You've Come a Long Way, Baby is the second studio album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 by English big beat

Big beat

Big beat is a term employed since the mid-1990s by the British music press to describe much of the music by artists such as The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, The Crystal Method, and Propellerheads typically driven by heavy breakbeats and synthesizer-generated loops and patterns in...

 musician Fatboy Slim, released on 19 October 1998 through the label Skint Records

Skint Records

Skint Records is a Brighton based dance music record label owned by JC Reid, Tim Jeffery and Damian Harris. It was created as a sublabel of Loaded Records, also founded by Reid and Jeffery...

. The album liner notes state that the album was made at The House of Love. The album peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart

UK Albums Chart

The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...

 and number thirty-four on the U.S. Billboard 200

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

. Four singles were released from the album: "The Rockafeller Skank

The Rockafeller Skank

"The Rockafeller Skank" is a song by English big beat musician Fatboy Slim. It was a hit single released from the 1998 album You've Come a Long Way, Baby....

", "Gangster Trippin

Gangster Trippin

"Gangster Tripping" is a song by British big beat musician Fatboy Slim, released as the second single from his album You've Come a Long Way, Baby....

", "Praise You

Praise You

"Praise You" is a song by English big beat musician Fatboy Slim. It was released as the third single from his second studio album, You've Come a Long Way, Baby, in 1999. It reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1999 and No. 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States on 11 May 1999....

", and "Right Here, Right Now", each of which reached the top 10 in the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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. "Build It Up – Tear It Down" was also released as a promo, but not as a commercial single.

The album received critical acclaim, particularly for its beats and hooks, and is considered a benchmark album in big beat music. In 1999, it was certified 3× platinum by the British Phonographic Industry

British Phonographic Industry

The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies...

 (BPI) and platinum

RIAA certification

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 by the Recording Industry Association of America

Recording Industry Association of America

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 (RIAA). In 2000, the album was ranked number 81 in Q

Q (magazine)

Q is a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom.Founders Mark Ellen and David Hepworth were dismayed by the music press of the time, which they felt was ignoring a generation of older music buyers who were buying CDs — then still a new technology...

magazine's readers' poll of the "100 Greatest British Albums Ever".

The album's title is taken from a marketing slogan for the cigarette brand Virginia Slims

Virginia Slims

Virginia Slims is a brand of cigarette manufactured by Altria Group . The brand was introduced in 1968 and marketed to young professional women using the slogan "You've come a long way, baby." Some media watch groups considered this campaign to be responsible for a rapid increase in smoking among...

, similar to how Fatboy Slim's debut album 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...

borrowed chemical company DuPont

DuPont

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company , commonly referred to as DuPont, is an American chemical company that was founded in July 1802 as a gunpowder mill by Eleuthère Irénée du Pont. DuPont was the world's third largest chemical company based on market capitalization and ninth based on revenue in 2009...

's "Better Living Through Chemistry

Better Living Through Chemistry

The phrase "Better Living Through Chemistry" is a variant of a DuPont advertising slogan, "Better Things for Better Living...Through Chemistry." DuPont adopted it in 1935 and it was their slogan until 1982 when the "Through Chemistry" part was dropped...

" tagline for its title. You've Come a Long Way, Baby faced issues regarding the use of profanity

Profanity

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, most notably on the track "Fucking in Heaven" where the word fucking is spoken 108 times by DJ Freddy Fresh. Strong language is also used in "Gangster Tripping" over a hundred times too. Because of this, the album was given a Parental Advisory

Parental Advisory

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 sticker.

Track listing

All songs produced by Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim).

