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Despite the controversy—or perhaps because of it—the video won Best Dance Video and Breakthrough Video at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards. Recently, the band has begun to self-censor the track during live performances, with vocalist Maxim often repeating "Change my pitch up" and omitting the titular line, reflecting a shift in the cultural landscape nearly three decades later.

, the band appeared to have finally altered the lyrics, with vocalist Maxim repeating "Change my pitch up" instead of the original controversial line. The Uncensored Music Video Directed by Jonas Åkerlund Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up -uncensored - banne...

In the late 1990s, electronic music was undergoing a seismic shift, moving from the underground rave scene into the global pop consciousness. No band encapsulated this aggressive transition better than The Prodigy, and no song defined the friction between artistic freedom and public decency quite like their 1997 single, "Smack My Bitch Up." The Uncensored Music Video Directed by Jonas Åkerlund