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unusual facts about Fatboy Slim



Camille Yarbrough

She is perhaps best known for "Take Yo' Praise", which Fatboy Slim sampled from in his track "Praise You" in 1998.

Emmy the Great

She has collaborated with several other artists, most notably Dev Hynes and Fatboy Slim (as part of the Brighton Port Authority project).

EyeToy: Groove

There are 28 songs from several different artists including The Cheeky Girls, Daniel Bedingfield, Mis-Teeq, Earth, Wind & Fire, Elvis Presley, Fatboy Slim, Groove Armada, Good Charlotte, The Jackson 5, Jessica Simpson, Las Ketchup, Madonna, and Village People.

Gekido

Gekido (known as Gekido: Urban Fighters in Europe) is a beat 'em up for the PlayStation game console. The game uses a fast paced beat 'em up system, with many bosses and a colorful design in terms of graphics. The game features the music of Fatboy Slim and Apartment 26. Marvel comic book artist Joe Madureira also contributed. A version of Gekido was also released on the Game Boy Color in Europe.

Jin-go-lo-ba

It has been covered by Serge Gainsbourg, under the title Marabout and with no credit given to Olatunji, on his Gainsbourg percussions LP (1964), by Santana, on their first album (1969), by James Last on his album Voodoo-Party (1971), by Pierre Moerlen's Gong on their Downwind album (1979), and by Fatboy Slim on his album Palookaville (2004).

Lance Acord

He earned the MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Fatboy Slim’s “Weapon of Choice”, which featured Christopher Walken and was directed by Spike Jonze.

Lavagance

In May 2009, Lavagance announced their collaboration with the British musician, composer and producer Eddie Stevens, best known for co-writing, arranging and touring with the UK groups Freakpower (with Fatboy Slim); Moloko (as of 2000); and Zero 7.

London-Sire Records

The label also included Essential Records (London) founded by Pete Tong in London, England, which released dance music compilations from well known DJs and artists such as Paul Oakenfold, Fatboy Slim, Carl Cox, John Digweed, Boy George, DJ Skribble, DJ Icey, and Peter Rauhofer.

Lord David Dundas

The single was later sampled by Fatboy Slim for his track "Sho Nuff" which was also used in an advertisement in 2006 for SEAT Ibiza.

The Very Best of Macy Gray

It contains eight hit singles from Gray's first three albums plus two brand-new tracks (the single "Love Is Gonna Get You" and a cover of Aerosmith's 1975 song "Walk This Way"), three remixes, three album tracks, and the track "Demons", a collaboration with Fatboy Slim from his 2000 album Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars which had previously not been included on any of her albums.

Torrance Rises

The music video for Fatboy Slim's 1999 song "Praise You", also directed by Jonze, features a street performance by this group.

Waverly Films

Their members' portfolios include films commissioned for MTV, VH1, Channel 102, McDonald's, Heinz Ketchup and bands such as The Rapture, Fatboy Slim, LCD Soundsystem, Death Cab For Cutie, and TV on the Radio.


see also

Right About Now

"The Rockafeller Skank", a song by Fatboy Slim often erroneously referred to as Right About Now

That Old Pair of Jeans

Fatboy Slim commissioned comedian and juggler Chris Bliss to perform to the song in front of a life theatre audience for a music video.

Weapon of Choice

"Star 69 / Weapon of Choice", a single by Fatboy Slim from his 2000 album Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars