Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars

Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars
Studio album by Fatboy Slim
Released 6 November 2000 (UK)
7 November 2000 (US)
Genre Big beat
Length 68:14
Label Skint (UK)
Astralwerks (US)
Producer Fatboy Slim
Fatboy Slim chronology
You've Come a Long Way, Baby
(1998)		 Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars
(2000)		 Palookaville
(2004)
Singles from Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars
  1. "Sunset (Bird of Prey)"
    Released: October 6, 2000
  2. "Demons"
    Released: 2001
  3. "Star 69 / Weapon of Choice"
    Released: November 6, 2001
  4. "Song for Shelter / Ya Mama"
    Released: December 6, 2001
  5. "Drop the Hate"
    Released: December 10, 2001
  6. "Retox"
    Released: January 14, 2002
  7. "Talkin' bout My Baby"
    Released: June 17, 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Alternative Press [2]
Billboard [3]
Robert Christgau (A-)[4]
Entertainment Weekly (B-)[5]
Mojo [6]
Rolling Stone [7]
Pitchfork Media (4.2/10}[8]
Q [9]
Spin [10]

Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars is the third studio album by British big beat artist Fatboy Slim, released in 2000. It features Macy Gray, Ashley Slater, Bootsy Collins, Roland Clark, Jim Morrison, and Roger Sanchez as guest contributors. The album's title is an allusion to the Oscar Wilde quote "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars", a line spoken by Lord Darlington in Lady Windermere's Fan.

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Talkin' bout My Baby"   3:43
2. "Star 69"   5:43
3. "Sunset (Bird of Prey)"   6:49
4. "Love Life" (with Macy Gray) 6:58
5. "Ya Mama"   5:38
6. "Mad Flava"   4:33
7. "Retox" (with Ashley Slater) 5:17
8. "Weapon of Choice" (with Bootsy Collins) 5:45
9. "Drop the Hate" (samples lyrics from a sermon by Rev. W. Leo Daniels) 5:30
10. "Demons" (with Macy Gray) 6:52
11. "Song for Shelter" (with Roland Clark and Roger Sanchez) 11:26

Note: On the iTunes release, "Talking 'bout my Baby (Reprise)" is separated from "Song for Shelter", making the track times 9:00 and 2:26 respectively.

Edited version

An edited version also exists, which removes "Star 69" (due to the song's multiple use of the word "fuck"), and removes the song's reprise at the end in "Song for Shelter".

References

  1. ^ John Bush. "Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/halfway-between-the-gutter-and-the-stars-r505012. Retrieved 9 September 2011. 
  2. ^ "Critic Reviews for Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars". Alternative Press (December 2000): 89. http://www.metacritic.com/music/halfway-between-the-gutter-and-the-stars/critic-reviews. Retrieved 9 September 2011. 
  3. ^ "Critic Reviews for Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars". Billboard. http://www.metacritic.com/music/halfway-between-the-gutter-and-the-stars/critic-reviews. Retrieved 9 September 2011. 
  4. ^ Robert Christgau. "Fatboy Slim". robertchristgau.com. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=453&name=Fatboy+Slim. Retrieved 9 September 2011. 
  5. ^ David Browne (6 November). "Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,65029,00.html. Retrieved 9 September 2011. 
  6. ^ "Critic Reviews for Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars". Mojo. http://www.metacritic.com/music/halfway-between-the-gutter-and-the-stars/critic-reviews. Retrieved 9 September 2011. 
  7. ^ "Critic Reviews for Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars". Rolling Stone. http://www.metacritic.com/music/halfway-between-the-gutter-and-the-stars/critic-reviews. Retrieved 9 September 2011. 
  8. ^ Richard M. Juzwiak (7 November 2000). "Fatboy Slim: Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/3008-halfway-between-the-gutter-and-the-stars/. Retrieved 9 September 2011. 
  9. ^ "Critic Reviews for Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars". Q. http://www.metacritic.com/music/halfway-between-the-gutter-and-the-stars/critic-reviews. Retrieved 9 September 2011. 
  10. ^ "Critic Reviews for Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars". Spin (December 2000): 214. http://www.metacritic.com/music/halfway-between-the-gutter-and-the-stars/critic-reviews. Retrieved 9 September 2011. 
Fatboy Slim
Studio albums
Better Living Through Chemistry · You've Come a Long Way, Baby · Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars · Palookaville · Here Lies Love
Live albums
Remix albums
Compilation albums
Limited releases
Beat Up the NME · Halfway Between the Gutter and the Guardian · The Legend Returns · Best of the Bootlegs
DVDs
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