Better Living Through Chemistry (30th anniversary / deluxe)

~ Release by Fatboy Slim (see all versions of this release, 18 available)

Annotation

Copyright: © 2026 Skint Records Limited, a BMG Company, under exclusive license to Capitol Records, LLC
℗ 2026 Skint Records Limited, a BMG Company, under exclusive license to Capitol Records, LLC

Annotation last modified on 2026-10-08 18:14 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Song for Lindy
engineer:
Simon Thornton (Big beat mixing engineer)
producer:
Fatboy Slim
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Skint Records (in 1996), Astralwerks (in 1997) and Caroline Records (1973–76 Virgin subsidiary, UK; 1986– pseudo-indie label, US/worldwide) (in 1997)
recorded at:
The House of Love in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom
samples:
Higher Ground by Ellen McIlwaine
recording of:
Song for Lindy
writer:
Norman Cook, Jimi Dabney and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Polygram Music and Skratch Music (publisher)
34:50
2Santa Cruz
engineer:
Simon Thornton (Big beat mixing engineer)
producer:
Fatboy Slim
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Skint Records (in 1996), Astralwerks (in 1997) and Caroline Records (1973–76 Virgin subsidiary, UK; 1986– pseudo-indie label, US/worldwide) (in 1997)
recorded at:
The House of Love in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom
samples:
Love Loves to Love Love by Lulu (Scottish singer and actress, best known for “To Sir With Love”)
recording of:
Santa Cruz
writer:
Norman Cook, Estelle Levitt and Don Thomas (US guitarist, singer songwriter)
publisher:
Polygram Music
27:30
3Going Out of My Head
engineer:
Simon Thornton (Big beat mixing engineer)
producer:
Fatboy Slim
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Skint Records (in 1996), Astralwerks (in 1997) and Caroline Records (1973–76 Virgin subsidiary, UK; 1986– pseudo-indie label, US/worldwide) (in 1997)
recorded at:
The House of Love in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom
samples:
I Can’t Explain by Yvonne Elliman and The Crunge (original studio mix) by Led Zeppelin (drums (drum set))
recording of:
Going Out of My Head (Fatboy Slim version)
writer:
Norman Cook and Pete Townshend (of The Who)
publisher:
Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) and Polygram Music
45:14
4The Weekend Starts Here
engineer:
Simon Thornton (Big beat mixing engineer)
producer:
Fatboy Slim
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Moonshine Music (Electronic music, USA) (in 1996), Skint Records (in 1996), Astralwerks (in 1997) and Caroline Records (1973–76 Virgin subsidiary, UK; 1986– pseudo-indie label, US/worldwide) (in 1997)
recorded at:
The House of Love in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom
samples:
Fluid by Jestofunk, Loran’s Dance by Idris Muhammad and The Wizard by Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band)
recording of:
The Weekend Starts Here
writer:
Norman Cook, Idris Muhammad and Grover Washington, Jr.
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher) and Polygram Music
36:41
5Everybody Needs a 303
engineer:
Simon Thornton (Big beat mixing engineer)
producer:
Fatboy Slim
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Skint Records (in 1996), Astralwerks (in 1997), Caroline Records (1973–76 Virgin subsidiary, UK; 1986– pseudo-indie label, US/worldwide) (in 1997) and TVT Soundtrax (in 1998)
recorded at:
The House of Love in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom
samples:
Everybody Needs Love by Edwin Starr, Love Rears Its Ugly Head by Living Colour and The Fuz and da Boog by Fuzzy Haskins
recording of:
Everybody Needs a 303
writer:
Fatboy Slim and Edwin Starr
publisher:
EMI Publishing, Polygram Music and Sony/ATV Tunes (SOCAN)
3.355:48
6Give the Po' Man a Break
engineer:
Simon Thornton (Big beat mixing engineer)
producer:
Fatboy Slim
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Skint Records (in 1996), Astralwerks (in 1997) and Caroline Records (1973–76 Virgin subsidiary, UK; 1986– pseudo-indie label, US/worldwide) (in 1997)
recorded at:
The House of Love in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom
samples:
Hunk O' Funk by “Brother” Jack McDuff (drums (drum set))
recording of:
Give the Po’ Man a Break
lyricist and composer:
Norman Cook
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Polygram Music and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
3.655:50
710th and Crenshaw
engineer:
Simon Thornton (Big beat mixing engineer)
producer:
Fatboy Slim
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Skint Records (in 1996), Astralwerks (in 1997) and Caroline Records (1973–76 Virgin subsidiary, UK; 1986– pseudo-indie label, US/worldwide) (in 1997)
recorded at:
The House of Love in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
10th and Crenshaw
writer:
Norman Cook
publisher:
Polygram Music
34:18
8First Down
engineer:
Simon Thornton (Big beat mixing engineer)
producer:
Fatboy Slim
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Skint Records (in 1996), Astralwerks (in 1997) and Caroline Records (1973–76 Virgin subsidiary, UK; 1986– pseudo-indie label, US/worldwide) (in 1997)
recorded at:
The House of Love in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
First Down
composer:
Norman Cook
publisher:
Polygram Music and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
3.86:16
9Punk to Funk
engineer:
Simon Thornton (Big beat mixing engineer)
producer:
Fatboy Slim
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Skint Records (in 1996), Astralwerks (in 1997) and Caroline Records (1973–76 Virgin subsidiary, UK; 1986– pseudo-indie label, US/worldwide) (in 1997)
recorded at:
The House of Love in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom
samples:
Young Scene by Keith Mansfield
recording of:
Punk to Funk
composer:
Norman Cook and Keith Mansfield
publisher:
KPM (music publisher) and Polygram Music
3.54:58
10The Sound of Milwaukee
engineer:
Simon Thornton (Big beat mixing engineer)
producer:
Fatboy Slim
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Skint Records (in 1996), Astralwerks (in 1997) and Caroline Records (1973–76 Virgin subsidiary, UK; 1986– pseudo-indie label, US/worldwide) (in 1997)
recorded at:
The House of Love in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Sound of Milwaukee
lyricist and composer:
Norman Cook
publisher:
Polygram Music and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
3.16:17
11Michael Jackson
engineer:
Simon Thornton (Big beat mixing engineer)
producer:
Fatboy Slim
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Astralwerks (in 1997) and Caroline Records (1973–76 Virgin subsidiary, UK; 1986– pseudo-indie label, US/worldwide) (in 1997)
recorded at:
The House of Love in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom
samples:
Michael Jackson by Negativland
recording of:
Michael Jackson
lyricist and composer:
Norman Cook
publisher:
Polygram Music, SST Music and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
3.655:47
12Next to Nothing
engineer:
Simon Thornton (Big beat mixing engineer)
producer:
Fatboy Slim
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Astralwerks (in 1997) and Caroline Records (1973–76 Virgin subsidiary, UK; 1986– pseudo-indie label, US/worldwide) (in 1997)
recorded at:
The House of Love in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Next to Nothing
composer:
Norman Cook
publisher:
Polygram Music and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
3.37:14
13Everybody Loves a Carnival
engineer and mixer:
Simon Thornton (Big beat mixing engineer)
producer:
Fatboy Slim
recording of:
Everybody Needs a 303
writer:
Fatboy Slim and Edwin Starr
publisher:
EMI Publishing, Polygram Music and Sony/ATV Tunes (SOCAN)
3.54:03
14Es Paradis
recording of:
Es Paradis
5:42
15First Down the Disco (archive recording first released in 2016)
5:50
16Sunset 303 (original version)
10:05
17Neal Cassady Starts Here
5:11
18It's a Dream
6:16
19Knuf Ot Knup
producer:
Fatboy Slim
recording of:
Knuf ot Knup
composer:
Fatboy Slim
5:31
20Big Beat Souffle
producer:
Fatboy Slim
recording of:
Big Beat Souffle
composer:
Fatboy Slim
4:43
21Everybody Loves a Filter
recording of:
Everybody Loves a Filter
writer:
Fatboy Slim
is based on:
Everybody Needs a 303
46:20
22Weekend Bonus Beats
3:22
23Crenshaw Siren Beats
3:00
24Song for Lindy (Sem Jacobs remix extended)
remixer:
Sem Jacobs
remix of:
Song For Lindy by Fatboy Slim
5:35
25Song for Lindy (Chinonegro & Ammo avenue remix extended)
remixer:
Ammo Avenue (house music) and Chinonegro
remix of:
Song For Lindy by Fatboy Slim
5:56