Sheriff Fatman

"Sheriff Fatman"
Single by Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine
from the album 101 Damnations
Released	4 December 1989
Recorded	1989
Genre	Alternative dance punk
Length	4:46
Label	Big Cat Records
Songwriters	Leslie George Carter James Neil Morrison
Producer	Simon Painter
Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine singles chronology
"A Sheltered Life" "Sheriff Fatman" "Rubbish"

"Sheriff Fatman" is a song by English indie rock band Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine, released in 1989, and featured on their debut album, 101 Damnations (1990). The track is probably their best-known original composition. ^[1] The lyrics rail against slum landlords and their intimidatory tactics used against tenants, and include references to Nicholas van Hoogstraten (referred to as "Nicholas van what's his face") and Peter Rachman, as well as Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie. ^[2] "Sheriff Fatman" featured on the influential 1990 Madchester compilation album Happy Daze .

Track listings

• 12" vinyl ABB100T
• CD USMCD1

1. "Sheriff Fatman"
2. "R.S.P.C.E."
3. "Twin Tub With Guitar"
4. "Everybody's Happy Nowadays" (Pete Shelley)

Charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC) [3]	23
UK Airplay ( Music Week ) [4]	59
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [5]	29

References

1. NME rates Sheriff Fatman as No 1 in their list of Carter USM songs
2. Bass, George (19 March 2019). "Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine: how we made Sheriff Fatman". The Guardian . Archived from the original on 11 September 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
3. "Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
4. "Playlist Chart" (PDF). Music Week . 13 July 1991. p. 14. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
5. "Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 August 2017.

External links

• Lyrics and chords