Their Law: The Singles 1990–2005

Their Law: The Singles 1990–2005 is a singles collection from the UK band the Prodigy. It was released on 17 October 2005, and entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 1 on 23 October.

Their Law: The Singles 1990–2005
Greatest hits album by the Prodigy
Released	17 October 2005
Recorded	1990–2005
Genre	Big beat electronica breakbeat hardcore^[1]
Length	72:38
Label	XL
Producer	Liam Howlett
The Prodigy chronology
Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned (2004) Their Law: The Singles 1990–2005 (2005) Invaders Must Die (2009)
Singles from Their Law: The Singles 1990–2005
"Voodoo People (Pendulum Remix)" / "Out of Space (Audio Bullys Remix)" Released: 3 October 2005

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A−^[2]
NME	^[3]
Pitchfork	9.1/10^[4]
PopMatters	6/10^[5]
Rolling Stone	^[6]
Stylus Magazine	A^[7]

Formats and singles

The record is available in five versions:

• A single CD version (containing 15 tracks),
• A limited 2-disc set (containing 15 tracks on the first disc and 16 on the second) with a deluxe photo booklet containing 52 pages of images throughout The Prodigy's history and a 2-page biography,
• A DVD (containing a 10-song live set from Brixton Academy (20 December 1997), 15 promotional videos and also 8 bonus videos including unreleased 'Behind the Scenes' content), and
• A rare edition only released in Japan and South Korea which is limited to only 2000 copies and contains all of the above packaged in a cardboard box.
• A silver vinyl double LP including a MP3 download code (released in July 2014)

The double A-side "Voodoo People" (Pendulum Remix) / "Out of Space" (Audio Bullys Remix) was released as a single, reaching No. 20 in the UK Singles Chart.

The singles "Fire", "Wind It Up (Rewound)" and "Baby's Got a Temper" were left out of the singles compilation, although the later two had their videos featured on the DVD.

Track listing

Disc one

All tracks are written by Liam Howlett except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Note	Length
1.	"Firestarter"	Howlett Keith Flint Trevor Horn Anne Dudley J.J. Jeczalik Paul Morley Gary Langan Kim Deal	from The Fat of the Land, shorter edit was released as single	4:42
2.	"Their Law" (05 Edit)	Howlett Pop Will Eat Itself	new remix of track from Music for the Jilted Generation	5:36
3.	"Breathe"	Howlett Flint Maxim	from The Fat of the Land, shorter edit was released as single	5:36
4.	"Out of Space"		from Experience, shorter edit was released as single	5:02
5.	"Smack My Bitch Up"	Howlett Maurice Smith Cedric Miller Keith Thornton Trevor Randolph	from The Fat of the Land	5:43
6.	"Poison" (95 EQ Edit)	Howlett Maxim	single edit of track from Music for the Jilted Generation	4:01
7.	"Girls"	Howlett J. Martinez F. Cooke Hubert Barclay Eaves III James Williams	from Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned	4:12
8.	"Voodoo People" (05 Edit)		new edit of track from Music for the Jilted Generation	3:40
9.	"Charly" (Alley Cat Remix)		single remix from Experience Expanded	5:22
10.	"No Good (Start the Dance)"		from Music for the Jilted Generation, shorter edit was released as single	6:19
11.	"Spitfire" (05 Version)		single edit of longer track from Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned	3:26
12.	"Jericho"		from Experience	3:46
13.	"Everybody in the Place" (Fairground Remix)		single remix from Experience Expanded	5:09
14.	"One Love"		slightly shorter edit of track from Music for the Jilted Generation; shorter edit was released as single	5:25
15.	"Hotride"	Howlett Juliette Lewis Jimmy Webb	from Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned	4:32

Disc two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Note	Length
1.	"Razor"	Flint Howlett Jim Davies Kieron Pepper	reworked track from the cancelled album Device 1 by Keith Flint's side project Flint	4:00
2.	"Back 2 Skool"	Howlett Neil McLellan Maxim		5:02
3.	"Voodoo People" (Pendulum Remix)			5:07
4.	"Under My Wheels" (Remix)	Howlett McLellan		3:14
5.	"No Man Army"	Howlett Tom Morello	from "Smack My Bitch Up" single, but about 7% faster	4:10
6.	"Molotov Bitch"		from "Firestarter" single	4:54
7.	"Voodoo Beats"			3:54
8.	"Out of Space" (Audio Bullys Remix)			4:56
9.	"The Way It Is" (Live Remix)	Howlett Rod Temperton		4:16
10.	"We Are the Ruffest"		from "Wind It Up (Rewound)" single	5:18
11.	"Your Love"		from "Charly" single	6:02
12.	"Spitfire" (Live)		Recorded live at Pinkpop Festival, 13 May 2005	4:11
13.	"Their Law" (Live)	Howlett Pop Will Eat Itself	Recorded at Brixton Academy, 20 December 1997	5:31
14.	"Breathe" (Live)	Howlett Flint Maxim	Recorded at Brixton Academy, 20 December 1997	6:39
15.	"Serial Thrilla" (Live)	Howlett Flint Skin	Recorded at Brixton Academy, 20 December 1997	5:15
16.	"Firestarter" (Live)	Howlett Flint Horn Dudley Jeczalik Morley Langan	Recorded at Brixton Academy, 20 December 1997	5:21
Total length:				72:38

