The Fat of the Land
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| The Fat of the Land | ||
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| Missing image TheProdigy-TheFatOfTheLand.jpg Album cover | ||
| Album by The Prodigy | ||
| Released | June 30, 1997 | |
| Recorded | Earthbound Central | |
| Genre | Electronica | |
| Length | 52 min 21 s | |
| Record label | XL Recordings | |
| Producer | Liam Howlett | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| AMG (http://www.Allmusic.com) | 4.5 stars out of 5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDMISS70403121920353271&sql=Awtfozfj8ehak) |
| Q | 5 stars out of 5 | June 1997 (http://www.q4music.com/nav?page=q4music.review.redirect&fixture_review=130691&resource=130691&fixture_artist=146077) |
| Pitchfork (http://www.pitchforkmedia.com) | 7.9 out of 10 | link (http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/p/prodigy/fat-of-the-land.shtml) |
| The Prodigy Chronology | ||
| Music for the Jilted Generation (1995) | The Fat of the Land (1997) | The Dirtchamber Sessions Volume One (1999) |
The Fat of the Land is an album by electronica act The Prodigy. The album was released by XL Recordings on June 30, 1997 (see 1997 in music).
The album cause some minor controversy in Britain. The video for first single, "Firestarter", caused a minor uproar because of vocalist Keith Flint's appearance, and several people objected to the seeming misogyny of "Smack My Bitch Up", though the band maintain that it was a humorous poke at gangsta rap.
"Mindfields" later appeared on the soundtrack of The Matrix, while "Smack My Bitch Up" has appeared in both Charlie's Angels movies.
"Serial Thrilla" features a sample of a riff by Skunk Anansie, "Funky Shit" features a sample from "Root Down" from the Beastie Boys album Ill Communication, "Fuel My Fire" is a cover of an L7 song from Hungry for Stink.
In 1998 Q magazine readers voted The Fat of the Land the 9th greatest album of all time.
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Track listing
- "Smack My Bitch Up" (L. Howlett, M. Smith, C. Miller, K. Thornton, T. Randolph), 5:42
- "Breathe" (L. Howlett, K. Flint, Maxim), 5:35
- "Diesel Power" (L. Howlett, K. Thornton), 4:17
- "Funky Shit" (L. Howlett), 5:16
- "Serial Thrilla" (L. Howlett, K. Flint, Skin, Arran), 5:11
- "Mindfields" (L. Howlett), 5:40
- "Narayan" (L. Howlett, C. Mills), 9:05
- "Firestarter" (L. Howlett, K. Flint, T. Horn, A. Dudley, J. Jeczalik, P. Morley, G. Langan, K. Deal) - 4:40
- "Climbatize" (L. Howlett) - 6:36
- "Fuel My Fire" (D.J. Sparks, Walsh, James, Knight) - 4:19
Personnel
- Christian Ammann - Photography
- Shahin Bada - Vocals
- Jim Davies (Pitchshifter) - Guitar
- Keith Flint - Vocals
- Jake Holloway - Illustrations
- Liam Howlett - Producer, Art Direction, Mixing
- Alex Jenkins - Art Direction, Design, Photography
- Kool Keith - Vocals
- Maxim - Vocals
- Crispian Mills (Kula Shaker) - Vocals
- Neil McLellan - Engineer
- Pat Pope - Photography
- Saffron (Republica) - Vocals
- Alex Scaglia - Photography
- Lou Smith - Photography
- Terry Whittaker - Photography
- Konrad Wothe - Photography
Charting singles
Album positions
1997 The Fat Of The Land The Billboard 200 No. 1 1997 The Fat Of The Land Top Canadian Albums No. 1
Singles positions
1997 Smack My Bitch Up Canadian Singles Chart No. 12 1997 Firestarter Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales No. 11 1997 Smack My Bitch Up Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales No. 19 1997 Breathe Modern Rock Tracks No. 18 1997 Firestarter Modern Rock Tracks No. 24 1997 Firestarter The Billboard Hot 100 No. 30