Moon Safari

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All music is composed by Jean-Benoît Dunckel and Nicolas Godin, except where noted

Moon Safari
Air - Moon Safari.png
Studio album by
Air
Released16 January 1998 (1998-01-16)
RecordedApril–June 1997
Studio
Genre
Length43:35
Label
Producer
Air chronology
Premiers Symptômes
(1997)		Moon Safari
(1998)		 The Virgin Suicides
(2000)
Alternative cover
No.TitleEnglish translationLength
1."La Femme d'argent""The Silver Woman"/"The Money Girl"7:08
2."Sexy Boy" 4:57
3."All I Need" (lyrics: Beth Hirsch) 4:28
4."Kelly Watch the Stars" 3:44
5."Talisman" 4:16
6."Remember" (music: Jean-Jacques Perrey, Dunckel, Godin) 2:34
7."You Make It Easy" (lyrics: Hirsch) 4:00
8."Ce matin là" (music: Dunckel, Godin, Patrick Woodcock)"That 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

10th anniversary special edition (2008)

Bonus disc
No.TitleEnglish translationLength
1."Remember" (D. 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" (Moog Cookbook remix) 5:40
6."Trente millions d'amis" (music: Jack Arel  [ fr ], TV series theme song, 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" (Sex Kino mix) 6:36

DVD

25th anniversary special edition (2024)

No.TitleLength
1."Dirty Hiroshima"4:23
2."New Star in the Sky" (demo 1)5:35
3."Ce matin-là" (demo 2)3:15
4."Maggot Brain" (live at Paradiso, Amsterdam 31/10/1998)7:23
5."J'ai dormi sous l'eau" (live BBC 1998)4:09
6."Sexy Boy" (live BBC 1998)3:38
7."Kelly Watch the Stars" (live BBC 1998)3:05
8."Kelly Watch the Stars" (extended version)7:27
9."Remember" (David Whitaker version)2:21

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Moon Safari. [26]

Air

Additional musicians

Technical

Artwork

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Moon Safari
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [49] Gold35,000^
Belgium (BEA) [50] Platinum50,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [51] 2× Platinum40,000‡
France (SNEP) [52] Gold100,000*
Germany (BVMI) [53] Gold250,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [54] Platinum100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [55] Gold25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [56] 2× Platinum600,000^
United States—386,000 [11]
Summaries
Worldwide—2,000,000 [57]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Notes

  1. ↑ Strings

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