The Rockafeller Skank
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| "The Rockafeller Skank" | ||||
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| Single by Fatboy Slim | ||||
| from the album You've Come a Long Way, Baby | ||||
| B-side | "Always Read the Label", "Tweakers Delight" | |||
| Released | 8 June 1998 (UK) 22 September 1998 (US) |
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| Format | CD, 12" | |||
| Genre | Big beat | |||
| Length | 3:59 (radio edit) 6:53 (album version) |
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| Label | Skint | |||
| Producer | Fatboy Slim | |||
| Fatboy Slim singles chronology | ||||
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"The Rockafeller Skank" is a song by English big beat musician Fatboy Slim. It was a hit single released from the 1998 album You've Come a Long Way, Baby.
The single peaked at No. 6 in the UK Singles Chart in June 1998.[citation needed] The song was the first Fatboy Slim single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 72.[citation needed]
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[edit] Samples
The song features the repeated line "Right about now, the funk soul brother. Check it out now, the funk soul brother", which is a vocal sample of rapper Lord Finesse on the track "Vinyl Dog Vibe" by Vinyl Dogs.[1]
The song also features four other samples, including a sample of the song "Sliced Tomatoes" by the band Just Brothers (a popular Northern Soul track), Bobby Fuller's "I Fought the Law (And the Law Won)", and a sample of "Beat Girl" by John Barry and his Orchestra. A guitar line from the song "Peter Gunn" by Art of Noise featuring Duane Eddy is also sampled.[2]
Fatboy Slim has stated that to clear the samples and release the song he had to release 100% of the track's royalties, 25% to each artist, meaning he receives no royalties himself.[3]
[edit] Track listing
- CD
- "The Rockafeller Skank" (short edit)
- "The Rockafeller Skank"
- "Always Read the Label"
- "Tweakers Delight"
Note: Some mainland European editions omit the album version (track 2)
The edited version is notable at the beginning, as there is a scat effect on the first word of the song.
- 12"
- "The Rockafeller Skank"
- "Always Read the Label"
- "Tweakers Delight"
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1998) | Peak Position |
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| Canadian RPM Singles Chart | 49 |
| UK Singles Chart | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 72 |
| U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 39 |
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/25399/Fatboy%20Slim-The%20Rockafeller%20Skank_Vinyl%20Dogs%20feat.%20Lord%20Finesse-Vinyl%20Dogs%20Vibe/
- ^ http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/9845/Fatboy%20Slim-The%20Rockafeller%20Skank_Art%20of%20Noise%20feat.%20Duane%20Eddy-Peter%20Gunn/
- ^ http://higherfrequency.wordpress.com/2007/05/07/fatboy-slim-interview-may-2006/
[edit] External links
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