Right Here, Right Now (Fatboy Slim song)

"Right Here, Right Now" is a 1999 single by Fatboy Slim. The song reached #2 in the United Kingdom. It was released on the studio album You've Come a Long Way, Baby and the compilation album The Greatest Hits - Why Try Harder.

The basic string melody of the song was sampled from the James Gang song, "Ashes, The Rain & I".The lyrics "right here, right now" are a sample of Angela Bassett's voice from the film Strange Days at the 1:39:08 mark.

Track listing

UK 12" <small>(SKINT 46)</small> and CD <small>(SKINT 46CD)</small>

1. "Right Here, Right Now"
2. "Don't Forget Your Teeth"
3. "Praise You" (original version)

Music video

The music video, created by Hammer & Tongs, of the single shows a depiction of the process of evolution condensed into three and a half minutes. The beginning of the music video is set "350 billion Years Ago", and starts with a single cell organism in the ocean evolving into a jellyfish, a pufferfish and then a predatory fish. It manages to eat a smaller fish before leaping up onto dry land. With a dinosaur visible in the background and an insect in front, it stays still for a few seconds before setting off and eating the insect.

The land-fish evolves into a small alligator as it enters a forest. It sees a tall tree, which it climbs up. Its hands are visibly evolving until it arrives at the top as a chimp-like ape. It jumps from the tree into an icy...
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