| "Everybody Needs a 303" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Single by Fatboy Slim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Better Living Through Chemistry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Released | March 1996 (original release) 20 October 1997 (first remix) November 1997 ("Everybody Loves a Carnival") |
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| Genre | Big beat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 5:49 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Skint | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Fatboy Slim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Producer | Fatboy Slim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Everybody Needs a 303" is the debut single by British big beat artist Fatboy Slim. It was released from his first album, Better Living Through Chemistry, in 1996. The original version placed at No. 191 on the UK Singles Chart. The first remix of the song, however, went to a higher place on the UK Singles Chart, reaching No. 34.
The title refers to the classic Roland bass synth, the TB-303. The song samples a 1970 Edwin Starr song entitled "Everybody Needs Love".
The song was also remixed as "Everybody Loves a Carnival" featuring samples from The Goodmen's "Give It Up". The remix reached No. 199 on the UK Singles Chart.
The song was featured on the Lost in Space soundtrack.
| Chart (1996) | Peak Position |
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| UK Singles Chart | 191 |
| Chart (1997) | Peak Position |
| UK Singles Chart | 34 |
| Chart (2002) | Peak Position |
| UK Singles Chart | 199 |
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