#	Title	Samples	Writer	Time
1	"Right Here, Right Now"	"Ashes, the Rain and I" by James Gang James Gang The James Gang was a rock band formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1966. Though the band was not a huge commercial success, except in the Northeast Ohio area, the fame garnered by guitarist Joe Walsh has since made the group more notable.- History :... Dialogue by Angela Bassett Angela Bassett Angela Evelyn Bassett is an American actress. She has become well known for her biographical film roles portraying real life women in African American culture, including singer Tina Turner in the motion picture What's Love Got to Do with It, as well as Betty Shabazz in the films Malcolm X and...  from the film Strange Days Strange Days (film) Strange Days is a 1995 cyberpunk science fiction film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and produced and co-written by James Cameron and Jay Cocks, starring Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis, Tom Sizemore, Michael Wincott and Vincent D'Onofrio. Despite positive reviews, the film was a...	Fatboy Slim, Dale Peters, Joe Walsh Joe Walsh Joseph Fidler "Joe" Walsh is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has been a member of three commercially successful bands, the James Gang, Barnstorm, and the Eagles, and has experienced notable success as a solo artist and prolific session musician, especially with B.B...	6:27
2	"The Rockafeller Skank The Rockafeller Skank "The Rockafeller Skank" is a song by English big beat musician Fatboy Slim. It was a hit single released from the 1998 album You've Come a Long Way, Baby.... "	"Vinyl Dogs Vibe" by Vinyl Dogs featuring Lord Finesse Lord Finesse Lord Finesse is a Hip hop artist and producer, hailing from The Bronx, New York, best known as the leader of the D.I.T.C. rap crew.- Career :... "Peter Gunn" by Art of Noise featuring Duane Eddy Duane Eddy Duane Eddy is a Grammy Award-winning American guitarist. In the late 1950s and early 1960s he had a string of hit records, produced by Lee Hazlewood, which were noted for their characteristically "twangy" sound, including "Rebel Rouser", "Peter Gunn", and "Because They're Young"... "Beat Girl Beat Girl Beat Girl is a 1960 British film about late-fifties youth-rebellion. The title character is played by starlet Gillian Hills, who later went on to have numerous small roles in 1960s and 1970s films, such as Blowup and A Clockwork Orange, and became a successful "ye-ye" singer in France.The music was...  - Main Title" by John Barry John Barry (composer) John Barry Prendergast, OBE was an English conductor and composer of film music. He is best known for composing the soundtracks for 12 of the James Bond films between 1962 and 1987... "Sliced Tomatoes" by Just Brothers Just Brothers Just Brothers was the American musical duo of the brothers Jimmy and Frank Bryant and several session musicians. Their song "Sliced Tomatoes" was a dancefloor hit in 1972, and was sampled in Fatboy Slim's "The Rockafeller Skank."...	Fatboy Slim, John Barry John Barry (composer) John Barry Prendergast, OBE was an English conductor and composer of film music. He is best known for composing the soundtracks for 12 of the James Bond films between 1962 and 1987... , Winifred Terry, Robert Hall Lord Finesse Lord Finesse is a Hip hop artist and producer, hailing from The Bronx, New York, best known as the leader of the D.I.T.C. rap crew.- Career :...	6:53
3	"F***ing in Heaven"[B]	"Copy Kat" by Bar-Kays Bar-Kays The Bar-Kays are a popular soul, R&B, and funk group who began performing in 1966 and continue to perform today, although with only one original member. The group had dozens of charting singles from the 1960s to the 1980s, including "Soul Finger" The Bar-Kays are a popular soul, R&B, and funk group... "Somebody Oughta Turn Your Head Around" by The Crystal Mansion "The Rapper The Rapper "The Rapper" is a song by The Jaggerz, written by band member Dominic Ierace, better known as Donnie Iris. Released as a single, it reached #2 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart and was certified Gold by the RIAA in 1970 for selling over a million copies of the record.- Covers :"The Rapper" has... " by The Jaggerz The jaggerz The Jaggerz are a pop/rock band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, often considered a one-hit wonder because their only major success was the single "The Rapper", written by Donnie Iris...	Fatboy Slim	3:54 3:47 (edited version)
4	"Gangster Tripping"	"Entropy" by DJ Shadow DJ Shadow Joshua Paul Davis better known as DJ Shadow is an American music producer, DJ and songwriter. He is considered a prominent figure in the development of instrumental hip hop and first gained notice with the release of his highly acclaimed debut album Endtroducing....., which was constructed... "Beatbox Wash" by Dust Junkys "You Did It" by Ann Robinson "8th Wonder" by Sugarhill Gang "The Turntablist Anthem" by X-Ecutioners "Word Play" by X-Ecutioners	Fatboy Slim, Dust Junkys, Josh Davis DJ Shadow Joshua Paul Davis better known as DJ Shadow is an American music producer, DJ and songwriter. He is considered a prominent figure in the development of instrumental hip hop and first gained notice with the release of his highly acclaimed debut album Endtroducing....., which was constructed...	5:20
5	"Build It Up - Tear It Down Build It Up - Tear It Down "Build It Up - Tear It Down" is a promo-only single by British big beat artist Fatboy Slim released on his second studio album You've Come a Long Way, Baby released in 1999. The single was released only in the United Kingdom and failed to chart there... "	"The Acid Test" by Leo Muller "Tobacco Road" by Eric Burdon Eric Burdon Eric Victor Burdon is an English singer-songwriter best known as a founding member and vocalist of rock band The Animals, and the funk rock band War and for his aggressive stage performance...  and War War (band) War is an American funk band from California, known for the hit songs "Low Rider", "Spill the Wine", "The Cisco Kid" and "Why Can't We Be Friends?". Formed in 1969, War was a musical crossover band which fused elements of rock, funk, jazz, Latin, rhythm and blues, and reggae... "Philly Dog" by Ike Turner & the Kings of Rhythm Ike Turner Isaac Wister Turner was an American musician, bandleader, songwriter, arranger, talent scout, and record producer. In a career that lasted more than half a century, his repertoire included blues, soul, rock, and funk... "Feelin' So Good (S.K.O.O.B.Y.-D.O.O.)" by The Archies The Archies The Archies are a garage band founded by Archie Andrews, Reggie Mantle, and Jughead Jones, a group of adolescent fictional characters of the Archie universe, in the context of the animated TV series, The Archie Show...	Fatboy Slim	5:05
6	"Kalifornia"		Fatboy Slim, Mr. Natural	5:53
7	"Soul Surfing"	Tippa Irie Tippa Irie Tippa Irie is a British reggae singer and DJ from Brixton, South London.He first came to prominence in the early eighties as an MC on the South London reggae soundsystem Saxon Studio International.... 's rap from the Saxon live release Coughing Up Fire "I'll Do a Little Bit More" by The Olympics The Olympics (band) The Olympics were an American doo-wop group, formed in 1957 by lead singer Walter Ward . The group included Eddie Lewis , Charles Fizer , Walter Hammond and Melvin King and except for Lewis were friends in a Los Angeles, California, high school...	Fatboy Slim, Earl Nelson, Fred Smith	4:56
8	"You're Not from Brighton"	"The Groovy Thang" by Minimal Funk "Nobody's Business (Nosey Parker Mix)" by Peace by Piece	Fatboy Slim	5:20
9	"Praise You Praise You "Praise You" is a song by English big beat musician Fatboy Slim. It was released as the third single from his second studio album, You've Come a Long Way, Baby, in 1999. It reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1999 and No. 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States on 11 May 1999.... "	"It's a Small World", from the album Mickey Mouse Disco Mickey Mouse Disco Mickey Mouse Disco is an album released by Disneyland Records in 1979. A late entry in the genre of disco, Mickey Mouse Disco included disco-fied versions of Disney classics and Disney-fied versions of disco classics... Theme from the TV series Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids is an animated series created, produced, and hosted by comedian Bill Cosby, who also lent his voice to a number of characters, including Fat Albert himself. Filmation was the production company for the series. The show premiered in 1972 and ran until 1985... "Balance & Rehearsal" by James B. Lansing Sound Inc. "Take Yo Praise" by Camille Yarbrough Camille Yarbrough Camille Yarbrough is an American musician, actress, poet, activist, television producer, and author. She is perhaps best known for "Take Yo' Praise", which Fatboy Slim sampled from in his track "Praise You" in 1998. "Take Yo' Praise" was originally recorded in 1975 for Camille Yarbrough's first... "Running Back to Me" by Ruby	Fatboy Slim, Camille Yarbrough Camille Yarbrough Camille Yarbrough is an American musician, actress, poet, activist, television producer, and author. She is perhaps best known for "Take Yo' Praise", which Fatboy Slim sampled from in his track "Praise You" in 1998. "Take Yo' Praise" was originally recorded in 1975 for Camille Yarbrough's first...	5:23
10	"Love Island"		Fatboy Slim	5:18
11	"Acid 8000"		Fatboy Slim	7:28

Bonus tracks

#	Title	Writer	Time
12	"How Could They Hear Us" (only on Australian edition)	Fatboy Slim	5:08<[A]
12	"The World Went Down" (Japanese edition)	Fatboy Slim	6:43[A]

Bonus disc on some editions

#	Title	Samples	Writer	Time
1	"Everybody Loves a Carnival (radio edit)"	"Everybody Needs Love" by Edwin Starr Edwin Starr Edwin Starr was an American soul music singer. Starr is most famous for his Norman Whitfield produced singles of the 1970s, most notably the number one hit "War".-Biography:... "Give It Up" by The Goodmen	Fatboy Slim	4:05
2	"Michael Jackson"	"Michael Jackson" by Negativland Negativland Negativland is an experimental music and sound collage band which originated in the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1970s. They took their name from a Neu! song, while their record label is named after another Neu! song... "Straight Outta Compton Straight Outta Compton (song) "Straight Outta Compton" is the lead single from N.W.A's second album with the same name. It was released in 1988. It also appears on N.W.A's Greatest Hits with an extended mix and The Best of N.W.A. It was voted number 19 on About.com's Top 100 Rap Songs, and is ranked number 6 on VH1's 100... " by N.W.A	Fatboy Slim	5:47
3	"Next to Nothing"	"Gravitational Arch of 10" by Vapourspace	Fatboy Slim	7:15
4	"Es Paradis"		Fatboy Slim	5:43

