Firestarter

Prodigy vocalist Keith Flint wrote the lyrics, which basically describe him. "Flint" is a material used to start fires.

This was the first single by The Prodigy to feature Keith Flint on vocals. (He'd originally been one of the band's dancers) Liam Howlett originaly wrote "Firestarter" as an instrumental. When he played it to Flint to his surprise the dancer said he'd like to add some vocals. (He hadn't shown any previous enthusiasm to be the band's singer) "It was so ridiculous because my English isn't my strong point, by any stretch of the imagination," Flint recalled to the NME. "So I end up singing in this weird accent (puts on a daft yokel voice), 'Oi'm a muckspreaderrrrr, twisted muckspreaderrrr.' But it ended up sounding quite... menacing."

The guitar riff was sampled from The Breeders song "S.O.S.". The "Hey, Hey, Hey" refrain was borrowed from The Art Of Noise's "Close (To The Edit)."