Classics (Ratatat album)
2006 studio album by Ratatat
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Classics is the second full-length album from Ratatat, released on August 22, 2006. As with their first album, Classics is almost entirely instrumental, with the only exception being a large cat-like sound sample used in "Wildcat".
ReleasedAugust 22, 2006
RecordedNovember 2003 – March 2006
Length42:31
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| Released | August 22, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | November 2003 – March 2006 | |||
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| Length | 42:31 | |||
| Label | XL | |||
| Producer | Evan Mast, Mike Stroud | |||
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During a September 15, 2006 interview on radio station KEXP, the band revealed that part of the album was recorded in upstate New York in a house owned by Björk.[citation needed]
This album produced three singles: "Lex", "Wildcat", and "Loud Pipes".
The track "Tropicana" was featured in the 2007 film Knocked Up and "Loud Pipes" was featured in the video game MLB 07: The Show.
The track "Nostrand" was featured in a music video called "Typolution".
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Montanita" | 5:02 |
| 2. | "Lex" | 4:30 |
| 3. | "Gettysburg" | 5:28 |
| 4. | "Wildcat" | 4:21 |
| 5. | "Tropicana" | 4:37 |
| 6. | "Loud Pipes" | 3:47 |
| 7. | "Kennedy" | 3:35 |
| 8. | "Swisha" | 3:50 |
| 9. | "Nostrand" | 3:05 |
| 10. | "Tacobel Canon" | 4:29 |
| 11. | "Truman" (iTunes Store album only) | 3:30 |
