Phat Planet

"Phat Planet" is a song by the English electronic group Leftfield, taken from their album Rhythm and Stealth, released in 1999. It is built on an insistent, two-note bassline, and the heavily distorted vocal of "Phat. Planet.", spoken by Barnes. It was not released as a single, but was used on the Surfer advert for Guinness.

"Phat Planet"
Song by Leftfield
from the album Rhythm and Stealth
Released20 September 1999
RecordedAugust 1999
GenreDub techno
Length5:24
LabelHard Hands
Higher Ground
Sony BMG
Songwriter(s)Paul Daley
Neil Barnes
Producer(s)Leftfield

Appearances and other releases
  • An early version of "Phat Planet" soundtracks the Surfer advert for Guinness. The bassline used in the advert later evolved into "Phat Planet".
  • The song was also used as the theme tune to the Transformers series Beast Machines.
  • In addition to its release on Rhythm and Stealth, the song is also included on the 2010 Sony Music Entertainment UK compilation Epic and the Guinness 250th Anniversary: the TV Ads album, where an edited version is found on the said album.
  • German dance act Bass Bumpers had a UK hit single in 2006 with a mash-up of "Phat Planet" and the Baywatch theme tune. This new version was entitled "Phat Beach (I'll Be Ready)" (with the group being credited as Naughty Boy on this Ministry Of Sound release) and got to Number 36 in the UK Single Chart.[1][2]

References
  1. https://top40-charts.com/artist.php?aid=7061
  2. https://www.recordoftheday.com/on-the-move/record/naughty-boy/phat-beach
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