No Way Down

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No Way Down
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Released26 June 2008 (2008-06-26)
Genre Balearic beat [1]
Length22:44
Label Sincerely Yours
Air France chronology
On Trade Winds
(2006)
No Way Down
(2008)

No Way Down is the second and final extended play by Swedish indie pop duo Air France. It was released on 26 June 2008 by Sincerely Yours.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 76/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
NME 6/10 [6]
Pitchfork 8.6/10 [1]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Spin Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]

No Way Down was met with generally positive reviews from critics. [10] The online music magazine Pitchfork placed No Way Down at number 14 on its list of the top 50 albums of 2008 [11] and at number 161 on its list of the top 200 albums of the 2000s. [12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Joel Karlsson and Henrik Markstedt

No.TitleLength
1."Maundy Thursday"2:50
2."June Evenings"4:01
3."Collapsing at Your Doorstep"4:34
4."No Excuses"4:02
5."No Way Down"4:04
6."Windmill Wedding"3:13
Total length:22:44

Personnel

Credits for No Way Down adapted from album liner notes. [13]

Air France

Additional personnel

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