"Spitfire" is a song by the English electronic dance music group
the Prodigy
The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music band formed in Braintree, Essex, in 1990 by producer, keyboard player and songwriter Liam Howlett. The original line-up also featured dancer and singer Keith Flint and dancer and occasional l ...
. It was initially released as a 12-inch
vinyl record
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on 4 April 2005, as a digital download from
iTunes
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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
''Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned'' is the fourth studio album by English electronic music group the Prodigy. It was first released on 11 August 2004 in Japan, on 23 August 2004 in the United Kingdom by XL Recordings, and on 15 September 200 ...
'', on which it appeared as the opening track, and entered the
UK Dance Chart at number one despite not charting on the all-genre
UK Singles Chart
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. The backing vocals on "Spitfire" are performed by
Juliette Lewis
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. The song has been included in ''
The Sopranos
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'', ''
Gotham'',
''
Freddy vs. Jason
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'', ''
House of Wax'' and ''
The Unborn'' soundtracks. It was previously the intro song at all of the National Hockey League's
Calgary Flames
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home games and is also used as the ringwalk theme of boxer
George Groves.
Music video
The accompanying music video is directed by Tim Qualtrough on 20 January 2005 and features digital effects blended with footage from live performances by the band. An alternate version of the music video uses clips from the film ''House of Wax''.
Track listing
CD and 12-inch vinyl
#"Spitfire" (05 Version) – 3:27
#"Spitfire" (Nightbreed Mix) – 6:10
#"Spitfire" (
Future Funk Squad's 'Dogfight' Remix) – 7:27
There exists also "Future Funk Squad's 2011 Remix" released as free download.
Charts
References
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The Prodigy songs
2005 singles
XL Recordings singles
Songs written by Liam Howlett
2004 songs