Is Praise You by Fatboy Slim a cover?
DMA’S have delivered their spin on Fatboy Slim’s 1998 hit ‘Praise You’ as part of Radio X’s ‘Phone Covers’ series. The somewhat stripped-down cover remains relatively faithful to the original, with Tommy O’Dell singing the song’s hook while Johnny Took plays acoustic guitar and Matt Mason handles keyboards.
Who wrote the song Praise You?
Fatboy Slim
Camille Yarbrough
Praise You/Composers
How old is Fatboy Slim?
58 years (July 31, 1963)
Fatboy Slim/Age
What genre is Fatboy Slim Praise?
Dance/Electronic
Praise You/Genres
Who does vocals on praise you?
Fatboy Slim
Praise You/Artists
Was the Praise You video real?
Music video Spike Jonze starred in the film under the pseudonym Richard Koufey, along with a fictional dance group: The Torrance Community Dance Group. One of the actor-dancers in the fictional dance group, Michael Gier, documented the making of the “Praise You” video on his website.
What is Fatboy Slim’s name?
Quentin Leo Cook
Fatboy Slim/Full name
Why is Fatboy Slim called that?
Norman Cook has been in the DJ game for so long that his artist name has changed before. In the early days he was known as ‘DJ Ox’. We couldn’t find the inspiration behind that moniker but the change to ‘Fatboy Slim’ came from a desire by him to name himself after a major contradiction in the aspects of the world.
Who sings I need to praise you like I should?
Who is the guy in the Praise You video?
Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim) is briefly seen in the video as one of the many onlookers, with the clearest view shown at the conclusion of the video, while Jonze claims his “b-boy moves” came from living in New York.
Is Zoe Ball married?
Fatboy Slimm. 1999–2016
Zoe Ball/Spouse
Who sings praise you?
“Praise You” is a song by British big beat musician Fatboy Slim. It was released as the third single from his second studio album, You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby, in 1999.
Who is the dancer in the Praise you video?
One of the actor-dancers in the fictional dance group, Michael Gier, documented the making of the “Praise You” video on his website.
What kind of awards did praise you win?
The video won three major awards at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards: Breakthrough Video, Best Direction (awarded to “Torrance Community Dance Group”), and Best Choreography (awarded to “Richard Koufey & Michael Rooney”). It was also nominated for, but did not win, Best Dance Video.
How many copies of Praise you have sold?
It reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and in Iceland, number four in Canada, number six in the Republic of Ireland, and number 36 in the United States. As of 1999, it has sold over 150,000 units in the US.