You've Come a Long Way, Baby

You've Come a Long Way, Baby is the second studio album by Fatboy Slim. It was first released on 19 October 1998 in the United Kingdom by Skint Records and a day later in the United States by Astralwerks. Cook recorded and produced the album at his home studio in Brighton, known as the House of Love, using an Atari ST computer, Creator software, and floppy disks. The photo on the album cover was originally taken at the 1983 Fat Peoples Festival in Danville, Virginia; for the North American release, the album cover was changed to an image of shelves stacked with records.

This article is about the Fatboy Slim album. For the advertising jingle, see Virginia Slims § Marketing.

You've Come a Long Way, Baby
Studio album by
Fatboy Slim
Released19 October 1998
StudioThe House of Love, Brighton
Genre
Length62:00
Label
ProducerNorman Cook
Fatboy Slim chronology
Better Living Through Chemistry
(1996)		 You've Come a Long Way, Baby
(1998)		 Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars
(2000)
Alternative cover
North American cover
Singles from You've Come a Long Way, Baby
  1. "The Rockafeller Skank"
    Released: 8 June 1998
  2. "Gangster Tripping"
    Released: 5 October 1998
  3. "Praise You"
    Released: 4 January 1999
  4. "Right Here, Right Now"
    Released: 19 April 1999
  5. "Build It Up – Tear It Down"
    Released: 15 September 1999

You've Come a Long Way, Baby proved to be Cook's global breakthrough album, peaking at number one on the UK Albums Chart and number 34 on the US Billboard 200. Praised by critics for its sound and style, the album brought international attention to Cook, earning him a Brit Award in 1999, and was later certified four times platinum by the BPI and platinum by the RIAA. Four singles were released from the album: "The Rockafeller Skank", "Gangster Tripping", "Praise You", and "Right Here, Right Now", all of which peaked within the top ten on the UK Singles Chart. "Build It Up – Tear It Down" was also released as a promotional single.

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