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.[4] It also went on music charts in many other countries.[5][6]
| "Firestarter" | |
|---|---|
| Single by the Prodigy | |
| from the album The Fat of the Land | |
| B-side | "Molotov Bitch" |
| Released | 18 March 1996[1] |
| Recorded | Essex, England |
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| Songwriter(s) | |
| Producer(s) | Liam Howlett |
| Music video | |
| "Firestarter" on YouTube | |
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.[7]
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.[8]
References
change- ↑ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 16 March 1996. p. 35. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ↑ "Q&A: The Prodigy Look Back on the Most Aggressive Career in Electronic History". 27 April 2015. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ↑ Pattison, Louis (2008). "The Prodigy Fat Of The Land Review". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Sinclair, David (23 March 1996). "Pop Single; Weekend". The Times.
- ↑ Cusson, Michael (2013-01-24). "Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-01-10.