I Think We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat explained

I Think We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat
Type:studio
Artist:The BPA
Cover:Bpa_bigger_boat.jpg
Released:6 January 2009
Genre:Indie rock, electronic, pop
Length:42:24
Label:Southern Fried

I Think We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat is the debut album of British electronic act The Brighton Port Authority. It was released on Southern Fried on 6 January 2009 exclusively on amazon.com, with a regular release on 3 February.[1]

The Brighton Port Authority is a project of British musician Norman Cook, better known as Fatboy Slim, and his longtime engineer, Simon Thornton. The album features collaborations with DJ Danger Mouse, Tom Gandey (aka Cagedbaby), Justin Robertson, Ashley Beedle, Lateef, Martha Wainwright, Jamie T, David Byrne, Dizzee Rascal, Iggy Pop, Olly Hite, Connan Mockasin, Pete York, Jack Peñate and Emmy the Great.

The album's title is a popular misquotation of "You're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat" from the 1975 Steven Spielberg movie Jaws.[2]

The track "Should I Stay or Should I Blow" from the album, featuring Ashley Beedle, is featured in the soundtrack of FIFA 10, a video game by EA Sports.

Track listing

Collaborators for each track are listed after the length.[3]

  1. "He's Frank (Slight Return)" – 3:16 (Iggy Pop)
  2. "Dirty Sheets" – 3:23 (Pete York)
  3. "Jumps the Fence" – 3:33 (Connan Mockasin)
  4. "Should I Stay or Should I Blow" – 2:29 (Ashley Beedle)
  5. "Island" – 4:26 (Justin Robertson)
  6. "Local Town" – 3:08 (Jamie T)
  7. "Seattle" – 3:55 (Emmy the Great)
  8. "Spade" – 3:15 (Martha Wainwright)
  9. "Superman" – 3:43 (Simon Thornton)
  10. "Superlover" – 4:11 (Cagedbaby)
  11. "Toe Jam" – 3:22 (David Byrne and Dizzee Rascal)
  12. "So It Goes" – 3:37 (Olly Hite)

Japanese Version[4] of the album also contains two bonus tracks:

  2. "Electric Love" – 4:21
  3. "So Fukt" – 3:28 (Lateef)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The BPA (The Brighton Port Authority) :: News and Blog . The Brighton Port Authority . 2012-02-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120220033442/http://www.thebrightonportauthority.com/news/ . 2012-02-20 . dead .
  2. Web site: Jaws (1975) - You're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat Scene (4/10) . YouTube . 28 September 2023.
  3. , Chart Attack, Jan 12 2009
  4. Web site: Discography｜The Bpa Jpn Official Website . Avexnet.or.jp . 2009-01-28 . 2012-02-23.

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