Walkie Talkie Man

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"Walkie Talkie man"

Single by Steriogram
from the album Schmack!
Released	2004
Format	CD Single
Steriogram singles chronology
White Trash	"Walkie Talkie Man" (2004)	Roadtrip

"Walkie Talkie Man" is a single by New Zealand band, Steriogram released in 2004.

The song has been since released as a single, and is widely recognized as the song that brought Steriogram the majority of their popularity. It's simple, catchy riff and fast-talking verses contribute to the song's popularity, and it has attracted even more attention since being used as the background music to an advert by Apple for their product, the iPod.

[edit] Video

The video for Walkie-Talkie Man was directed by Michel Gondry, and features scenes of children working as studio staff and knitting instruments and equipment, and the band are terrorized by an enormous giant made of wool.

[edit] In other media

The song has been featured in both video games and movies. In 2004, the song was featured in Pump it Up: Exceed for Xbox and Playstation 2 as well as in in EA Sports' MVP Baseball 2004. It is also included in the Nintendo DS rhythm game Elite Beat Agents. The single also appeared in three movies, Agent Cody Banks 2, Kicking and Screaming and Robots, where in the latter it featured on the soundtrack.