Released 20 September 1999 Genre Electronica, breakbeat Writer(s) Paul Daley
Neil Barnes | Recorded August 1999 Length 5:24 | |
Label Hard Hands
Higher Ground
Sony BMG | ||
"Phat Planet" is the second track from the 1999 album Rhythm and Stealth, the second studio album of English electronica duo Leftfield. It is built on an insistent, two-note bassline, and the heavily distorted vocal of "phat planet", spoken by Daley. It was not released as a single, but was used on the Surfer advert for Guinness.
Appearances and other releases
An early version of "Phat Planet" soundtracks the Surfer advert for Guinness. The bassline used in the advert later evolved into "Phat Planet". The song was also used as the theme tune to the Transformers series Beast Machines. In addition to its release on Rhythm and Stealth, the song is also included on the 2010 Sony Music Entertainment UK compilation Epic and the Guinness 250th Anniversary: the TV Ads album, where an edited version is found on the said album