Feed the Animals | |||||||
Studio album by Girl Talk | |||||||
Released | June 19, 2008 | ||||||
Genre | Mashup, electronic, dance | ||||||
Length | 53:53 | ||||||
Label | Illegal Art | ||||||
Format | CD, LP, digital download | ||||||
Producer | Girl Talk | ||||||
Girl Talk chronology | |||||||
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Feed the Animals is the fourth album by American mashup musician Girl Talk. Illegal Art released the album in digital download format on June 19, 2008 through their website, using a "pay what you want" pricing system.[1] The album utilizes 322 different samples, with some minor original instrumentation from Girl Talk himself.[2] It received generally positive reviews from critics, scoring 76/100 on review aggregate website Metacritic.[3]
Background[]
Following in the style of Night Ripper, all of the album's tracks segue into each other; describing this, Girl Talk explained: "The sound naturally evolved, and eventually, I had enough material to put out full-length album in this style."[4] The album was created as one long piece of music and then subsequently broken into individual songs.[5]
Release[]
Feed the Animals was released digitally by Illegal Art through their website on June 19, 2008.[1] The label implemented "pay what you want" pricing system for those purchasing Feed the Animals, which has since been implemented on other Girl Talk albums.[1] Users choosing to pay $0.00 receive the album in individual song files, but must choose from the following options explaining their choice of price beforehand: "I may donate later"; "I can't afford to pay"; "I don't really like Girl Talk"; "I don't believe in paying for music"; "I have already purchased this album"; "I don't value music made from sampling"; "I am part of the press, radio, or music industry", or "other reasons".[6] Those paying $5 can access FLAC files and a one-file seamless MP3 version of the album; for $10, users can obtain a CD copy.[1]
Girl Talk has stated that the system was implemented to "make it easier for people to get their hands on the music, which is my number one priority."[4] A CD issue was planned for release on September 23, 2008, but manufacturing issues involving their production forced the date to be pushed back to November 11, 2008.[7] Wham City Records was to handle the album's vinyl issue, but a release never sufficed.[6]
Illegal Art reissued the album on vinyl on September 30, 2020.[8]
Leak[]
On March 19, 2008, a purported leak of Feed the Animals was released to the Internet and spread quickly on torrent networks.[9] The next day, Gillis posted a message on his MySpace account to assure that the version was a fake.[9] The original artist, Speaky, soon apologized, explaining that the leaked album was in fact his album Mashcore Volume 2 and that he had posted the album under its correct name but it was subsequently retagged.[9]
Title and cover[]
Visual artist Andrew Strasser, who has worked closely with Girl Talk throughout his career, designed the album's cover, which features the initials "GT" burning on the front lawn of a suburban house. Strasser also coined the title Feed the Animals, as Girl Talk later explained: "We noticed that anytime the [tour] inflatables were placed relatively close to the crowd someone would get their hands on it and completely tear it apart or crowd surf it back. Andrew started referring to setting up the visuals as 'feeding the animals.' It went a little bit further and we started referring to the shows from both our standpoint and the fans as feeding the animals. The shows are everyone's time to just get wild and enjoy themselves for that day."[10]
Critical reception[]
Feed the Animals received generally positive reviews from critics.[3] Robert Christgau, writing for MSN Music, graded the album "A" and wrote: "...Gregg Gillis has plenty to say about music. What he has to say about life... remains more limited. Nevertheless, sequences here give me hope. In my favorite, Ice Cube's 'AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted' turns into Hot Chocolate's 'Every 1's a Winner'."[11] Michaelangelo Matos of The A.V. Club attributed the album's appeal to "Gillis' sense of sonic proportion", which "gives the whole mix a curvaceousness that make even the most unnatural tandems seem perfectly logical."[12] Ryan Dombal of Pitchfork rated Feed the Animals 8.0/10 and wrote that "[It] helps to solidify Gillis' role as the supreme 80s-baby pop synthesizer. And while others have attempted to claw up to his lofty position, no one has managed to match his unique mix of diversity, pace, and open-mindedness".[13]
