Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned Album by The Prodigy

Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned is the fourth studio album by English electronic dance music group The Prodigy. The album was released in the United Kingdom on 23 August 2004 under XL Recordings, and in North America on 15 September 2004 by Mute Records and Maverick Records. It was the last album from the band to be distributed under the labels. Recorded almost entirely using the Propellerhead Reason program, with the mastering being done on Pro Tools, the album contrasts with their previous releases, and features a larger use of vocals than the group's third album, The Fat of the Land (1997). The album title is a play on the name of the Walter Mosely novel Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned.
Despite achieving commercial success upon release, the album is among the band's lowest-sellers. Record labels who distributed Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned dropped The Prodigy after the release of Their Law: The Singles 1990–2005 one year later. The album's singles, with the exception of "Girls", failed to reach the Top 40, and the album received mixed reviews upon debut; some critics praising it, many others criticizing it for being "a failed departure from the band's previous albums".

Track listing

All songs are written and composed by Liam Howlett, except where noted..
No. Title Writer(s) Length


1. "Spitfire" 5:07


2. "Girls" 4:06


3. "Memphis Bells" Howlett/Neil Maclellan 4:28


4. "Get Up Get Off" 4:19


5. "Hotride" 4:35


6. "Wake Up Call" 4:55


7. "Action Radar" 5:32


8. "Medusa's Path" Howlett/Maclellan 3:13


9. "Phoenix" 4:38


10. "You'll Be Under My Wheels" Howlett/Maclellan 3:56


11. "The Way It Is" 5:45


12. "Shoot Down" (Feat. Liam Gallagher)

Members

Liam Howlett – producer, programming, keyboards, mixing
Neil McLellan – engineer, additional programming, mixing
Damian Taylor – Pro Tools engineer
Matt Robertson – additional programming, "stab creation" on "Spitfire", "recreation work" on "The Way It Is"
Mike Horner – guitars
Kool Keith – additional vocals
Juliette Lewis – additional vocals
Hanna Robinson – additional vocals
Louise Boone – additional vocals
Liam Gallagher – vocals on "Shoot Down"
Noel Gallagher - bass guitar on "Shoot Down"
Princess Superstar – vocals on "Memphis Bells"
Twista and Shahin Badar – vocals on "Get Up Get Off"
David Penmberton – additional production on "Get Up Get Off"
Scott Donaldson – guitars on "Hotride"
Jim Hunt – flute on "Wake Up Call"
Paul "Dirtcandy" Jackson – vocals on "Action Radar"
Jim Davies – guitars on "You'll Be Under My Wheels"