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

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
scope="col"| Chart (2001)

!scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"{{singlechart|Australia|34|artist=Regurgitator|song=Fat Cop|accessdate=4 October 2019|refname="ARIA"}}

Release history

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! Region

! Date

! Format

! Label

! Catalogue

Australia

| June 2001

| CD Single

| EastWest, Warner

| 8573882542

References