Fatboy Slim
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Fatboy Slim (born Quentin Leo Cook in Bromley , London on July 31, 1963 ) is a British musician . Other pseudonyms under which he publishes his music are Norman Cook , Pizzaman and Son of a Cheeky Boy .
life and work
He initially celebrated success as a bass player with The Housemartins , a. a. with the song Caravan of Love . His solo career began in 1988. In 1989 he founded the band Beats International with Lindy Layton , which existed until 1991. In 1993 he formed the house project Pizzaman with John Reid and the Mighty Dub Katz with Gareth Hansome alias GMoney. He was also a member of the funk pop band Freak Power between 1994 and 1997 . They released two albums , including the radio hit Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out .
With his numerous remixes, he set the standard for the genre of music (for example Brimful of Asha from Cornershop ) that later became known as Big Beat . However, his broad stylistic spectrum extends to house and dance floor productions. His biggest hits as Fatboy Slim include Right Here, Right Now and The Rockafeller Skank , which was the theme song of FIFA 99 , and Praise You .
His music videos are also well-known , which, among other things, deal with the history of human evolution in a humorous way ( Right Here, Right Now , director: Hammer & Tongs ) or show an amateur dance troupe dancing happily ( Praise You , director: Spike Jonze ). The video for Weapon of Choice starring Hollywood star Christopher Walken (directed by Spike Jonze) won the “Best Video of All Time” vote from the list of the top 100 music videos in April 2002. These were put up for election in a survey of musicians, directors and managers in the music industry by the British music broadcaster VH1 .
Big Beach Boutique , the free party hosted by Fatboy Slim , for its second edition in July 2002, drew around 250,000 people to dance on Brighton Beach . Documentation of the event was released on DVD. As The BPA (The Brighton Port Authority) he works with artists such as David Byrne and Dizzee Rascal . In August 2008 the first Science Faxtion album was released, on which he also worked.
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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 AT
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 CH
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 UK
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 US
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| 1996 | Better Living Through Chemistry | - | - | - |
UK69  (1 week)UK |
- | |
| 1998 | You've come a long way baby |
DE15 (40 weeks) DE |
AT13 (19 weeks) AT |
CH23 (22 weeks)CH |
UK1  × 4
(77 weeks)UK |
US34 (63 weeks)US |
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| On the floor at the boutique |
DE59 (8 weeks) DE |
- | - | - |
US173 (3 weeks) US |
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| 2000 | Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars |
DE23 (4 weeks) DE |
AT22 (3 weeks) AT |
CH35 (10 weeks) CH |
UK8th (23 weeks)UK |
US51 (5 weeks) US |
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| Greatest Remixes | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| The Fatboy Slim / Norman Cook Collection | - | - | - | - |
US195 (1 week) US |
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| 2002 | Live on Brighton Beach |
DE87 (1 week) DE |
- |
CH64 (4 weeks) CH |
- | - | |
| 2004 | Palookaville |
DE67 (2 weeks) DE |
AT35 (3 weeks) AT |
CH28 (4 weeks) CH |
UK14th  (3 weeks)UK |
US149 (1 week) US |
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| 2006 | The Greatest Hits: Why Try Harder |
DE89 (1 week) DE |
AT30 (5 weeks) AT |
CH22 (7 weeks) CH |
UK2 (16 weeks)UK |
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| 2007 | The Greatest Hits: Remixed | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2009 | I think we're gonna need a bigger boat | - | - | - | - | - |
as The BPA - Brighton Port Authority
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| 2010 | Here read love | - | - | - | - | - |
with David Byrne
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As a pizzaman
- 1995: Pizzamania
- 2010: The Very Best of Pizzaman
Singles and EPs
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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AT
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CH
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UK
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US
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| 1993 | Happiness | - | - | - |
UK19 (4 weeks) UK |
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| Baby loop | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1994 | Trippin on Sunshine | - | - | - |
UK33 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
1996 re-release # 18 in the UK charts
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| 1995 | Sex on the streets |
