Fire (Scooter song)

"Fire"
Single by Scooter
from the album Age of Love
B-side"Choir Dance"
Released27 March 1997 (1997-03-27)[1]
Length3:31
LabelClub Tools
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Scooter
Scooter singles chronology
"Break It Up"
(1996)
"Fire"
(1997)
"The Age of Love"
(1997)
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

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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

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Original version

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Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Finland 5,334[19]
Germany (BVMI)[20] Gold 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b "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.
  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.
  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.
  7. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Fire!". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Scooter – Fire". VG-lista. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Scooter – Fire". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Scooter – Fire". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  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.
  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.
  19. ^ "Scooter" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  20. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Scooter; 'Fire')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 28 November 2022.