The Velvet Rope "deep-down funk" and trip hop, as Jackson distorts her voice in a low range during a challenge of self-scrutiny. "Got 'til It's Gone" is an alternative pop and trip hop song, featuring folk singer Joni Mitchell and rapper Q-Tip. Jackson speaks of vulnerability and regret in a "depressive sobriety". Interlude "Speakerphone" consists of Jackson beginning to masturbate before a phone conversation with sister-in-law Lisa-Marie Presley. "My Need" is a mid-tempo hip-hop song tackling self-obsession and unbridled lust. Interlude "Fasten Your Seatbelts" portrays Jackson and her dancers mimicking Bette Davis in "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" and "All About Eve".
Tarantula / Fasten Your Seatbelt Doctor Octopus is firing up the fusion reactor for the first time (""Ladies and gentlemen, fasten your seatbelts.""), as well as the sound the reactor made when it was being primed. These are the major formats and associated track listings of single releases of "Tarantula" / "Fasten Your Seatbelts". Both tracks were written and produced by Rob Swire. 12" vinyl single, picture disc<br> CD single<br> The following people contributed to "Tarantula" / "Fasten Your Seatbelt". Pendulum Other contributors The Freestylers "Tarantula" can be heard in the Episode 7, Series 2 of Skins (UK TV series) when Effy, Tony and Pandora