2004 studio album by Fatboy Slim
Palookaville Released 4 October 2004 Recorded 2003–2004 Genre Length 53 :27 Label Producer Fatboy Slim
Palookaville is the fourth and final studio album by English electronic music producer Fatboy Slim . It was first released on 4 October 2004 in the United Kingdom by Skint Records and a day later in the United States by Astralwerks . The album was nominated for the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album .[ 12]
Football club Brighton and Hove Albion F.C. temporarily named their Withdean Stadium after the name of that album following their sponsorship deal with Skint Records.[ 13]
Palookaville was met with "mixed or average" reviews from critics. At Metacritic , which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 53 based on 24 reviews.[ 1]
In a review for AllMusic , critic reviewer David Jeffries wrote: "Palookaville could stand one more trimming pass, but it gives Cook's canon the needed depth. Now there's a Fatboy Slim record for that rainy day and one the long-haired freaky people can enjoy."[ 2]
Title Writer(s) 1. "Don't Let the Man Get You Down" Norman Cook, Robert Leslie Emmerson 4:01 2. "Slash Dot Dash " Cook 2:53 3. "Wonderful Night " (featuring Lateef ) Cook, Lateef Deaumont 4:46 4. "Long Way from Home" (featuring Jonny Quality) Cook, Sean Moody 4:44 5. "Put It Back Together" (featuring Damon Albarn ) Cook, Damon Albarn 4:36 6. "Mi Bebé Masoquista" Cook, Sheldon Silverstein , Michael Settle 4:26 7. "Push and Shove" (featuring Justin Robertson and Sharon Woolf) Cook, Justin Robertson 4:27 8. "North West Three" Cook, Beverley Kutner 4:30 9. "The Journey" (featuring Lateef) Cook, Deaumont 4:36 10. "Jin Go Lo Ba " Babatunde Olatunji 4:40 11. "Song for Chesh" Cook 4:19 12. "The Joker " (featuring Bootsy Collins ) Steven Miller , Ahmet Ertegün , Memphis Curtis, Jr. 5:21 Total length: 53:27
Japanese edition bonus tracks Title Writer(s) 13. "What They're Looking For" Cook 5:52 14. "Close To Home" Cook 3:35 Total length: 1:02:55
Japanese limited edition bonus disc Title 1. "Slash Dot Dash (DJ Delite)" 2:27 2. "Wonderful Night (Trash Remix)" 4:47 3. "Wonderful Night (Wonderful Nightclub Remix)" 6:35 4. "Jin Go Lo Ba (Jon Carter Mix)" 7:06 5. "The Joker (Justin Robertson Vocal Mix)" 5:34 6. "Push And Shove (Acoustic Version)" 4:06 Total length: 30:46
Norman Cook - samples, keyboards, synthesizer, programming, bass Simon Thornton - guitar, mixing, engineering Damon Albarn - vocals on "Put It Back Together" Lateef the Truthspeaker - vocals on "Wonderful Night" and "The Journey" Justin Robertson - vocals, bass and guitar on "Push and Shove" Sharon Woolf - additional vocals on "Put It Back Together" and "Push and Shove" Bootsy Collins - vocals on "The Joker" Jonny Quality - vocals and guitar on "Long Way from Home" ^ a b "Reviews for Palookaville by Fatboy Slim" . Metacritic . Retrieved 16 April 2021 . ^ a b Jeffries, David. "Palookaville – Fatboy Slim" . AllMusic . Retrieved 15 September 2011 . ^ Greenblatt, Leah (8 October 2004). "Palookaville" . Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2011 . ^ Sullivan, Caroline (1 October 2004). "Fatboy Slim, Palookaville" . The Guardian . Retrieved 15 September 2011 . ^ Carroll, Jim (8 October 2004). "Fatboy Slim: Palookaville (Skint)" . The Irish Times . Retrieved 11 February 2018 . ^ "Fatboy Slim: Palookaville". Mojo (131): 104. October 2004. ^ Loftus, Johnny (5 October 2004). "Fatboy Slim: Palookaville" . Pitchfork . Retrieved 15 September 2011 . ^ "Fatboy Slim: Palookaville". Q (220): 120. November 2004. ^ Sinagra, Laura (22 September 2004). "Palookaville" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved 15 September 2011 . ^ Wood, Mikael (October 2004). "Fatboy Slim: Palookaville / Prodigy: Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned" . Spin . 20 (10): 115–17. Retrieved 11 February 2018 . ^ "Fatboy Slim: Palookaville". Uncut (90): 99. November 2004. ^ "BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Grammy Awards 2006: Key winners" . BBC News . 9 February 2006. Retrieved 2 July 2015 . ^ "Fatboy calls the tune" Archived 26 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine , The Argus , 4 October 2004 ^ "Austriancharts.at – Fatboy Slim – Palookaville" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 April 2021. ^ "Ultratop.be – Fatboy Slim – Palookaville" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 April 2021. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Fatboy Slim – Palookaville" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 April 2021. ^ "Lescharts.com – Fatboy Slim – Palookaville" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 April 2021. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Fatboy Slim – Palookaville" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved 16 April 2021. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Fatboy Slim – Palookaville" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 April 2021. ^ "Charts.nz – Fatboy Slim – Palookaville" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 April 2021. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 16 April 2021. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Fatboy Slim – Palookaville" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 April 2021. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 16 April 2021. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 16 April 2021. ^ "Fatboy Slim Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved 16 April 2021. ^ "Fatboy Slim Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved 16 April 2021. ^ "Japanese album certifications – Fatboy Slim – Palookaville" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan . Retrieved 12 April 2020 . Select 2005年8月 on the drop-down menu ^ "British album certifications – Fatboy Slim – Palookaville" . British Phonographic Industry .
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