Summary
Fatboy Slim received approval from the Rolling Stones to release a track he created 25 years ago that mixes one of their songs. For years, the Rolling Stones did not allow the sample to be used, but they have now changed their stance, allowing Fatboy Slim to officially release Satisfaction Skank.
Key Facts
- Fatboy Slim, whose real name is Norman Cook, made a track called Satisfaction Skank 25 years ago.
- The track combines a riff from the Rolling Stones' song Satisfaction with Fatboy Slim's single The Rockafeller Skank.
- The Rolling Stones initially did not allow the use of the sample for commercial release.
- The song was popular on file-sharing sites like Napster and Kazaa in the 2000s.
- Fatboy Slim tried multiple times to get the sample approved over the years but was turned down.
- Recently, the Rolling Stones agreed to let Fatboy Slim use the sample in an official release.
- The Rolling Stones also provided their original master tapes to improve the track's quality.
- This change in approval is part of a broader trend where the Rolling Stones have become more open to their music being re-used in new ways.
