Moon Safari

This article is about the Air album. For the band of the same name, see Moon Safari (band).
Moon Safari
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
Singles from Moon Safari
  1. "Sexy Boy"
    Released: 9 February 1998
  2. "Kelly Watch the Stars"
    Released: 4 May 1998
  3. "All I Need"
    Released: 9 November 1998

Moon Safari is the debut studio album by French electronic music duo Air, released on 16 January 1998 by Source and Virgin Records. Moon Safari was re-released on 14 April 2008 to mark the album's 10th anniversary, including a bound book, a DVD documentary about the duo, and a bonus CD with live performances and remixes, and on 15 March 2024, to mark the album's 25th anniversary.

Moon Safari was acclaimed by critics. It is credited with setting the stage for the budding downtempo music style. By February 2012, it had sold 386,000 copies in the United States.[11]


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