"Weapon of Choice" | ||||
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Single by Fatboy Slim featuring Bootsy Collins | ||||
from the album Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars | ||||
A-side | "Star 69" | |||
Released | 23 April 2001 | |||
Recorded | 2000 | |||
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Length | 5:45 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Norman Cook, Ashley William Slater, Bootsy Collins, Sylvester Stewart, Andres Titus, William K. McLean | |||
Producer(s) | Norman Cook | |||
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"Weapon of Choice" from YouTube | ||||
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"Weapon of Choice" |
"Weapon of Choice" is a song by English big beat musician Fatboy Slim from his third studio album, Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars. It features vocals by American funk musician Bootsy Collins. It was released as a double A-side single with "Star 69" on 23 April 2001, as well as a standalone single release, and a 2010 re-release with remixes. The single peaked at No. 10 on the UK Singles Chart.[1]
The music video, directed by Spike Jonze, features actor Christopher Walken dancing around a deserted hotel lobby. It won multiple awards at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards and won the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Music Video.