The Prodigy is an English electronic dance music band from Braintree, Essex… Read Full Bio ↴The Prodigy is an English electronic dance music band from Braintree, Essex, formed in 1990 by keyboardist and songwriter Liam Howlett. The line-up of the band has included MC and vocalist Maxim, dancer and vocalist Keith Flint (until his death in March 2019), dancer and live keyboardist Leeroy Thornhill (who left to pursue a solo career in 1999), and dancer and vocalist Sharky (1990-1991). Along with the Chemical Brothers and Fatboy Slim, The Prodigy are credited as pioneers of the breakbeat-influenced genre big beat, which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s. Howlett's rock inspired drum rhythms infused with electronic rave music beats/breaks were combined with Maxim's omnipresent mystique, Thornhill's shuffle dancing style and Flint's modern punk appearance.
The Prodigy first emerged in the underground rave scene in the early 1990s and achieved popularity and worldwide recognition with UK number one singles such as "Firestarter" and "Breathe", both singles coming from their UK and US chart topping album The Fat of the Land (1997). A third single from the album, βSmack My Bitch Upβ, was also successful. They earned titles like "the premiere dance act for the alternative masses" and "the Godfathers of Rave", and remain one of the most successful electronic acts of all time. They have sold an estimated 25 million records worldwide, and won numerous music awards during their career, including two Brit Awards for Best British Dance Act, three MTV Video Music Awards, two Kerrang! Awards, five MTV Europe Music Awards, and received two Grammy Award nominations.
The Prodigy were founded in Braintree, Essex, in 1990 by keyboardist and songwriter Liam Howlett. He had taken piano lessons in his youth and gained the ability to play difficult passages in just a few run-throughs. After he decided to pursue a music career, Howlett met dancer and vocalist Keith Flint in mid-1989 at a rave at which Howlett was DJing. After Flint requested Howlett make a mix tape for him, Howlett obliged, returning a cassette several days later with a collection of his own songs on the other side. Howlett had scratched the word "Prodigy" onto the cassette, the same name as the Moog Prodigy analogue synthesiser, and Howlett's moniker. The tape was well-received by Flint and keyboardist Leeroy Thornhill who developed new dance sequences to the music and suggested to Howlett they begin a group together. They were soon joined by MC and vocalist Maxim, then known as Maxim Reality, and female dancer and vocalist Sharky, a friend of Flint's. Together they became the first line-up of the Prodigy.
On 4 March 2019, Keith Flint was found dead at his home in Essex, just weeks after playing six live dates in Australia and New Zealand. On 5 March, the band announced on Twitter that "all forthcoming concerts in 2019 would be canceled, effective immediately".
Following Flint's death, fans began using the Twitter hashtag "Firestarter4Number1" on various social media platforms to get "Firestarter" to top the British singles charts again. This was done out of respect for Keith Flint and to raise awareness of suicide among men.
On 20 August 2019, one day before his 48th birthday, Liam Howlett posted on the band's official Instagram page, saying he is "back in the studio making noise [...] brand new Prodigy tunes are gonna roll", referring to his intention to keep on releasing music under the Prodigy moniker.
Along with the Chemical Brothers and Fatboy Slim, the Prodigy have been credited as pioneers of the big beat genre, which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s. The Prodigy, however, is not considered entirely representative of the genre as their production "often reflected the more intelligent edge of trip-hop, and rarely broke into the mindless arena of true big beat" according to AllMusic. The Prodigy are also considered alternative dance, techno, electronica, breakbeat hardcore, and rave.
Liam Howlett cited early electro as a big influence, mentioning tunes like "Clear" by American music group Cybotron and "Al Naafiysh" by Hashim. Liam Howlett also cited The Bomb Squad, Public Enemy, and Rage Against the Machine as influences.
The Prodigy first emerged in the underground rave scene in the early 1990s and achieved popularity and worldwide recognition with UK number one singles such as "Firestarter" and "Breathe", both singles coming from their UK and US chart topping album The Fat of the Land (1997). A third single from the album, βSmack My Bitch Upβ, was also successful. They earned titles like "the premiere dance act for the alternative masses" and "the Godfathers of Rave", and remain one of the most successful electronic acts of all time. They have sold an estimated 25 million records worldwide, and won numerous music awards during their career, including two Brit Awards for Best British Dance Act, three MTV Video Music Awards, two Kerrang! Awards, five MTV Europe Music Awards, and received two Grammy Award nominations.
The Prodigy were founded in Braintree, Essex, in 1990 by keyboardist and songwriter Liam Howlett. He had taken piano lessons in his youth and gained the ability to play difficult passages in just a few run-throughs. After he decided to pursue a music career, Howlett met dancer and vocalist Keith Flint in mid-1989 at a rave at which Howlett was DJing. After Flint requested Howlett make a mix tape for him, Howlett obliged, returning a cassette several days later with a collection of his own songs on the other side. Howlett had scratched the word "Prodigy" onto the cassette, the same name as the Moog Prodigy analogue synthesiser, and Howlett's moniker. The tape was well-received by Flint and keyboardist Leeroy Thornhill who developed new dance sequences to the music and suggested to Howlett they begin a group together. They were soon joined by MC and vocalist Maxim, then known as Maxim Reality, and female dancer and vocalist Sharky, a friend of Flint's. Together they became the first line-up of the Prodigy.
On 4 March 2019, Keith Flint was found dead at his home in Essex, just weeks after playing six live dates in Australia and New Zealand. On 5 March, the band announced on Twitter that "all forthcoming concerts in 2019 would be canceled, effective immediately".
