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Here Comes the Fuzz

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Here Comes the Fuzz
Studio album by
Mark Ronson
Released8 September 2003
GenreHip hop[1]
Length39:24
LabelElektra
ProducerMark Ronson
Mark Ronson chronology
Here Comes the Fuzz
(2003) 		Version
(2007)
Singles from Here Comes the Fuzz
  1. "Ooh Wee"
    Released: 20 October 2003
  2. "NYC Rules"
    Released: 16 February 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
HipHopDx[3]
Entertainment Weekly(C)[1]
The Guardian[4]
Rolling Stone[5]

Here Comes the Fuzz is the debut studio album by British-American producer Mark Ronson. The album was released on 8 September 2003, led by the lead single, "Ooh Wee". Unlike Ronson's later releases his debut album focuses more on the genre of hip hop music with guest appearances from a number of famous rappers and hip hop alumni including Ghostface Killah, M.O.P., Nate Dogg, Saigon, Q-Tip, Sean Paul and Mos Def. The album also features appearances from singers Rivers Cuomo, Jack White and Daniel Merriweather whose commercial breakthrough came with this album.

The album did not perform well chart wise, only peaking at No. 70 in Ronson's home territory, however it did sell more than 18,000 copies in the US.[6] Ronson later addressed the failure of the album, often by joking that "only 12 people bought it." The album has sold 92,676 copies in the UK as of January 2015.[7]

Recording

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The song "International Affair" was originally released on Sean Paul's 2002 album Dutty Rock, and featured vocals from Debi Nova instead of Tweet. Nova contributes vocals to the album track "Tomorrow". Rolling Stone predicted the album would stop the critical ill-will towards Ronson, saying Ronson "serves up a grab bag of pumping beats."[8] Entertainment Weekly gave the album a C, saying "the collection's overall disco-licious come-together vibe is cloying and insubstantial."[9] The popularity of the album grew following the release of the follow-up album Version in 2007, which saw Ronson collaborate with a number of well-known British and American artists on covers of well-known songs.

Singles

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  • "Ooh Wee", featuring vocals from Ghostface Killah, Nate Dogg, Trife Diesel and Saigon, was released as the album's lead single on 20 October 2003. The song was a top twenty hit in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and the single also charted at No. 80 on the United States Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and No. 83 in Australia.
  • "NYC Rules", featuring vocals from Daniel Merriweather and Saigon, was released as the album's second single on 16 February 2004. The single was only released in Australia, and for its release, was re-titled "City Rules". It was promoted as Merriweather's first single in the country, and the cover art stated Ronson as the featured artist. The track peaked at No. 76 on the ARIA Charts.

Critical reception

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Dorian Lynskey of The Guardian, gave the album a four out of five star rating. Lynskey remarked, "The whole caboodle is informed by the freewheeling, celebratory spirit of late 80s hip-hop, and adds up to one of 2003's most irresistible party records."[4]

Jessica Koslow of HipHopDX rated the album 3.5 out of 5 stars declaring "The A-list DJ knows what’s hot...Ronson gives us a handful of hot songs and crazy cool collaborations. He definitely has a buzz and well, here comes the fuzz (whatever that means)."[10]

With 3 out 5 stars Matt Collar of Allmusic wrote, "Much in the same way as DJ Shadow's Endtroducing..... or the Avalanches' Since I Left You used the Beastie Boys' Paul's Boutique as their template to display an eclectic and voracious record-collecting habit, Ronson's Here Comes the Fuzz mixes funk, hip-hop, soul, and rock into an "everything goes when you're having fun" cocktail. While never displaying the innovative vision or giddy melody-mixing heights of either of those albums, Here Comes the Fuzz does still resonate with the pulse of youthful ego driven by libido and hot wax."[11]

Billboard noted in their review, "This year, mix-tape DJs finally received mainstream recognition. However, the problem with mix tapes is that, typically as a result of featuring a host of different artists, the DJ’s vision gets lost in the process. That is clearly not the case with producer/DJ Mark Ronson’s Elektra debut, “Here Comes the Fuzz.” In fact, this sounds more like a proper artist album than a DJ-driven set (though its party atmosphere is in full effect)...This one is a must-have."[12]

Matt Diehl of Rolling Stone, with 3 out of 5 stars, claimed "With guests such as Sean Paul, Q-Tip and Ghostface Killah alongside rock guys such as Rivers Cuomo and Jack White of the White Stripes, Ronson serves up a grab bag of pumping beats - and plays almost all of the instruments on the album.[5]

Track listing

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Here Comes the Fuzz track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro"Mark Ronson1:25
2."Bluegrass Stain'd" (featuring Nappy Roots and Anthony Hamilton)Ronson • Hamilton • Guyora Kats • R.N. Hughes • B.J. Scott4:11
3."Ooh Wee" (featuring Ghostface Killah, Nate Dogg, Trife Diesel and Saigon)Ronson • Nate Hale • Dennis Coles • Theo Bailey • Carenard3:29
4."High" (featuring Aya)Ronson • Bill Chang4:05
5."I Suck" (featuring Rivers Cuomo)Ronson • Rivers Cuomo2:55
6."International Affair" (featuring Sean Paul and Tweet)Ronson • Debi Nova • Sean Henriques • Charlene Keys3:24
7."Diduntdidunt" (featuring Saigon)Ronson • Brian Carenard3:58
8."On the Run" (featuring Mos Def and M.O.P.)Ronson • Dante Smith • Jamal Grinnage • Eric Murray2:37
9."Here Comes the Fuzz" (featuring Jack White, Freeway and Nikka Costa)Ronson • Jack White • Nikka Costa • Leslie Pridgen3:09
10."Bout to Get Ugly" (featuring Rhymefest and Anthony Hamilton)Ronson • Hamilton • Che Smith3:33
11."She's Got Me" (featuring Daniel Merriweather)Ronson • Daniel Merriweather3:49
12."Tomorrow" (featuring Q-Tip and Debi Nova)Ronson • Nova • Kamaal Fareed3:55
13."Rashi (Outro)"Ronson2:00
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."NYC Rules" (featuring Daniel Merriweather and Saigon)Ronson • Merriweather • Carenard3:49

Chart performance

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Chart performance for Here Comes the Fuzz
Chart (2003) Peak
position
UK R&B Albums[13] 11
UK Pop Albums[13] 70
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[14] 84
Scottish Pop Albums[13] 99

Release history

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Release history and formats for Here Comes the Fuzz
Country Date Label Format(s)
United Kingdom 8 September 2003 Elektra
United States

References

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  1. ^ a b "Here Comes the Fuzz - EW.com". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016.
  2. ^ Collar, Matt. "Mark Ronson: Here Comes the Fuzz". Allmusic.
  3. ^ Koslow, Jessica (30 September 2003). "Mark Ronson: Here Comes the Fuzz". HipHopDX. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b Dorian Lynskey. "CD: Mark Ronson, Here Comes The Fuzz". the Guardian.
  5. ^ a b Diehl, Matt (14 August 2003). "Mark Ronson: Here Comes the Fuzz". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 21 July 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Mark Ronson Shows Off His 'Record Collection' on New Album". Billboard.com. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  7. ^ Jones, Alan (26 January 2015). "Official Charts Analysis: Ronson first artist to top singles and albums charts since 2013". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  8. ^ Diehl, Matt (4 September 2003), "Mark Ronson: Here Comes the Fuzz". Rolling Stone. (930):142
  9. ^ Drumming, Neil (12 September 2003), "MARK RONSON". Entertainment Weekly. (727/728):152
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference HipHopDX was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference Allmusic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ "Here Comes the Fuzz". Billboard. 20 September 2003. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  13. ^ a b c "Mark Ronson – Here Comes The Fuzz". Official Charts. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  14. ^ "Here Comes The Fuzz – Mark Ronson (2003)". Billboard.com. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
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