30 Years Of The Prodigy’s Firestarter
The Prodigy‘s Firestarter – the first single from their album, The Fat of the Land – is 30 years old.
Firestarter, released in March 1996, was the group’s first track to feature the late Keith Flint on vocals. The track – and Flint’s appearance in the music video – were so striking that it went to #1 in 16 countries.
The song was written by Liam Howlett and Flint, but songwriting credits include several others – including The Breeders and The Art Of Noise – because of samples used.
Flint took his life in 2019, at the age of 49. In their first tour after his death, the group turned their Firestarter performance into a tribute to Flint.
