Raw as Fuck is an album by the British electronic music group Freestylers. Released in July 2004, it was the group's third album. It is also the first full-length album release from the Against the Grain label.[1] The remix album was released almost a year later.[2]

Raw as Fuck
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 2004
Genre
Length69:07
Label
  • Against the Grain
  • PIAS
ProducerFreestylers
Freestylers chronology
Pressure Point
(2001)
Raw as Fuck
(2004)
FabricLive.19
(2004)

The album included breakbeat dance music, with tracks including the singles "Get a Life", "Push Up" and "Boom Blast". "Push Up" was particularly successful in Australia as a single, where it reached No. 2 in the charts, although in both Australia and the United Kingdom the album failed to make a major impact on the album charts.

The tracks "Punks", "The Slammer" and "No Replica" were originally from the singles the Freestylers created as Raw As Fuck in 2002–2003.[3] The three singles were their first ever productions in Against the Grain.[4]

Despite the album's title, the album did not carry a "Parental Advisory – Explicit Content" warning due to a lack of substantial profanity on the tracks themselves.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)VocalsLength
1."Music Is Music"Matt Cantor, Aston Harvey 1:10
2."Boom Blast"Matt Cantor, Aston Harvey & Michael DunnMillion Dan6:07
3."Raw as Fuck" (co-written by Sy & Unknown)Matt Cantor, Aston Harvey, Simon Cranny, Chris Sargent 5:50
4."Get a Life"Matt Cantor, Aston Harvey & Tracey BowenOnallee5:12
5."The Slammer"Cantor, Harvey 6:59
6."Push Up"Matt Cantor, Aston Harvey, Theodorakis Brehony & Reza SafiniaTheo4:39
7."Punks"Matt Cantor & Aston Harvey 6:07
8."Dogs and Sledges" (co-produced by Million Dan)Matt Cantor, Aston Harvey & Michael DunnMillion Dan4:17
9."Warrior Charge" (co-written by Sy & Unknown)Matt Cantor, Aston Harvey, Cranny & Chris Sargent 5:33
10."Losing You"Matt Cantor, Aston Harvey & Julie ThompsonJulie Thompson6:02
11."No Replica"Matt Cantor, Aston Harvey & Michael DunnMillion Dan4:07
12."Right On"Matt Cantor & Aston Harvey 5:47
13."Too Far"Matt Cantor, Aston Harvey & Julie ThompsonJulie Thompson7:17
Total length:69:07
  • Track 5 was originally from "The Slammer" / "Theme from Raw" single by Raw as F**k[5]
  • Track 7 was originally from the "Punks" / "Demon Beats" single by Raw as F**k[6]
  • Track 11 was originally credited as Million Dan vs. Raw as F**k[7]
  • The duration of tracks 6 & 11 are extended in US releases.[8]
Raw as Fuck (Remixed)
No.TitleVocalsLength
1."Too Far" (NAPT Remix)Julie Thompson6:07
2."Push Up" (Plump DJ's Remix)Theo5:31
3."Boom Blast" (Deekline & Wizard Remix) (featuring Yolanda)Million Dan7:31
4."Right On" (Splitloop Remix) 4:41
5."Get a Life" (Poxy Music Remix)Onallee5:04
6."Warrior Charge" (Breakfastaz Remix) 4:42
7."Punks" (Krafty Kuts Remix) 5:40
8."No Replica" (Aquasky vs. Masterblaster Remix)Million Dan5:26
9."Get a Life" (Roni Size Remix)Onallee5:56
10."The Slammer" (Clipz Remix) 5:07
11."Boom Blast" (John B Remix)Million Dan5:00
Total length:60:45

Charts

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Chart (2004) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 66
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 66
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] 44
French Albums (SNEP)[12] 180
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 130

References

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  1. ^ Raw As F**k at Discogs
  2. ^ Raw As F**k (Remixed) at Discogs
  3. ^ Freestylers Singles/EPs
  4. ^ Against The Grain at Discogs
  5. ^ Punks / Demon Beats
  6. ^ The Slammer / Theme From Raw
  7. ^ No Replica
  8. ^ Raw As F**k by Freestylers – Music – iTunes
  9. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  10. ^ "Ultratop.be – Freestylers – Raw as F**k" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Freestylers – Raw as F**k" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Lescharts.com – Freestylers – Raw as F**k". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Chart Log UK 1994–2010: Adam F – FYA". zobbel.de. Retrieved 6 October 2020.