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| Released | 16 February 2004 | |||
| Genre | Pop [1] | |||
| Length | 3:39 | |||
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"Cherry Blossom Girl" is a song by French electronic music duo Air. It was released in February 2004 by Virgin Records as the first single for their third studio album, Talkie Walkie (2004).
The song is the album's second track. Written in C-sharp minor, it opens up with bowed vibraphone, drum machines and fingerpicked acoustic guitar, which are soon joined by synthesizers and flute. [2] The lyrics are sung by Jean-Benoît Dunckel.
The music video was directed by adult film director Kris Kramski. [3]
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [4] | 15 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [5] | 17 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [6] | 13 |
| France (SNEP) [7] | 80 |
| Germany (GfK) [8] | 80 |
| Greece (IFPI) [9] | 39 |
| Italy (FIMI) [10] | 23 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100) [11] | 90 |
| Poland (LP3) [12] | 4 |
| UK Singles (OCC) [13] | 174 |
| US Dance Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [14] | 6 |
| US Hot Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [15] | 73 |
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