Album
The Fat of the Land
The Fat of the Land is the third studio album by the Prodigy, the English electronic group who had already made their mark with Experience in 1992 and Music for the Jilted Generation in 1994. It came out on XL Recordings on 30 June 1997, and it sits at the point where a hard-edged British dance act became a global name.
Its mix of big beat, breakbeat, techno and breakbeat hardcore drew strong reviews and carried it to number one on both the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200. It has sold over 10 million copies worldwide, making it the group's best-selling record. For anyone who wants to hear why electronic music crashed so loudly into rock fans' collections, this is the place to start. Later albums such as Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned followed in 2004.
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The Fat of the Land: tracklist, credits and charts
10 tracks · 56:26Tracklist
- 1Smack My Bitch UpGee, Howlett, Love, Randolph, Thornton5:43
- 2BreatheFlint, Howlett, Maxim5:35
- 3Diesel PowerLiam Howlett and Keith Matthew Thornton4:18
- 4Funky ShitLiam Howlett5:16
- 5Serial ThrillaArran, Flint, Howlett, Skin5:11
- 6MindfieldsLiam Howlett5:40
- 7NarayanLiam Howlett and Crispian Mills9:06
- 8FirestarterDeal, Dudley, Flint, Horn, Jeczalik, Langan, Morley, Howlett4:41
- 9ClimbatizeLiam Howlett6:37
- 10Fuel My FireJones, Knight, Sparks, Walsh4:19
- Produced by
- Liam Howlett
- Recorded at
- Strongroom (London), Earthbound (Braintree, Essex)
- Recorded
- 1995–1997
- Mixed by
- Liam Howlett
- Mixed at
- Earthbound Studios
- Engineered by
- Neil McLellan
- Labels
- XL Recordings, XL
- Length
- 56:26
Line-up
- Shahin Badar · vocals · guest
- Jim Davies · guitar
- Keith Flint · vocals
- Maxim · vocals · guest
- Kool Keith · vocals · guest
- Crispian Mills · vocals · guest
- Jim Davis · guitar · guest
- Saffron · vocals · guest
Singles
- “Firestarter” · 18 March 1996
- “Breathe” · 11 November 1996
- “Smack My Bitch Up” · 17 November 1997
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1997–98 | 1 |
| US Billboard 200 · 1997–98 | 1 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1997–98 | 1 |
| Austrian Albums · 1997–98 | 1 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) · 1997–98 | 1 |
| Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI) · 1997–98 | 1 |
| Dutch Albums · 1997–98 | 1 |
| European Albums (Billboard) · 1997–98 | 1 |
| Finnish Albums · 1997–98 | 1 |
| German Albums · 1997–98 | 1 |
All 25 charts
| Hungarian Albums · 1997–98 | 1 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA) · 1997–98 | 1 |
| New Zealand Albums · 1997–98 | 1 |
| Norwegian Albums · 1997–98 | 1 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP) · 1997–98 | 1 |
| Scottish Albums · 1997–98 | 1 |
| Spanish Albums (AFYVE) · 1997–98 | 1 |
| Swedish Albums · 1997–98 | 1 |
| Swiss Albums · 1997–98 | 1 |
| UKDance · 1997–98 | 1 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 1997–98 | 2 |
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten) · 1997–98 | 2 |
| French Albums · 1997–98 | 2 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 1997–98 | 3 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI) · 1997–98 | 6 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Australia · 1997 | 2× Platinum |
| Austria | Gold |
| Belgium · 1997 | Platinum |
| Canada | 3× Platinum |
| Finland | Platinum |
| France · 1998 | 2× Gold |
| Germany | Gold |
| Italy | Gold |
| Japan · 1998 | Platinum |
| Netherlands · 2003 | Platinum |
| New Zealand | Platinum |
| Spain · 1997 | Platinum |
| Switzerland | Gold |
| Sweden · 1997 | Platinum |
| United Kingdom · 2023 | 5× Platinum |
| United States · 1997 | 2× Platinum |
| Europe · 1997 | 2× Platinum |
From MusicBrainz, Wikipedia and Wikidata. Only what the sources record is shown.
88.5
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
15k
ListenBrainz listeners
174k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
28k
Deezer fans (all editions)
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1992
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1994
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1994
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2004
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2005
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2009
World’s on Fire
2011
The Day Is My Enemy
2015
The Night Is My Friend EP
2015
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2018
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2023
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 30 June 1997 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 30 June 1997 | |
| Wikidata | 1 July 1997 | |
| US release | 1 July 1997 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 30 June 1997 | earliest UK or European date |
42 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | AT | XL Recordings | 099923399025 | other |
| — | GB | XL Recordings | 634904012120 | other |
| — | PR | XL Recordings | 634904912161 | other |
| 1997 | CA | XL Recordings | 634904012120 | other |
| 1997 | IT | UDP | 602577721120 | other |
| 1997 | DE | XL Recordings | 724348446510 | other |
| 1997 | ID | avex trax | 4892747950665 | other |
| 1997 | IT | RTI Music | 8012842115028 | other |
| 1997 | RU | Feelee | other | |
| 1997 | FR | Virgin | 724384455026 | other |
| 1997 | CZ | Mute Czechoslovakia | 634904012120 | other |
| 1997 | FI | MNW ILR | 634904012120 | other |
| 30 June 1997 | AU | XL Recordings | 9399700019605 | original |
| 30 June 1997 | JP | MAXIMUM X | 4988064650200 | original |
| 30 June 1997 | GB | XL Recordings | 634904012120 | original |
| 30 June 1997 | GB | XL Recordings | 634904012144 | original |
| 30 June 1997 | DE | XL Recordings | 724348446527 | original |
| 30 June 1997 | XE | XL Recordings | 724385070822 | original |
| 30 June 1997 | — | PIAS Benelux | 0634904012120 | original |
| 30 June 1997 | ES | XL Recordings | 634904012120 | original |
| 30 June 1997 | GB | XL Recordings | 634904012113 | original |
| 30 June 1997 | ES | Everlasting Records | 8426946003912 | original |
| 30 June 1997 | NL | XL Recordings | 634904012120 | original |
| 1 July 1997 | US | Maverick | 093624660620 | other |
| 1 July 1997 | US | Maverick | 093624672524 | other |
| 2004 | PL | Sonic Records | 5901844919525 | other |
| 18 August 2004 | JP | XL Recordings | 4988009021911 | other |
| 9 February 2009 | AU | XL Recordings | 634904012120 | other |
| 25 November 2009 | JP | XL Recordings | 614027865063 | other |
| 2012 | GB | XL Recordings | 634904012113 | other |
| 3 December 2012 | XW | XL Recordings | 634904058661 | deluxe |
| 3 December 2012 | RU | Soyuz Music | 4650062361333 | deluxe |
| 3 December 2012 | XW | XL Recordings | 634904058654 | deluxe |
| 3 December 2012 | XW | XL Recordings | deluxe | |
| 3 December 2012 | GB | XL Recordings | 634904058623 | deluxe |
| 8 August 2025 | JP | Beat Records | 4582616194718 | other |
| 23 July 2026 | XW | XL Recordings | 634904058654 | deluxe |
| 24 July 2026 | XW | XL Recordings | 634904012182 | other |
| 24 July 2026 | US | XL Recordings | 634904912161 | other |
| — | — | XL Recordings | 634904012182 | other |
| — | — | XL Recordings | 4892747950665 | other |
| — | — | XL Recordings | 634904058623 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · native: native 1800x1800
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1800×1800 | native: native 1800x1800 |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 640×618 | rejected |