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Star 69 (Fatboy Slim song)

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"'Star 69'" (also known as "'Star 69 (What the F**k)'") is a song by English electronic music producer Fatboy Slim, released on 23 April 2001 as the second single from his third studio album 'Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars' (2000). It was released as a double A-side single with "Weapon of Choice", as well as its own standalone release.

The song peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart and reached the top 40 in Australia, Finland, and Ireland. It was later sampled by Katy Perry and Nicki Minaj on their 2017 collaboration "Swish Swish". Despite being promoted as a single, "Star 69" was omitted from edited versions of 'Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars' due to its frequent looping of an expletive.

Background



The vocals on the song consist almost entirely of the repeating verse, "They know what is what, but they don't know what is what, they just strut. What the fuck?", sampled from "I Get Deep" by Roland Clark, which was also used on Fatboy Slim's song "Song for Shelter".

A radio edit of the track exists with the word "fuck" taken out. "Star 69" is popular with DJs and has often been remixed and used in mashups due to the vocal hook.

The song is included in the compilation CD 'Soundtrack 1: The Definitive Xbox Compilation', a compilation CD released in Canada to promote the first Xbox console.

Track listing



'CD'

'12-inch vinyl'

Charts



'"Star 69" / "Weapon of Choice"'

'"Year-end charts"'

'"Star 69"'

* 1 censored version

Release history



References



Category:Fatboy Slim songs

Category:2000 songs

Category:2001 singles

Category:Astralwerks singles

Category:Music based on Dune (franchise)

Category:Music videos directed by Spike Jonze

Category:Songs written by Norman Cook

Category:Skint Records singles

Category:UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles

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