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| A1 |
Smack My Bitch Up (LP Version)
Producer – Liam Howlett Vocals – Shahin Badar Written-By – C. Miller*, K. Thornton*, Liam Howlett, M. Smith*, T. Randolph* |
5:42 | ||
| A2 |
No Man Army
Featuring – Tom Morello Written-By, Performer – Liam Howlett, Tom Morello |
4:44 | ||
| B1 |
Smack My Bitch Up (DJ Hype Remix)
Producer – Liam Howlett Remix, Producer [Additional] – DJ Hype Vocals – Shahin Badar Written-By – C. Miller*, K. Thornton*, Liam Howlett, M. Smith*, T. Randolph* |
7:17 | ||
| B2 |
Mindfields (Headrock Dub)
Producer – Liam Howlett, Neil Mclellan Vocals – Maxim Written-By – Liam Howlett |
4:34 |
Credits
- Art Direction, Design – Alex Jenkins, Liam Howlett
- Mastered By – Nilz*
- Other [Breakdancer] – Joel Botschinsky De Andrade
- Photography By [Band Shot] – Steve Guillick*
- Photography By [Front Cover] – Hamish Brown
- Typography [Lettering] – Jake (31)
Notes
Tracks A1 & B1 Published by EMI Virgin Music Ltd/Next Plateau Music Inc/Beats G Music. Contains portions of 'Give The Drummer Some' by Ultramagnetic MC's from their album entitled 'Critical Breakdown' used courtesy of Next Plateau Records.
Track A2 Tom Morello appears courtesy of Epic Records. Music written, produced and engineered at The Dirt Chamber, England. Published by EMI Virgin Music Ltd.
Track B1 Remix and additional production for True Playa'z Productions.
Published by EMI Virgin Music Ltd.
Distributed by Warner Music UK. All rights reserved. Made in England. The copyright in this sound recording is owned by XL-Recordings Ltd. Breakdancer: Joel Botschinsky De Andrade (Freestyle Phanatix) at 1996 UK Breakdancing Championships.
℗ & © XL-Recordings 1997. XL-Recordings, 17-19 Alma Rd, London, SW18 1AA. Tel: 0181 870 7511. Fax: 0181 871 4178. E-mail: xl@xl-recordings.com XL Website: www.xl-recordings.com Prodigy Website: www.prodigy.co.uk
Mastered at The Exchange.
Pressed at Damont Audio Limited.
Other Versions (Showing 5 of 43) View All
| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smack My Bitch Up (12") | Maverick | 0-43946 | US | 1997 | ||
| Smack My Bitch Up (12", Promo) | Maverick | PRO-A-9073-A | US | 1997 | ||
| Smack My Bitch Up (CD, Maxi, Dig) | Avex Asia Ltd. | AVTCDS-069 | Hong Kong | 1997 | ||
| Smack My Bitch Up (CD, Maxi, Jew) | Taiwan Magic Stone Records | MES-038 | Taiwan | 1997 | ||
| 3 Tracks (CDr, Promo, TP) | Masterpiece | XLS 90 CD | UK | 1997 |  |
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Reviews & Discussion
The bassline and the intro of "Smack My Bitch Up" is completely inspired from Jazz-artist Randy Weston's track "In Memory Of", first recorded in 1963. The track can be found on "HIGHLIFE, Music from the New African Nations". In my opinion this is yet another example of Howlett's extraordinary capability to blend musical styles and pay a little hommage to great music of the past. The infamous vocal sample "Smack My Bitch Up" was taken from the Utramagnetic MCs' "Give the Drummer Some".
There are two versions of No Man Army. The one on this record is the full-length instrumental version. I personally prefer the other version, which is called One Man Army and found on the Spawn movie soundtrack. It's a bit shorter and has additional vocals.
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