The Fat of the Land

~ Release by Prodigy (see all versions of this release, 42 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#	Title	Rating	Length
A1	Smack My Bitch Up additional recording engineer: Neil McLellan producer and mixer: Liam Howlett additional vocals: Shahin Bada phonographic copyright (℗) by: XL Recordings Ltd. (not for release label use! use its imprint XL Recordings instead) (in 1997) recorded at: Strongroom in Shoreditch, Hackney, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom mixed at: Earthbound in Bradwell, Essex, England, United Kingdom produced at: Earthbound in Bradwell, Essex, England, United Kingdom samples: Bulls on Parade by Rage Against the Machine (electric guitar), Give the Drummer Some by Ultramagnetic MC’s and In Memory Of by Randy Weston recording of: Smack My Bitch Up writer: Cedric Miller, Liam Howlett, Maurice Smith, Trevor Randolph and Keith Matthew Thornton publisher: Beats G Music, EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) and Next Plateau Music Inc.	3.95	5:43
A2	Breathe additional recording engineer: Neil McLellan producer and mixer: Liam Howlett guitar: Jim Davies (The Prodigy studio guitarist) vocals: Keith Flint (vocalist in The Prodigy) and Maxim (English singer‐songwriter and MC) phonographic copyright (℗) by: XL Recordings Ltd. (not for release label use! use its imprint XL Recordings instead) (in 1996) recorded at: Strongroom in Shoreditch, Hackney, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom mixed at: Earthbound in Bradwell, Essex, England, United Kingdom produced at: Earthbound in Bradwell, Essex, England, United Kingdom recording of: Breathe writer: Keith Flint (vocalist in The Prodigy), Liam Howlett and Keith Palmer (English singer‐songwriter and MC) publisher: BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Ltd., EMI Virgin Music Ltd (do not use this as a release label!) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)	4.3	5:35
B1	Diesel Power producer and mixer: Liam Howlett vocals: Kool Keith phonographic copyright (℗) by: XL Recordings Ltd. (not for release label use! use its imprint XL Recordings instead) (in 1997) mixed at: Earthbound in Bradwell, Essex, England, United Kingdom produced at: Earthbound in Bradwell, Essex, England, United Kingdom recording of: Diesel Power writer: Liam Howlett and Keith Matthew Thornton publisher: EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) and Momentum Music Ltd.	3.7	4:18
B2	Funky Shit producer and mixer: Liam Howlett phonographic copyright (℗) by: XL‐Recordings Ltd. (not for release label use! use its imprint XL Recordings instead) (in 1997) mixed at: Earthbound in Bradwell, Essex, England, United Kingdom produced at: Earthbound in Bradwell, Essex, England, United Kingdom samples: Root Down (explicit) by Beastie Boys, Theme From S.W.A.T. by Barry De Vorzon and Two, Three, Break by The B-Boys recording of: Funky Shit composer: Liam Howlett publisher: EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) and Polygram Music	3.75	5:16

2▶12" Vinyl

Credits

Release

manufactured in:	England, United Kingdom

art direction:	Liam Howlett Alex Jenkins (Graphic Designer)
photography:	Christian Ammann (task: live shots) Alex Jenkins (Graphic Designer) (task: truck & background) Pat Pope (task: live shots, band & train) Alex Scaglia (task: live shots) Lou Smith (photographer) (task: inner band band shot) Terry Whittaker (task: ant) Konrad Wothe (task: front cover)
mixer and producer:	L. Howlett
illustration:	JAKe (Jake Steel; British illustrator, designer, comics artist, writer and animation director)
design:	Alex Jenkins (Graphic Designer)
lacquer cut:	Mike's (mastering engineer)

publisher:	Beats G Music Chrysalis Music Publishing Drop Trou Tunes EMI Music Ltd. Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) Momentum Music Ltd. Next Plateau Music Inc. Polygram Music Shock Music Publishing Pty. Ltd. Virgin Music Ltd. Zomba Music Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:	XL Recordings Ltd. (not for release label use! use its imprint XL Recordings instead) (in 1997)
licensed from:	Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) Universal Music Special Markets Inc. ZTT Records Ltd. (for copyrights use only; aka Zang Tuum Tumb or Zang Tumb Tuum prior to incorporation ca. 1988)

recorded at:	Strongroom in Shoreditch, Hackney, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
produced at:	Earthbound Studios in Bradwell, Essex, England, United Kingdom
pressed at:	Damont in Hayes, Hillingdon, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
lacquer cut at:	The Exchange (mastering studio) in Camden Town, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/26194 [info]

Release group

remixes:	The Added Fat EP by The Prodigy (UK electronic group, main member Liam Howlett)
associated singles/EPs:	Breathe Firestarter by The Prodigy (UK electronic group, main member Liam Howlett) Smack My Bitch Up

part of:

Music Genre Tree (canonical album list from musicgenretree.org – one representative release per genre)
Nu Metal Agenda: The 100 Greatest Nu Metal Albums of All Time (order: 8)
Grammy Award: Best Alternative Music Album nominees (number: 1998) (order: 38)
Mercury Prize Shortlist Nominees (number: 1997) (order: 62)
Treble: The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s (number: 123) (order: 123)
Discothèque Idéale Qobuz / Qobuz Ideal Discography (order: 181)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 845) (order: 846)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/12165 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/The-prodigy/The-fat-of-the-land [info]
reviews:	http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,288596,00.html [info] (ended) http://www.musicemissions.com/artists/albums/index.php?album_id=6757 [info] (ended) https://books.google.com/books?id=aJab-7V-6ykC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA155&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false [info] https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/the-prodigy-the-fat-of-the-land/ [info] https://web.archive.org/web/20001005095619/http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19980101000185reviews.html [info] https://web.archive.org/web/20020213055705/http://www.rollingstone.com/recordings/review.asp?aid=40380&cf=1125 [info] https://web.archive.org/web/20090216123054/http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/21058/Prodigy_Fat_of_the_Land [info] https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/fzvr [info] https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/rcq4 [info] https://www.inmusicwetrust.com/articles/01e07.html [info] https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-06-29-ca-7942-story.html [info] https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/album-review-prodigy-fat-of-the-land/2ECFH76YNSETIZZCG6ZP7P3E3M/?c_id=1501119&objectid=10852662 [info] https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/34767/The-Prodigy-The-Fat-Of-The-Land/ [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/prodigy/the-fat-of-the-land/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/25475/ [info] https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-details-2558 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000054699 [info]
Wikidata:	Q753593 [info]
discography entry:	https://www.last.fm/music/The+Prodigy/The+Fat+of+the+Land [info]