The Prodigy: The Fat of the Land Released on June 30, 1997 The Fat of the Land is the third studio album by English electronic group The Prodigy . Produced by Liam Howlett
The album also presaged the “EDM” era by proving that instrumental electronic music could headline stadiums. However, it remains uniquely dark and unpolished compared to the sanitized festival EDM that followed. the prodigy the fat of the land full album
But 1997 was different. Britpop was peaking (Oasis, Blur). Hip-hop was in its shiny suit era (Puff Daddy, Mase). Rock radio was dominated by grunge hangovers. Liam Howlett wanted none of it. He locked himself away in his Essex studio, fueled by hip-hop, punk, and hardcore techno, determined to create a monster. The Prodigy: The Fat of the Land Released
The track is built on a sample of The Breeders’ “S.O.S.” and a riff from an obscure ’70s Italian horror soundtrack. Lyrically, it’s nonsense— “I’m the bitch you hated, filth infatuated” —but the delivery is everything. The video, shot in an abandoned London tube tunnel, was the first electronic music video to be playlisted on MTV’s Buzz Bin in the US. The album crossed over immediately. Hip-hop was in its shiny suit era (Puff Daddy, Mase)
in over 20 countries, including both the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200. 10 million copies