Beaucoup Fish

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All tracks are written by Darren Emerson, Karl Hyde, and Rick Smith except "Shudder/King of Snake", written by Underworld, Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte

Beaucoup Fish
Underworld.beaucoupfish.jpg
Studio album by
Underworld
Released1 March 1999 (1999-03-01)
Recorded1997–1998
StudioLemonworld Studios, London
Genre
Length74:17
Label
Producer Rick Smith
Underworld chronology
Second Toughest in the Infants
(1996)		Beaucoup Fish
(1999)		 Everything, Everything
(2000)
Singles from Beaucoup Fish
  1. "Moaner"
    Released: 21 July 1997
  2. "Push Upstairs"
    Released: 15 March 1999
  3. "Jumbo"
    Released: 24 May 1999
  4. "King of Snake"
    Released: 16 August 1999
  5. "Bruce Lee"
    Released: 15 November 1999
No.TitleLength
1."Cups"11:45
2."Push Upstairs"4:34
3."Jumbo"6:58
4."Shudder/King of Snake"9:29
5."Winjer"4:29
6."Skym"4:07
7."Bruce Lee"4:42
8."Kittens"7:30
9."Push Downstairs"6:03
10."Something Like a Mama"6:37
11."Moaner"7:32
Total length:74:17

4-CD Super Deluxe Edition (2017)

CD2: Unreleased and Rarities
No.TitleLength
1."Nifter" (5 A1317 Nov 97)4:38
2."Bruce Lee" (Ricks 1st Dobro Mix)5:10
3."UW Orange Bed" (Sept97)7:02
4."Skym" (A A1317 Nov 97)4:55
5."Jumbo" (Diff Bass 2 A1317 Nov 97)7:50
6."Push Upstairs" (Alt 1 A1336 July 98)3:54
7."King of Snake" (Garage Mix A1313 Set 97b)8:56
8."Something Like a Mama" (Alt Mix A1340 July 98 A Upstairs)10:10
9."Please Help Me"7:35
10."Yeah Plan" (From A1385)4:11
11."Ramajama"8:58
CD3: Remixes - Part 1
No.TitleLength
1."Cups" (Salt City Orchestra's Vertical Bacon Vocal)9:26
2."Jumbo" (Jedi's Sugar Hit Mix)6:29
3."Jumbo" (Futureshock Worlds Apart Vox)8:08
4."Push Upstairs" (Darren Price Remix)7:03
5."King of Snake" (Slam Remix)7:29
6."King of Snake" (Fatboy Slim Remix)6:55
7."King of Snake" (Dave Clarke Remix)5:59
8."Bruce Lee" (Micronauts Remix)8:57
9."Bruce Lee" (Buffalo Daughter Remix)4:22
CD4: Remixes - Part 2
No.TitleLength
1."Bruce Lee" (DJ Hype & DJ Zinc Vocal Mix)6:42
2."Bruce Lee" (DJ Hype & DJ Zinc Instrumental Mix)6:34
3."Bruce Lee" (Futureshock Remix)8:11
4."King of Snake" (Claudio Coccoluto Remix)8:24
5."King of Snake" (Martinez Orchestramix)7:52
6."King of Snake" (Dave Angel Remix)6:54
7."Jumbo" (Rob Rives & Francois Kevorkian Dub)8:20
8."Push Upstairs" (Roger S. Narcotic Haze Dub)6:44
9."Push Upstairs" (Adam Beyer Rmx 2)4:45

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [20] 7
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [21] 36
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [22] 2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [23] 40
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [24] 38
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [25] 32
French Albums (SNEP) [26] 34
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [27] 22
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [28] 7
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [29] 14
Scottish Albums (OCC) [30] 7
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [31] 22
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [32] 46
UK Albums (OCC) [33] 3
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [34] 1
US Billboard 200 [35] 93
Chart (2017)Peak
position
UK Dance Albums (OCC) [36] 30

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA) [37] Gold25,000*
Germany—65,000 [38]
Japan (RIAJ) [39] Gold120,000 [38]
Netherlands (NVPI) [40] Gold50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [41] Gold100,000^
United States—100,000 [38]
Summaries
Asia—80,000 [38]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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