Palookaville (album)
2004 studio album by Fatboy Slim
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Palookaville is the fourth and final studio album by English electronic music producer Fatboy Slim. It was first released on 4 October 2004 in the United Kingdom by Skint Records and a day later in the United States by Astralwerks. The album was nominated for the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album.[12]
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| Released | 4 October 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2003–2004 | |||
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| Length | 53:27 | |||
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| Producer | Fatboy Slim | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 53/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C+[3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
| The Irish Times | [5] |
| Mojo | [6] |
| Pitchfork | 4.6/10[7] |
| Q | [8] |
| Rolling Stone | [9] |
| Spin | B[10] |
| Uncut | [11] |
As of 2025, Palookaville is the last studio album Cook has released under the Fatboy Slim name. When asked in 2019 if he had any plans to make a new album under the alias, he responded "probably not", while further stating "If I ever got around to making another Fatboy Slim album it'll probably be in a time when albums are completely redundant as a format".[13]
Promotion
Football club Brighton and Hove Albion F.C. temporarily named their Withdean Stadium after the name of that album following their sponsorship deal with Skint Records.[14]
Critical reception
Palookaville was met with "mixed or average" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 53 based on 24 reviews.[1]
In a review for AllMusic, critic reviewer David Jeffries wrote: "Palookaville could stand one more trimming pass, but it gives Cook's canon the needed depth. Now there's a Fatboy Slim record for that rainy day and one the long-haired freaky people can enjoy."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Don't Let the Man Get You Down" | Norman Cook, Robert Leslie Emmerson | 4:01 |
| 2. | "Slash Dot Dash" | Cook | 2:53 |
| 3. | "Wonderful Night" (featuring Lateef) | Cook, Lateef Deaumont | 4:46 |
| 4. | "Long Way from Home" (featuring Jonny Quality) | Cook, Sean Moody | 4:44 |
| 5. | "Put It Back Together" (featuring Damon Albarn) | Cook, Damon Albarn | 4:36 |
| 6. | "Mi Bebé Masoquista" | Cook, Sheldon Silverstein, Michael Settle | 4:26 |
| 7. | "Push and Shove" (featuring Justin Robertson and Sharon Woolf) | Cook, Justin Robertson | 4:27 |
| 8. | "North West Three" | Cook, Beverley Kutner | 4:30 |
| 9. | "The Journey" (featuring Lateef) | Cook, Deaumont | 4:36 |
| 10. | "Jin Go Lo Ba" | Babatunde Olatunji | 4:40 |
| 11. | "Song for Chesh" | Cook | 4:19 |
| 12. | "The Joker" (featuring Bootsy Collins) | Steven Miller, Ahmet Ertegün, Memphis Curtis, Jr. | 5:21 |
| Total length: | 53:27 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 13. | "Close To Home" | Cook | 3:35 |
| 14. | "What They're Looking For" | Cook | 5:52 |
| 15. | "The River Card" | Cook | 4:43 |
| Total length: | 1:07:38 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Slash Dot Dash (DJ Delite)" | 2:27 |
| 2. | "Wonderful Night (Trash Remix)" | 4:47 |
| 3. | "Wonderful Night (Wonderful Nightclub Remix)" | 6:35 |
| 4. | "Jin Go Lo Ba (Jon Carter Mix)" | 7:06 |
| 5. | "The Joker (Justin Robertson Vocal Mix)" | 5:34 |
| 6. | "Push And Shove (Acoustic Version)" | 4:06 |
| Total length: | 30:46 | |
Personnel
- Norman Cook - samples, keyboards, synthesizer, programming, bass
- Simon Thornton - guitar, mixing, engineering
- Damon Albarn - vocals on "Put It Back Together"
- Lateef the Truthspeaker - vocals on "Wonderful Night" and "The Journey"
- Justin Robertson - vocals, bass and guitar on "Push and Shove"
- Sharon Woolf - additional vocals on "Put It Back Together" and "Push and Shove"
- Bootsy Collins - vocals on "The Joker"
- Jonny Quality - vocals and guitar on "Long Way from Home"
Charts
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] | 35 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] | 54 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] | 83 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[18] | 59 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] | 67 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[20] | 48 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[21] | 40 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[22] | 27 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] | 28 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[24] | 14 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[25] | 3 |
| US Billboard 200[26] | 149 |
| US Top Dance Albums (Billboard)[27] | 1 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Japan (RIAJ)[28] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[29] | Silver | 60,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||