Norman Quentin Cook,also known by his stage name Fatboy Slim,is an English musician,DJ,and record producer who helped to popularise the big beat genre in the 1990s. In the 1980s,Cook was the bassist for the Hull-based indie rock band the Housemartins,who achieved a UK number-one single with their a cappella cover of "Caravan of Love". After the Housemartins split up,Cook formed the electronic band Beats International in Brighton,who produced the number-one single "Dub Be Good to Me". He then played in Freak Power,Pizzaman,and the Mighty Dub Katz with moderate success.
"The Great Beyond" is a song by American rock band R.E.M.,written for the 1999 film Man on the Moon. It was released as a single the same year for support of the film's soundtrack album. On the soundtrack,there is some dialogue from the movie at the end of the track;meanwhile,the single version is a radio edit,with the bridge omitted.
"Brimful of Asha" is a song by English alternative rock band Cornershop from their third album,When I Was Born for the 7th Time (1997). The recording originally reached number 60 on the UK Singles Chart in 1997. After a remixed version by Norman Cook became a radio and critical success,the song was re-released and reached number one on the UK chart and number 16 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The lyric is a tribute to Asha Bhosle.
"Everybody Hurts" is a song by American rock band R.E.M. from their eighth studio album,Automatic for the People (1992),and released as a single in April 1993. It peaked at number 29 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song fared much better on the US Cash Box Top 100,where it peaked at number 18. It also reached the top 10 on the charts of Australia,Canada,France,Iceland,Ireland,the Netherlands,and the United Kingdom. Its music video was directed by Jake Scott. In 2003,Q ranked "Everybody Hurts" at number 31 on their list of the "1001 Best Songs Ever". In 2005,Blender ranked the song at number 238 on their list of "Greatest Songs Since You Were Born".
"Crazy Beat" is a song by English band Blur from their seventh album,Think Tank (2003). The song was written and produced by band members Damon Albarn,Alex James and Dave Rowntree in Morocco,with Norman Cook also serving as a producer. It was first serviced to alternative radio stations in the United States on 17 March 2003,by Virgin Records,while being commercially released in the United Kingdom on 7 July 2003,by Parlophone,including the songs "The Outsider" and "Don't Be" as B-sides. A three-chord song,"Crazy Beat" is a dance-pop and electropop track which draws influences of big beat and nu metal into its composition. Lyrically,it praises the effects of music and clubs on crowds.
"Advice,like youth,probably just wasted on the young",commonly known by the title "Wear Sunscreen",is an essay written as a hypothetical commencement speech by columnist Mary Schmich,originally published in June 1997 in the Chicago Tribune. The essay,giving various pieces of advice on how to live a happier life and avoid common frustrations,spread massively via viral email,is often erroneously described as a commencement speech given by author Kurt Vonnegut at MIT.
"Praise You" is a song by British big beat musician Fatboy Slim. It was released as the third single from his second studio album,You've Come a Long Way,Baby (1998),on 4 January 1999. It reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and in Iceland,number four in Canada,number six in Ireland,and number 36 in the United States. As of 1999,it had sold over 150,000 units in the US.
"The Rockafeller Skank",often referred to as "Funk Soul Brother" by fans,is a song by English big beat musician and DJ Fatboy Slim. It was released as the lead single from his second studio album,You've Come a Long Way,Baby (1998),on 8 June 1998. The single peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart in June 1998 and topped the Icelandic Singles Chart for a week the same month. It was the second Fatboy Slim single to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100,peaking at number 76. In 2022,Rolling Stone ranked "The Rockafeller Skank" at number 199 on their list of the "200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time".
"Right Here,Right Now" is a song by British big beat musician Fatboy Slim,released on 19 April 1999 as the fourth single from his second studio album,You've Come a Long Way,Baby (1998). The song samples "Ashes,the Rain &I" by James Gang and an Angela Bassett quote from American science fiction thriller film Strange Days (1995). "Right Here,Right Now" reached number two on the UK Singles Chart and became a top-40 hit in Australia,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,New Zealand,and the Walloon region of Belgium. It was voted by Mixmag readers as the 10th-greatest dance record of all time.
The Greatest Hits –Why Try Harder is a compilation album by English electronic musician Fatboy Slim,released on 19 June 2006. In addition to previously released material,the album includes two new tracks:"Champion Sound" and "That Old Pair of Jeans". A collection of music videos titled The Greatest Hits –Why Make Videos was also released in 2006. Hit singles Ya Mama and Star 69 were omitted.
"The Way to Your Love" is the second single from British pop group Hear'Say,the winners of the UK version of Popstars. The song was written and produced by Norwegian production team StarGate and was released as the second and final single from Hear'Say's debut studio album,Popstars (2001),on 25 June 2001.
"Gangster Tripping" is a song by British big beat musician Fatboy Slim. It was released on 5 October 1998 as the second single from his second studio album,You've Come a Long Way,Baby (1998).
"The Only One I Know" is the second single by English rock band the Charlatans. It was their first top-10 hit,reaching No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart. In the UK it was the highest-charting single from the Some Friendly album. Its best showing in the US was on the Modern Rock Chart,where it reached No. 5 in September 1990.
"Do You Really Like It?" is a song by UK garage music group DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies. The single went to number one on the UK Singles Chart in June 2001. The song has sold over 600,000 copies in the United Kingdom according to the British Phonographic Industry.
"Are You Ready for Love" is a song recorded by English musician Elton John in 1977 and first released in the UK in 1979 as the first single from the EP The Thom Bell Sessions. It was written by LeRoy Bell,Thom Bell and Casey James,and was originally produced in Philadelphia by Thom Bell,who had already produced a series of hits for the Spinners,the Delfonics and the Stylistics. While the song "Mama Can't Buy You Love" from the EP charted in 1979,this song and the other track on the three-track 12-inch vinyl disc,"Three Way Love Affair",were only minor footnotes at the time.
"Stop Living the Lie" is the debut single of Scottish singer-songwriter David Sneddon,taken from his album Seven Years –Ten Weeks. It was released through Mercury Records on 13 January 2003. During its first week of release,it charted at number one on the UK Singles Chart and reached number five in Ireland. Sneddon performed the song on the BBC's Fame Academy show,which he went on to win in December 2002.
"Somewhere in My Heart" is a song by Scottish band Aztec Camera. It was released as the third single from their third studio album,Love (1987). The song was produced by Michael Jonzun and written by Roddy Frame. Released as a single in 1988,the track peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart and became a top-40 hit in Australia and Ireland. The music video was directed by John Scarlett-Davis and produced by Nick Verden for Radar Films.
The discography of Fatboy Slim,an alias of Norman Cook,an English DJ,big beat musician,and record producer,consists of four studio albums,three live albums,one soundtrack album,two compilation albums,three remix albums,six mix albums,three video albums,five extended plays,28 singles and 31 music videos.
"Can You Dig It?" is a 1991 single by English indie rock band the Mock Turtles that was featured on their 1990 album,Turtle Soup. It was originally the B-side to the song "Lay Me Down". It was released on Siren Records in all formats except for one of the seven-inch singles released in Europe where it was released by Virgin Records.
Sonny Wharton is a British house and techno DJ and Music Producer. In addition to his Artist career,Wharton now manages a range of electronic DJs and Producers alongside running his newly founded record label Strength In Numbers.
