Fat Cop
{{Short description|2001 single by Regurgitator}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Fat Cop
| cover = Fat_Cop_by_Regurgitator.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Regurgitator
| album = Eduardo and Rodriguez Wage War on T-Wrecks
| B-side =
| released = June 2001
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=22}}
| label = Warner Music Australasia
| writer = Ben Ely
| producer = Ben Ely, Quan Yeomans
| prev_title = Are You Being Served
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title = Super Straight
| next_year = 2001
| misc =
}}
"Fat Cop" is a song by Australian rock band Regurgitator. The song was released in June 2001 as the lead single from the band's fourth studio album Eduardo and Rodriguez Wage War on T-Wrecks. The single peaked at number 34 in Australia and it ranked at number 27 on Triple J's Hottest 100 in 2001.{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/history/2001.htm#1998b |title=Hottest 100 2001 |work=Triple J |accessdate=7 October 2019}}
In 2019, Tyler Jenke from The Brag ranked Regurgitator's best songs, with "Fat Cop" coming it at number 8. Jenke called the song "memorable" calling it "...a rap-rock influenced gem that tells the tale of the titular fat cop."{{cite web|url=https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/regurgitator-biggest-hits/|title=The 10 biggest hits from Brisbane alt-rock legends Regurgitator |website=The Brag| date=13 May 2019 |accessdate=7 October 2019}}
Track listings
{{Track listing
| headline = Australian CD Single
| title1 = Fat Cop
| length1 = 3:22
| title2 = Baby Steps
| length2 = 3:55
| title3 = Killer Budd
| length3 = 3:14
| title4 = Lounge Rhinocerous
| length4 = 2:51
}}
Charts
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scope="col"| Chart (2001)
!scope="col"| Peak |
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scope="row"{{singlechart|Australia|34|artist=Regurgitator|song=Fat Cop|accessdate=4 October 2019|refname="ARIA"}} |
Release history
References
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