10th Anniversary bonus disc

#	Title	Samples	Writer	Time
1	"Cowboy" (featuring Eve)		Eve Jeffers, Jay "Icepick" Jackson, Kaseem Dean, Mashonda Tifrere Mashonda Mashonda Tifrere , often known simply as Mashonda, is an American R&B singer-songwriter and recording artist. Born and raised in Harlem, New York, she graduated from St. Mark the Evangelist School in 1992. Tifrere gained exposure in the early 2000s appearing on songs from highly acclaimed hip hop... , Norman Cook	5:33
2	"Radioactivity Radioactivity (song) Fatboy Slim covered "Radioactivity" on his compilation album Late Night Tales: Fatboy Slim. The song was released as a limited edition 7" single.- Track listing :# "Radioactivity" - Fatboy Slim# "Everything Is Everything" - Bootsy Collins... "		Emil Schult Emil Schult Emil Schult is a German painter, poet and musician.He is most famous for his collaborations with the electronic music band Kraftwerk. He has created most of their sleeve designs since 1973... , Florian Schneider Florian Schneider Florian Schneider-Esleben is one of the founding members of electronic music band Kraftwerk. He left the band in November 2008.-Career:... , Ralf Hütter Ralf Hütter Ralf Hütter is the lead singer, keyboardist, and reportedly leader of the electronic-music band Kraftwerk. Since the departure of Florian Schneider in 2008, he is also the group's sole remaining founding member....	3:41
3	"Because We Can"	"Feelin' So Good (S.K.O.O.B.Y.-D.O.O.)" by The Archies The Archies The Archies are a garage band founded by Archie Andrews, Reggie Mantle, and Jughead Jones, a group of adolescent fictional characters of the Archie universe, in the context of the animated TV series, The Archie Show...	Jim Broadbent Jim Broadbent James "Jim" Broadbent is an English theatre, film, and television actor. He is known for his roles in Iris, Moulin Rouge!, Topsy-Turvy, Hot Fuzz, and Bridget Jones' Diary... , Marius Devrie Marius de Vries Marius Van Wyk de Vries is an English music producer and composer. He has been behind some of the key albums and soundtracks of recent times, gathering five Grammy nominations, two BAFTAs, and an Ivor Novello award along the way.-Music Producer:... , Norman Cook	3:29
4	"Always Read the Label"	"Stereo Freeze" by Jackie Mittoo Jackie Mittoo Jackie Mittoo was a Jamaican keyboardist, songwriter and musical director. He was a founding member of The Skatalites and was a mentor to many younger performers, primarily through his work as musical director for the Studio One record label.-Biography:He was born Donat Roy Mittoo in Browns Town,... "Pedro Navaja" by Rubén Blades Rubén Blades Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna is a Panamanian salsa singer, songwriter, lawyer, actor, Latin jazz musician, and politician, performing musically most often in the Afro-Cuban and Latin jazz genres...	Norman Cook	5:52
5	"Tweakers Delight"		Norman Cook	3:08
6	"The World Went Down"		Norman Cook	6:43
7	"Jack It Up (DJ Delite)"		Norman Cook	4:05
8	"Don't Forget Your Teeth"	"Word Play" by X-Ecutioners "Barkin' Up the Wrong Tree" by James Young and the House Wreckers	Norman Cook	5:41
9	"Praise You (original version)"		Camille Yarborough	6:41
10	"Lounge Island"		Norman Cook	3:13

Charts

Charts (1998)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...	1
U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	34
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical...	2
Charts (1999)	Peak position
Canadian RPM RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... Albums Chart Canadian Albums Chart The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS...	13
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums	10
Charts (2000)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	10

Releases

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue
United Kingdom	19 October 1998	Skint Skint Records Skint Records is a Brighton based dance music record label owned by JC Reid, Tim Jeffery and Damian Harris. It was created as a sublabel of Loaded Records, also founded by Reid and Jeffery...	CD	BRASSIC 11CD
			2×LP	BRASSIC 11LP
	22 September 2008		2×CD	BRASSIC 56CD

Personnel

Information taken from Allmusic.

• Norman Cook – performer, producer
• Simon Thornton
  Simon Thornton
  Simon Thornton is a Brighton-based recording engineer, mix engineer, remixer, producer and musician.First worked at Esselle Beat studios in late 1980s, but later became resident engineer for Norman Cook in all his various guises as Fatboy Slim, Freakpower, Pizzaman, Mighty Dub Katz et al.Thornton...
  
   – engineer, mixing, photography

External links

• You've Come a Long Way, Baby at Discogs
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