Radio Retaliation Explained

Radio Retaliation
Type:studio
Artist:Thievery Corporation
Cover:thievery corperation radio retaliation.jpg
Released:September 23, 2008
Recorded:April 2007 – August 2008
Label:ESL
Producer:Thievery Corporation
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Radio Retaliation is the fifth studio album by American electronic music duo Thievery Corporation, released on September 23, 2008 by ESL Music. Intended to be a political album, it was recorded in the band's hometown of Washington, D.C. from April 2007 to August 2008.

A pre-release of the album was released on iTunes on September 9, 2008, featuring an exclusive track entitled "Philosopher’s Stone".[1] The band also promoted the album through Facebook and iLike.[2] The music video for "The Numbers Game" single debuted on December 15.[3]

The album was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Recording Package. The album cover shows a photograph of the Mexican rebel Subcomandante Marcos.

Track listing

  1. "Sound the Alarm" (featuring Sleepy Wonder) – 3:41
  2. "Mandala" (featuring Anoushka Shankar on sitar) - 4:00
  3. "Radio Retaliation" (featuring Sleepy Wonder) – 3:26
  4. "Vampires" (featuring Femi Kuti) – 4:57
  5. "Hare Krisna" (featuring Seu Jorge) – 3:35
  6. "El Pueblo Unido" (featuring Verny Varela) – 3:29
  7. "(The Forgotten People)" – 3:10
  8. "33 Degree" (featuring Zee) – 3:47
  9. "Beautiful Drug" (featuring Jana Andevska) – 3:27
  10. "La Femme Parallel" (featuring LouLou Ghelichkhani) – 4:29
  11. "Retaliation Suite" – 2:53
  12. "The Numbers Game" (featuring Chuck Brown) – 3:03
  13. "The Shining Path" – 3:38
  14. "Blasting Through the City" (featuring Notch) – 3:33
  15. "Sweet Tides" (featuring LouLou Ghelichkhani) – 4:48

iTunes bonus tracks

  1. "Philosopher's Stone" – 4:10
  2. "Vampires" (Louis Vega House Remix) – 9:42
  3. "Vampires" (Louie Vega Dub Remix) – 9:42
  4. "Mandala" (Pathaan Remix) – 5:37

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2008)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Dutch Alternative Albums (MegaCharts)[4] 21
UK Albums (Official Charts Company)[5] 175

Year-end charts

Chart (2008)! scope="col"
Position
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[6] 21
Chart (2009)Position
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[7] 24

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thievery Corporation redired . Thieverycorporation.com . 2012-03-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080913113828/http://www.thieverycorporation.com/news.htm . 2008-09-13 .
  2. Web site: John Clarke Jr. . Facebook and iLike Team Up for Sneak Peek at Thievery Corporation's Radio Retaliation | Music News . https://web.archive.org/web/20080918215345/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/09/15/facebook-and-ilike-team-up-for-sneak-peek-at-thievery-corporations-radio-retaliation/ . dead . September 18, 2008 . Rolling Stone . 2008-09-15 . 2012-03-06.
  3. Web site: Thievery Corporation - The Numbers Game . YouTube . 2008-12-15 . 2012-03-06.
  4. Web site: Thievery Corporation – Radio Retaliation. Dutch. MegaCharts. September 4, 2018.
  5. Web site: CHART: CLUK Update 4.10.2008 (wk39). zobbel.de. September 4, 2018.
  6. Top Dance/Electronic Albums – Year-End 2008. Billboard. September 4, 2018.
  7. Top Dance/Electronic Albums – Year-End 2009. Billboard. July 27, 2020.

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