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Gangster Tripping

{{Short description|1998 single by Fatboy Slim}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Gangster Trippin

| cover = Fatboy Slim - Gangster Tripping.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Fatboy Slim

| album = You've Come a Long Way, Baby

| B-side =

  • "The World Went Down"
  • "Jack It Up (DJ Delite)"

| released = {{start date|1998|10|5|df=y}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Big beat

| length = 5:20

| label = Skint

| writer =

| producer = Fatboy Slim

| prev_title = The Rockafeller Skank

| prev_year = 1998

| next_title = Praise You

| next_year = 1999

}}

"Gangster Tripping" (released as a single under the name "Gangster Trippin", which is also the title of the clean version that censors profanity) is a song by British big beat musician Fatboy Slim. It was released on 5 October 1998 as the second single from his second studio album, You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998).

Samples

The song contains samples[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Toljny3CGo4 Making of 'Fatboy Slim - Gangster Trippin' in Ableton by Sonic Academy] from "Entropy" by DJ Shadow,[http://www.whosampled.com/artist/Fatboy%20Slim/ WhoSampled – Discover Fatboy Slim's Sample-Based Music and Cover Songs] "Word Play" and "The Turntablist Anthem" by the X-Ecutioners, "Beatbox Wash" by the Dust Junkys (this track contains the song's chorus line), "Change the Mood" by Jackie Mittoo, "Sissy Walk" by Freedom Now Brothers, 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 {{abbr|No.|Number}} 3 in the United Kingdom 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[http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/madchester-rapper-mc-tunes-wins-4024653.amp MC Tunes wins court case over use of vocals] won a three-year court case to recover unpaid royalties for use of his vocals in the main chorus of the song.

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".{{Cite web|last=Songfacts|title=Gangster Tripping by Fatboy Slim - Songfacts|url=https://www.songfacts.com/facts/fatboy-slim/gangster-tripping|access-date=October 8, 2024|website=www.songfacts.com|language=en}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2001/08/22/roman_coppolla_interview.shtml |title=BBC – Films – interview – Roman Coppola |publisher=BBC}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/my-60s-european-movie/Content?oid=10911 |title=My '60s European Movie – One Q, One A with Roman Coppola |publisher=TheStranger}}

Track listings

Standard CD, 12-inch, and cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=Gangster Trippin|others=Fatboy Slim|year=1998|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=Skint Records|id=SKINT 39 CD}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Gangster Trippin|others=Fatboy Slim|year=1998|type=UK 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=Skint Records|id=SKINT 39}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Gangster Trippin|others=Fatboy Slim|year=1998|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Skint Records|id=SKINT MC39}}

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

European CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Gangster Trippin|others=Fatboy Slim|year=1998|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=Skint Records|id=SKI 666415 1}}

  1. "Gangster Trippin"
  2. "The World Went Down"

Japanese CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Gangster Trippin|others=Fatboy Slim|year=1998|type=Japanese CD single liner notes|publisher=Skint Records|id=ESCA 7349}}

  1. "Gangster Trippin" (radio edit)
  2. "Gangster Trippin" (full version)
  3. "Jack It Up (DJ Delite)"

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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!Chart (1998)

!Peak
position

scope="row"|Australia (ARIA){{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}}

|75

scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1998/MM-1998-10-24.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=15|issue=43|page=16|date=24 October 1998|access-date=4 June 2020}}

|20

{{single chart|Finland|6|artist=Fatboy Slim|song=Gangster Trippin|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Germany|98|artist=Fatboy Slim|song=Gangster Trippin|songid=3802|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"|Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40){{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2975771#page/n9/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn (22.10–29.10. 1998)|newspaper=Dagblaðið Vísir|language=is|page=10|date=23 October 1998|access-date=4 October 2019}}

|14

{{single chart|Ireland2|17|song=Gangster Trippin'|rowheader=true|access-date=7 November 2018}}
scope="row"|Italy (Musica e dischi){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1998/BB-1998-10-31.pdf|title=Hits of the World – Italy|magazine=Billboard|volume=110|issue=44|page=64|date=31 October 1998|access-date=4 June 2020}}

|13

{{single chart|Dutch100|68|artist=Fatboy Slim|song=Gangster Trippin|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|New Zealand|32|artist=Fatboy Slim|song=Gangster Trippin|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Scotland|5|date=19981017|rowheader=true|access-date=7 November 2018}}
{{single chart|Sweden|49|artist=Fatboy Slim|song=Gangster Trippin|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Switzerland|49|artist=Fatboy Slim|song=Gangster Trippin|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|UK|3|date=19981017|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|UKdance|3|date=19981017|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|UKindie|1|date=19981017|rowheader=true|access-date=7 November 2018}}

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=Year-end charts=

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!Chart (1998)

!Position

scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=http://hosting1642755.az.pl/sp%20uk%20best%201998.html|title=Najlepsze single na UK Top 40–1998 wg sprzedaży|language=pl|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150604184020/http://hosting1642755.az.pl/sp%20uk%20best%201998.html|archive-date=4 June 2015|access-date=1 May 2019}}

|106

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Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Fatboy Slim|title=Gangster Trippin'|award=Silver|relyear=1998|certyear=2013|id=12523-1880-1|access-date=6 June 2021}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}

Release history

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!scope="col"|Region

!scope="col"|Date

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!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row"|United Kingdom

|5 October 1998

|{{hlist|12-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}}

|rowspan="2"|Skint

|{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1998/Music-Week-1998-10-03-S-OCR.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=25|date=3 October 1998|access-date=6 July 2021}} Misprinted as 5 September.

scope="row"|Japan

|14 October 1998

|CD

|{{cite web|url=http://www.sme.co.jp/Music/International/Arch/ES/FatboySlim/|title=Fatboy Slim|publisher=Sony Music Entertainment Japan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010104095000/http://www.sme.co.jp/Music/International/Arch/ES/FatboySlim/|archive-date=4 January 2001|access-date=25 August 2023}} Click on Discography.

scope="row"|United States

|20 July 1999

|Alternative radio

|{{hlist|Astralwerks|Skint}}

|{{cite magazine|title=Alternative: Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1308|page=118|date=16 July 1999}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Fatboy Slim}}

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Category:1998 songs

Category:1998 singles

Category:Astralwerks singles

Category:Fatboy Slim songs

Category:Music videos directed by Roman Coppola

Category:Songs written by Norman Cook

Category:Skint Records singles

Category:UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles