{"id":43161,"date":"2026-08-13T13:39:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T08:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=43161"},"modified":"2026-08-13T13:39:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T08:39:32","slug":"fatboy-slims-better-living-through-chemistry-celebrates-30-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=43161","title":{"rendered":"Fatboy Slim\u2019s \u2018Better Living Through Chemistry\u2019 Celebrates 30 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/fatboy-slim\/\">Fatboy Slim<\/a>\u2019s <em>Better Living Through Chemistry<\/em> is celebrating its 30<sup>th<\/sup> birthday, and we\u2019re getting the presents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe much-loved debut from Norman Cook\u2019s house music alter ego will be reissued digitally on Sept. 25 via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/t\/bmg\/\" id=\"auto-tag_bmg\" data-tag=\"bmg\">BMG<\/a>, with special-edition LP and CD editions following on Oct. 2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tReleased in 1996, <em>Chemistry<\/em> was the launch pad for Fatboy Slim, a spearhead for a golden era for British electronic music which included The Prodigy, Chemical Brothers, Aphex Twin and Underworld in its ranks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-related-artists \/\/ lrv-u-margin-tb-1 lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-align-items-center lrv-u-margin-l-00@desktop-xl a-glue@desktop-xl lrv-a-glue--t-0 lrv-a-glue--l-0 u-margin-t-29px@desktop u-margin-t-250@mobile-max u-margin-lr-auto@desktop-xl-max u-max-width-400@desktop-xl-max u-width-100p@mobile-max u-max-width-80@desktop-xl\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-u-color-white a-font-primary-fancy-m lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-text-align-center a-article-related-module-title lrv-u-padding-tb-050\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tExplore\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<div class=\"a-article-related-module-wrap lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl lrv-u-flex-grow-1 u-width-100p\">\n<div class=\"o-card lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl u-flex-direction-column@desktop-xl-max u-align-items-center lrv-u-position-relative u-flex-basis-100p lrv-u-padding-b-075\">\n<div class=\"o-card__image-wrap lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column u-width-80 u-width-160@mobile-max lrv-a-glue-parent lrv-u-flex-shrink-0\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-height-100p\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/fatboy-slim\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"a-crop-1x1 lrv-u-height-100p\" style=\"\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-billboard-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-billboard-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" alt=\"\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"o-indicator lrv-a-glue a-glue--b-n050 lrv-a-glue--r-0 a-glue--t-auto a-glue--l-0 lrv-u-margin-lr-auto u-pointer-events-none lrv-u-background-color-brand-primary lrv-u-border-radius-50p u-width-20 u-height-20 a-icon-related-artist lrv-a-icon-after\"><\/p>\n<p>\t<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"c-tagline  a-font-secondary-fancy-xxxs@desktop-xl a-font-secondary-fancy-s@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-color-black u-padding-t-13 lrv-u-padding-b-2 lrv-u-margin-tb-00 lrv-u-text-align-center lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-color-black lrv-u-width-100p\">See latest videos, charts and news<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe collection housed the singles \u201cEverybody Needs a 303,\u201d \u201cPunk to Funk\u201d (both released in 1996) and \u201cGoing Out of My Head\u201d (1997). Although it only peaked at No. 69 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart, the collection paved the way for Cook\u2019s future commercial successes, and high-profile festival and headline spots around the globe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tNext up, Fatboy Slim\u2019s<em> You\u2019ve Come A Long Way Baby<\/em> dropped in 1998 and spent four weeks at No. 1 in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201c<em>Better Living Through Chemistry <\/em>was basically me figuring out what I was doing,\u201d comments Cook in a statement. \u201cI was making music for the dancefloor, the bedroom, the afterparty and anyone who\u2019d listen. Looking back, it\u2019s got all the mistakes, experiments and madness of that time in it, but that\u2019s probably what I love about it most.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe project was inspired by Cook\u2019s Big Beat Boutique club nights at Brighton\u2019s Concorde, and its floppy disc-inspired cover art was both a nod to New Order\u2019s \u201cBlue Monday\u201d 12-inch sleeve, and to technology\u2019s evolution and its connection to the hip of electronic music.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tCook is a man of many music hats. 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The much-loved debut from Norman Cook\u2019s house music alter ego will be reissued digitally on Sept. 25 via BMG, with special-edition LP and CD editions following on Oct. 2. 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