Twentyears

Twentyears
Greatest hits album by
Air
Released10 June 2016 (2016-06-10)
Recorded1997–2014
Label
Producer
Air chronology
Music for Museum
(2014) 		Twentyears
(2016)

Twentyears is a greatest hits album by French electronic music duo Air, released on 10 June 2016 by Airchology and Parlophone. The standard two-CD set contains a 17-track "best-of" disc and a second disc featuring 14 rarities, including two previously unreleased tracks, "Roger Song" and "Adis Abebah". A limited super deluxe edition box set, consisting of three CDs and two vinyl records, was released on 22 July 2016, including a third CD of remixes the duo have created for other artists.[1][2][3]

Track listing

Disc one
All music composed by Jean-Benoît Dunckel and Nicolas Godin. All tracks produced by Air, except tracks 2, 6, 8, 13 and 15, which were produced by Air and Nigel Godrich, and track 12, which was produced by Godrich.
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."La femme d'argent" Moon Safari, 19987:11
2."Cherry Blossom Girl"
  • Dunckel
  • Godin
Talkie Walkie, 20043:40
3."Kelly Watch the Stars"
  • Dunckel
  • Godin
Moon Safari, 19983:45
4."Playground Love" (with Gordon Tracks)Thomas MarsThe Virgin Suicides, 20003:31
5."Sexy Boy"
  • Dunckel
  • Godin
Moon Safari, 19984:58
6."Venus"
  • Dunckel
  • Godin
Talkie Walkie, 20044:03
7."All I Need"Beth HirschMoon Safari, 19984:28
8."Alpha Beta Gaga" (single edit) Talkie Walkie, 20043:02
9."Moon Fever" Le voyage dans la lune, 20123:34
10."Don't Be Light"
  • Dunckel
  • Godin
10 000 Hz Legend, 20016:18
11."How Does It Make You Feel"
  • Dunckel
  • Godin
10 000 Hz Legend, 20014:37
12."Once Upon a Time"
  • Dunckel
  • Godin
Pocket Symphony, 20075:01
13."Alone in Kyoto" Talkie Walkie, 20044:48
14."Talisman" Moon Safari, 19984:16
15."Run"
  • Dunckel
  • Godin
Talkie Walkie, 20044:12
16."Le soleil est près de moi"
  • Dunckel
  • Godin
Premiers Symptômes, 19974:52
17."Land Me" Music for Museum, 20144:35
Disc two
All music composed by Dunckel and Godin, except track 6, which was composed by Peter Moesser, and track 13, which was composed by Jack Arel. All tracks produced by Air, except track 4, which was produced by Godrich, and tracks 11 and 13, which have no production credits.
No.TitleWriter(s)Previously released onLength
1."Planet Vega" At Home with the Groovebox, 19995:23
2."Flowerhead" "Radio #1" single, 20015:36
3."Crickets" Pocket Symphony iTunes and OpenDisc editions, 20073:32
4."The Duelist" (featuring Charlotte Gainsbourg and Jarvis Cocker)CockerPocket Symphony iTunes and OpenDisc editions, 20074:40
5."High Point" "Once Upon a Time" single, 20074:03
6."Au fond du rêve doré"Françoise HardyLove 2 iTunes edition, 20092:01
7."Danger Zone"
  • Dunckel
  • Godin
Love 2 iTunes edition, 20093:55
8."Indian Summer" Love 2 iTunes edition, 20096:01
9."The Way You Look Tonight"
  • Dunckel
  • Godin
Everybody Hertz, 20023:44
10."Roger Song" Previously unreleased2:44
11."J'ai dormi sous l'eau" (BBC session, 1998) Moon Safari 10th anniversary special edition, 20084:09
12."Remember" (David Withaker version)
"Kelly Watch the Stars" single, 19982:21
13."Trente millions d'amis" (live at KCRW, 1998) Moon Safari 10th anniversary special edition, 20084:33
14."Adis Abebah"
  • Dunckel
  • Godin
Previously unreleased; from the soundtrack of Quartier lointain2:55
Disc three (of the super deluxe edition)
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."Latitudes"
  • Xavier Jamaux
  • Marc Collin
Ollano3:52
2."Purple" (La Femme d'argent Mix)
  • Ian Dark
  • Stig Manley
  • Bronagh Slevin
  • Mark Tayler
Crustation3:07
3."Kootchi" (Air Remix)
Neneh Cherry4:38
4."Home" (Air 'Around the Golf' Remix)Martin L. GoreDepeche Mode3:55
5."A Better Future" (Remix by Air)David BowieDavid Bowie4:56
6."Heaven Hammer" (Missing Remixed by Air)
Beck4:54
7."It's Working" (Air Remix)
MGMT4:31
8."Nosferatu" (Remix by The Flower Pistols) Air3:26
9."Rock in the Rain"Mark Ramos-NishitaMoney Mark4:30

Charts

Chart performance for Twentyears
Chart (2016) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] 23
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] 44
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] 132
French Albums (SNEP)[7] 18
Irish Albums (IRMA)[8] 62
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[9] 19
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 64
UK Albums (OCC)[11] 105

References

  1. ^ Monroe, Jazz (19 April 2016). "Air Announce Hits and Rarities Compilation Twentyears". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  2. ^ Sinclair, Paul (19 April 2016). "Air / twentyears: new 5-disc anthology". Super Deluxe Edition. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  3. ^ "twentyears (2CD) Air". Warner Music Group. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Ultratop.be – Air – Twentyears" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Air – Twentyears" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Air – Twentyears" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Lescharts.com – Air – Twentyears". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Air". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Air – Twentyears". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Air – Twentyears". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  11. ^ Chart Log UK: "CLUK Update 18.06.2016 (wk24)". UK Albums Chart. Zobbel.de. Retrieved 7 July 2016.


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