Sample credits

• "Firestarter" contains a sample of Breeders "SOS" courtesy of 4AD / Elektra (by arrangement with Warner Special Products) and "Close to the Edit" by Art of Noise under license from ZTT Records Ltd.
• "Smack My Bitch Up" contains portions of "Give the Drummer Some" by Ultramagnetic M.C.'s from their album entitled Critical Breakdown used courtesy of Next Plateau Records.
• "Girls" contains elements from "Style of the Street" performed by Broken Glass, licensed courtes of Abyss Music Ltd. and elements from "You're the One for Me" written by Hubert Barlay Eaves III, James Williams, published by Zella Music (BMI) and Blue Image Music (PRO) (and as administrator fro Diesel Music (BMI)), both divisions of Unidisc Music Inc.
• "Hotride" contains elements from "Up Up and Away" written and composed by Jim Webb, published by EMI Sosaha Music Inc / Jonathan Three Music Co.
• "The Way It Is (Live Remix)" contains elements from "Thriller" by Michael Jackson, written by Rod Temperton, published by Rod Songs / Almo Musiccorp (ASCAP).
• "We Are the Ruffest" features a sample taken from "Live the Life" performed by the Sindecut, published in 1990 by W.M.A. Music and owned by Virgin Records
• "Your Love" contains elements from "Shelter Me" by Circuit, copyright Chrysalis Records

DVD

Live at Brixton Academy 20 December 1997

1. "Smack My Bitch Up" – 6:24
2. "Voodoo People" – 2:40
3. "Voodoo Beats" – 4:04
4. "Their Law" – 5:15
5. "Funky Shit" – 4:58
6. "Breathe" – 5:56
7. "Serial Thrilla" – 5:38
8. "Mindfields" – 5:35
9. "Fuel My Fire" – 3:25
10. "Firestarter" – 5:30

Music videos

1. "Firestarter" – 3:47
2. "Poison" – 4:00
3. "No Good (Start the Dance)" – 3:57
4. "Breathe" – 3:58
5. "Out of Space" – 3:42
6. "Smack My Bitch Up" – 4:35
7. "Charly" – 3:38
8. "Spitfire" – 3:24
9. "Voodoo People" – 5:08
10. "Girls" – 3:49
11. "Everybody in the Place" – 3:50
12. "Baby's Got a Temper" – 4:25
13. "Wind It Up (Rewound)" – 3:29
14. "One Love" – 3:55
15. "Voodoo People" (Pendulum Remix) – 3:15

Extras

1. "Spitfire" (Live at Pinkpop 2005) – 3:53
2. "Their Law" (Live at Red Square 1997) – 5:11
3. "Break and Enter" (Live at Glastonbury 1995) – 6:04
4. "Always Outnumbered Never Outgunned" (Demo Mix) – 2:17, Access by pressing right after "Break and Enter" is played

Behind the Scenes

1. "Firestarter" – 11:01
2. "Voodoo People" – 2:44
3. "Out of Space" – 2:47
4. "Poison" – 6:37

Personnel

• Liam Howlett – production (all tracks), mixing (all tracks except "Charly" and "Everybody in the Place"), bass guitar on "Hotride", additional programming and arrangement on "Out of Space (Audio Bullys Remix)"
• Chaz Stevens – mixing on "Charly" and "Everybody in the Place"
• Jim Davies – guitar on "Firestarter" and "Breathe"
• Shahin Bada – additional vocals on "Smack My Bitch Up"
• The Magnificent Ping Pong Bitches – vocal contribution on "Girls"
• Juliette Lewis – vocals on "Spitfire" and "Hotride"
• Matt Robertson – stab creation on "Spitfire"
• Scott Donaldson – guitar on "Hotride"
• Hannah Robinson – backing vocal on "Hotride"
• Maxim – vocals on "Back 2 Skool", additional vocals on "Spitfire (Live)"
• Pendulum – remix and additional production on "Voodoo People (Pendulum Mix)"
• Tom Morello appears courtesy of Epic Records on "No Man Army"
• Audio Bullys – remix and additional production on "Out of Space (Audio Bullys Remix)"
• Louise Boone – additional vocals on "The Way It Is (Live Remix)"
• N. McLellan – additional vocals on "The Way It Is (Live Remix)"
• Matt Robertson – recreation work on "The Way It Is (Live Remix)"
• Rinse – recreation work on "The Way It Is (Live Remix)"
• Ronald Trijber – recorded "Spitfire (Live)" for Dutchview
• Ben Houdijk – producer on "Spitfire (Live)"

Visual

• Phil Lee – art direction, design
• Liam Howlett – art direction
• Phil Laslett – badge technical illustration
• Berry Place – badge manufacture
• Dominic Davies – cover, booklet photography, video stills (16)
• Andy Wilshire – original photographs (36)
• Errol Jones – original photographs (2–4, 21, 30–33, 37, 39, 44)
• Sergy Sergeyen – original photographs (44)
• Steve Gullick – original photographs (4–7, 10–15, 20, 22–27, 34, 35, 38–49)
• Walter Stern – director on "Breathe" (19) and "Poison"

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2005–2006) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)^[8] 29 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[9] 34 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[10] 21 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[11] 38 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[12] 18 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[13] 38 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[14] 45 Irish Albums (IRMA)^[15] 2 Italian Albums (FIMI)^[16] 30 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[17] 11 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[18] 26 Scottish Albums (OCC)^[19] 1 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[20] 75 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[21] 40 UK Albums (OCC)^[22] 1 UK Dance Albums (OCC)^[23] 1 US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)^[24] 8

Year-end charts Chart (2005) Position UK Albums (OCC)^[25] 35 Chart (2006) Position UK Albums (OCC)^[26] 136

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