The roof is on Fire - Wikipedia The roof is on Fire This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( June 2013 ) `` The Roof Is on Fire '' Single by Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three B - side `` Request Line '' Released 1984 Genre Hip hop Length 5 : 30 Label Reality Fantasy `` The Roof Is on Fire '' is a single from Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three, released in 1984. It reached number five on the Billboard Hot Dance Music / Maxi - Singles Sales chart. It is known for its chorus : The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire ! We do n't need no water -- Let the motherfucker burn ! Burn, motherfucker, burn ! The song 's intro is sampled by The Chemical Brothers in their song `` Hey Boy Hey Girl, '' and the chorus is covered by the Bloodhound Gang 's `` Fire Water Burn, '' Coal Chamber 's `` Sway, '' Rancid 's `` Burn, '' Quad City DJ 's `` Party Over Here, '' and YACHT 's `` Dystopia ( The Earth Is on Fire ). '' References External links `` The Roof Is on Fire '' at AllMusic `` '' The Roof Is on Fire '' lyrics ``. Genius Lyrics. Retrieved 23 November 2015. This 1980s single - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This hip hop song - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Roof_Is_on_Fire&oldid=834183186 '' Categories : 1984 songs 1984 singles American hip hop songs Hip hop phrases Fantasy Records singles Songs about fires 1980s single stubs Hip hop song stubs Hidden categories : Articles lacking sources from June 2013 All articles lacking sources Articles with hAudio microformats Song articles with missing songwriters All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 4 April 2018, at 11 : 02 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: who is the original singer of the roof is on fire
Answer: Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three