- big beat, breakbeat, electronic, electronica
- 56 min
- 10 tracks
- XL Recordings
The Fat of the Land is the third studio album by English electronic music group the Prodigy, released on 30 June 1997 through XL Recordings. The album received critical acclaim and topped the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200. As of 2019 it has sold over 10 million copies worldwide, and is their best-selling album.
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Character
Grave, spare, classical in form and relentless.
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- contemplativerelentless
- contemporarynostalgic
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyB
- The Guardian5/5 ★
- Los Angeles Times4/4 ★
- The New Zealand Herald4.5/5 ★
- NME8/10
- Pitchfork7.9/10
- Q5/5 ★
- Rolling Stone3.5/5 ★
- Spin7/10
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Tracks
- 1Smack My Bitch Up5:43
- 2Breathe5:35
- 3Diesel Power4:18
- 4Funky Shit5:16
- 5Serial Thrilla5:11
- 6Mindfields5:40
- 7Narayan9:06
- 8Firestarter4:41
- 9Climbatize6:37
- 10Fuel My Fire4:19
10 tracks, 56 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Prodigy
- Label
- XL Recordings
- Released
- 1997
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- CA
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