Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 |
Smack My Bitch Up
Vocals [Additional] – Shahin Bada* Written-By – C. Miller*, K. Thornton*, L. Howlett*, M. Smith*, T. Randolph* |
5:43 | ||
| 2 |
Breathe
Guitar – Jim Davies Vocals – Keith Flint, Maxim Written-By – Keith Flint, L. Howlett*, Maxim |
5:35 | ||
| 3 |
Diesel Power
Vocals – Kool Keith Written-By – K. Thornton*, L. Howlett* |
4:18 | ||
| 4 |
Funky Shit
Written-By – L. Howlett* |
5:16 | ||
| 5 |
Serial Thrilla
Vocals – Keith Flint Written-By – K. Flint*, Arran*, L. Howlett*, Skin |
5:11 | ||
| 6 |
Mindfields
Vocals – Maxim Written-By – L. Howlett* |
5:40 | ||
| 7 |
Narayan
Vocals – Crispian Mills Written-By – C. Mills*, L. Howlett* |
9:06 | ||
| 8 |
Firestarter
Guitar – Jim Davies Vocals – Keith Flint Written-By – A. Dudley*, G. Lanagan*, J. Jeczalik*, K. Flint*, L. Howlett*, P. Morley*, T. Horn* |
4:40 | ||
| 9 |
Climbatize
Written-By – L. Howlett* |
6:38 | ||
| 10 |
Fuel My Fire
Guitar – Jim Davies Vocals – Keith Flint Vocals [Additional] – Saffron Written-By – Walsh*, D.J. Sparks*, James*, Knight* |
4:19 |
Companies etc
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – XL Recordings Ltd.
- Copyright (c) – XL Recordings Ltd.
- Produced At – Earthbound Studios
- Mixed At – Earthbound Studios
- Mixed At – Strongroom
- Glass Mastered At – Nimbus
- Glass Mastered At – PMDC
- Glass Mastered At – Sonopress
Credits
- Art Direction – Alex Jenkins, Liam Howlett
- Design – Alex Jenkins
- Photography By [Ant] – Terry Whittaker
- Photography By [Band, Train And Equipment] – Pat Pope
- Photography By [Front Cover] – Konrad Wothe, Silvestris
- Photography By [Inside Traycard] – Lou Smith
- Photography By [Live Shots] – Alex Scaglia, Christian Ammann, Pat Pope
- Photography By [Truck And Background] – Alex Jenkins
- Producer, Mixed By – L. Howlett*
- Recorded By [Vocals] – Neil McLellan (tracks: 1, 2, 7, 8)
Notes
℗ XL-Recordings Ltd. 1997 © XL-Recordings Ltd. 1997
Produced & mixed at Earthbound.
Vocals on 1, 2, 7 and 8 recorded at Strongroom.
"Fuel My Fire" originally performed by L7.
Sample Information:
1. contains parts of "Give The Drummer Some" by Ultramagnetic M.C.'s from their album entitled "Critical Beatdown" used courtesy of Next Plateau Records.
4. excerpts from "Root Down" used under license from Capitol Records. Sample from "2-3 Break" by The B-Boys used courtesy of Vintertainment. Published by Vintertainment Enterprises (ASCAP). Sample from "Theme From S.W.A.T." by Barry Derorzan, used courtesy of MCA Records, Inc. under license from Universal Music Special Markets Inc.. Published by EMI Gold Horizon Music.
5. "Selling Jesus" by Skunk Anansie used courtesy of One Little Indian except USA courtesy of Sony Music Inc.
8. sample of Breeders "SOS" courtesy of 4AD/Elektra (by arrangement by Warner Special Products). "Close To The Edit" by Art Of Noise under licence from ZTT Records Ltd..
9. contains portion of "Horn Track" by Egyptian Empire/Tim Taylor courtesy of London Records and published by Northcott Music administered by International Music Network.
ISRC:
Track# 01: GB-BKS-97-00073
Track# 02: GB-BKS-97-00074
Track# 03: GB-BKS-97-00075
Track# 04: GB-BKS-97-00076
Track# 05: GB-BKS-97-00077
Track# 06: GB-BKS-97-00078
Track# 07: GB-BKS-97-00079
Track# 08: GB-BKS-97-00080
Track# 09: GB-BKS-97-00081
Track# 10: GB-BKS-97-00082
Mastering SID Code Ver.1 says the CD was manufactured in UK (IFPI L123, NIMBUS). SID Code Ver.1 matches the UK plant.
Mastering SID Code Ver.2 says the CD was manufactured in Sweden (IFPI LB01, CD Plant AB), the matrix number says in Great Britain (IFPI LB02, CD Plant UK Limited). SID Code Ver.2 matches the UK plant.
Mastering SID Code Ver.3 says the CD was manufactured in Germany (IFPI L030, Sonopress). SID Code Ver.3 matches the German plant.
Other Versions (Showing 5 of 73) View All
| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Fat Of The Land (2xLP, Album) | XL Recordings | XLLP 121 | UK | 1997 | ||
| The Fat Of The Land (2xLP, Album) | Intercord Tonträger GmbH | INT 4 84465 1 | Germany | 1997 | ||
| The Fat Of The Land (Cass, Album, Unofficial) | Аудио Центр | none | Ukraine | 1997 | ||
| The Fat Of The Land (CD, Album) | Maverick, Warner Bros. Records | 9 46606-2 | US | 1997 | ||
| The Fat Of The Land (CD, Album) | Maverick | 9 46725-2 | US | 1997 |
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Reviews & Discussion
who can mix rock, pop, techno, punk, dance, mantras, guitars, rave, acid, indian voices and a supermagnetic frontman like keith? The Prodigy. Smack my bitch must be the best track in this album for dancers, firestarter for rockers, breathe for ravers and serial thrilla for punks. They make history, Liam make the sound of the ninetties dude. Like I said, best fking album of history!!
”What such a bullet-headed ten-track collection proves is, for once, startlingly clear. Having set out to create a record that plays firmly to their strengths (in a word, touring), the Prod have tailored their brutalist sound and deeply tongue-in-cheek cyber-vision to a point where it serves as an aural foil to the mind-boggling overload of their live show. There’s barely a second goes by amidst the hailstorm of Wu-Tang-esque martial arts samples, droning synths and Gizz’s kamikaze guitar breaks on ’The Fat Of The Land’ when you’re not picturing Leeroy hot-stepping away at his epileptic-on-an-ice rink anti-dancing, Keith bug-eyed and shivering like a (strontium) dog who’s just clambered out of the local duck pond, or Maxim foaming at the mouth and inciting us to, well, smell the glove.”
quite a change in sound on Liam's behalf on this record. Maxim and Keith have become more involved and their vocal contributions make this album that much better. Fat of the Land has a more hardcore/industrial sound to it than older Prodigy, but is still a staple for any collection, prodigy fan or not.
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