Following Flint's death, fans began using the Twitter hashtag "Firestarter4Number1" on various social media platforms to get "Firestarter" to top the British singles charts again. This was done out of respect for Keith Flint and to raise awareness of suicide among men.
On 20 August 2019, one day before his 48th birthday, Liam Howlett posted on the band's official Instagram page, saying he is "back in the studio making noise [...] brand new Prodigy tunes are gonna roll", referring to his intention to keep on releasing music under the Prodigy moniker.
Along with the Chemical Brothers and Fatboy Slim, the Prodigy have been credited as pioneers of the big beat genre, which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s. The Prodigy, however, is not considered entirely representative of the genre as their production "often reflected the more intelligent edge of trip-hop, and rarely broke into the mindless arena of true big beat" according to AllMusic. The Prodigy are also considered alternative dance, techno, electronica, breakbeat hardcore, and rave.
Liam Howlett cited early electro as a big influence, mentioning tunes like "Clear" by American music group Cybotron and "Al Naafiysh" by Hashim. Liam Howlett also cited The Bomb Squad, Public Enemy, and Rage Against the Machine as influences.
Out of Space
The Prodigy Lyrics
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I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'm gon' send him to outer space
To find another race
I'm gon' send him to outer space
To find another race
I'm gon' send him to outer space
To find another race
I'm gon' send him to outer space
To find another race
I'm gon' send him to outer space
To find another race
I'm gon' send him to outer space
To find another race
I'm gon' send him to outer space
To find another race
I'm gon' send him to outer space
To find another race
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
Pay close attention
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
Pay close attention
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
Pay close attention
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
Pay close attention
I'm gon' send him to outer space
To find another race
I'm gon' send him to outer space
To find another race
I'm gon' send him to outer space
To find another race
I'm gon' send him to outer space
To find another race
I'm gon' send him to outer space
To find another race
I'm gon' send him to outer space
To find another race
I'm gon' send him to outer space
To find another race
I'm gon' send him to outer space
To find another race
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
Pay close attention
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
Pay close attention
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
Pay close attention
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
Pay close attention
Pay close attention
Pay close attention
Pay close attention
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
Pay close attention
Pay close attention
Pay close attention
I'm gon' send him to outer space
To find another race
I'm gon' send him to outer space
To find another race
I'm gon' send him to outer space
To find another race
To find another race
I'm gon' send him to outer space
To find another race
I'm gon' send him to outer space
To find another race
I'm gon' send him to outer space
To find another race
I'm gon' send him to outer space
To find another race
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
Pay close attention
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
Pay close attention
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
Pay close attention
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
Pay close attention
I'm gon' send him to outer space
To find another race
I'm gon' send him to outer space
To find another race
I'm gon' send him to outer space
To find another race
I'm gon' send him to outer space
To find another race
I'm gon' send him to outer space
To find another race
I'm gon' send him to outer space
To find another race
I'm gon' send him to outer space
To find another race
I'm gon' send him to outer space
To find another race
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
Pay close attention
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
Pay close attention
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
Pay close attention
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
Pay close attention
Pay close attention
Pay close attention
Pay close attention
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I'll take your brains to another dimension
Pay close attention
Pay close attention
Pay close attention
The lyrics to The Prodigy's "Out of Space" describe a desire to escape the confines of our world and explore new frontiers. The repetition of the phrase "I'm gon' send him to outer space to find another race" emphasizes the sense of longing for something beyond what is immediately available. The opening line, "I'll take your brains to another dimension," suggests a psychedelic or mind-altering experience that contributes to this feeling of escape.
The repeated phrase "Pay close attention" serves as a command to the listener to fully engage with the lyrics and the musical experience. This is reinforced by the high-energy beats and electronic instrumentation that are characteristic of The Prodigy's music. Overall, "Out of Space" is a celebration of the human drive to explore, discover, and push boundaries.
Line by Line Meaning
I'll take your brains to another dimension
I am going to expand your mind and take you to a whole new level of thinking or perception
Pay close attention
Listen carefully or be watchful so that you don't miss anything important
I'm gon' send him to outer space
I am going to transport someone to the vast darkness of space beyond the earth's atmosphere
To find another race
The goal of this space journey is to discover or encounter extraterrestrial life forms or civilizations
Lyrics Β© BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Cedric Miller, Keith Thornton, Lee Perry, Maurice Smith, Max Romeo, Trevor Randolph, KEITH MATHEW THORNTON, TREVOR DON RANDOLPH, CEDRIC ULMONT MILLER, MAURICE RUSSELL SMITH
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@sproutsmexicane4955
Holy moley this is 30 years old? And I am 49 years old? A lot has happened over the years. A wife, kids, crap jobs, divorce, booze, haemorroids and a pandemic. Sod it all I just danced like I was 19 again and smiled for real. Now my knees are sore. Love to you all. Cheers.
@SGuy889
Class comment! π€π€ππ
@quitting_the_internet
19 now. Just grew up at the wrong time :(
@sproutsmexicane4955
@@quitting_the_internet Nah m8 u never too old or young to dance like a fool and smile for real. Hope u n yours safe and coping with the crazy days we all in.
@sproutsmexicane4955
@@SGuy889 Hehe don't know what came over me. Just had a moment. Maybe I'm not completely old and useless just yet. God bless the Prodigy and love to u and yours m8.
@TripleB-nb8en
Haha rest those knees my friend
@christophermullins5696
R.I.P Keith mate - thankyou for the epic music memories
@mumstheword7141
prodigy the perfect backdrop of the 90's
@christophermullins5696
@@mumstheword7141 π
@sarsarl5792
R.I.P Legend! Thanks for your wild ways!