Here Comes the Fuzz

Here Comes the Fuzz
Studio album by Mark Ronson
Released	September 8, 2003
Recorded	2002–03
Genre	Alternative hip hop
Length	39:24
Label	Elektra
Producer	Mark Ronson Dominique Trenier (exec.)
Mark Ronson chronology
Here Comes the Fuzz (2003) Version (2007)
Singles from Here Comes the Fuzz
"Ooh Wee" Released: 20 October 2003 "NYC Rules" Released: 16 February 2004 "She's Got Me" Released: 23 August 2004

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Blender	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	(C)[3]
The Guardian	[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]

Here Comes the Fuzz is the debut studio album by British producer Mark Ronson. The album was released on September 8, 2003, lead by the lead single, "Ooh Wee". Unlike Ronson's later releases, his debut album focuses more on the genre of hip-hop, with guest appearances from a number of famous rappers and hip-hop alumni, including Ghostface Killah, M.O.P., Nate Dogg, Saigon and Sean Paul. The album also features appearances from singers Rivers Cuomo and Daniel Merriweather, whose commercial breakthrough came with this album. The album did not perform well chart wise, only peaking at #70 in Ronson's home territory, however it did sell more than 18,000 copies in the US.^[6] Ronson later addressed the failure of the album, often by joking that "only 12 people bought it."

Recording

The song "International Affair" was originally released on Sean Paul's 2002 album Dutty Rock, and featured vocals from Debi Nova instead of Tweet. Nova contributes vocals to the album track "Tomorrow". Rolling Stone predicted the album would stop the critical ill-will towards Ronson, saying Ronson "serves up a grab bag of pumping beats."^[7] Entertainment Weekly gave the album a C, saying "the collection's overall disco-licious come-together vibe is cloying and insubstantial."^[8] The popularity of the album grew following the release of the follow-up album Version in 2007, which saw Ronson collaborate with a number of well-known British and American artists on covers of well-known songs.

Singles

• "Ooh Wee", featuring vocals from Ghostface Killah, Nate Dogg, Trife Diesel and Saigon, was released as the album's lead single on October 20, 2003. The song was a top twenty hit in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and the single also charted at #80 on the United States Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and #83 in Australia.

• "NYC Rules", featuring vocals from Daniel Merriweather and Saigon, was released as the album's second single on February 16, 2004. The single was only released in Australia, and for its release, was re-titled "City Rules". It was promoted as Merriweather's first single in the country, and the cover art stated Ronson as the featured artist. The track peaked at #76 on the ARIA Charts.

• "She's Got Me", again featuring vocals from Daniel Merriweather, was released as the album's third single on August 23, 2004. The single was again only released in Australia, and was promoted as Merriweather's second single in the country, with the cover art once again stating Ronson as the featured artist. The track faired slightly better, peaking at #69 on the ARIA Charts.

Track listing

• "Ooh Wee" samples "Sunny" by Boney M. and "Scorpio" by Dennis Coffey.

Chart performance

Release history

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