Classics (Ratatat album)

2006 studio album by Ratatat

Classics

Studio album by

Ratatat

Released| August 22, 2006
Recorded| November 2003 – March 2006
Genre|

* Indie rock[1]
* electronica
* neo-psychedelia[1]
* experimental rock[1]

Length| 42:31
Label| XL
Producer| Evan Mast, Mike Stroud
Ratatat chronology
| Ratatat Remixes Vol. 1
(2004)  | Classics
(2006)  | Ratatat Remixes Vol. 2
(2007)

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Singles from  Classics

1. "Wildcat"
Released: July 25, 2006
2. "Lex"
Released: October 30, 2006
3. "Loud Pipes"
Released: 2007

Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
Metacritic| 69/100[2]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]
Pitchfork| 6.0/10[4]

Classics is the second full-length album from Ratatat, released on August 22, 2006. As with their first album, Classics is almost entirely instrumental, with the only exception being a large cat-like sound sample used in "Wildcat".

During a September 15, 2006 interview on radio station KEXP, the band revealed that part of the album was recorded in upstate New York in a house owned by Björk.[citation needed]

This album produced three singles: "Lex", "Wildcat", and "Loud Pipes".

The track "Tropicana" was featured in the 2007 film Knocked Up and "Loud Pipes" was featured in the video game MLB 07: The Show.

The track "Nostrand" was featured in a music video called "Typolution".

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Montanita"| 5:02
2.| "Lex"| 4:30
3.| "Gettysburg"| 5:28
4.| "Wildcat"| 4:21
5.| "Tropicana"| 4:37
6.| "Loud Pipes"| 3:47
7.| "Kennedy"| 3:35
8.| "Swisha"| 3:50
9.| "Nostrand"| 3:05
10.| "Tacobel Canon"| 4:29
11.| "Truman" (iTunes Store album only)| 3:30

## References

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1. ^ a b c "AllMusic Review by Marisa Brown". AllMusic.
2. ^ "Classics by Ratatat". Metacritic. Retrieved October 14, 2016. "Anyone disappointed by the last Daft Punk album might enjoy this funky, largely instrumental second album for the New York duo."
3. ^ Allmusic review
4. ^ "Pitchfork Media review". Pitchfork.com. August 21, 2006. Retrieved February 25, 2014.

## External links

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* Classics at Discogs (list of releases)

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Ratatat

* Evan Mast
* Mike Stroud

Studio albums|

* Ratatat
* Classics
* LP3
* LP4
* Magnifique

Remix albums|

* Ratatat Remixes Vol. 1
* Ratatat Remixes Vol. 2

Singles|

* "Wildcat"
* "Lex"
* "Loud Pipes"
* "Shiller"
* "Shempi"
* "Mirando"
* "Party with Children"

Featured singles|

* "Pursuit of Happiness"

Related articles|

* Audio Dregs

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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