Bloodhound Gang - Fire Water Burn [Certified ●]
The music video, featuring the band performing in a retirement home and Jimmy Pop jumping through a glass window, solidified their image as professional troublemakers.
The iconic chorus— "The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire..." —is a direct interpolation of the 1984 hip-hop track "The Roof Is on Fire" by Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three. Bloodhound Gang - Fire Water Burn
It hit #1 in several countries (including Norway and the Netherlands) and reached the top 20 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks. The music video, featuring the band performing in
"Fire Water Burn" succeeded because it didn't try to be cool. It leaned into the awkwardness of being an outsider, wrapped it in a catchy, slow-burn beat, and gave every frustrated teenager a chant to yell at the top of their lungs. "Fire Water Burn" succeeded because it didn't try to be cool