DE36 (8 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK24 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
1995 re-release # 23 in the UK charts
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| Gottaman | - | - | - | - | - |
Various versions published in 1996 and 1997
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| 1996 | Happiness / Sex on the Streets (The Mixes) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Hello Honky Tonks (Rock Your Body) | - | - | - |
UK41 (1 week) UK |
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| As a Fatboy Slim | |||||||
| 1996 | Santa Cruz | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Everybody Needs a 303 | - | - | - |
UK34 (2 weeks) UK |
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Released in 1997 as a remix
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| Punk to funk | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1997 | Going out of my head | - | - | - |
UK57 (1 week) UK |
- | |
| 1998 | The Rockafeller Skank |
DE28 (17 weeks) DE |
AT23 (7 weeks) AT |
CH24 (10 weeks) CH |
UK6th (11 weeks)UK |
US72 (27 weeks) US |
Music video: Spike Jonze
was again in the German charts for three weeks in 2003 |
| Gangster trippin ' |
DE98 (2 weeks) DE |
- |
CH49 (1 week) CH |
UK3 (8 weeks)UK |
- | ||
| 1999 | Praise you |
DE55 (9 weeks) DE |
AT31 (7 weeks) AT |
CH44 (5 weeks) CH |
UK1 (12 weeks)UK |
US36 (20 weeks) US |
Music video: Spike Jonze
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| Right Here Right Now |
DE47 (7 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK2 (11 weeks)UK |
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| Badder Badder Schwing | - | - | - | - | - |
Freddy Fresh feat. Fatboy Slim
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| 2000 | Sunset (Bird of Prey) |
DE80 (4 weeks) DE |
- |
CH77 (4 weeks) CH |
UK9 (13 weeks) UK |
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| 2001 | Demons | - | - | - |
UK16 (5 weeks) UK |
- |
feat. Macy Gray
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| Star 69 / Weapon of Choice |
DE81 (3 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK10 (7 weeks) UK |
- |
Music video: Spike Jonze
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| A Song for Shelter / Ya Mama | - | - | - |
UK30 (2 weeks) UK |
- | ||
| 2002 | Retox | - | - | - |
UK73 (1 week) UK |
- | |
| 2004 | Slash Dot Dash | - | - | - |
UK12 (3 weeks) UK |
- | |
| Wonderful night | - | - | - |
UK51 (2 weeks) UK |
- | ||
| 2005 | The Joker |
DE63 (7 weeks) DE |
- |
CH99 (1 week) CH |
UK32 (2 weeks) UK |
- | |
| Don't Let the Man Get You Down | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2006 | That old pair of jeans | - | - | - |
UK39 (2 weeks) UK |
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| 2008 | What the fuck | - | - | - | - | - |
Fatboy Slim vs. Radio agenda
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| 2013 | Eat, sleep, rave, repeat | - | - | - |
UK3 (18 weeks)UK |
- |
with Riva Starr
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As a Son of a Cheeky Boy
- 1997: Fuck 'Em If They Can't Take a Joke
- 1998: Comma
DJ mixes
Fatboy Slim
- Essential Selection Vol. One (Label: London Records 90 Ltd., 2000)
- Big Beach Boutique II (Label: Southern Fried Records, October 7, 2002)
- The Friday Night Hot Mix 01/03/02 (Label: Southern Fried Records) - This mix was created by Fatboy Slim exclusively for BBC Radio 1 and is only burned in a limited edition on CDRs. It was played on Pete Tong's Essential Selection Radio Program on January 3, 2002.
- Fala aí! (Label: ST2 Records, 2006)
- Fatboy Slim - Late Night Tales (Label: Azuli, October 2007)
- Fatboy Slim - Incredible Adventures in Brazil (2008, DVD and CD, from his tour through Brazil)
Compilations by Norman Cook
- A Break from the Norm (Label: Restless, 2001) - tracks sampled by Cook that were used in the following of his pieces: Praise You , Santa Cruz , Song for Lindy , Demons , Goin 'Out of My Head , Ya Mama , Gangsta Trippin ' , Rockafeller Skank , Punk to Funk , Sho' Nuff , Soul Surfin ' , Build It Up Tear It Down and Right Here Right Now
Concert recordings
- Big Beach Boutique 2 (Label: Southern Fried Records, released 2002, DVD)
- Big Beach Boutique 5 (released 2012, CD and DVD)
swell
- ↑ Chart sources albums: DE1 DE2 AT CH UK US
- ↑ Chart sources singles as Pizzaman: DE1 DE2 UK
- ↑ Chart sources singles as Fatboy Slim: DE1 DE2 AT CH UK US
Web links
- Official website
- Southern Fried Records - Fatboy Slim's own label
- Fatboy Slim on MusicBrainz (English)
- Pizzaman at Discogs (English)
- Fatboy Slim at Discogs (English)
- Further links on the topic of Fatboy Slim in the Open Music Project - MusicMoz (English)
- Awards: CH , UK , US
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fatboy Slim |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cook, Norman; Cook, Quentin Leo (maiden name); Mighty Dub Katz (stage name); Pizzaman (stage name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 31, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bromley , UK |