''Fire It Up'' is a song released by

Modest Mouse Modest Mouse is an American rock band formed in 1992 in Issaquah, Washington, and currently based in Portland, Oregon. The founding members are lead singer/guitarist Isaac Brock, drummer Jeremiah Green, and bassist Eric Judy. Strongly influenced ...

on their album ''

We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank ''We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank'' is the fifth studio album by American alternative rock band Modest Mouse, released in 2007. It followed their previous studio album, 2004's ''Good News for People Who Love Bad News''. It is the band's o ...

''.

Trivia

Originally, people thought the song was about marijuana, but lead singer

Isaac Brock Major-General Sir Isaac Brock KB (6 October 1769 – 13 October 1812) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator from Guernsey. Brock was assigned to Lower Canada in 1802. Despite facing desertions and near-mutinies, he c ...

said that this was not his intention. He told ''

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'': "I was saying 'Fire It Up' as in the sense of turning over a car."Q&A and Exclusive Audio: Isaac Brock : Rolling Stone
/ref> This is referenced in the line "Fire It Up, Fire It Up, when we fix the carburator, then we'll push off once again in an hour or so later."

Video contest

In 2007 Modest Mouse filmed videos in front of

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for three songs off of

(

We've Got Everything "We've Got Everything" is a single by American indie band Modest Mouse and is the seventh track on their 2007 album ''We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank''. James Mercer of The Shins sings backup vocals. On June 13, 2007, an animated video, d ...

Missed the Boat "Missed the Boat" is a song by American indie rock band Modest Mouse and is the sixth track on their 2007 album, '' We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank''. The song was released as the second single from that album and peaked at #24 in '' Billb ...

, and Fire It Up). The footage was released to the public as a contest for fans to create videos. The winner was announced on July 10 as David Naylor.

References

External links

* {{authority control 2007 songs Modest Mouse songs Songs written by Johnny Marr Songs written by Isaac Brock (musician) Songs written by Jeremiah Green Songs written by Eric Judy Songs written by Joe Plummer Songs written by Tom Peloso