Top 100: Top of the Year 1997" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on September 22, 2005.
^ "Årslista Singlar, 1997" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
^ "Scooter" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Scooter; 'Fire')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 28 November 2022.

[ger-1] "Scooter – Fire" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 23 October 2018.

[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.

[4] "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 14, no. 21. 24 May 1997. p. 12.

[sc_Finland_Scooter-5] "Scooter: Fire" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 28 July 2018.

[6] "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 14, no. 21. 24 May 1997. p. 14. Retrieved 6 May 2018. See LW column.

[sc_Ireland2_-7] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Fire!". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 28 November 2022.

[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.

[13] "Hot Dance Music: Club Play". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 5. 31 January 1998. p. 46.

[14] "Jahreshitparade Singles 1997". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 19 February 2020.

[15] "Year in Focus: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1997". Music & Media. Vol. 14, no. 52. 27 December 1997. p. 7.

[16] "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1997" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 19 February 2020.

[rt100-17] "Romanian Top 100: Top of the Year 1997" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on September 22, 2005.

[18] "Årslista Singlar, 1997" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 19 February 2020.

[FinlandScootersingleCertRef-19] "Scooter" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 28 November 2022.

[GermanyScooterFiresingleCertRef-20] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Scooter; 'Fire')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 28 November 2022.

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