In his Rolling Stone review of the album, Christian Hoard praised the album and noted: "Rarely is postmodern art such bloody good fun."[14] Tim O'Neil of PopMatters was also enthusiastic: "Feed the Animals is a wonderful achievement, but don't take my pseudo-intellectual pontification as proof of anything, go listen to it yourself. Albums like these are actively changing the way people think about and listen to pop music, and in doing so Girl Talk is contributing to a very long lineage of conceptual innovators stretching back all the way to Thomas Edison, a stream of engineers and musicians dedicated to liberating music from the tyranny of direct representation of physical sounds."[15]
Accolades[]
Year-end lists[]
Source | List | Position | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
The A.V. Club | Best Music of 2008 | 28 | [16] |
Blender | Top 33 Albums of 2008 | 2 | [17] |
Robert Christgau | Dean's List: Albums | 12 | [18] |
Consequence of Sound | The Top 100 Albums of 2008 | 6 | [19] |
Delusions of Adequacy | Top Albums of 2008 | 15 | [17] |
Mondo Sonoro | Top Albums of 2008 | 31 | [17] |
No Ripcord | Top 50 Albums of 2008 | 17 | [20] |
Paste | Signs of Life 2008: Best Music | 7 | [21] |
Pitchfork | The 50 Albums of 2008 | 35 | [22] |
PopMatters | The Best 60 Albums of 2008 | 39 | [23] |
Rolling Stone | Top 50 Albums of 2008 | 24 | [24] |
Screenagers | The Best Albums of 2008 | 9 | [17] |
Sputnikmusic | Best Albums of 2008 | 24 | [17] |
Sun Media | Top Albums of 2008 | 5 | [17] |
Technikart | Top Albums of 2008 | 11 | [17] |
Treble | The Top 50 Albums of 2008 | 48 | [25] |
Under the Radar | Best Albums of 2008 | 35 | [17] |
The Village Voice | Pazz & Jop: Albums | 15 | [26] |
Decade-end lists[]
Source | List | Position | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
Consequence of Sound | Top of the Decade: The Albums | 44 | [27] |
Metromix Denver | Top 40 Albums of the 2000s | 8 | [17] |
Screenagers | Top 100 Albums of the 2000s | 75 | [17] |
Treble | The Best Albums of the '00s | 104 | [28] |
Track listing[]
- "Play Your Part (Pt. 1)" – 4:45
- "Shut the Club Down" – 3:07
- "Still Here" – 3:57
- "What It's All About" – 4:15
- "Set It Off" – 3:42
- "No Pause" – 3:12
- "Like This" – 3:21
- "Give Me a Beat" – 4:12
- "Hands in the Air" – 4:20
- "In Step" – 3:23
- "Let Me See You" – 4:04
- "Here's the Thing" – 4:46
- "Don't Stop" – 2:58
- "Play Your Part (Pt. 2)" – 3:25
Samples[]
"Play Your Part (Pt. 1)"[]
- 0:00 ‒ 0:41 — Roy Orbison – "Oh, Pretty Woman"
- 0:01 ‒ 0:41 — UGK featuring Outkast – "Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You)"
- 0:02 ‒ 2:11 — The Spencer Davis Group – "Gimme Some Lovin'"
- 0:41 ‒ 4:44 — DJ Funk – "Pump That (Prelude)"
- 0:54 ‒ 1:19 — Cupid – "Cupid Shuffle"
- 1:07 ‒ 1:57 — Pete Townshend – "Let My Love Open the Door" (E. Cola Mix)
- 1:19 ‒ 2:10 — Unk – "Walk It Out"
- 1:57 ‒ 2:36 — Twisted Sister – "We're Not Gonna Take It"
- 2:04 ‒ 2:10 — Huey Lewis and the News – "The Heart of Rock & Roll"
- 2:11 ‒ 2:36 — Lil Mama – "G-Slide (Tour Bus)"
- 2:30 ‒ 3:11 — Ludacris featuring Shawnna – "What's Your Fantasy"
- 2:36 ‒ 3:01 — Temple of the Dog – "Hunger Strike"
- 2:48 ‒ 3:01 — Birdman featuring Lil Wayne – "Pop Bottles"
- 3:01 ‒ 3:15 — Rage Against the Machine – "Freedom"
- 3:02 ‒ 4:05 — Aaliyah featuring Timbaland – "We Need a Resolution"
- 3:02 ‒ 4:06 — Birdman and Lil Wayne – "Stuntin' Like My Daddy"
- 3:05 ‒ 4:25 — T.I. – "What You Know"
- 3:17 ‒ 3:38 — Edwin Starr – "War"
- 3:40 ‒ 4:31 — Sinéad O'Connor – "Nothing Compares 2 U"
- 4:12 ‒ 4:43 — Shawnna – "Gettin' Some"
- 4:31 ‒ 4:44 — Jay-Z featuring UGK – "Big Pimpin'"
- 4:32 ‒ 4:42 — Joe Budden – "Drop Drop"
- 4:33 ‒ 4:41 — Kelis featuring Too Short – "Bossy"
- 4:34 ‒ 4:41 — Young Jeezy featuring Bone Crusher – "Take It to the Floor"
- 4:37 ‒ 4:44 — Rare Earth – "I Just Want to Celebrate"
"Shut the Club Down"[]
- 0:00 ‒ 1:06 — Avril Lavigne – "Girlfriend"
- 0:00 ‒ 0:11 — DJ Funk – "Pump That (Prelude)"
- 0:01 ‒ 0:08 — Jay-Z featuring UGK – "Big Pimpin'"
- 0:09 ‒ 0:57 — Dolla featuring T-Pain and Tay Dizm – "Who the Fuck Is That?"
- 0:14 ‒ 1:56 — Toni Basil – "Mickey"
- 0:59 ‒ 2:06 — Rich Boy featuring Polow da Don – "Throw Some D's"
- 1:10 ‒ 2:02 — Aphex Twin – "Girl/Boy Song"
- 1:10 ‒ 3:04 — Dem Franchize Boyz – "Talkin' Out da Side of Ya Neck!"
- 1:33 ‒ 2:05 — The J. Geils Band – "Love Stinks"
- 2:05 ‒ 2:07 — Butthole Surfers – "Pepper"
- 2:07 ‒ 2:31 — Ray J featuring Yung Berg – "Sexy Can I"
- 2:08 ‒ 3:04 — Michael Sembello – "Maniac"
- 2:08 ‒ 2:54 — Rod Stewart – "Young Turks"
- 2:31 ‒ 2:54 — Ahmad – "Back in the Day"
- 2:55 ‒ 3:03 — The Cool Kids – "Gold and a Pager"
- 2:59 ‒ 3:06 — YoungBloodZ featuring Lil Jon – "Damn!"
"Still Here"[]
- 0:00 ‒ 0:22 — Procol Harum – "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
- 0:00 ‒ 0:31 — Kanye West featuring T-Pain – "Good Life"
- 0:00 ‒ 0:33 — YoungBloodZ featuring Lil Jon – "Damn!"
