Premiers Symptômes () is the debut extended play (EP) by French electronic music duo Air. It consists of singles issued between 1995 and 1997.
History "Les professionnels" later served as the basis for Air's 1998 single "All I Need" on their debut album Moon Safari.
Of 'Le soleil est près de moi', Nicolas Godin said: "It's the best song we ever did. It proves the best that you do isn't always the most successful. It came very naturally. The hard thing was finding a sentence to express the feeling we had. It was winter, so we wanted to have the sun near us. We did it in my living room before we were official artists, and we had so many problems with neighbours complaining about the noise of the Fender Rhodes. It was horrible."
The EP was re-released in 1999 and included two bonus tracks.
As of 2001, it has sold 77,000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Track listing
Personnel Air – production Jean-Benoît Dunckel - Fender Rhodes piano, organ, Solina Strings Ensemble, Korg MS20 and Mini Moog synthesizers, clavinet, choir, and vocoder effects Nicolas Godin - bass, Solina Strings Ensemble, Mini Moog synthesizer, drums, percussion, samples, Sitar, reverse piano, talk box, vocoder effects, Fender Rhodes piano, guitars, voice Alex Gopher – reverse Rhodes (track 1) Xavier Jamaux – sampler (track 1) Eric Regert – organ (track 2) Etienne Wersinger – tambura (track 4) Patrick Woodcock – euphonium (tracks 2–5); acoustic guitar (track 3) Stéphane Briat – mixing (tracks 2, 4, 5) Étienne de Crécy – production, mixing (tracks 1, 3) Alexandre Courtès – artwork Fabrice Lepicier – photography Sabotage! – design Guy Davie – mastering
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1999)PeakpositionAustralian Albums Chart63UK Albums Chart12US Top Heatseekers18
Certifications CountryCertificationUnited KingdomGold
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