Fatboy Slim

Solo Artist

Photo: Tadeáš Kirschner · CC BY 4.0
Active 1980-present
Origin Brighton, England
Albums 4
Tracks 44
Most frequent collaborator Ashley Slater · 3 tracks
Genres Big BeatElectronicHouse
Artist
95%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 42 of 44 tracks

Does Fatboy Slim write his own songs?

He is credited on 42 of his 44 studio tracks and is the only writer on 15. Most of the other names on the credits are the writers of the records he sampled rather than co-writers.

By the Numbers

4
Studio Albums
44
Tracks Credited
95%
Self-Written
46
Years Active
63
Collaborators

Authorship Breakdown 42 / 44 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

Across all 44 tracks: how many Fatboy Slim wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.

Fatboy Slim has a writing credit95%
95%
5%
Sole author0tracks0%
Co-written42tracks95%
Outside writers2tracks5%

Role Fingerprint how they contribute

Lyricist Performer Composer Producer
Fatboy Slim's roles across the catalogue

Share of all 44 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.

Lyricist (words)95%
Composer (music)0%
Producer100%
Performer100%

Authorship Over Time writing credit per album

Fatboy Slim's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.

avg 95%
100%
100%
100%
83%
1996Better Living Through Chemistry
1998You've Come a Long Way, Baby
2000Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars
2004Palookaville
Early · 100% written
Late · 91% written

Authorship by Decade track-weighted

100%
1990s
Better Living Through Chemistry, You've Come a Long Way, Baby
91%
2000s
Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars, Palookaville

Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author

Where Fatboy Slim sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.

Fatboy Slim
Other artists on the site

Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.

Katseye0%
Selena13%
Ricky Martin25%
Salt-N-Pepa35%
Rihanna44%
Cyndi Lauper60%
Phil Collins78%
95%Fatboy Slim
Pure Performer0%
Songwriter~50%
Complete Author100%

Who Really Wrote the Hits signature songs

Praise You
You've Come a Long Way, Baby
Written by Fatboy Slim, Camille Yarbrough, Norman Cook
Co-wrote
The Rockafeller Skank
You've Come a Long Way, Baby
Written by Fatboy Slim, John Barry, Winifred Terry, Norman Cook
Co-wrote

Discography 4 albums

Four studio albums as Fatboy Slim. He played bass in the Housemartins and has recorded as Beats International, Freak Power and Pizzaman; those records sit outside this catalogue.

Collaborator Network who they worked with most

Fatboy Slim44 tracks
3Ashley Slater, 3 tracks RC2Roland Clark, 2 tracks 2Macy Gray, 2 tracks 2Bootsy Collins, 2 tracks LT2Lateef the Truthspeaker, 2 tracks LD2Lateef Deaumont, 2 tracks L2Lateef, 2 tracks PT1Pete Townshend, 1 track IM1Idris Muhammad, 1 track GW1Grover Washington Jr., 1 track ES1Edwin Starr, 1 track KM1Keith Mansfield, 1 track DP1Dale Peters, 1 track JW1Joe Walsh, 1 track on Eagles's page JB1John Barry, 1 track WT1Winifred Terry, 1 track DS1DJ Shadow, 1 track SB1Sam Brox, 1 track GP1Ganiyu Pierre Gasper, 1 track SJ1Stephen Jones, 1 track NL1Nicholas Lockett, 1 track MW1Myke Wilson, 1 track JD1Josh Davis, 1 track PM1Patricia Miller, 1 track MN1Mr. Natural, 1 track EN1Earl Nelson, 1 track FS1Fred Smith, 1 track CY1Camille Yarbrough, 1 track JH1Jack Hall, 1 track JH1Jimmy Hall, 1 track JA1John Anthony, 1 track RH1Richard Hirsch, 1 track LR1Lewis Ross, 1 track LB1Leslie Bricusse, 1 track JM1Jim Morrison, 1 track JH1Jon Hiseman, 1 track DH1Dick Heckstall-Smith, 1 track FC1Frankie Cutlass, 1 track DL1Doug Lazy, 1 track DF1Doug Finley, 1 track BW1Bill Withers, 1 track RJ1Ray Jackson, 1 track RS1Roger Sanchez, 1 track HT1hidden track, 1 track LE1Les Emmerson, 1 track RL1Robert Leslie Emmerson, 1 track SM1Sean Moody, 1 track JQ1Jonny Quality, 1 track DA1Damon Albarn, 1 track on Gorillaz's page SS1Shel Silverstein, 1 track MS1Michael Settle, 1 track SS1Sheldon Silverstein, 1 track JR1Justin Robertson, 1 track SW1Sharon Woolf, 1 track BM1Beverley Martyn, 1 track BK1Beverley Kutner, 1 track BO1Babatunde Olatunji, 1 track SM1Steve Miller, 1 track AE1Ahmet Ertegün, 1 track EC1Eddie Curtis, 1 track SM1Steven Miller, 1 track MC1Memphis Curtis, Jr., 1 track

Bubble size = tracks worked on together. RC Roland Clark · LT Lateef the Truthspeaker · LD Lateef Deaumont

Photo credits

Portraits in the web and the rail come from Wikimedia Commons. The artist's own photo carries its credit under the picture.

The Authorship Story

Data Insight

He is credited on 42 of his 44 studio tracks and is the only writer on 15. The other names are almost all sample sources rather than collaborators: on a record built from other people's records, the writing credit is a list of who got sampled. The solo count falls with every album as the sampling gets denser.

Quick Facts

  • Self-writtenCredited on 42 of his 44 studio tracks
  • Written alone15 tracks carry his name and no other
  • Biggest albumYou've Come a Long Way, Baby is 4x platinum in Britain
  • Biggest song"Praise You" reached number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100
  • Four albums1996, 1998, 2000 and 2004
  • Before thisThe Housemartins, Beats International and Freak Power

Creative Fingerprint

One producer credited on nearly everything, sharing the line with whoever he sampled.

The Story

Norman Cook played bass in the Housemartins, ran Beats International and Freak Power, then started again as Fatboy Slim in 1996. You've Come a Long Way, Baby went four times platinum in Britain and made him the face of big beat. There are four studio albums under the name.

Frequently Asked Questions Fatboy Slim

Does Fatboy Slim write his own songs?
He is credited on 42 of his 44 studio tracks and is the only writer on 15. Most of the other names on the credits are the writers of the records he sampled rather than co-writers.
Who wrote "Praise You"?
Norman Cook with Camille Yarbrough, whose record the vocal is taken from. It reached number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one in Britain.
How many albums has he released?
Four studio albums as Fatboy Slim: Better Living Through Chemistry (1996), You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998), Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars (2000) and Palookaville (2004).
Which album sold the most?
You've Come a Long Way, Baby, certified 4x platinum by the BPI and platinum by the RIAA.
What did he do before this?
He played bass in the Housemartins, then ran Beats International, Freak Power and Pizzaman. None of those records is in this catalogue.
Why do the credits have so many names?
The music is built from samples, so the writers of the sampled records are credited alongside him on most tracks.
Which album does he write most of himself?
Better Living Through Chemistry, where six of the ten tracks carry only his name. Palookaville has two.
Which singles charted in America?
"Praise You" reached number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 and "The Rockafeller Skank" number 76. Nothing else of his entered the chart.
What is big beat?
The British dance style of the late 1990s built on breakbeats and loud samples, which he and the Chemical Brothers are most associated with.
Is he still recording?
Palookaville in 2004 is the most recent studio album under the name, though he has kept DJing and releasing singles.

Sources

Wikipedia: Fatboy Slim Wikipedia: Fatboy Slim discography