French electronic music duo Air has released six studio albums, one collaborative studio album, two soundtrack albums, one mix album, one compilation album, one remix album, two video albums, one extended play, twenty-two singles and sixteen music videos. The band's first release was the 1995 single "Modular Mix", which peaked at number 177 in the United Kingdom. Their debut extended play, Premiers Symptômes, was released in July 1997; it peaked at number 12 in the UK and was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Moon Safari, Air's debut studio album, was released in January 1998. It peaked at number 21 in France and was certified gold by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP). Moon Safari reached the top ten in countries such as Ireland and the UK and produced three singles: "Sexy Boy", "Kelly Watch the Stars" and "All I Need". All three singles reached the top 40 in the UK; "Sexy Boy" and "All I Need" reached the top 25 in Finland and the Netherlands respectively.
In 1999, Air composed the score for the film The Virgin Suicides, and an accompanying album was released in February 2000. The album peaked at number 34 in France and was certified gold by the SNEP. "Playground Love", the album's only single, peaked at number 25 in the UK. The band's second studio album, 10 000 Hz Legend, was released in May 2001, peaking at number seven in France and charting highly in several European countries. 10 000 Hz Legend produced four singles: "Radio #1", which peaked at number 31 in the UK, "Don't Be Light", "How Does It Make You Feel?" and "People in the City". City Reading (Tre Storie Western), a collaboration with Italian writer Alessandro Baricco, was released in May 2003. Talkie Walkie followed in January 2004, peaking at number three in France. It became the band's first number-one album in Ireland and received a gold certification from the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA). The album's lead single, "Cherry Blossom Girl", became a top 15 hit in Finland and charted in several other European countries. Pocket Symphony, the band's fourth studio album, was released in March 2007, peaking at number eight in France and producing two singles: "Once Upon a Time" and "Mer du Japon".
In October 2009, Air released their fifth studio album, Love 2; it peaked at number 12 in France. The album produced three singles: "Do the Joy", "Sing Sang Sung", which charted in the Belgian region of Wallonia, and "So Light Is Her Footfall". Le voyage dans la lune, the band's sixth studio album, was released in February 2012. It peaked at number 17 in France and produced two singles: "Seven Stars" and "Parade", the latter of which charted in the Belgian region of Flanders.
Albums
Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications FRA AUSPeak chart positions for albums in Australia: All except noted: Love 2: Le voyage dans la lune: AUT BEL(FL) IRL NLD SCO SWI UKPeak chart positions for albums in the United Kingdom: All except noted: Twentyears: US Moon Safari Released: 16 January 1998 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, cassette, LP 21 24 20 48 7 27 7 46 6 — SNEP: Gold ARIA: Gold BPI: 2× Platinum 10 000 Hz Legend Released: 28 May 2001 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, cassette, LP, digital download 7 13 7 8 14 54 11 11 7 88 BPI: Gold Talkie Walkie Released: 20 January 2004 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, cassette, LP, digital download 3 18 15 2 1 17 2 4 2 61 BPI: Gold IRMA: Gold Pocket Symphony Released: 5 March 2007 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, digital download 8 33 31 4 12 30 25 7 22 40 Love 2 Released: 2 October 2009 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, digital download 12 58 56 15 30 43 43 15 36 100 Le voyage dans la lune Released: 6 February 2012 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, digital download 17 76 38 19 21 40 36 11 35 57"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Collaborative albums + List of collaborative studio albums Title Details City Reading (Tre Storie Western)(with Alessandro Baricco) Released: 25 March 2003 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, cassette, LP
Soundtrack albums + List of soundtrack albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications FRA AUS BEL(FL) GER IRL NLD SCO SWI UK US The Virgin Suicides Released: 23 February 2000 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, cassette, LP 34 92 37 26 27 89 23 51 14 161 SNEP: Gold BPI: Gold Music for Museum Released: 26 June 2014 Label: The Vinyl Factory Formats: LP — — — — — — — — — —"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Mix albums + List of mix albums, with selected chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions USDance Late Night Tales: Air Released: 11 September 2006 Label: Late Night Tales Formats: CD, digital download 17