- 0:22 ‒ 1:37 — Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre – "No Diggity"
- 0:28 ‒ 1:05 — Michael Jackson – "Stranger in Moscow"
- 0:34 ‒ 1:16 — Kanye West featuring Dwele – "Flashing Lights"
- 1:17 ‒ 1:49 — Radiohead – "15 Step"
- 1:28 ‒ 2:07 — Webbie featuring Lil Boosie and Lil Phat – "Independent"
- 1:38 ‒ 2:10 — The Band – "The Weight"
- 1:41 ‒ 1:58 — Yung Joc featuring Nitti – "It's Goin' Down"
- 1:59 ‒ 2:28 — Miri Ben-Ari featuring Fatman Scoop, Zion & Lennox, and Pitbull – "Jump & Spread Out" (Reggaeton Remix)
- 2:09 ‒ 2:10 — Ben Folds Five – "Battle of Who Could Care Less"
- 2:09 ‒ 3:23 — Cassidy featuring Swizz Beatz – "My Drink n My 2 Step"
- 2:10 ‒ 3:03 — Ace of Base – "All That She Wants"
- 2:10 ‒ 3:13 — Lil Scrappy featuring Young Buck – "Money in the Bank"
- 3:02 ‒ 3:34 — Kenny Loggins – "Footloose"
- 3:03 ‒ 3:34 — Fergie – "London Bridge"
- 3:04 ‒ 3:51 — Gorilla Zoe – "Hood N*gga"
- 3:34 ‒ 3:35 — Salt-N-Pepa and En Vogue – "Whatta Man"
- 3:35 ‒ 3:51 — Beastie Boys – "So What'cha Want"
- 3:36 ‒ 3:56 — Queen – "We Will Rock You"
- 3:41 ‒ 3:56 — 50 Cent – "I Get Money"
- 3:41 ‒ 3:57 — Cat Stevens – "Here Comes My Baby"
"What It's All About"[]
- 0:00 ‒ 0:10 — Beyoncé – "Ring the Alarm"
- 0:00 ‒ 0:20 — DJ Funk – "Doggy Style"[A]
- 0:00 ‒ 0:18 — Queen – "We Will Rock You"
- 0:09 ‒ 0:18 — Beastie Boys – "So What'cha Want"
- 0:18 ‒ 0:21 — Phil Collins – "In the Air Tonight"
- 0:20 ‒ 1:34 — Busta Rhymes – "Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check"
- 0:21 ‒ 1:03 — The Police – "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"
- 0:39 ‒ 1:33 — The Cure – "Close to Me"
- 1:03 ‒ 1:20 — Ini Kamoze – "Here Comes the Hotstepper"
- 1:05 ‒ 1:32 — Wilson Pickett – "Land of 1000 Dances"
- 1:33 ‒ 1:35 — Rotary Connection – "Memory Band"
- 1:35 ‒ 1:56 — DJ Assault – "Ass-n-Titties"
- 1:35 ‒ 2:15 — Faith No More – "Epic"
- 1:35 ‒ 1:51 — Mike Jones featuring Hurricane Chris – "Drop & Gimme 50"
- 1:38 ‒ 1:56 — Kidz in the Hall featuring Masta Ace – "Drivin' Down the Block (Low End Theory)"
- 1:57 ‒ 2:16 — Junior Reid – "One Blood"
- 1:59 ‒ 2:18 — Boogie Down Productions – "Criminal Minded"
- 2:18 ‒ 2:28 — Paula Cole – "I Don't Want to Wait"
- 2:18 ‒ 2:28 — Yung Joc featuring Brandy "Ms. B" Hambrick – "I Know You See It"
- 2:19 ‒ 3:29 — Tones on Tail – "Go!"
- 2:24 ‒ 2:29 — Beanie Sigel and Freeway – "Roc the Mic"
- 2:29 ‒ 3:11 — Argent – "Hold Your Head Up"
- 2:29 ‒ 3:11 — Wu-Tang Clan – "C.R.E.A.M."
- 2:50 ‒ 3:08 — Terence Trent D'Arby – "Wishing Well"
- 3:11 ‒ 3:27 — N.W.A – "Dope Man"
- 3:16 ‒ 3:16 — 50 Cent – "What Up Gangsta"
- 3:16 ‒ 3:19 — Genesis – "Mama"
- 3:17 ‒ 3:24 — Yeah Yeah Yeahs – "Gold Lion"
- 3:19 ‒ 3:21 — Bow Wow Wow – "I Want Candy"
- 3:25 ‒ 3:25 — T.I. featuring Wyclef Jean – "You Know What It Is"
- 3:29 ‒ 3:32 — Outkast – "Ms. Jackson"
- 3:32 ‒ 4:07 — Vanilla Ice – "Havin' a Roni"
- 3:32 ‒ 4:03 — The Jackson 5 – "ABC"
- 3:33 ‒ 4:10 — Rihanna featuring Jay-Z – "Umbrella"
- 3:53 ‒ 4:14 — Queen – "Bohemian Rhapsody"
"Set It Off"[]
- 0:00 ‒ 0:18 — Rihanna featuring Jay-Z – "Umbrella"
- 0:00 ‒ 0:15 — Ying Yang Twins – "Jigglin'"
- 0:05 ‒ 0:20 — Vanilla Ice – "Havin' a Roni"
- 0:05 ‒ 0:20 — Swizz Beatz – "Take a Picture"
- 0:07 ‒ 0:19 — Eric B. & Rakim – "Eric B. Is President"
- 0:19 ‒ 1:21 — Jay-Z – "Roc Boys (And the Winner Is)..."
