Fit but You Know It
| "Fit But You Know It" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by The Streets | ||||
| from the album A Grand Don't Come for Free | ||||
| B-side | "Soaked By The Ale" | |||
| Released | 26 April 2004 | |||
| Format |
CD single 12" | |||
| Recorded | 2003 | |||
| Genre | Rap rock, indie rock | |||
| Length | 4:14 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mike Skinner | |||
| Producer(s) | Mike Skinner | |||
| The Streets singles chronology | ||||
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"Fit But You Know It" is a song by The Streets and written/produced by Mike Skinner. It was the lead single of The Streets second album A Grand Don't Come for Free and was released on 26 April 2004; it reached number four in the UK Single Charts. It has been suggested that the lyrics refer to former S Club 7 member Rachel Stevens who was embarking on a solo career at the time the song was recorded.
The song was featured in EA Sports game FIFA Football 2005 and the 2010 French film Tout ce qui brille.
Chart performance
The single reached number four on the UK singles chart, spending fifteen weeks inside the top 75.
In Australia, the song was ranked #18 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004.
| Chart (2004) |
Peak Position[1][2] |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart | 37 |
| German Singles Chart | 85 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 11 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 42 |
| UK Singles Chart | 4 |
Music video
The music video for the single has a cameo of the cast of The Football Factory which includes Danny Dyer and Frank Harper. In the video, Mike Skinner plays the part of a man picking up his holiday photos from the developers. As the song is playing, he looks through the photos which show scenes from his holiday. The video was released on two separate formats- a DVD single (which also included the video for The Irony of it All and a bonus DVD which came with some copies of parent album A Grand Don't Come For Free.
Track listing
UK Single CD1
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fit But You Know It" (Radio Edit) | 3:08 |
| 2. | "Soaked By The Ale" | 3:33 |
| Total length: | 06:41 | |
UK Single CD2
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fit But You Know It" | 4:11 |
| 2. | "Fit But You Know It" (featuring The Futureheads) | 3:55 |
| 3. | "Fit But You Know It" (featuring Kano, Donae'o, Lady Sovereign and Tinchy Stryder) | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Fit But You Know It" (Donae'o Remix) | 2:46 |
| 5. | "Fit But You Know It" (Video) | 3:34 |
| Total length: | 18:13 | |
References
- ↑ ""Fit But You Know It"Chart Positions and Trajectories". Retrieved 3 February 2007.
- ↑ ""Fit But You Know It"Chart Positions and Trajectories". Retrieved 3 February 2007.