Adopted stage name Fatboy Slim

Cook adopted the stage name Fatboy Slim in 1995. He said it was a meaningless oxymoron that suited him as it was “goofy” and ironic, and could not remember its origin. Around this period, the house music label Loaded Records created a new imprint in Brighton, Skint Records . Its first record was the Fatboy Slim track “Santa Cruz” in 1995. It sold only 800 copies, but attracted attention in the underground dance scene in the UK. Cook was surprised to hear “Santa Cruz” played at an event in London by the Chemical Brothers , then known as the Dust Brothers, and said it was “like meeting the rest of my long-lost family”.