Spitfire (song)

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“Spitfire”
“Spitfire” cover
Single by The Prodigy
from the album Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned
Released 4 April 2005
(12 inch vinyl record)
5 April 2005
(Digital download)
Format 12 inch vinyl record
Digital download
Recorded Essex, England
Genre Big Beat
Length 3:26 (05 Version)
Label XL Recordings
Writer(s) Liam Howlett
Producer Liam Howlett
Certification None
The Prodigy singles chronology
"Hotride"
(2004)
"Spitfire"
(2005)
"Voodoo People (Pendulum Remix)/Out Of Space (Audio Bullys Remix)"
(2005)

"Spitfire" is the seventeenth single released by the English cross-genre band The Prodigy. It was initially released as a 12" vinyl record on 4 April 2005, as a digital download from iTunes the following day, and as a CD single on 11 April 2005. It was the third and last single from the album Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned, on which it appeared as the opening track, and entered the British Dance Chart at number 1. The backing vocals on "Spitfire" are performed by actress and singer Juliette Lewis.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] CD and 12" vinyl

  1. "Spitfire" (05 Version) – 3:27
  2. "Spitfire" (Nightbreed Mix) – 6:10
  3. "Spitfire" (Future Funk Squad's 'Dogfight' Remix) – 7:27

[edit] Uses

  • "Spitfire" is the introductory song for the Calgary Flames. It is played as they skate out onto the ice to start every home game while "Ladies and Gentlemen, your Calgary Flames!" is being announced over the intercom.
  • It is also featured in the demo and main release of Forza Motorsport 2, a simulation racing game for the Xbox 360.
  • The first episode of the fifth season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, entitled "Viva Las Vegas" uses the song in its first scene.
  • It has also been used in an early trailer for the Eidos Interactive game Tomb Raider: Legend.
  • It was also featured in the 2005 movie House of Wax.
  • It is also one of the songs played in the movie Slednecks 9.
  • It was also used in the TV commercials for the 2005 Ashes Cricket Series

[edit] Music video

Liam Howlett in the "Spitfire" music video
Liam Howlett in the "Spitfire" music video

The accompanying music video is directed by Tim Qualtrough and features digital effects blended with footage from live performances by the band.