In a landmark collaboration that collides two seismic moments in British music and bridges generations in one explosive track, DJ and producer Fatboy Slim joins forces with UK music royalty The Rolling Stones on ‘Satisfaction Skank’, released through Southern Fried Records and ABKCO Records.
Long considered one of the most iconic “unreleased” tracks in dance music, this legendary mashup, built from two of the most recognizable songs ever recorded, finally receives an official release after more than decades of featuring in Fatboy Slim’s sets.
After more than 20 years of fans from both The Rolling Stones and Fatboy Slim asking for the track to be officially released, both artists agreed the stars had aligned and the moment had finally arrived. Norman was entrusted with the original stems of the generation-defining anthem, which were delivered in an armoured van, a testament to the importance, rarity, and cultural value of the source material. He then fully recreated and rerecorded the track, transforming it into a no-holds-barred dancefloor weapon while retaining the stadium-scale power of the original.
Speaking on the release, Fatboy Slim says: ‘Over countless years I have always dreamed of an official release for this mash up. It has been a favourite in my DJ sets for over a quarter of a century, I can confirm it is thoroughly road tested and fit for purpose….’
In May 1965 Keith Richards wrote the iconic riff to ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’ in the middle of the night on a home tape recorder while The Rolling Stones were on tour in Clearwater, Florida. In Dec 1999 in another on the road eureka moment, at the Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC, Norman Cook playfully fused his then-fresh hit ’The Rockafeller Skank,’ the trailblazing single from You’ve Come a Long Way Baby, with Keith’s iconic guitar riff and Mick’s rebellious vocal into something more than the sum of its parts. The mashup left audiences unsure whether Fatboy Slim was a band, a DJ, or something entirely new.
‘Satisfaction Skank’ is a once-in-a-lifetime, high-octane mashup that fuses rock and dance across generations; Despite coming from different eras, the two tracks share a deep musical DNA: a relentless, forward-driving energy built around signature repeating riffs that meld Keith Richards’ fuzz-guitar hook with Fatboy Slim’s chopped-and-scratched vocal motif. The raw analogue crunch of The Stones circa 1965 sits perfectly alongside the sample-driven, hyper-modern production of 1998, and for this release, Norman subtly lifts ‘Satisfaction’ into a contemporary dance-floor tempo without losing its original swagger, creating a rich analogue-meets-digital texture that taps into the timelessness of both recordings.
‘Satisfaction Skank’ is available here.