Fix Up, Look Sharp Explained

Fix Up, Look Sharp
Cover:Dizzee_Rascal - Fix Up, Look Sharp.jpg
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Type:single
Artist:Dizzee Rascal
Album:Boy in da Corner
Released:18 August 2003
Studio:Belly of the Beast, Raskits Lair (London, England)
Genre:Rap rock
Length:3:44
Label:XL
Producer:Dizzee Rascal
Prev Title:I Luv U
Prev Year:2003
Next Title:Lucky Star
Next Year:2003

"Fix Up, Look Sharp" is the second single by British rapper Dizzee Rascal and the second from his debut studio album Boy in da Corner. It became his second top forty hit and first to peak inside the top twenty. "Fix Up, Look Sharp" peaked at number seventeen and spent three weeks on the top forty.

The song heavily samples the main beat and vocals from "The Big Beat" by rock musician Billy Squier. The song was remixed by Ratatat and was featured on their Ratatat Remixes Vol. 1 mixtape.

The song's music video was directed by Ruben Fleischer.[1]

In October 2011, NME placed it at number 25 on its "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[2]

Track listing

CD
  1. "Fix Up, Look Sharp" (clean radio edit)
  2. "Stop Dat"
  3. "I Luv U" (video)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: XL Previews Collectors' Comp With Unreleased Vampire Weekend, Odd Future Footage. Joyce. Colin. Spin. August 5, 2014. July 15, 2022. 15 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220715210018/https://www.spin.com/2014/08/xl-recordings-pay-close-attention-vampire-weekend-odd-future-video/. live.
  2. https://www.nme.com/list/150-best-tracks-of-the-past-15-years/248648/page/13 150 Best Tracks Of The Past 15 Years