- 0:20 ‒ 1:21 — Radiohead – "Paranoid Android"
- 0:20 ‒ 1:26 — Kelly Rowland featuring Eve – "Like This"
- 1:01 ‒ 1:25 — GZA – "Liquid Swords"
- 1:24 ‒ 2:03 — Mary J. Blige – "Real Love"
- 1:25 ‒ 2:03 — The Guess Who – "These Eyes"
- 2:03 ‒ 2:09 — Aerosmith – "Sweet Emotion"
- 2:04 ‒ 2:28 — Ice Cube featuring Das EFX – "Check Yo Self" (Remix) (sampled from Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five - "The Message")
- 2:08 ‒ 2:37 — Young Gunz – "Set It Off"
- 2:35 ‒ 3:41 — DJ Kool – "Let Me Clear My Throat"
- 2:37 ‒ 2:53 — Fine Young Cannibals – "She Drives Me Crazy"
- 2:37 ‒ 2:53 — Mistah F.A.B. featuring Turf Talk and E-40 – "Super Sic wit It"
- 2:37 ‒ 2:53 — The Spinners – "The Rubberband Man"
- 2:47 ‒ 2:56 — Bubba Sparxxx featuring Ying Yang Twins and Mr. Collipark – "Ms. New Booty"
- 2:55 ‒ 3:30 — Dexys Midnight Runners – "Come On Eileen"
- 2:56 ‒ 3:39 — Bubba Sparxxx – "Heat It Up"
- 3:30 ‒ 3:32 — Thin Lizzy – "Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed"
- 3:32 ‒ 3:41 — Eddie Floyd – "Knock on Wood"
- 3:39 ‒ 3:41 — Fatman Scoop featuring The Crooklyn Clan – "Be Faithful"[B]
"No Pause"[]
- 0:00 ‒ 0:56 — Missy Elliott – "Work It"
- 0:00 ‒ 0:13 — Faith Evans – "Love Like This"
- 0:00 ‒ 0:52 — Tom Tom Club – "Genius of Love"
- 0:13 ‒ 0:17 — Fatman Scoop featuring The Crooklyn Clan – "Be Faithful"[B]
- 0:18 ‒ 0:54 — Nu Shooz – "I Can't Wait"
- 0:55 ‒ 0:56 — Jurassic 5 – "Baby Please"
- 0:56 ‒ 0:56 — Smokey Robinson and the Miracles – "Going to a Go-Go"
- 0:58 ‒ 0:59 — Afrika Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force – "Looking for the Perfect Beat"
- 0:59 ‒ 1:01 — Kid 'n Play – "Gittin' Funky"
- 1:01 ‒ 1:31 — Heart – "Magic Man"
- 1:04 ‒ 1:31 — Public Enemy – "Rebel Without a Pause"
- 1:31 ‒ 1:44 — Andrea True Connection – "More, More, More"
- 1:31 ‒ 3:02 — Missy Elliott – "Ching-a-Ling"
- 1:31 ‒ 1:44 — Ol' Dirty Bastard featuring Kelis – "Got Your Money"
- 1:32 ‒ 2:26 — Young Leek – "Jiggle It"
- 1:33 ‒ 2:07 — Spank Rock – "Put That Pussy on Me"
- 1:34 ‒ 2:05 — E-40 featuring Keak da Sneak – "Tell Me When to Go"
- 1:45 ‒ 1:49 — Tears for Fears – "Head over Heels"
- 1:49 ‒ 2:07 — Cheap Trick – "I Want You to Want Me" (Live)
- 2:08 ‒ 2:21 — Bob James – "Take Me to the Mardi Gras"
- 2:21 ‒ 2:25 — The Jimi Hendrix Experience – "Purple Haze"
- 2:25 ‒ 2:25 — Swing Out Sister – "Breakout"
- 2:26 ‒ 3:11 — Yael Naim – "New Soul"
- 2:35 ‒ 3:02 — Eminem featuring Nate Dogg – "Shake That"
- 3:02 ‒ 3:12 — Beyoncé – "Get Me Bodied"
- 3:11 ‒ 3:12 — Jay-Z – "La-La-La (Excuse Me Miss Again)"
"Like This"[]
- 0:00 ‒ 0:54 — Beyoncé – "Get Me Bodied"
- 0:00 ‒ 0:18 — James Gang – "Funk #49"
- 0:04 ‒ 0:35 — LL Cool J – "Mama Said Knock You Out"
- 0:18 ‒ 0:34 — En Vogue – "Free Your Mind"
- 0:18 ‒ 1:10 — Soul II Soul – "Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)"
- 0:25 ‒ 0:27 — Rick Astley – "Never Gonna Give You Up"
- 0:35 ‒ 0:36 — Hi-Five – "I Just Can't Handle It" (Extended 12")
- 0:36 ‒ 0:54 — The Jackson 5 – "Dancing Machine"
- 0:36 ‒ 1:06 — Beastie Boys – "Body Movin'"
- 0:54 ‒ 1:06 — Nine Inch Nails – "Down in It"
- 0:57 ‒ 1:12 — Rick Derringer – "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo"
- 0:58 ‒ 1:12 — DJ Excel featuring The Marxmen and Stik-E & the Hoodz – "Bounce One Time"[C]
- 0:59 ‒ 1:10 — Busta Rhymes featuring Kelis – "What It Is"
- 0:59 ‒ 1:10 — Trick Daddy – "Drop (Low, Low, Low)"
- 1:01 ‒ 1:02 — Gwen Stefani – "Serious"
- 1:02 ‒ 1:03 — Bubba Sparxxx featuring Ying Yang Twins and Mr. Collipark – "Ms. New Booty"
- 1:12 ‒ 1:59 — Pras featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard and Mýa – "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)"
- 1:13 ‒ 1:49 — Yo La Tengo – "Autumn Sweater"
- 1:31 ‒ 1:47 — Southside Movement – "Save the World"
- 1:48 ‒ 1:49 — INXS – "What You Need"
