Firestarter (The Prodigy song)

"Firestarter" is a song by the Prodigy. The Prodigy is an English electronic music group. The song was released as a single on 18 March 1996. It was the first single from The Fat of the Land (1997). The song was the Prodigy's tenth single. It is the group's first single to be number one on the UK Singles Chart (a British music chart). It was number one on the chart for three weeks. It also went on music charts in many other countries."Top National Sellers". Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 20. 18 May 1996. p. 26. Archived from the original on 23 August 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2023. 

The song has many samples of other music. The guitar sounds in "Firestarter" are from a song by the Breeders. The drums are from music by Ten City, an American R&B music group. There is also a sample from "Close (to the Edit)" by Art of Noise.Sinclair, David (23 March 1996). "Pop Single; Weekend". The Times.

Keith Flint was one of the singers for the Prodigy. He died on 4 March 2019. After he died, many people who liked the Prodigy tried to get "Firestarter" to number one on the UK Singles Chart again. The song went on Billboard's Dance/Electronic Digital Songs chart at this time.

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Category:1996 songs