Illuminati (Fatboy Slim song)
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Illuminati is an EP released in 2002 by Fatboy Slim
Fatboy Slim
Norman Quentin Cook better known by his former stage name Fatboy Slim, is a British DJ, electronic dance music musician, and record producer. He is a pioneer of the big beat genre that achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s...

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The EP's title track is a re-make of a previous Fatboy Slim song entitled "Michael Jackson," which is featured on the US edition of Better Living Through Chemistry
Better Living Through Chemistry (album)
Better Living Through Chemistry is the first studio album by English big beat musician Fatboy Slim, released on 23 September 1996. Its name is a variation of a DuPont advertising slogan; for more information on the slogan, see "Better Living Through Chemistry".The founder of Skint Records, Damian...

and was the B-side to the "Going Out of My Head
Going Out of My Head
"Going Out of My Head" is a song by British big beat artist Fatboy Slim, released from his album Better Living Through Chemistry. It samples a Yvonne Elliman cover of The Who's "I Can't Explain", as well as drums from Led Zeppelin's "The Crunge"....

" single. Bootsy Collins
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 from Parliament/Funkadelic provides the vocals to the song. It was featured in the movie Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
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and is a long-running theme song for the WEC
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The EP was the first in a series of EPs released by Fatboy Slim.

Track listing

  1. "Illuminati" (Collins, Cook) - 4:18 (Feat. Bootsy Collins
    Bootsy Collins
    William Earl "Bootsy" Collins is an American funk bassist, singer, and songwriter.Rising to prominence with James Brown in the late 1960s, and with Parliament-Funkadelic in the '70s, Collins's driving bass guitar and humorous vocals established him as one of the leading names in funk...

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  2. "Star 69
    Star 69 / Weapon of Choice
    "Star 69" and "Weapon of Choice" are two songs by English big beat musician Fatboy Slim, released as a double A-side single from his third studio album, Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars. The single peaked at No. 10 on the UK Singles Chart....

    " (Timo Maas
    Timo Maas
    Timo Maas is an electronic music DJ/producer and remixer.-Career:Maas bought his first set of turntables at the age of 17, and played his very first DJ set in 1982 at a party in his friend's home...

     Mix) (Clark, Cook, McCormack) - 6:32
  3. "Song for Shelter
    Song for Shelter / Ya Mama
    "Song for Shelter" / "Ya Mama" is a song by British big beat musician Fatboy Slim, released as a double A-side single in September 2001. Both songs are on his 2000 album Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars and "Ya Mama" is on the Charlie's Angels soundtrack and film. The single peaked at No...

    " (Pete Heller
    Pete Heller
    Pete Heller is an English electronic and house music producer. He is recognised in the dance community for his solo work, and his remixes with frequent collaborator Terry Farley. As a duo they have released popular tunes under the names Heller & Farley Project , Fire Island plus The Look and Feel...

     Extended) (Clark, Slim) - 9:58
  4. "Drop the Hate
    Drop the Hate
    "Drop the Hate" is a song by English big beat musician Fatboy Slim. It was released as a 12" vinyl single on 10 December 2001 from his third studio album, Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars. The single peaked at No. 101 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was released in December 2001, like his...

    " (Laid Mix) (Cook, Daniels) - 7:19
  5. "Sunset (Bird of Prey)
    Sunset (Bird of Prey)
    "Sunset " is a song by British big beat artist Fatboy Slim, released from his 2000 album Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars. The single peaked at No. 9 in the UK and No...

    " (Darren Emerson
    Darren Emerson
    Darren Emerson is a dance music DJ, and former member of the UK electronic music outfit, Underworld.-Career:Emerson began mixing Hip-Hop records at the age of 14, and by 16 was DJing regularly at local venues...

     Mix) (Cook, Densmore, Kreiger) - 9:25
  6. "Demons
    Demons (Fatboy Slim song)
    "Demons" is a song by English big beat musician Fatboy Slim, featuring Grammy Award-winning American R&B-soul singer Macy Gray. The song was released as a single from Slim's 2000 album Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars, and later appeared on Gray's 2004 greatest hits compilation The Very...

    " (Stanton Warriors
    Stanton Warriors
    Stanton Warriors are the breakbeat duo Dominic Butler and Mark Yardley. They are a DJ and producer team. Originally from the West Country, the pair now play sets at nightclubs such as Fabric and Ciros in the UK, and travel the globe with international work in Europe, Canada, America and Australia...

    Mix) (Cook, Gray, Jackson, Withers) - 6:08
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