10 000 Hz Legend

10 000 Hz Legend
Studio album by Air
Released 28 May 2001
Genre Downtempo, space rock, neo-psychedelia, electronica[1]
Length 60:44
Label Source, Virgin
Producer Air, Tony Hoffer
Air chronology

The Virgin Suicides
(2000)		 10 000 Hz Legend
(2001)		 Talkie Walkie
(2004)

10 000 Hz Legend is the third studio album by French music duo Air, released in France on 28 May 2001 by Virgin Records and in the United States on 29 May 2001 by Astralwerks. On this album, tracks are longer and more electronic-oriented than on their previous records. These experimentations find the duo expanding their capacities and working with other artists including Beck and suGar Yoshinaga of Buffalo Daughter.

The album artwork was produced by Ito Morabito and features Monument Valley on its cover image.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
NME 9/10[3]
Pitchfork Media 7.6/10[4]
Rolling Stone [5]

10 000 Hz Legend received generally good reviews from the majority of critics. Most reviewers focused on the group's departure from the sound of 1998's Moon Safari. Q listed 10 000 Hz Legend as one of the best 50 albums of 2001.[6]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Jean-Benoît Dunckel and Nicolas Godin, except where noted, all music composed by Jean-Benoît Dunckel and Nicolas Godin.

No. Title Length
1. "Electronic Performers"   5:36
2. "How Does It Make You Feel?"   4:37
3. "Radio #1"   4:22
4. "The Vagabond" (lyrics by Beck Hansen) 5:37
5. "Radian"   7:37
6. "Lucky and Unhappy"   4:31
7. "Sex Born Poison" (lyrics by suGar Yoshinaga) 6:18
8. "People in the City"   4:57
9. "Wonder Milky Bitch"   5:50
10. "Don't Be Light"   3:19
11. "Caramel Prisoner"   4:58

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[7] 13
Austrian Albums Chart[8] 7
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[9] 20
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[10] 8
Danish Albums Chart[11] 39
Dutch Albums Chart[12] 54
European Top 100 Albums[13] 8
Finnish Albums Chart[14] 13
French Albums Chart[15] 7
German Albums Chart[16] 7
Irish Albums Chart[17] 14
Italian Albums Chart[18] 18
Japanese Albums Chart[19] 86
New Zealand Albums Chart[20] 35
Norwegian Albums Chart[21] 3
Polish Albums Chart[22] 30
Swedish Albums Chart[23] 39
Swiss Albums Chart[24] 11
UK Albums Chart[25] 7
US Billboard 200[26] 88
US Top Electronic Albums[26] 3
US Top Independent Albums[26] 2

Certifications

Country Certification
United Kingdom Gold[27]

References

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  2. ↑ Bush, John. "10,000 Hz Legend – Air". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Archived from the original on 2011-01-07.
  3. ↑ Oldham, James (16 May 2001). "Air : 10,000Hz Legend". NME. IPC Media. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  4. ↑ Kearney, Ryan (28 May 2001). "Air: 10000 Hz Legend". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08.
  5. ↑ Blashill, Pat (14 May 2001). "Air: 10,000 Hz Legend". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009.
  6. ↑ "The Best 50 Albums of 2001". Q. December 2001. pp. 60–65.
  7. ↑ "Air – 10000 Hz Legend". Australian Recording Industry Association. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2012-11-13. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  8. ↑ "Air – 10000 Hz Legend" (in German). IFPI Austria. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2006-02-14. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  9. ↑ "Air – 10000 Hz Legend" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  10. ↑ "Air – 10000 Hz Legend" (in French). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  11. ↑ "Air – 10000 Hz Legend". IFPI Denmark. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  12. ↑ "Air – 10000 Hz Legend" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  13. ↑ "European Top 20 Chart – Week Commencing 11th June 2001" (PDF). Music & Media. Pandora Archive. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  14. ↑ "Air – 10000 Hz Legend". IFPI Finland. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  15. ↑ "Air – 10000 Hz Legend" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  16. ↑ "Air, 10000 Hz Legend" (in German). Media Control. charts.de. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  17. ↑ "Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 7 June 2001". Irish Recorded Music Association. Chart-Track. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  18. ↑ "Air – 10000 Hz Legend". Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  19. ↑ エールのアルバム売り上げランキング [Air album sales ranking] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  20. ↑ "Air – 10000 Hz Legend". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2014-04-24. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  21. ↑ "Air – 10000 Hz Legend". Verdens Gang. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  22. ↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży". OLiS. 18 June 2001. Archived from the original on 2014-03-22. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
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  24. ↑ "Air – 10000 Hz Legend". Media Control. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  25. ↑ "Air – 10,000 Hz Legend". Official Charts Company. Chart Stats. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 "10,000 Hz Legend – Air". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  27. ↑ "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. 9 November 2001. Archived from the original on 2013-01-11. Retrieved 26 February 2012.