Bag of Hits

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Bag of Hits
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ReleasedJuly 9, 2002
Length56:24
Label EMI
Fun Lovin' Criminals chronology
Loco
(2001)
Bag of Hits
(2002)
Scooby Snacks: The Collection
(2003)
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Bag of Hits is a compilation album by the band Fun Lovin' Criminals.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "The Fun Lovin' Criminal" - 3:12
  2. "Up on the Hill" - 4:26
  3. "Loco" - 3:54
  4. "Korean Bodega" - 2:48
  5. "King of New York" - 3:46
  6. "Run Daddy Run" - 3:46
  7. "The Grave and the Constant" - 4:46
  8. "Swashbucklin' in Brooklyn" - 3:47
  9. "Love Unlimited" - 3:25
  10. "Bump" - 3:43
  11. "Scooby Snacks" - 3:03
  12. "Smoke 'Em" - 4:45
  13. "Couldn't Get It Right" - 3:46
  14. "Big Night Out" - 3:38
  15. "We Have All the Time in the World" - 3:39

Bonus disc

Early editions of the album featured a second disc of remixes:

  1. "The Fun Lovin' Criminal" (DJ Bombjack Remix) - 3:38
  2. "King of New York" (Cooley High Remix) - 3:31
  3. "Run Daddy Run" (MC Large Mix) 3:55
  4. "Up on the Hill" (Cobble Hill Remix) 3:47
  5. "Loco" (Latin Quarter Version) 4:02
  6. "Bump" (Mark Berkley's Bump Remix) 6:55
  7. "The Grave and the Constant" (Stephen Lironi 12" Mix) 5:40
  8. "King of New York" (Jack Danger's Mix Complex #1) 5:40
  9. "Up on the Hill" (Tar Beach Remix) 4:50
  10. "Korean Bodega" (Aero Mexicana Remix) 2:57
  11. "Love Unlimited" (Remix) 3:50
  12. "Scooby Snacks" (Rockamental Version) 2:58

Most of the tracks had previously been featured as B-sides to singles: tracks 1, 2, 4 & 9 were previously unreleased.

Artwork

The photo was taken in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York. The photo session included multiple body shots, and lasted around 3 hours. The art director met the model at an art show for Andrés García-Peña.

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References

  1. "Bag of Hits - Fun Lovin' Criminals | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.