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Palookaville
Studio album by
Fatboy Slim
Released4 October 2004
Recorded2003–2004
Length53:27
Label
ProducerFatboy Slim
Fatboy Slim chronology
Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars
(2000) 		Palookaville
(2004) 		Here Lies Love
(2010)
Singles from Palookaville
  1. "Slash Dot Dash"
    Released: 20 September 2004
  2. "Wonderful Night"
    Released: 29 November 2004
  3. "The Joker"
    Released: 28 February 2005
  4. "Don't Let the Man Get You Down"
    Released: 4 July 2005
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic53/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[3]
The Guardian[4]
The Irish Times[5]
Mojo[6]
Pitchfork4.6/10[7]
Q[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
SpinB[10]
Uncut[11]

Palookaville is the fourth studio album by English electronic music producer Fatboy Slim. It was first released on 4 October 2004 in the United Kingdom by Skint Records and a day later in the United States by Astralwerks. The album was nominated for the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album.[12]

Promotion

Football club Brighton and Hove Albion F.C. temporarily named their Withdean Stadium after the name of that album following their sponsorship deal with Skint Records.[13]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Don't Let the Man Get You Down"Norman Cook, Robert Leslie Emmerson4:01
2."Slash Dot Dash"Cook2:53
3."Wonderful Night" (featuring Lateef)Cook, Lateef Deaumont4:46
4."Long Way from Home" (featuring Jonny Quality)Cook, Sean Moody4:44
5."Put It Back Together" (featuring Damon Albarn)Cook, Damon Albarn4:36
6."Mi Bebé Masoquista"Cook, Sheldon Silverstein, Michael Settle4:26
7."Push and Shove" (featuring Justin Robertson and Sharon Woolf)Cook, Justin Robertson4:27
8."North West Three"Cook, Beverley Kutner4:30
9."The Journey" (featuring Lateef)Cook, Deaumont4:36
10."Jin Go Lo Ba"Babatunde Olatunji4:40
11."Song for Chesh"Cook4:19
12."The Joker" (featuring Bootsy Collins)Steven Miller, Ahmet Ertegün, Memphis Curtis, Jr.5:21
Total length:53:27
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."What They're Looking For"Cook5:52
14."Close To Home"Cook3:35
Total length:1:02:55
Japanese limited edition bonus disc
No.TitleLength
1."Slash Dot Dash (DJ Delite)"2:27
2."Wonderful Night (Trash Remix)"4:47
3."Wonderful Night (Wonderful Nightclub Remix)"6:35
4."Jin Go Lo Ba (Jon Carter Mix)"7:06
5."The Joker (Justin Robertson Vocal Mix)"5:34
6."Push And Shove (Acoustic Version)"4:06
Total length:30:46

Personnel

  • Norman Cook - samples, keyboards, synthesizer, programming, bass
  • Simon Thornton - guitar, mixing, engineering
  • Damon Albarn - vocals on "Put It Back Together"
  • Lateef the Truthspeaker - vocals on "Wonderful Night" and "The Journey"
  • Justin Robertson - vocals, bass and guitar on "Push and Shove"
  • Sharon Woolf - additional vocals on "Put It Back Together" and "Push and Shove"
  • Bootsy Collins - vocals on "The Joker"
  • Jonny Quality - vocals and guitar on "Long Way from Home"

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[14] Gold 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] Silver 60,000^

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

References

  1. ^ "Reviews for Palookaville by Fatboy Slim". Metacritic. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  2. ^ Jeffries, David. "Palookaville – Fatboy Slim". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  3. ^ Greenblatt, Leah (8 October 2004). "Palookaville". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  4. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (1 October 2004). "Fatboy Slim, Palookaville". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  5. ^ Carroll, Jim (8 October 2004). "Fatboy Slim: Palookaville (Skint)". The Irish Times. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Fatboy Slim: Palookaville". Mojo (131): 104. October 2004.
  7. ^ Loftus, Johnny (5 October 2004). "Fatboy Slim: Palookaville". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  8. ^ "Fatboy Slim: Palookaville". Q (220): 120. November 2004.
  9. ^ Sinagra, Laura (22 September 2004). "Palookaville". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  10. ^ Wood, Mikael (October 2004). "Fatboy Slim: Palookaville / Prodigy: Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned". Spin. 20 (10): 115–17. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Fatboy Slim: Palookaville". Uncut (90): 99. November 2004.
  12. ^ "BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Grammy Awards 2006: Key winners". BBC News. 9 February 2006. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  13. ^ "Fatboy calls the tune" Archived 26 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine, The Argus, 4 October 2004
  14. ^ "Japanese album certifications – Fatboy Slim – Palookaville" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 12 April 2020. Select 2005年8月 on the drop-down menu
  15. ^ id MUST BE PROVIDED for UK CERTIFICATION.
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