You 've Come a Long Way, Baby - wikipedia You 've Come a Long Way, Baby This article is about the Fatboy Slim album. For the advertising jingle, see Virginia Slims § Marketing. You 've Come a Long Way, Baby Studio album by Fatboy Slim Released 19 October 1998 Studio The House of Love ( Brighton, England ) Genre Big beat Length 61 : 59 Label Skint Astralwerks Producer Norman Cook Fatboy Slim chronology Better Living Through Chemistry ( 1996 ) You 've Come a Long Way, Baby ( 1998 ) Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars ( 2000 ) Alternate cover North American version Singles from You 've Come a Long Way, Baby `` The Rockafeller Skank '' Released : 8 June 1998 `` Gangster Tripping '' Released : 5 October 1998 `` Praise You '' Released : 4 January 1999 `` Right Here, Right Now '' Released : 19 April 1999 `` Build It Up -- Tear It Down '' Released : 15 September 1999 Alternate cover Tenth anniversary edition You 've Come a Long Way, Baby is the second studio album by English electronic music producer Fatboy Slim. It was released on 19 October 1998 in the United Kingdom by Skint Records and in the United States by Astralwerks. The album was recorded and produced at Cook 's home studio called `` The House of Love '' in Brighton, England. The album was a critical and commercial success, containing four top ten singles. The album peaked at number one on the UK albums chart, number one in New Zealand, number two in Australia, and number thirty - four on the US Billboard 200. Four singles were released from the album : `` The Rockafeller Skank '', `` Gangster Tripping '', `` Praise You '', and `` Right Here, Right Now '', each of which reached the top 10 in the UK Singles Chart. `` Build It Up -- Tear It Down '' was also released as a promo, but not as a commercial single. The four singles from the album brought Fatboy Slim an international profile and You 've Come a Long Way, Baby was described as his ' global break - through album '. Its success earned him a Brit Award in 1999. Contents 1 Editing 2 Title and artwork 3 Critical reception 4 Track listing 5 Personnel 6 Charts 6.1 Weekly charts 6.2 Year - end charts 7 Certifications 8 Release history 9 References 10 External links Editing You 've Come a Long Way, Baby was recorded entirely using an Atari ST computer, Creator software and floppy disks. The album faced issues regarding the use of profanity, most notably on the track `` Fucking in Heaven '' ( renamed `` In Heaven '' in North America, and `` Illin in Heaven '' on the censored version ), where the word ' fucking ' is spoken 108 times by Freddy Fresh. The word `` shit '' is used in `` Gangster Tripping '' 57 times, which makes a total of 165 profanities. Because of this, the album was given a Parental Advisory sticker. It is possible that the repeated use of `` druggy '' in `` Kalifornia '' also required the sticker, which is not limited to simply profanity but also to drug references. Title and artwork The title You 've Come a Long Way, Baby was derived from a marketing slogan for Virginia Slims cigarettes. Conceived by Red Design, the album 's primary cover art features an obese young man dressed in a T - shirt bearing the words `` I 'm # 1 so why try harder '' while holding a cigarette in his left hand. The original photograph was taken at the 1983 Fat People 's Festival in Danville, Virginia and provided by the Rex Features photo library. Despite a series of enquiries, the man has not been identified. Additional photography for the You 've Come a Long Way, Baby liner notes was provided by Simon Thornton. The cover image was changed in North America to an image of shelves stacked with records. Critical reception Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic Encyclopedia of Popular Music Entertainment Weekly B+ Muzik NME 8 / 10 Pitchfork 8.2 / 10 Q Rolling Stone Select 5 / 5 Spin 8 / 10 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 ( BPI ), 3 × Platinum by the Australian Record Industry Association and platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ). In 2000, the album was ranked number 81 in Q magazine 's readers ' poll of the `` 100 Greatest British Albums Ever ''. The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Track listing No. Title Writer ( s ) Length 1. `` Right Here, Right Now '' Norman Cook, Dale Peters, Joe Walsh 6 : 27 2. `` The Rockafeller Skank '' Cook, John Barry, Winifred Terry 6 : 53 3. `` Fucking in Heaven '' Cook 3 : 54 4. `` Gangster Tripping '' Cook, Josh Davis, Sam Brox, Ganiyu Pierre Gasper, Stephen Jones, Nicholas Lockett, Myke Wilson 5 : 20 5. `` Build It Up - Tear It Down '' Cook, Patricia Miller 5 : 05 6. `` Kalifornia '' Cook, Mr. Natural 5 : 53 7. `` Soul Surfing '' Cook, Earl Nelson, Fred Smith 4 : 56 8. `` You 're Not from Brighton '' Cook 5 : 20 9. `` Praise You '' Cook, Camille Yarbrough 5 : 23 10. `` Love Island '' Cook 5 : 18 11. `` Acid 8000 '' Cook 7 : 28 Total length : 1 : 01 : 59 show Australian edition bonus track No. Title Writer ( s ) Length 12. `` How Could They Hear Us '' Cook 5 : 08 Total length : 1 : 07 : 07 show Japanese edition bonus track No. Title Writer ( s ) Length 12. `` The World Went Down '' Cook 6 : 43 Total length : 1 : 08 : 42 show UK limited edition bonus disc No. Title Writer ( s ) Length 1. `` Everybody Loves a Carnival '' ( radio edit ) Cook, Edwin Starr 4 : 05 2. `` Michael Jackson '' Cook 5 : 47 3. `` Next to Nothing '' Cook 7 : 15 4. `` Es Paradis '' Cook 5 : 43 Total length : 22 : 50 show Tenth anniversary deluxe edition bonus disc No. Title Writer ( s ) Length 1. `` Cowboy '' ( featuring Eve ) Cook, Kaseem Dean, Eve Jeffers, Jay `` Icepick '' Jackson, Mashonda Tifrere 5 : 34 2. `` Radioactivity '' ( featuring Myriam Tisler ) Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Emil Schult 3 : 41 3. `` Because We Can '' Cook, Jim Broadbent, Marius de Vries 3 : 29 4. `` Always Read the Label '' Cook 5 : 42 5. `` Tweakers Delight '' Cook 3 : 08 6. `` The World Went Down '' Cook 6 : 43 7. `` Jack It Up ( DJ Delite ) '' Cook 4 : 05 8. `` Do n't Forget Your Teeth '' Cook 5 : 41 9. `` Praise You '' ( original version ) Cook, Yarbrough 6 : 41 10. `` Lounge Island '' Cook 3 : 13 Total length : 48 : 07 Sample credits `` Right Here, Right Now '' contains samples of `` Ashes, the Rain, and I '', written by Dale Peters and Joe Walsh, and performed by the James Gang. `` The Rockafeller Skank '' contains samples of `` Sliced Tomatoes '', written by Winifred Terry and performed by the Just Brothers, and `` Beat Girl '', written and performed by John Barry. `` Gangster Trippin '' contains samples of `` Entropy '', written and performed by DJ Shadow ( Josh Davis ), and `` Beatbox Wash '', written and performed by the Dust Junkys ( Sam Brox, Ganiyu Pierre Gasper, Stephen Jones, Nicholas Lockett and Myke Wilson ). `` Build It Up -- Tear It Down '' contains samples of `` The Acid Test '', written by Patricia Miller and performed by The Purple Fox. `` Soul Surfing '' contains samples of `` I 'll Do a Little Bit More '', written by Earl Nelson and Fred Smith, and performed by The Olympics. `` Praise You '' contains samples of `` Take Yo Praise '', written and performed by Camille Yarbrough. Personnel Credits for You 've Come a Long Way, Baby adapted from liner notes. Norman Cook -- performer, production Red Design -- photography Simon Thornton -- engineering, mixing, photography Eve -- provides the vocals for the song `` Cowboy ''. Freddy Fresh -- provides the vocal sample for the song `` Fucking in Heaven ''. Myriam Tisler -- provides the vocals for the song `` Radioactivity ''. Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 1998 -- 2001 ) Peak position Australian Albums ( ARIA ) Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria ) 13 Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders ) 27 Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Wallonia ) 35 Canadian Albums ( Billboard ) 19 Finnish Albums ( Suomen virallinen lista ) 29 French Albums ( SNEP ) 10 German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100 ) 15 Irish Albums ( IRMA ) 19 New Zealand Albums ( RMNZ ) Norwegian Albums ( VG - lista ) 20 Scottish Albums ( OCC ) Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan ) 24 Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 23 UK Albums ( OCC ) UK Independent Albums ( OCC ) US Billboard 200 34 Year - end charts Chart ( 1999 ) Position German Albums Chart 48 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) 3 × Platinum 210,000 Canada ( Music Canada ) Platinum 100,000 France ( SNEP ) Platinum 397,100 Japan ( RIAJ ) Gold 100,000 Netherlands ( NVPI ) Gold 50,000 Switzerland ( IFPI Switzerland ) Gold 25,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) 4 × Platinum 1,200,000 United States ( RIAA ) Platinum 1,000,000 Worldwide ( IFPI ) N / A 3,000,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone Release history Region Date Label Format Catalog no. United Kingdom 19 October 1998 Skint Records CD BRASSIC 11CD LP BRASSIC 11LP United States 20 October 1998 Astralwerks ASW 66247 - 1 Cassette ASW 66247 CD ASW 66247 - 2 United Kingdom 4 December 1998 Skint Records MiniDisc BRASSIC 11MD Japan 6 April 1999 CD SKI 491973 13 July 1999 Sony Music Entertainment CD ( limited edition ) ESCA 491973 United Kingdom 22 September 2009 Skint Records CD ( deluxe edition ) BRASSIC 56CD References Jump up ^ `` Fatboy Slim - You 've Come A Long Way, Baby ''. Discogs. Retrieved 2016 - 03 - 12. ^ Jump up to : Petridis, Alexis ( 2004 - 09 - 10 ). `` How the Fatboy grew up ''. The Guardian. ISSN 0261 - 3077. Retrieved 2016 - 03 - 12. Jump up ^ Marcus, Tony ( April 1998 ). Meaty, Beaty, Big and Bouncy. Spin. SPIN Media LLC. p. 86. ^ Jump up to : `` ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2000 Albums ''. Aria.com.au. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 27. Jump up ^ `` Fatboy Slim Chart History ''. Billboard. Retrieved 27 July 2018. 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External links You 've Come a Long Way, Baby at Discogs ( list of releases ) You 've Come a Long Way, Baby at MusicBrainz ( list of releases ) Fatboy Slim Discography Awards and nominations Studio albums Better Living Through Chemistry You 've Come a Long Way, Baby Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars Palookaville Live albums On the Floor at the Boutique Live on Brighton Beach Big Beach Boutique II Soundtrack albums Here Lies Love Compilation albums The Fatboy Slim / Norman Cook Collection A Break from the Norm The Greatest Hits -- Why Try Harder Late Night Tales : Fatboy Slim EPs My Game Illuminati Camber Sands The Pimp Singles `` Everybody Needs a 303 '' `` Going Out of My Head '' `` The Rockafeller Skank '' `` Gangster Trippin '' `` Praise You '' `` Right Here, Right Now '' `` Sunset ( Bird of Prey ) '' `` Demons '' `` Star 69 '' / `` Weapon of Choice '' `` Song for Shelter '' / `` Ya Mama '' `` Drop the Hate '' `` Retox '' `` Talkin ' bout My Baby '' `` Slash Dot Dash '' `` Wonderful Night '' `` The Joker '' `` Do n't Let the Man Get You Down '' `` That Old Pair of Jeans '' `` Champion Sound '' `` Radioactivity '' `` Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat '' Video releases Big Beach Boutique II -- The Movie The Greatest Hits -- Why Make Videos Related articles Norman Cook discography The Housemartins Beats International Pizzaman Freak Power Southern Fried Records Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=You%27ve_Come_a_Long_Way,_Baby&oldid=866408213 '' Categories : 1998 albums Fatboy Slim albums Hidden categories : CS1 German - language sources ( de ) CS1 French - language sources ( fr ) CS1 Japanese - language sources ( ja ) CS1 Dutch - language sources ( nl ) EngvarB from September 2013 Use dmy dates from September 2013 Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters Articles with hAudio microformats Wikipedia articles needing clarification from December 2017 Certification Table Entry usages for Australia Certification Table Entry usages for Canada Certification Table Entry usages for France Certification Table Entry usages for Japan Certification Table Entry usages for Netherlands Certification Table Entry usages for Switzerland Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom Certification Table Entry usages for United States MusicBrainz release group same as Wikidata Articles with MusicBrainz release group links Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Français Italiano Latviešu Magyar Polski Português Русский Slovenčina Svenska Українська 4 more Edit links This page was last edited on 30 October 2018, at 03 : 55 ( UTC ). 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Question: who said you've come a long way baby
Answer: English electronic music producer Fatboy Slim