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions FRA BEL(FL) BEL(WA) NLD IRL POR SWI UK UKDance USDance Twentyears Released: 10 June 2016 Label: Rhino, Parlophone Formats: CD, LP, digital download 18 23 44 132 62 19 64 105 11 5
Remix albums + List of remix albums, with selected chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions SCO UK USDance Everybody Hertz Released: 18 February 2002 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, digital download 57 67 20
Video albums + List of video albums Title Details Eating Sleeping Waiting and Playing: A Film About Air on Tour Released: 13 December 1999 Label: Virgin Formats: DVD, VHS Videos Released: 2002 Label: Source, Record Makers Formats: DVD
Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications AUS GER SCO UK USHeat Premiers Symptômes Released: 18 July 1997 Label: Source, Virgin Formats: CD, cassette, LP 63 84 23 12 18 BPI: Gold
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album FRA AUS FIN GER ITA NLD SCOPeaks on the Scottish Singles chart: "Sexy Boy": "Kelly Watch the Stars": "Playground Love": "Radio #1": "All I Need": "Alpha Beta Gaga": "Once Upon A Time": SWI UKPeak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom: All except noted: "Modular Mix" and "Cherry Blossom Girl": USSales "Modular Mix" 1995 — — — — — — — — 177 — Premiers Symptômes "Casanova 70" 1996 — — — — — — — — — — "Le soleil est près de moi" 1997 — — — — — — — — — — "Californie" 1998 — — — — — — — — — — "Sexy Boy" 65 68 — — — — 11 — 13 — BPI: Silver Moon Safari "Kelly Watch the Stars" — 77 — — — — 18 — 18 — "All I Need" — 83 — — — 23 28 — 29 — BPI: Silver "Playground Love" 2000 — — — — — — 19 — 25 — The Virgin Suicides "Radio #1" 2001 — — 30 — 29 — 34 98 31 — 10 000 Hz Legend "Don't Be Light" 2002 — — — — — — — — — — "How Does It Make You Feel?" — — — — — — — — — — "People in the City" — — — — — — — — — — "Cherry Blossom Girl" 2004 80 — 15 80 23 90 — — 174 73 Talkie Walkie "Surfing on a Rocket" 100 — — — — — — — — 48 "Alpha Beta Gaga" — — — — — 98 52 — 44 — "Once Upon a Time" 2007 — — — — — — 76 — — — Pocket Symphony "Mer du Japon" — — — — — — — — — — "Do the Joy" 2009 — — — — — — — — — — Love 2 "Sing Sang Sung" — — — — — — — — — — "So Light Is Her Footfall" — — — — — — — — — 41 "Seven Stars" 2012 — — — — — — — — — — Le voyage dans la lune "Parade" — — — — — — — — — —"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Other certified songs Title Year Certifications Album "La Femme d'argent" 1998 BPI: Silver Moon Safari
Other appearances + List of guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name Title Year Other artist(s) Album "Soldissimo" (EDC Remix) 1996 Étienne de Crécy Super Discount "Cosmic Bird" 1997 Jean-Jacques Perrey Source Lab 3 Y "Planet Vega" 2000 rowspan="4" At Home with the Groovebox "Dirty Trip" (live) 2002 Rarewerks, Vol. 2 "Alone in Kyoto" 2003 Lost in Translation soundtrack "Il Secondo Giorno" 2006 Marie Antoinette soundtrack
Remix work + List of remix work for other artists, showing year released and album name Title Year Other artist(s) Album "Latitudes" (Air Remix) 1996 Ollano "Latitudes" single "Me manquer (Londres en eté)" 1997 Étienne Daho "Me manquer" single "Purple" (La femme d'argent Mix) Crustation "Purple" single "Kootchi" (Air Remix) Neneh Cherry Remixes "Home" (Air "Around the Golf" Remix) Depeche Mode "Home" single "Gordini Mix" (Brakes On Mix) Alex Gopher "Gordini Mix" single "A Better Future" (Air Remix) 2002 David Bowie Heathen "Heaven Hammer" 2005 Beck Guerolito
Music videos Title Year Director(s) "Sexy Boy" 1998 Mike Mills "Kelly Watch the Stars" "All I Need" "Le soleil est près de moi" 1999 "Playground Love" 2000 Sofia Coppola, Roman Coppola "Radio Number 1" 2001 Alex & Martin "How Does It Make You Feel?" Antoine Bardou-Jacquet, Ludovic Houplain "Don't Be Light" Jean-François Moriceau, Petra Mrzyk "People in the City" 2002 Craig Champion "Electronic Performers" 2004 Arnaud Ganzerli, Laurent Bourdoiseau, Jérôme Blanquet "Cherry Blossom Girl" Kris Kramski "Surfing on a Rocket" Antoine Bardou-Jacquet "Alpha Beta Gaga" Mathieu Tonetti "Once Upon a Time" 2007 "Mer du Japon" Guillaume de la Perrière "Sing Sang Sung" 2009 Petra Mrkyz, François Moriceau"So Light As Her Footfall"2010Edouard Salier"Painted Love"2011Christian Cantamessa
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References
External links Official website Air at AllMusic