Gangster Tripping

"Gangster Tripping" (released as a single under the name "Gangster Trippin") is a song by British big beat musician Fatboy Slim. It was released in October 1998 as the second single from his album You've Come a Long Way, Baby.

"Gangster Trippin"
Single by Fatboy Slim
from the album You've Come a Long Way, Baby
Released5 October 1998
Genre
Length5:20
LabelSkint
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Fatboy Slim
Fatboy Slim singles chronology
"The Rockafeller Skank"
(1998)		 "Gangster Trippin"
(1998)		 "Praise You"
(1999)

Samples

The song contains samples[1] from "Entropy" by DJ Shadow,[2] "Word Play" and "The Turntablist Anthem" by the X-Ecutioners,[2] "Beatbox Wash" by the Dust Junkys (this track contains the song's chorus line),[2] Change The Mood by Jackie Mittoo 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 No. 3 in the UK 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 Junkys [3] won a three-year court case to recover unpaid royalties for use of his vocals in the main chorus of the song.

Track listing
  1. "Gangster Trippin"
  2. "The World Went Down"
  3. "Jack It Up (DJ Delite)"

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.[4][5]

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] Silver 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Making of 'Fatboy Slim - Gangster Trippin' in Ableton by Sonic Academy
  2. WhoSampled - Discover Fatboy Slim's Sample-Based Music and Cover Songs
  3. MC Tunes wins court case over use of vocals
  4. "BBC - Films - interview - Roman Coppola". BBC.
  5. "My '60s European Movie - One Q, One A with Roman Coppola". TheStranger.
  6. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  7. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 15 no. 43. 24 October 1998. p. 16. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  8. "Fatboy Slim: Gangster Trippin" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Fatboy Slim – Gangster Trippin". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  10. "Íslenski Listinn (22.10–29.10. 1998)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 23 October 1998. p. 10. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  11. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Gangster Trippin'". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  12. "Hits of the World – Italy" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 110 no. 44. 31 October 1998. p. 64. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  13. "Dutchcharts.nl – Fatboy Slim – Gangster Trippin" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  14. "Charts.nz – Fatboy Slim – Gangster Trippin". Top 40 Singles.
  15. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  16. "Swedishcharts.com – Fatboy Slim – Gangster Trippin". Singles Top 100.
  17. "Swisscharts.com – Fatboy Slim – Gangster Trippin". Swiss Singles Chart.
  18. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  19. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  20. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  21. "Najlepsze single na UK Top 40-1998 wg sprzedaży" (in Polish). Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  22. "British single certifications – Fatboy Slim – Gangster Trippin'". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 November 2018. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Gangster Trippin' in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.


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