Brothers Gonna Work It Out

1998 DJ mix album by The Chemical Brothers

Compilation album (DJ mix album) by

The Chemical Brothers

Released

22 September 1998

Recorded

1998

Genre

Electronica^[1]
trip hop^[1]
big beat^[1]

Length

88:54

Label

Astralwerks
Virgin
Freestyle Dust

Producer

The Chemical Brothers

The Chemical Brothers chronology

Dig Your Own Hole
(1997)

Brothers Gonna Work It Out
(1998)

Surrender
(1999)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Spin	(7/10)^[2]
Vibe	(positive)^[3]
Wall of Sound	79/100^[4]

Brothers Gonna Work It Out is a compilation album by English big beat duo The Chemical Brothers, containing various artists' work mixed by the duo. It was released on 22 September 1998. The cover features a picture of Our Lady of Fatima church in Harlow, Essex, England. The quote "the brother's gonna work it out" comes from a track by Willie Hutch and is also featured in the duo's earlier track "Leave Home". It peaked at number 95 on the Billboard 200 chart.^[5] As of 2002 it has sold 165,000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan.^[6] As of 1999 it has sold 400,000+ units worldwide, mostly in the US.^[7]

The Radio 1 Anti-Nazi Mix was the basis of what would later be released as Brothers Gonna Work It Out.^[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Brother's Gonna Work It Out" (performed by Willie Hutch)	Hutch	Hutch	4:00
2.	"Not Another Drugstore" (Planet Nine Mix) (performed by Chemical Brothers featuring Justin Warfield)	Tom Rowlands Ed Simons Gianni Garofalo Warfield	The Chemical Brothers	3:25
3.	"Block Rockin' Beats" (The Micronauts Mix)	Tom Rowlands Ed Simons Jesse Weaver	The Chemical Brothers Christophe Monier^[a] George Issakidis^[a]	3:26
4.	"Ride The Rhythm (Acid not Placid)" (performed by This Ain't Chicago)	Dizzy Dee, Richard Scott, Karl Johns		4:33
5.	"It's Just Begun" (performed by The Jimmy Castor Bunch)	Jimmy Castor John Pruitt Gerry Thomas		3:23
6.	"Makin' A Living" (performed by Kenny Dope Presents The Powerhouse Three)	Kenny Gonzalez		3:56
7.	"Hot Wheels (The Chase)" (Badder Than Evil)	Andy Badale Al Elias	Badder Than Evil	3:21
8.	"The Theme" (Unique Mix) (performed by Unique 3)	Unique	Unique 3 Rob Gordon	3:30
9.	"Gimme Some Love" (performed by Love Corporation)	Edward Ball		3:49
10.	"The Jazz" (performed by The Micronauts)	Issakidis Monier	Issakidis Monier	4:42
11.	"Sidewinder" (312 vs. 216 Stomp Mix) (performed by The Serotonin Project)	Terry Mullan Steven Cinch		3:38
12.	"Doin' It After Dark" (D-Ski's Dance) (performed by Carlos 'After Dark' Berrios)	Berrios		5:59
13.	"Don't Stop The Rock" (performed by Freestyle)	Tony Butler		3:23
14.	"To A Nation Rockin'" (performed by Metro L.A.)	DJ Davenport Xpando	DJ Davenport Xpando	4:40
15.	"Morning Lemon" (performed by Chemical Brothers)	Rowlands Simons	The Chemical Brothers	3:38
16.	"Mars Needs Women" (performed by Meat Beat Manifesto)	Jack Dangers	Dangers	3:41
17.	"Thunder" (performed by Renegade Soundwave)	Renegade Soundwave	Renegade Soundwave	3:30
18.	"Losing Control"		DBX	3:48
19.	"Mother Earth" (performed by Dubtribe Sound System)			3:00
20.	"The Riot" (Barry De Vorzon and Perry Botkin Jr.)	Vorzon Botkin		3:53
21.	"Trip Harder" (The Ultraviolet Catastrophe)	Jon Drukman Jeff Taylor Mike Wertheim	Drukman Taylor Wertheim	3:53
22.	"Everything Must Go" (Chemical Brothers Remix) (performed by Manic Street Preachers)	James Dean Bradfield Sean Moore Nicky Wire	Mike Hedges The Chemical Brothers^[a]	3:53
23.	"I Think I'm in Love" (Chemical Brothers Vocal Remix) (performed by Spiritualized)	J. Spaceman	J. Spaceman The Chemical Brothers^[a]	3:53
Total length:				88:54

Notes

^{^a} signifies an additional producer/remixer

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Brothers Gonna Work It Out - The Chemical Brothers". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
^ "SPIN". October 1998.
^ Group, Vibe Media. "Vibe".
^ Gulla, Bob. "Review: Brothers Gonna Work It Out". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on 15 April 2001. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
^ "Brothers Gonna Work It Out – The Chemical Brothers | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
^ "Got Charts? Beans, Bleek & Beatles Synch up Soundtracks". MTV.
^ "Astralwerks' Chemical Brothers Aim Beyond Dancefloors". Billboard. 12 June 1999. p. 15 – via Google Books.
^ Koopmanschap, Stefan (2 November 2005). "Hooked on Chemicals". Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2007.