- 1:49 ‒ 2:21 — The Bangles – "Walk Like an Egyptian"
- 1:49 ‒ 2:21 — Eric B. & Rakim – "Paid in Full"
- 1:49 ‒ 2:03 — Janet Jackson – "Nasty"
- 1:50 ‒ 2:23 — Mims – "Like This"
- 1:51 ‒ 2:02 — Diana Ross – "Upside Down"
- 1:54 ‒ 2:05 — Eve – "Tambourine"
- 2:05 ‒ 2:06 — K7 – "Come Baby Come"
- 2:07 ‒ 2:26 — The Carpenters – "Superstar"
- 2:26 ‒ 3:19 — Metallica – "One"
- 2:35 ‒ 3:11 — Lil Mama – "Lip Gloss"
- 3:12 ‒ 3:19 — Soulja Boy – "Donk"
- 3:20 ‒ 3:20 — Big Boi featuring André 3000 and Raekwon – "Royal Flush"
"Give Me a Beat"[]
- 0:00 ‒ 0:50 — E-40 featuring Lil Jon – "Turf Drop"
- 0:00 ‒ 0:35 — Styx – "Renegade"
- 0:00 ‒ 0:50 — Soulja Boy – "Donk"
- 0:06 ‒ 0:26 — Dr. Dre featuring Daz Dillinger, Snoop Dogg, and Kurupt – "Bitches Ain't Shit"
- 0:35 ‒ 0:36 — Janet Jackson – "Nasty"
- 0:36 ‒ 1:24 — Jane Child – "Don't Wanna Fall in Love"
- 0:36 ‒ 0:44 — Guy – "D-O-G Me Out" (Single Edit with Rap)
- 0:38 ‒ 0:38 — Boz Scaggs – "Lowdown"
- 0:40 ‒ 0:49 — Pebbles – "Giving You the Benefit"
- 0:44 ‒ 0:48 — Steve Miller Band – "Take the Money and Run"
- 0:44 ‒ 0:46 — Artz & Kraftz – "What a Feeling"
- 0:44 ‒ 0:45 — Full Force Family featuring Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, UTFO, Cheryl Pepsii Riley, Doctor Ice, Ex Girlfriend, and E-Crof – "House Party"
- 0:51 ‒ 1:25 — Carole King – "It's Too Late"
- 0:52 ‒ 1:24 — Birdman featuring Young Jeezy, Rick Ross, and Lil Wayne – "100 Million"
- 1:08 ‒ 1:32 — Afrika Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force – "Renegades of Funk"
- 1:24 ‒ 2:14 — Timbaland featuring Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake – "Give It to Me"
- 1:30 ‒ 1:32 — Snap! – "The Power"
- 1:32 ‒ 2:04 — Air – "Sexy Boy"
- 1:32 ‒ 2:02 — Britney Spears – "Gimme More"
- 1:50 ‒ 2:20 — Lloyd featuring Ludacris – "How We Do It (Around My Way)"
- 2:05 ‒ 3:24 — Timbaland & Magoo featuring Fatman Scoop – "Drop"
- 2:06 ‒ 2:16 — Siouxsie and the Banshees – "Kiss Them for Me"
- 2:16 ‒ 2:20 — Cheryl Lynn – "Got to Be Real"
- 2:20 ‒ 3:15 — Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland – "4 Minutes"
- 2:20 ‒ 3:08 — Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – "American Girl"
- 2:52 ‒ 3:08 — Hall & Oates – "Out of Touch" (Remix)
- 3:10 ‒ 3:31 — Of Montreal – "Gronlandic Edit"
- 3:30 ‒ 3:32 — Prince and The Revolution – "Kiss"
- 3:32 ‒ 4:10 — Ice Cube – "AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted"
- 3:32 ‒ 4:04 — Hot Chocolate – "Every 1's a Winner"
- 4:04 ‒ 4:10 — Daft Punk – "Face to Face"
- 4:10 ‒ 4:12 — Big Country – "In a Big Country"
"Hands in the Air"[]
- 0:00 ‒ 1:15 — Big Country – "In a Big Country"
- 0:00 ‒ 1:00 — Tag Team – "Whoomp! (There It Is)"
- 0:15 ‒ 1:30 — Kraftwerk – "Numbers"
- 1:00 ‒ 1:38 — Afrika Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force – "Planet Rock"
- 1:15 ‒ 1:28 — The Cardigans – "Lovefool"
- 1:17 ‒ 1:30 — Hot Chip – "Ready for the Floor"
- 1:31 ‒ 2:23 — Flo Rida featuring T-Pain – "Low"
- 1:38 ‒ 2:23 — Justin Timberlake featuring T.I. – "My Love"
- 1:38 ‒ 2:08 — The Velvet Underground – "Sunday Morning"
- 2:08 ‒ 3:08 — Timbaland featuring Keri Hilson and D.O.E. – "The Way I Are"
- 2:10 ‒ 3:08 — Yo Majesty – "Club Action"
- 2:23 ‒ 3:08 — Stardust – "Music Sounds Better with You"
- 2:37 ‒ 2:38 — Genesis – "Invisible Touch"
- 2:53 ‒ 3:23 — Michael Jackson – "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
- 3:12 ‒ 4:11 — Sly and the Family Stone – "Dance to the Music"
- 3:31 ‒ 4:01 — George Clinton – "R&B Skeletons (In the Closet)"
- 3:45 ‒ 4:14 — The Edgar Winter Group – "Free Ride"
- 4:00 ‒ 4:01 — Tone Lōc – "Funky Cold Medina"
- 4:02 ‒ 4:19 — P. Diddy, Black Rob, and Mark Curry – "Bad Boy for Life"
- 4:02 ‒ 4:20 — Bossman – "You're Wrong"
- 4:12 ‒ 4:18 — Jermaine Stewart – "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off"
- 4:12 ‒ 4:19 — Janet Jackson and Nelly – "Call on Me"
- 4:13 ‒ 4:19 — Drama – "Left, Right, Left"
- 4:19 ‒ 4:20 — Janet Jackson – "Escapade"
"In Step"[]
- 0:00 ‒ 0:56 — Jermaine Stewart – "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off"
- 0:00 ‒ 0:55 — Drama – "Left, Right, Left"
- 0:00 ‒ 0:45 — Roy Orbison – "You Got It"
- 0:30 ‒ 1:14 — Deee-Lite – "Groove Is in the Heart"
- 0:47 ‒ 1:30 — Salt-N-Pepa – "Push It"
- 1:00 ‒ 1:38 — Nirvana – "Lithium"
- 1:15 ‒ 1:41 — Thurston Moore – "See-Through Playmate"
- 1:37 ‒ 1:43 — The Gap Band – "You Dropped a Bomb on Me"
- 1:41 ‒ 3:07 — Fergie featuring Ludacris – "Glamorous"
- 1:43 ‒ 1:44 — The Spinners – "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love"
- 1:44 ‒ 2:44 — Earth, Wind & Fire – "September"
- 1:52 ‒ 2:14 — INXS – "Need You Tonight"
- 2:00 ‒ 2:53 — Kraftwerk – "Tour de France"
- 2:51 ‒ 2:52 — Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine – "1-2-3" (Remix)
- 2:53 ‒ 3:22 — The Beach Boys – "God Only Knows"
- 2:53 ‒ 3:15 — Cameo – "Word Up!"
- 2:53 ‒ 3:07 — Diddy featuring Keyshia Cole – "Last Night"
- 3:15 ‒ 3:22 — Snoop Dogg – "Sexual Eruption"
- 3:21 ‒ 3:23 — Bizarre Inc featuring Angie Brown – "I'm Gonna Get You"
"Let Me See You"[]
- 0:00 ‒ 0:36 — Cameo – "Word Up!"
- 0:00 ‒ 0:12 — Donna Summer – "Bad Girls"
- 0:01 ‒ 0:29 — Dem Franchize Boyz featuring Peanut and Charlay – "Lean wit It, Rock wit It"
- 0:15 ‒ 0:24 — Gwen Stefani featuring Akon – "The Sweet Escape"
- 0:30 ‒ 1:13 — Bizarre Inc featuring Angie Brown – "I'm Gonna Get You"
- 0:30 ‒ 1:07 — R. Kelly featuring T.I. and T-Pain – "I'm a Flirt" (Remix)
- 1:07 ‒ 1:13 — Donnie Iris – "Love Is Like a Rock"
- 1:13 ‒ 1:15 — Daft Punk – "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger"
- 1:13 ‒ 2:13 — Tone Lōc – "Wild Thing"
- 1:15 ‒ 1:59 — Fleetwood Mac – "Gypsy"
- 1:29 ‒ 1:30 — Thin Lizzy – "Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed"
- 1:30 ‒ 2:00 — Trina featuring Keyshia Cole – "I Got a Thang for You"
- 2:00 ‒ 3:11 — Justin Timberlake – "LoveStoned/I Think She Knows (Interlude)"
- 2:04 ‒ 3:12 — The Jets – "Crush on You"
- 2:15 ‒ 2:43 — Rick Ross – "Hustlin'"
- 2:18 ‒ 2:53 — David Bowie – "Rebel Rebel"
- 2:44 ‒ 3:13 — Luke featuring 2 Live Crew – "I Wanna Rock"
- 2:58 ‒ 4:01 — M.I.A. – "Boyz"
- 3:13 ‒ 3:41 — The Cranberries – "Dreams"
- 3:34 ‒ 4:03 — Bachman–Turner Overdrive – "Takin' Care of Business"
- 3:42 ‒ 4:03 — Michael Jackson – "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"
- 3:52 ‒ 4:02 — Chicago – "Saturday in the Park"
- 3:56 ‒ 4:03 — Quad City DJ's – "C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)"
"Here's the Thing"[]
- 0:00 ‒ 0:27 — Chicago – "Saturday in the Park"
- 0:00 ‒ 1:05 — Quad City DJ's – "C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)"
- 0:14 ‒ 0:35 — The Jaggerz – "The Rapper"
- 0:29 ‒ 0:36 — The Bucketheads – "The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall into My Mind)"
- 0:34 ‒ 0:36 — Tommy Roe – "Dizzy"
- 0:36 ‒ 1:05 — ? and the Mysterians – "96 Tears"
- 0:50 ‒ 2:18 — Egyptian Lover – "Egypt, Egypt"
- 1:05 ‒ 2:06 — Kelly Clarkson – "Since U Been Gone"
- 1:05 ‒ 1:33 — The Zombies – "Time of the Season"
- 1:16 ‒ 1:33 — Nine Inch Nails – "Wish"
- 1:45 ‒ 2:02 — MC Hammer – "2 Legit 2 Quit"
- 2:08 ‒ 2:59 — Blur – "Song 2"
- 2:13 ‒ 2:19 — V.I.C. – "Get Silly"
- 2:18 ‒ 3:10 — Elvis Costello and The Attractions – "Pump It Up"
- 2:20 ‒ 3:14 — Shawty Lo – "Dey Know"
- 3:01 ‒ 3:19 — Peter Bjorn and John featuring Victoria Bergsman – "Young Folks"
- 3:14 ‒ 4:04 — Rick Springfield – "Jessie's Girl"
- 3:19 ‒ 3:20 — The Prodigy – "Firestarter"
- 3:21 ‒ 3:47 — Chris Brown featuring T-Pain – "Kiss Kiss"
- 3:21 ‒ 4:11 — Mike and the Mechanics – "All I Need Is a Miracle"
- 3:47 ‒ 3:47 — Veruca Salt – "Seether"
- 3:51 ‒ 4:17 — Nelly Furtado – "Maneater"
- 3:52 ‒ 4:17 — Three 6 Mafia featuring Unk – "I'd Rather"
- 4:11 ‒ 4:44 — Looking Glass – "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)"
- 4:17 ‒ 4:18 — INXS – "What You Need"
- 4:34 ‒ 4:45 — Dude 'n Nem – "Watch My Feet"
"Don't Stop"[]
- 0:00 ‒ 0:27 — Dude 'n Nem – "Watch My Feet"
- 0:00 ‒ 0:12 — Pink – "U + Ur Hand"
- 0:00 ‒ 0:12 — DJ Funk – "Pump It"[D]
- 0:13 ‒ 0:43 — Underworld – "Born Slippy .NUXX"
- 0:20 ‒ 1:24 — Wiz Khalifa – "Say Yeah"
- 0:26 ‒ 0:26 — DeBarge – "Rhythm of the Night"
- 0:26 ‒ 0:44 — DJ Deeon – "Shake What Your Momma Gave Ya"
- 0:27 ‒ 1:53 — DJ Smurf – "Ride on Out, Bounce wit It"
- 0:28 ‒ 1:13 — Michael Jackson – "Beat It"
- 0:43 ‒ 0:46 — Megadeth – "Peace Sells"
- 0:47 ‒ 1:13 — Usher featuring Young Jeezy – "Love in This Club"
- 1:12 ‒ 1:40 — The Cure – "In Between Days"
- 1:40 ‒ 1:54 — Ready for the World – "Oh Sheila"
- 1:40 ‒ 2:57 — Soulja Boy – "Crank That (Soulja Boy)"
- 1:54 ‒ 2:56 — Thin Lizzy – "Jailbreak"
- 2:43 ‒ 2:58 — Electric Light Orchestra – "Don't Bring Me Down"
"Play Your Part (Pt. 2)"[]
- 0:00 ‒ 0:49 — Soulja Boy – "Crank That (Soulja Boy)"
- 0:00 ‒ 0:11 — Electric Light Orchestra – "Don't Bring Me Down"
- 0:03 ‒ 0:50 — Lil Wayne featuring Static Major – "Lollipop"
- 0:12 ‒ 0:37 — Red Hot Chili Peppers – "Under the Bridge"
- 0:38 ‒ 1:16 — AC/DC – "Thunderstruck"
- 0:39 ‒ 1:34 — Unk – "In Yo Face"
- 0:49 ‒ 0:50 — ESG – "UFO"
- 0:51 ‒ 1:16 — The Escape Club – "Wild, Wild West"
- 1:18 ‒ 1:27 — Dem Franchize Boyz – "White Tee"
- 1:18 ‒ 1:26 — Jibbs featuring Chamillionaire – "King Kong"
- 1:21 ‒ 3:07 — Yung Berg featuring Dude 'n Nem – "Do That There"
- 1:29 ‒ 2:46 — Huey – "Pop, Lock & Drop It"
- 1:29 ‒ 1:54 — George Harrison – "What Is Life"
- 1:55 ‒ 3:24 — Journey – "Faithfully"
- 3:11 ‒ 3:22 — UGK featuring Outkast – "Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You)"
Unknown samples[]
The following songs are listed in the sampled source material section of the Feed the Animals liner notes, but the points at which they are sampled are currently unknown.
- Afrika Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force – "Who You Funkin' With?"
- Big Daddy Kane – "Raw"
- DJ Khaled featuring Lil Wayne, Paul Wall, Fat Joe, Rick Ross, and Pitbull – "Holla at Me"
- Jasmine Guy – "Try Me"
- Led Zeppelin – "The Crunge"
- Mary Jane Girls – "All Night Long"
- Radiohead – "Weird Fishes/Arpeggi"
- Run-DMC – "Sucker M.C.'s"
- Swizz Beatz – "Money in the Bank"
- TTC – "J'ai pas sommeil"
- Zapp – "Doo Wa Ditty (Blow That Thing)"
Release history[]
Images | Release date | Format | Label | Catalog no. | Ref.(s) |
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June 19, 2008 | Digital download | Illegal Art | N/A | [1] | |
November 11, 2008 | Compact disc | Illegal Art | IA117 | [7][29] | |
December 2008 (South Korea) |
[30] | ||||
September 30, 2020 | 12" vinyl (reissue) |
Illegal Art | IA117LP | [8] |
Personnel[]
- Gregg Gillis – music
- Jonathan Schenke – mastering
- Andrew Strasser – artwork
- Frank Musarra – technical support
- Ed "Skymall" Prence – technical support
- Kendall Bieselt – technical support
Chart performance[]
Feed the Animals is, to date, Girl Talk's only release to have charted on an official national singles chart, debuting at its peak position of number 83 on the Australian ARIA singles chart in late January 2009 and remaining on the chart for an additional week at number 98 before dropping out.[31]
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums Chart (ARIA)[31] | 83 |
Trivia[]
- The piano loop at 1:31 in "No Pause" was originally intended to be taken from Len's "Steal My Sunshine", but the loop does not appear isolated in the Len track.[5] Girl Talk ended up sampling the loop from the Andrea True Connection's "More, More, More", which Len themselves had originally sampled from.[5]
Notes[]
- A. ^ Incorrectly titled "Here We Go" in the liner notes.
- B. ^ ^ Incorrectly titled "Get Your Hands Up" in the liner notes.
- C. ^ Incorrectly credited to The Crooklyn Clan in the liner notes.
- D. ^ Incorrectly titled "Work It!" in the liner notes.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Kreps, Daniel (2008-06-19). Girl Talk Unleashes Pay What You Want Album 'Feed the Animals'. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2014-02-02.
- ↑ Baio, Andy (2008-10-29). Girl Talk's Feed the Animals: The Official Sample List. Waxy. Retrieved on 2014-02-02.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Feed The Animals – Girl Talk. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2014-02-02.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Toben, Graham. Girl Talk Feeds the Animals. MetroWize. Retrieved on 2014-02-02.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Girl Talk/Gregg Gillis On New Album, Music Industry. The Washington Post (2008-07-29). Retrieved on 2010-05-02.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Brandon (2008-06-19). Girl Talk's Feed The Animals Is Out Today. Stereogum. Retrieved on 2014-02-02.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Thompson, Paul (2008-10-15). Girl Talk Video Blogs From Tour, Animals CD Delayed. Pitchfork. Retrieved on 2014-02-02.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Minsker, Evan (2020-09-30). Girl Talk Reissuing 2 Albums on Vinyl, Shares New Song “Fallin’” With Bas: Listen. Pitchfork. Retrieved on 2021-09-30.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Yiyo (2008-03-19). Girl Talk. Deaf Indie Elephants. Retrieved on 2014-02-02.
- ↑ TSScrew (2008-09-04). TSS Presents Smoking Sessions With Girl Talk. Uproxx. Retrieved on 2014-01-28.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (2008-10). Consumer Guide. MSN Music. Retrieved on 2014-02-06.
- ↑ Matos, Michaelangelo (2008-06-30). Girl Talk: Feed The Animals. The A.V. Club. Retrieved on 2014-02-06.
- ↑ Dombal, Ryan (2008-06-27). Girl Talk: Feed the Animals. Pitchfork. Retrieved on 2014-02-06.
- ↑ Hoard, Christian (2008-07-10). Feed The Albums: Girl Talk. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-07-23. Retrieved on 2014-02-06.
- ↑ O'Neil, Tim (2008-06-22). Girl Talk: Feed the Animals. PopMatters. Retrieved on 2014-02-06.
- ↑ A.V. Club's Best Music of 2008. Album of the Year. Retrieved on 2014-02-06.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7 17.8 17.9 Girl Talk: Feed the Animals. Acclaimed Music. Retrieved on 2014-02-06.
- ↑ 2008: Dean's List. robertchristgau.com (2009-01-22). Retrieved on 2014-02-06.
- ↑ Roffman, Michael (2008-12-17). CoS Year-End Report: The Top 100 Albums: #25 – #1. Consequence of Sound. Retrieved on 2014-02-06.
- ↑ Top 50 Albums of 2008 (Part Two). No Ripcord. Retrieved on 2014-02-06.
- ↑ Signs of Life 2008: Best Music. Paste (2008-11-21). Retrieved on 2014-02-06.
- ↑ The 50 Albums of 2008. Pitchfork (2008-12-19). Retrieved on 2014-02-06.
- ↑ The Best Albums of 2008. PopMatters (2008-12-18). Retrieved on 2014-02-06.
- ↑ brandon (2008-12-10). Rolling Stone's Top 50 Albums Of 2008. Stereogum. Retrieved on 2014-02-06.
- ↑ The Top 50 Albums of 2008. Treble (2008-12-15). Retrieved on 2014-02-06.
- ↑ New York Pazz and Jop Albums. The Village Voice. Retrieved on 2014-02-06.
- ↑ Roffman, Michael (2008-12-17). CoS Top 100 Albums of the Decade: 60–41. Consequence of Sound. Retrieved on 2014-02-06.
- ↑ The Best Albums of the '00s. Treble (2010-01-18). Retrieved on 2014-02-06.
- ↑ Girl Talk – Feed The Animals (CD, Album). Discogs. Retrieved on 2014-02-02.
- ↑ Girl Talk – Feed the Animals Korea CD *Sealed*. eBay. Retrieved on 2014-02-02.
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 ARIA Top 100 Albums ‒ Week Commencing 2nd February 2009 (PDF; p. 6). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved on 2014-02-02.
External links[]
- Feed the Animals on Wikipedia
- Feed the Animals on Illegal Tracklist
- Feed the Animals on the Illegal Art website
Girl Talk albums and singles Discography | ||||
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Studio albums | ||||
Secret Diary (2002) |
Unstoppable (2003) |
Night Ripper (2006) |
Feed the Animals (2008) |
All Day (2010) |
Extended plays | ||||
Stop Cleveland Hate (2004) |
Bone Hard Zaggin' (2006) |
Broken Ankles (2014) | ||
Singles | ||||
"Believe in Magic" (2011) |
"Tolerated" (2014) |
"Trouble in Paradise" (2018) |
"No Problem" (2019) |
"Toolie" (2020) |
"Santos Party House" (2020) |
"Fallin'" (2020) |