The Prodigy’s ICONIC hit gets a ‘PC remaster’ after relentless backlash – 26 years after storming the charts

The legendary 90s group The Prodigy has reportedly rewritten one of their most famous hits after 26 years of setbacks.

The song Smack My B***h Up, first released in 1997, has seen calls for it to be banned after it was accused of glorifying domestic violence.

After years of refusing to change lyrics, singer Maxim decided to skip the offensive line and simply repeat “change my pitch” at two recent performances in London, according to The Sun.

Despite the initial controversy, the song reached number eight in the charts, sung by the band’s then-frontman Keith Flint, who died in 2019 aged 49.

At the time, BBC Radio 1 banned the song, while the ITV Chart Show refused to screen the track when the video was played.

Problem: The song Smack My B***h Up, first released in 1997, was banned after it was accused of glorifying domestic violence (pictured is new singer Maxim).

MailOnline has contacted the group’s representatives for comment.

When late frontman Keith died in 2019, he was left with debts and taxes of £7.3m.

His £11.6m estate was slashed by two-thirds to £4.3m following his suicide at his Essex country home.

Keith earned over £1.5 million in the last two years of his life when The Prodigy released it The seventh number one album in a row, No Tourists, and the start of a world tour.

But the star, who struggled with depression, split from his Japanese wife Mayumi and put the £1.5m mansion he loved in Dunmow, Essex, up for sale on the eve of his death.

And it emerged his pub company De Bohun Inns Limited, which owns several pubs in Essex including the Leather Bottle in Pleshey, was more than £500,000 in debt.

Keith admitted that he would rather spend his money than save it for a rainy day said in 2015: “I save for nothing.” I’m collecting everything now. I always felt like I was going to kill myself when I was done.”

FFigures from the probate office showed his fortune fell from £11.6m to £4.3m after he had to pay off £7.3m of debts and taxes, according to The Sun.

Everything changed: After years of refusing to change lyrics, singer Maxim (R) decided to skip the offensive line and simply repeat “change my pitch up” at two recent performances in London (pictured in 2015).

Hit: Despite the initial controversy, the song reached number eight in the charts, sung by the band’s then-frontman Keith Flint, who died in 2019 aged 49 (pictured in 2009)

Controversy: At the time, BBC Radio 1 banned the song, while the ITV Chart Show refused to screen the track when the video was played (the band pictured in 1996).

An inquest heard Keith drank alcohol and used cocaine and codeine before his death in March.

The Firestarter singer was found hanged in his £1.5million home, leaving fans around the world devastated.

Tests showed he had a number of substances in his body, although the investigation did not reveal how much or whether they may have affected his thinking.

He talked about giving up drugs and alcohol after meeting Mayumi, a Japanese woman.

After his death aged 49, it emerged the couple had split and their four-bedroom Tudor country house in Essex, which he “loved”, recently came on the market.

Tragic: Late frontman Keith left £7.3m in debt and taxes when he died by suicide in 2019 (pictured in 2010)

Ex: But the star, who struggled with depression, split from his Japanese wife Mayumi and put the £1.5m mansion he loved in Dunmow, Essex, up for sale on the eve of his death (together on the photo in 2009).

Essex senior coroner Caroline Beasley-Murray said there was insufficient evidence to prove he committed suicide. knowing that it would lead to his death.”

She also did not find enough evidence to conclude that his death was the result of an accident, as if he was “walking around and everything went horribly wrong”.

Ms Beasley-Murray added: “We’ll never know what was going through his mind that day, so I’ll draw an open conclusion.”