You've Come a Long Way, Baby

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You've Come a Long Way, Baby
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Studio album by
Fatboy Slim
Released19 October 1998
StudioThe House of Love, Brighton
Genre
Length62:00
Label
Producer Norman Cook
Fatboy Slim chronology
Better Living Through Chemistry
(1996)		You've Come a Long Way, Baby
(1998)		 Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars
(2000)
Alternative cover
You'vecomealongwaybabyusacover.jpg
North American cover
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Right Here, Right Now"
Cook6:27
2."The Rockafeller Skank"
Cook6:53
3."Fucking in Heaven" (renamed "In Heaven" and "Illin in Heaven" on the North American version)CookCook3:55
4."Gangster Tripping"
  • Cook
  • Josh Davis
  • Sam Brox
  • Ganiyu Pierre Gasper
  • Stephen Jones
  • Nicholas Lockett
  • Myke Wilson
Cook5:20
5."Build It Up – Tear It Down"
  • Cook
  • Patricia Miller
Cook5:05
6."Kalifornia"
  • Cook
  • Mr. Natural
Cook5:53
7."Soul Surfing"
  • Cook
  • Earl Nelson
  • Fred Smith
Cook4:56
8."You're Not from Brighton"CookCook5:20
9."Praise You"
Cook5:23
10."Love Island"CookCook5:18
11."Acid 8000"CookCook7:28
Total length:1:02:00
Australian edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."How Could They Hear Us"Cook5:08
Total length:1:07:08
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."The World Went Down"Cook6:43
Total length:1:08:43
UK limited edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Everybody Loves a Carnival" (radio edit)
4:05
2."Michael Jackson"Cook5:47
3."Next to Nothing"Cook7:15
4."Es Paradis"Cook5:43
Total length:22:50
Tenth anniversary deluxe edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cowboy" (featuring Eve)
5:34
2."Radioactivity" (featuring Myriam Tisler)
3:41
3."Because We Can"
3:29
4."Always Read the Label"Cook5:42
5."Tweakers Delight"Cook3:08
6."The World Went Down"Cook6:43
7."Jack It Up (DJ Delite)"Cook4:05
8."Don't Forget Your Teeth"Cook5:41
9."Praise You" (original version)
  • Cook
  • Yarbrough
6:41
10."Lounge Island"Cook3:13
Total length:48:07
Sample credits [11]

Personnel

Credits for You've Come a Long Way, Baby adapted from liner notes. [11]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for You've Come a Long Way, Baby
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [59] 3× Platinum210,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [60] Platinum100,000^
France (SNEP) [61] Platinum300,000*
Japan (RIAJ) [62] Gold100,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [63] Gold50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [64] 4× Platinum60,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [65] Gold25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [66] 4× Platinum1,200,000*
United States (RIAA) [67] Platinum1,400,000 [68]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [69] 2× Platinum2,000,000*
Worldwide—5,000,000 [70]

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

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog no.
United Kingdom19 October 1998 Skint Records CD [71] BRASSIC 11CD
LP [72] [73] BRASSIC 11LP
United States20 October 1998 Astralwerks ASW 66247-1
Cassette [74] ASW 66247
CD [75] ASW 66247-2
United Kingdom4 December 1998Skint Records MiniDisc [76] BRASSIC 11MD
Japan6 April 1999CD [77] SKI 491973
13 July 1999 Sony Music Entertainment CD (limited edition) [78] ESCA 491973
United Kingdom22 September 2009Skint RecordsCD (deluxe edition) [79] BRASSIC 56CD

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