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Moon Safari

Moon Safari is the debut studio album by French electronic music duo Air, released on 16 January 1998 by Source and Virgin Records. Moon Safari was re-released on 14 April 2008 to mark the album's 10th anniversary, including a bound book, a DVD documentary about the duo, and a bonus CD with live performances and remixes, and on 15 March 2024, to mark the album's 25th anniversary.

Critical reception
Moon Safari was met with general acclaim upon its release. Writing in Mixmag, Alexis Petridis called it a "superbly inventive" album that "creates a soundworld in your living room, a world where everything's more shiny, chic and sophisticated than reality". Rolling Stone ranked the album at number 93 on its list of the best albums of the 1990s, while the magazine's French edition ranked it at number 65 on its "100 Essential French Rock Albums" list. In a retrospective review, John Bush of AllMusic commented that Moon Safari "delivered the emotional power of great dance music even while pushing the barriers of what 'electronica' could or should sound like", and that the album "proved they could also write accessible pop songs like 'Sexy Boy' and 'Kelly Watch the Stars'" while also containing successful experiments with less pop-oriented material. In 2000 it was voted number 68 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums. == Legacy ==
Legacy
Dave Depper of American alternative rock band Death Cab for Cutie recreated the entire Moon Safari for his cover album, released in November 2021. As part of the album's 25th anniversary, Air approached British producer Vegyn to re-imagine the album. Described by Nicolas Godin as a "reinvention", the album was released by Parlophone in April 2025. ==Track listing==
Track listing
10th anniversary special edition (2008) DVD • "Eating Sleeping Waiting & Playing" by Mike Mills. • Music videos for "Sexy Boy", "Kelly Watch the Stars", "All I Need", and "Le soleil est près de moi" (from the Premiers Symptômes EP). • Graphics and storyboards. 25th anniversary special edition (2024) ==Personnel==
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Moon Safari. AirNicolas Godin – bass ; tambourine ; Minimoog ; backing vocals ; hand claps ; vocals, syrinx, Moog solo ; Korg MS-20 ; electric guitar ; talk box ; acoustic guitar ; organ, drums, Solina String Ensemble ; vocoder ; Moog bass, Casiotone ; glockenspiel ; Wurlitzer ; drum machine ; Roland String Ensemble ; percussions, Moog Wave, hand rubbing ; harmonica, reverse ride ; Rhodes chorus, shaker ; piano • Jean-Benoît DunckelRhodes ; Solina String Ensemble ; organ ; syrinx, Moog solo ; backing vocals ; Korg MS-20 ; hand claps ; piano ; vocals ; Wurlitzer ; Korg MS-20 intro ; vocoder ; glockenspiel ; clavinet ; Minimoog ; Casiotone, hand rubbing ; Rhodes verses ; Mellotron Additional musicians • Eric Regert – organ solo • Alf – hand claps • Caroline L. – hand claps • Marlon – drums • Beth Hirsch – vocals ; backing vocals • P. Woodcock – acoustic guitar ; trombone • David Whitaker – string arrangement, conducting • Enfants Square Burq – laughs Technical • Jean-Benoît Dunckel – production, recording • Nicolas Godin – production, recording • Stéphane "Alf" Briat – recording, mixing • Jérôme Kerner – recording assistance • Peter Cobbin – string recording • Jérôme Blondel – mixing assistance • Nilesh Patel – mastering Artwork • Mike Mills – design • The Directors Bureau – art production ==Charts==
Charts
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Certifications and sales
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Air|title=Moon Safari|award=Platinum|number=2|id=7781|type=album|relyear=1998|certyear=2018 ==Notes==
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