Firestarter (The Prodigy song)

March 1996

Firestarter is a song by English big beat band The Prodigy.

He appeared on 18 March 1996 as the first single release of the album The Fat of the Land. Overall, this was the eleventh single by the band's history. The song was the first major international success of The Prodigy Keith Flint and presented for the first time as a punk frontman of the band to the forefront.

Background

The track used, among other samples from SOS by the American indie rock band The Breeders and Close ( to the Edit) by Art of Noise.

The black-and- white -held video was produced by Walter Stern and recorded in the abandoned subway station Aldwych. In England it was banned from the BBC program after the violent text had been criticized ( " Firestarter " means " arsonist " ) and because viewers had complained of Top of the Pops that Keith Flint's contortions in his provocative punk outfit their had a fright children. From the music video further one version without music.

An instrumental version of the piece is part of the soundtrack to the video game " WipEout 2097 ".

Cover versions

The American rock band Jimmy Eat World coverte the title in 2001 as an acoustic ballad. This version was first published together with the also gecoverten Wham! Title Last Christmas on a limited edition of 3000 pieces vinyl single and later used for the charity album 1 Love. 2004 brought the band an EP with Firestarter as the theme song out. Frontman Jim Adkins said: " I ​​do not particularly like, but rather to interpret the challenge of a song from a completely different genre recreate the original. " 2004 coverte Gene Simmons the song and released it on the album Asshole. 2011 Sepultura who covered the song, it appeared on the deluxe version of Cairo. Also, The Zimmers who covered the song Firestarter in 2008.

Track lists

XL Recordings

12 "

CD single

Maverick Records- 12 "

Mute Records CD single

Title 1 written by Liam Howlett and Keith Flint, Title 2 mixed by Empirion, Track 3 and 4 written by Liam Howlett.

Swell

Liam Howlett Keith Flint • • Maxim Reality

Sharky • Leeroy Thornhill

Experience • Music for the Jilted Generation • The Fat of the Land • Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned • Invaders Must Die

World's on Fire

Their Law: The Singles 1990-2005

"What Evil Lurks " • " Charly " • " Everybody in the Place " • " Fire / Jericho " • " Out of Space " • " Wind It Up ( Rewound ) " • " One Love " • " No Good (Start the Dance ) "•" Voodoo People "•" Poison " •" Firestarter "•" Breathe " •" Smack My Bitch Up "•" Baby 's Got a Temper " • " Girls / Memphis Bells " •" Hotride "•" Spitfire "•" Voodoo People / Out of Space " •" Invaders must Die "•" omen " • " Warrior 's Dance " • " Take Me to the Hospital "

Discography

  • Song 1996
  • Number -one hit
  • Rock song
  • The Prodigy song
Punk subculture Aldwych tube station Kairos (Album) Experience (The Prodigy album) Charly (song) Fire/Jericho Wind It Up (Rewound) One Love (The Prodigy song) No Good (Start the Dance) The Prodigy discography
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