I Think We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat

I Think We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat
Studio album by
The BPA
Released6 January 2009
GenreIndie rock, electronic, pop
Length42:24
LabelSouthern Fried
Producer
  • Norman Cook
  • Simon Thornton
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Billboard(favorable)[2]
Blender[3]
Now Magazine[4]
Pitchfork Media(5.7/10)[5]
PopMatters[6]
Spin[7]
URB[8]

I Think We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat is the debut album of British electronic act The Brighton Port Authority. It was released on Southern Fried on 6 January 2009 exclusively on amazon.com, with a regular release on 3 February. [9]

The Brighton Port Authority is a project of British musician Norman Cook, better known as Fatboy Slim, and his longtime engineer, Simon Thornton. The album features collaborations with DJ Danger Mouse, Tom Gandey (aka Cagedbaby), Justin Robertson, Ashley Beedle, Lateef, Martha Wainwright, Jamie T, David Byrne, Dizzee Rascal, Iggy Pop, Olly Hite, Connan Mockasin, Pete York, Jack Peñate and Emmy the Great.

The album's title is a popular misquotation of "You're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat" from the 1975 Steven Spielberg movie Jaws.[10]

The track "Should I Stay or Should I Blow" from the album, featuring Ashley Beedle, is featured in the soundtrack of FIFA 10, a video game by EA Sports.

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Billboard review
  3. ^ "Blender review". Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  4. ^ Now Magazine review
  5. ^ "Pitchfork Media review". Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
  6. ^ PopMatters review
  7. ^ Spin review
  8. ^ "URB review". Archived from the original on 9 February 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  9. ^ "The BPA (The Brighton Port Authority) :: News and Blog". The Brighton Port Authority. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  10. ^ "Jaws (1975) - You're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat Scene (4/10)". YouTube. Retrieved 28 September 2023.