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Scooby Snacks (song)

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"Scooby Snacks"
Single by Fun Lovin' Criminals
from the album Come Find Yourself
ReleasedAugust 5, 1996 (1996-08-05)
StudioMagic Shop, New York City
Length3:02
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Fun Lovin' Criminals
Fun Lovin' Criminals singles chronology
"The Grave and the Constant"
(1996) 		"Scooby Snacks"
(1996) 		"The Fun Lovin' Criminal"
(1996)
Music video
"Scooby Snacks" on YouTube

"Scooby Snacks" is a song by American band Fun Lovin' Criminals from their debut album, Come Find Yourself (1996). The song was written by the band and contains several sampled quotes from Quentin Tarantino films, so Tarantino is also credited as a writer. Most of the song is rapped, with the exception of the chorus, which is sung. The "Scooby Snacks" in the song is a reference to diazepam, also known as Valium.[1]

"Scooby Snacks" is the band's biggest hit single to date, reaching the top 40 in Australia, Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. In the United Kingdom, the song originally peaked at number 22 in August 1996, but after being reissued with a cover of the 10cc song "I'm Not in Love", it reached a new peak of number 12 on the UK Singles Chart in June 1997. In 1996, it was voted number 14 on the list of the Hottest 100 songs of that year by listeners of Australia's Triple J radio station.[2]

Background

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Instrumentalist Brian Leiser would practice sounds and samples in his Brooklyn apartment with movies playing in the background. He sampled the tremolo guitar sound from the 1984 song "Movement of Fear" by Tones on Tail, and was putting the song together while Pulp Fiction played on his TV, inspiring him to put its quotes in his song.[3]

Leiser was working at a club called The Limelight, where he met bandmate Huey Morgan. The owner of the Limelight had another club called The Tunnel, known for its brawls at Sunday night events. In an effort to calm down clubgoers, one of the security guards would hand them valium capsules as they entered, calling them "Scooby snacks". Leiser said, "That’s where I got the idea for the chorus from: what if this dude and some of his meathead friends were robbing banks, all high on these scooby snacks?"[3]

Samples

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The song contains samples from Quentin Tarantino's movies Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs.[4] Tarantino demanded 37% of the song's royalties and a co-writing credit, which he received.[5]

Chart performance

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"Scooby Snacks" reached the top 40 in Australia, Iceland, the Netherlands and on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.[6][7][8] It reached the top 20 in New Zealand, peaking at number 18.[9] The song initially peaked number 22 on the UK Singles Chart but was re-released as a double A-side with their cover of 10cc's "I'm Not in Love" on 23 June 1997,[10] reaching a new peak of number 12 the following week.[11] This version also reached number 27 in Ireland.[12] In July 2022, the song was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales and streams exceeding 200,000 units.[13]

Track listings

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1996 release

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1997 release

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Credits and personnel

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Credits are lifted from the 1996 UK CD1 liner notes.[14]

Studios

  • Recorded at Steve Rosenthal's Magic Shop (New York City)
  • Pre-produced at Drunk Munk Studios (New York City)
  • Mixed at Platinum Island (New York City)
  • Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City)

Personnel

  • Fun Lovin' Criminals – writing, production, arrangement
  • Quentin Tarantino – writing
  • Tim Latham – recording, mixing
  • Juan Garcia – recording assistant
  • Ed Douglas – recording assistant
  • Steve "Puffy" Coffey – mixing assistant
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Henry Marquez – art direction
  • Morph Iconography – artwork layout and design
  • Doctor Revolt – illustration

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom August 5, 1996
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
[30]
United States November 5, 1996 Contemporary hit radio EMI [31]
United Kingdom (re-release) June 23, 1997
  • CD
  • cassette
  • Silver Spotlight
  • Chrysalis
 [32]

References

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  1. ^ "Scooby Snacks". .:: Fun Lovin Criminals – Official website ::. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Triple J Hottest 100 1996". Australian Broadcasting Company. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Slater, Aaron (August 5, 2021). "How I Wrote "Scooby Snacks" by Fast of Fun Lovin' Criminals". Songwriting. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  4. ^ Review of Fun Lovin' Criminals's "Bag of Hits" by EDF, mentioning the movie references.
  5. ^ "New York hip-hoppers keep personality alive". Archived from the original on August 26, 1999. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Fun Lovin' Criminals – Scooby Snacks". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (17.10. – 23.10. '96)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). October 18, 1996. p. 16. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Fun Lovin Criminals Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Fun Lovin' Criminals – Scooby Snacks". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  10. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. June 21, 1996. p. 31. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  12. ^ a b "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Scooby Snacks/I'm Not in Love". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  13. ^ a b "British single certifications – Fun Lovin' Criminals – Scooby Snacks". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  14. ^ a b Scooby Snacks (UK CD1 liner notes). Fun Lovin' Criminals. Silver Spotlight Records, Chrysalis Records. 1996. cdchs 5034, 7243 8 83145 2 7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  15. ^ Scooby Snacks (UK CD2 liner notes). Fun Lovin' Criminals. Silver Spotlight Records, Chrysalis Records. 1996. cdchss 5034, 7243 8 83116 2 5.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  16. ^ Scooby Snacks (UK limited 7-inch picture disc sleeve). Fun Lovin' Criminals. Silver Spotlight Records, Chrysalis Records. 1996. CHS 5034, 7243 8 83116 7 0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  17. ^ Scooby Snacks (European CD single liner notes). Fun Lovin' Criminals. Silver Spotlight Records, EMI Records. 1996. 7243 8 82857 2 8.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  18. ^ Scooby Snacks (Australian CD single liner notes). Fun Lovin' Criminals. Silver Spotlight Records, EMI Records. 1996. 7243 8 82857 2 8.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  19. ^ Scooby Snacks (UK CD1 liner notes). Fun Lovin' Criminals. Silver Spotlight Records, Chrysalis Records. 1997. CDCHS 5060, 7243 8 84189 2 8.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  20. ^ Scooby Snacks (UK CD2 liner notes). Fun Lovin' Criminals. Silver Spotlight Records, Chrysalis Records. 1997. CDCHSS 5060, 7243 8 84188 2 9.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  21. ^ Scooby Snacks (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Fun Lovin' Criminals. Silver Spotlight Records, Chrysalis Records. 1997. CHS 5060, 7234 8 84188 7 4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  22. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 31, 1996" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  23. ^ "Fun Lovin' Criminals – Scooby Snacks" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  24. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  25. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  26. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  27. ^ "Fun Lovin Criminals Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  28. ^ "Árslistinn 1996". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). January 2, 1997. p. 25. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  29. ^ "Airplay Monitor Best of '96: Modern Rock Tracks" (PDF). Airplay Monitor. Vol. 4, no. 53. December 27, 1996. p. 24. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  30. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. August 3, 1996. p. 27. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  31. ^ "New Releases" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1170. November 1, 1996. p. 36. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  32. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. June 21, 1997. p. 31. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
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