Gangster Tripping

"Gangster Tripping" (released as a single under the name "Gangster Trippin", which is also the title of the clean version that censors profanity) is a song by British big beat musician Fatboy Slim. It was released on 5 October 1998 as the second single from his second studio album, You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998).
==Samples==
The song contains samplesMaking of 'Fatboy Slim - Gangster Trippin' in Ableton by Sonic Academy from "Entropy" by DJ Shadow,WhoSampled – Discover Fatboy Slim's Sample-Based Music and Cover Songs "Word Play" and "The Turntablist Anthem" by the X-Ecutioners, "Beatbox Wash" by the Dust Junkys (this track contains the song's chorus line), "Change the Mood" by Jackie Mittoo, "Sissy Walk" by Freedom Now Brothers, and "You Did It" by Ann Robinson. The song was featured in the 2006 PlayStation Portable game Lumines II and the 1999 film Go. The single peaked at 3 in the United Kingdom and No. 49 in Switzerland.
The recognizable "We gotta kick that gangsta shit" sample comes from the first recorded live performance by jazz rap duo Pete Rock & CL Smooth (sampled by DJ Shadow on "Entropy"). In the radio cut, it was re-edited for censorship purposes.
In 2013, Nicky Lockett (aka MC Tunes) of the Dust JunkysMC Tunes wins court case over use of vocals won a three-year court case to recover unpaid royalties for use of his vocals in the main chorus of the song.
==Music video==
The music video for "Gangster Trippin", directed by Roman Coppola, consists simply of scenes of furniture sets exploding, shown from multiple angles, and often in slow-motion. Fatboy Slim himself makes a cameo in the video, being shown on a photograph on the mirror where a lady stands up from. According to MTV at the time, the script for the video contained just one line: "Blow stuff up".
The video shows certain similarities to the ending of Antonioni's Zabriskie Point where several pieces of furniture are blown up similarly in slow motion and from different angles. Director Coppola often praised the works of Antonioni in interviews.
==Track listings==
Standard CD, 12-inch, and cassette single
# "Gangster Trippin"
# "The World Went Down"
# "Jack It Up (DJ Delite)"
European CD single
# "Gangster Trippin"
# "The World Went Down"
Japanese CD single
# "Gangster Trippin" (radio edit)
# "Gangster Trippin" (full version)
# "Jack It Up (DJ Delite)"
==Charts==
===Weekly charts===
Chart (1998) 	Peakposition
Australia (ARIA) 	75
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) 	20
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)	14
Italy (Musica e dischi) 	13
===Year-end charts===
Chart (1998) 	Position
UK Singles (OCC)	106
==Certifications==
==Release history==
Region 	Date 	Format(s) 	Label(s)	
United Kingdom	5 October 1998 	 	Skint 	Misprinted as 5 September.
Japan 	14 October 1998	CD 	Skint 	Click on Discography.
United States 	20 July 1999 	Alternative radio	 	
==References==
Category:1998 songs
Category:1998 singles
Category:Astralwerks singles
Category:Fatboy Slim songs
Category:Music videos directed by Roman Coppola
Category:Songs written by Norman Cook
Category:Skint Records singles
Category:UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles