Released 8 September 2003 Length 39:24 | Recorded 2002–03 Release date 8 September 2003 | |
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Producer Mark RonsonDominique Trenier (exec.) Genres Rhythm and blues, Alternative hip hop Rhythm and blues albums Everybody Got Their Something, Back to Black, Alright - Still, The Trouble with Bein, Stone Love |
Here Comes the Fuzz is the debut studio album by British producer Mark Ronson. The album was released on 8 September 2003, led by the lead single, "Ooh Wee". Unlike Ronson's later releases, his debut album focuses more on the genre of hip-hop, with guest appearances from a number of famous rappers and hip-hop alumni, including Ghostface Killah, M.O.P., Nate Dogg, Saigon and Sean Paul. The album also features appearances from singers Rivers Cuomo and Daniel Merriweather, whose commercial breakthrough came with this album.
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The album did not perform well chart wise, only peaking at No. 70 in Ronson's home territory, however it did sell more than 18,000 copies in the US. Ronson later addressed the failure of the album, often by joking that "only 12 people bought it." The album has sold 92,676 copies in the UK as of January 2015.
Recording
The song "International Affair" was originally released on Sean Paul's 2002 album Dutty Rock, and featured vocals from Debi Nova instead of Tweet. Nova contributes vocals to the album track "Tomorrow". Rolling Stone predicted the album would stop the critical ill-will towards Ronson, saying Ronson "serves up a grab bag of pumping beats." Entertainment Weekly gave the album a C, saying "the collection's overall disco-licious come-together vibe is cloying and insubstantial." The popularity of the album grew following the release of the follow-up album Version in 2007, which saw Ronson collaborate with a number of well-known British and American artists on covers of well-known songs.
Singles
Track listing
Songs
1Intro1:26
2Bluegrass Stain'dAnthony Hamilton - Nappy Roots4:12
3Ooh WeeNate Dogg - Ghostface Killah - Trife Diesel3:30