Where the Wild Things Are (Agent Provocateur album)

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Where the Wild Things Are
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 5, 1997
Genre Breakbeat, big beat
Label Wall of Sound, Epic Records
Producer Danny Saber
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Muzik 3/10 [1]

Where the Wild Things Are is the debut album by British band Agent Provocateur. The song "Red Tape" was featured in The Jackal and on the original score of the Underworld soundtrack.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Red Tape" (5:20)
  2. "Spinning" (3:45)
  3. "Agent Dan" (5:28)
  4. "Kicks" (5:00)
  5. "You're No Good" (2:56)
  6. "Sabotage" (4:38)
  7. "Elvis Economics" (7:41)
  8. "Sandpit" (4:50)
  9. "Hercules" (4:02)
  10. "Dumb" (3:44)
  11. "Red Tape" (the Janitor Remix) (6:08)
  12. "Agent Dan" (Propellerheads Remix) (4:48)
  13. "Sabotage" (Monkey Mafia Bastard Remix) (6:43)
  14. "Dumb" (Mekon Remix) (4:41)

Personnel

Agent Provocateur

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References

  1. Newsome, Rachel (May 1997). "Agent Provocateur: Where The Wild Things Are" (PDF). Muzik . No. 24. p. 117. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.