Talkie Walkie is the fourth full-length album by Air, released on January 27, 2004. The album was possibly named after the song "Le Talkie Walkie" by Serge Gainsbourg, a known influence of the duo. The track "Alone in Kyoto" was featured on the soundtrack to the 2003 film Lost in Translation

Lost in Translation (film)

Lost in Translation is a 2003 American film written and directed by Sofia Coppola; her second feature film after The Virgin Suicides and it stars Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson...

and the track "Run" was used in the Veronica Mars

Veronica Mars

Veronica Mars is an American television series created by Rob Thomas. The series premiered on September 22, 2004, during television network UPN's final two years, and ended on May 22, 2007, after a season on UPN's successor, The CW Television Network. Veronica Mars was produced by Warner Bros...

episode Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner, as well as the French film Lila Says

Lila Says

Lila Says is a 2004 French film directed by Ziad Doueiri. The plot is based on the novel of the same title written by "Chimo" .-Plot:...

. This album has been released with the Copy Control

Copy Control

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 protection system in some regions. "Talkie-walkie" is French for walkie-talkie.

Reception

Talkie Walkie received highly favorable reviews from critics. It was praised for its unique feel without retreading what they did on Moon Safari, Rolling Stone magazine commenting that it was a "...significant return to form" http://books.google.com/books?id=lRgtYCC6OUwC&pg=PA11&dq=Talkie+Walkie+review#v=onepage&q&f=false. NME reviewer Piers Martin commented, "It is light and fluffy, of course, but tender and romantic, synthetic and soulful, too. It sounds, effortlessly, new and different, fresh and focused, clean and Zen, no doubt the outcome of Godin and Dunckel’s decision to play and programme all the instruments and perform all the vocals on the record themselves in Paris without any external assistance...". Praise was given to the subtle touch producer Nigel Godrich

Nigel Godrich

Nigel Godrich, , is a recording engineer, record producer and musician. He is best known for his work with the English rock band Radiohead and is sometimes referred to as the "sixth member" of the band...

 and string arranger Michel Colombier

Michel Colombier

Michel Colombier was a French composer, songwriter, arranger, and conductor.- External links :*...

 presumably brought to the album at its final stage http://www.nme.com/reviews/air/7292, and the more personal and tighter song writing.

The music review online magazine

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 Pitchfork Media

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 placed Talkie Walkie at number 191 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s., and they named it the 20th best album of 2004. http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/5934-top-50-albums-of-2004/4/

Track listing

All tracks were written by Air.

1. "Venus" – 4:04
2. "Cherry Blossom Girl
   Cherry Blossom Girl
   "Cherry Blossom Girl" is an electronica song written by Air for their 2004 album Talkie Walkie. The song is the album's second track, and was released as its first single. Written in C-sharp minor, it opens up with bowed vibraphone, drum machines, and fingerpicked acoustic guitar, which are soon...
   
   " – 3:39
3. "Run" – 4:12
4. "Universal Traveler" – 4:22
5. "Mike Mills" (named after music video director Mike Mills
   Mike Mills (director)
   Michael C. "Mike" Mills is an American film and music video director and graphic designer. He is perhaps best known for his independent films Thumbsucker and Beginners.-Early life:...
   
   ) – 4:26
6. "Surfing on a Rocket
   Surfing on a Rocket
   Surfing on a Rocket is an EP by the French electronica duo Air, released in the United States on October 19, 2004.The song was featured on EA Sports' FIFA Football 2005. It was also used in a Nissan Armada commercial.-Music Video:...
   
   " – 3:43
7. "Another Day" – 3:20
8. "Alpha Beta Gaga
   Alpha Beta Gaga
   "Alpha Beta Gaga" is an electronica song by Air from the album Talkie Walkie. It was released as a single on August 9, 2004.It features acoustic guitar, synthesizers, shamisen, a string section, and a prominent whistling melody.-Music Video:...
   
   " – 4:39
9. "Biological" – 6:04
10. "Alone in Kyoto" – 4:51

Singles and EPs

• "Cherry Blossom Girl", single
  Single (music)
  In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
  
   released February 16, 2004
• "Surfing on a Rocket", single released by Virgin
  Virgin Records
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   on April 19, 2004
  • 12" (VST1871)
    1. "Surfing on a Rocket" (album version)
    2. "Surfing on a Rocket" (Juan Maclean remix)
    3. "Surfing on a Rocket" (Joakim remix)
    4. "Surfing on a Rocket" (Zongamin remix)
    5. "Surfing on a Rocket" (Nomo Heroes remix)
• "Alpha Beta Gaga", single released by Virgin on August 9, 2004
  • CD
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     (VSCDX1880)
    1. "Alpha Beta Gaga" (edit)
    2. "Alpha Beta Gaga" featuring Rhymefest
       Rhymefest
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        (Mark Ronson
       Mark Ronson
       Mark Daniel Ronson is an English DJ, guitarist, music producer, artist and co-founder of Allido Records. He currently works with his band under the music alias of Mark Ronson & The Business Intl....
       
        remix edit)
    3. "Alpha Beta Gaga" (Mark Ronson dub)
    4. "Alpha Beta Gaga" (Jackson remix)
    5. "Cherry Blossom Girl" (Radio mix)
  • 12" (VST1880)
    1. "Alpha Beta Gaga" (edit)
    2. "Alpha Beta Gaga" (Jackson remix)
    3. "Alpha Beta Gaga" featuring Rhymefest (Mark Ronson remix edit)
    4. "Alpha Beta Gaga" (Mark Ronson dub)
• Surfing on a Rocket
  Surfing on a Rocket
  Surfing on a Rocket is an EP by the French electronica duo Air, released in the United States on October 19, 2004.The song was featured on EA Sports' FIFA Football 2005. It was also used in a Nissan Armada commercial.-Music Video:...
  
  , EP
  Extended play
  An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
  
   released by Astralwerks
  Astralwerks
  Astralwerks is a New York-based record label that releases primarily electronic music. It is owned by Virgin Records/EMI and distributed by Caroline Distribution in the United States....
  
   on October 19, 2004

External links

• Talkie Walkie at Acclaimed Music
• Talkie Walkie at Discogs
  Discogs
  Discogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
  
  
• Talkie Walkie at Metacritic
  Metacritic
  Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...