Moon Safari

This article is about the Air album. For the progressive rock band, see Moon Safari (band).
Moon Safari
Studio album by Air
Released 16 January 1998
Recorded April–June 1997 in Paris
Genre Psychedelic pop, downtempo,[1] space pop,[2] progressive rock[3]
Length 43:33
Label Virgin
Producer Air
Air chronology

Premiers Symptômes
(1997)		 Moon Safari
(1998)		 The Virgin Suicides
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [4]
Blender [5]
Robert Christgau A−[6]
Entertainment Weekly A−[7]
NME 8/10[8]
Pitchfork Media 7.9/10[9]
5.6/10 (10th anniversary edition)[10]
Rolling Stone [11]
Spin 7/10[12]

Moon Safari is the debut studio album by the French music duo Air, released in 1998. On 14 April 2008, Virgin Records rereleased Moon Safari to mark the album's tenth anniversary. The limited edition album came with a bound book, a DVD documentary about the duo, and an extra CD with live performances and remixes. The French edition of Rolling Stone magazine named this album #65 on their list of the 100 greatest French rock albums.[13] Moon Safari set the stage for the budding downtempo music style and, according to Nielsen SoundScan, had sold 364,000 by 2009.

Track listing

Original release

All songs written and composed by Air, except where noted. 

No. TitleWriter(s)English translation Length
1. "La femme d'argent"   The Silver Woman 7:10
2. "Sexy Boy"     4:57
3. "All I Need"  lyrics by Beth Hirsch  4:28
4. "Kelly Watch the Stars"     3:44
5. "Talisman"     4:16
6. "Remember"  co-written with Jean-Jacques Perrey  2:34
7. "You Make It Easy"  lyrics by Hirsch  4:00
8. "Ce matin là"  co-written with P. WoodcockThat Morning 3:38
9. "New Star in the Sky (Chanson pour Solal)"   Song for Solal 5:38
10. "Le voyage de Pénélope"   Penelope's Voyage 3:10
Notes

10th anniversary rerelease (2008)

Bonus Disc[14]
No. TitleEnglish translation Length
1. "Remember" (David Whitaker Version)  2:25
2. "Kelly Watch the Stars" (Live on the BBC, 1998)  2:44
3. "J'ai dormi sous l'eau" (Live on the BBC, 1998)I Slept Under Water 4:10
4. "Sexy Boy" (Live on the BBC, 1998)  3:10
5. "Kelly Watch the Stars" (The Moog Cookbook Remix)  5:40
6. "Trente millions d'amis" (Live on KCRW radio, 1998)Thirty Million Friends 4:34
7. "You Make It Easy" (Live on KCRW, 1998)  4:45
8. "Bossa 96" (Demo)  4:44
9. "Kelly Watch the Stars" (Demo)  3:46
10. "Sexy Boy" (Beck "Sex Kino Mix")  6:36
DVD

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1998–99) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[15] 24
Austrian Albums Chart[16] 20
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[17] 48
Dutch Albums Chart[18] 27
French Albums Chart[19] 21
German Albums Chart[20] 56
Irish Albums Chart[21] 7
New Zealand Albums Chart[22] 34
Norwegian Albums Chart[23] 13
Swedish Albums Chart[24] 52
Swiss Albums Chart[25] 46
UK Albums Chart[26] 6
US Top Heatseekers[27] 41

Certifications

Country Certification
France Gold[28]
United Kingdom Platinum[29]

References

  1. ↑ Beaumont, Michael (20 October 2003). "Bent: The Everlasting Blink". PopMatters. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "100 Best Albums of the Nineties: Air, 'Moon Safari'". Rolling Stone.
  3. ↑ "RA News: Air expand Moon Safari". Residentadvisor.net.
  4. ↑ Bush, John. "Moon Safari – Air". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation.
  5. ↑ Walters, Barry. "Moon Safari Review". Blender.
  6. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Air". robertchristgau.com.
  7. ↑ Smith, Ethan (6 February 1998). "Moon Safari: Air". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
  8. ↑ NME (IPC Media): 38. 17 January 1998. ...neo-symphonic bliss-outs for the next Generation Next. For the Jazz Club in space...a floaty, widescreen and spiritual music that updates The Beach Boys' instrumental odysseys... Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ DiCrescenzo, Brent (1998). "Air: Moon Safari". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 20 November 2002. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
  10. ↑ Pytlik, Mark (24 April 2008). "Air: Moon Safari - 10th Anniversary Edition". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  11. ↑ Sheffield, Rob (7 January 1998). "Air: Moon Safari". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Archived from the original on 30 January 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
  12. ↑ Jeff Salamon (February 1998). "Bugs, Infinite Syndrome / Air, Moon Safari". Spin: 108. ...this French duo offers up a sort of weightless trip-hop exoticism. But rather than pillage the usual African or Brazilian sources, Nicolas Godin and Jean Benoit Dunckel—tubas and Moogs in hand—travel deep into the cheesy heart of whiteness, cannibalizing Muzak, Italian soundtracks, and lounge...
  13. ↑ Magazine Rolling Stone, n°18 of February 2010, ISSN 1764-107L
  14. ↑ Moon Safari at Discogs
  15. ↑ "Air – Moon Safari". Australian Recording Industry Association. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  16. ↑ "Air – Moon Safari" (in German). IFPI Austria. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  17. ↑ "Air – Moon Safari" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  18. ↑ "Air – Moon Safari" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  19. ↑ "Air – Moon Safari" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  20. ↑ "Air, Moon Safari" (in German). Media Control. charts.de. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  21. ↑ "Discography Air". Irish Recorded Music Association. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  22. ↑ "Air – Moon Safari". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  23. ↑ "Air – Moon Safari". Verdens Gang. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  24. ↑ "Air – Moon Safari". Media Control. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  25. ↑ "Air – Moon Safari". Media Control. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  26. ↑ "Air – Moon Safari". Official Charts Company. Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  27. ↑ "Moon Safari – Air – Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  28. ↑ "Certifications Albums Or – année 2001" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. 19 December 2001. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  29. ↑ "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. 25 February 2000. Retrieved 26 February 2012.