Released 2001|© CHRYSALIS RECORDS
Fun Lovin' Criminals
Loco
ENGINEERED | RECORDED BY LEOPOLDO LOPES
- Run Daddy Run
- Swashbucklin' In Brooklyn
Facts
- Loco is the fourth studio album by the band Fun Lovin' Criminals.
- Fun Lovin' Criminals are alternative rock, alternative hip hop, or rap-rock band from New York City playing eclectic music, covering styles such as hip hop, rock, blues, jazz, R&B, punk, and funk.
- They are best known for their hit "Scooby Snacks", which features samples from films by Quentin Tarantino, and the song "Love Unlimited", which recalls Barry White's backing vocal group.
- The band gained a large following internationally, notably in northwest Europe, around the release of their first two albums in the late 1990s.
ACCOLADES | CHARTS | CERTIFICATIONS
- "Loco" appeared in a television advertisement for Miller beer shortly before its release, and this exposure allowed the song to become Fun Lovin' Criminals' highest-charting single in the United Kingdom and peaked at number five in the UK Singles Chart on February 11, 2001.
- It spent six weeks within the UK top 100 and remains their last UK top-40 hit as of 2022.
- On February 24, 2001, reached Eurochart Hot 100 number 24.
- In Portugal, it became a top-ten hit when it peaked at number eight in March 2001.