Love 2

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Love 2
Studio album by
Air
Released30 September 2009 (2009-09-30)
StudioAtlas (Paris)
Genre
Length46:06
LabelVirgin
ProducerAir
Air chronology
Pocket Symphony
(2007) 		Love 2
(2009) 		Le voyage dans la lune
(2012)
Singles from Love 2
  1. "Sing Sang Sung"
    Released: 25 August 2009
  2. "So Light Is Her Footfall"
    Released: 26 February 2010[1]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.1/10[2]
Metacritic65/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The A.V. ClubB[5]
Chicago Tribune[6]
The Independent[7]
Mojo[8]
Pitchfork4.0/10[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Spin7/10[11]
The Times[12]
URB[13]

Love 2 is the fifth studio album by French electronic music duo Air, released on 30 September 2009 in Japan and in the first week of October in the rest of the world by Virgin Records. It is the duo's first production recorded at their own recording facility, Studio Atlas, in northern Paris.[14] As of February 2012, Love 2 had sold 24,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[15]

Release[edit]

On 6 July 2009, a viral single, "Do the Joy", was made available as a free download to existing Air newsletter subscribers. The album's official lead single, "Sing Sang Sung", was released digitally on 25 August 2009.[14] An album mashup was made available to UK newsletter subscribers on 14 September 2009. The album was streamed worldwide for an interactive "listening party" on 28 September 2009, starting at 12:00 CET, for exactly 24 hours. Track names were not shown, but the album was played in order. Fans were also given the opportunity to comment on the album via Facebook, and their comments were displayed adjacent to the media player, as well as an updating Google Maps view of where listeners were.

Track listing[edit]

All music is composed by Air, except "Au fond du rêve doré" by Françoise Hardy

No.TitleLength
1."Do the Joy"3:05
2."Love"2:44
3."So Light Is Her Footfall"3:13
4."Be a Bee"3:46
5."Missing the Light of the Day"4:25
6."Tropical Disease"6:49
7."Heaven's Light"3:53
8."Night Hunter"4:14
9."Sing Sang Sung"3:06
10."Eat My Beat"2:45
11."You Can Tell It to Everybody"4:09
12."African Velvet"3:48
Japanese edition bonus track[16]
No.TitleLength
13."Indian Summer"6:04
European iTunes Store bonus track[17]
No.TitleLength
13."Au fond du rêve doré" (featuring Françoise Hardy)2:01
US iTunes Store deluxe edition bonus tracks[18]
No.TitleLength
13."Au fond du rêve doré" (featuring Françoise Hardy)2:01
14."Danger Zone"3:58
15."The Dream of Yi"5:28
16."Love 2 Meet You" (video)11:49

Personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Love 2.[19]

  • Air – production
  • Joey Waronker – drums, percussions (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8–12)
  • Stéphane "Alf" Briat – mixing (tracks 1–7, 9–12)
  • Louis Arlette – sound engineering
  • Chab – mastering
  • Luciana Val and Franco Musso – photos
  • Laurent Pinon – artwork

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for Love 2
Chart (2009) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[20] 58
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[21] 56
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[22] 15
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[23] 18
Croatian International Albums (HDU)[24] 32
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[25] 43
European Albums (Billboard)[26] 27
French Albums (SNEP)[27] 12
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[28] 39
Irish Albums (IRMA)[29] 30
Italian Albums (FIMI)[30] 48
Scottish Albums (OCC)[31] 43
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[32] 15
UK Albums (OCC)[33] 36
US Billboard 200[34] 100
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[35] 5

References[edit]

  1. ^ "So Light Is Her Footfall – EP by Air". Apple Music. France. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Love 2 by Air reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Reviews for Love 2 by Air". Metacritic. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  4. ^ Phares, Heather. "Love 2 – Air". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  5. ^ Battaglia, Andy (6 October 2009). "Air: Love 2". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  6. ^ Kot, Greg (1 October 2009). "Album review: Air's 'Love 2'". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  7. ^ Gill, Andy (2 October 2009). "Album: Air, Love 2 (Virgin)". The Independent. Archived from the original on 6 October 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
  8. ^ "Air: Love 2". Mojo. No. 192. November 2009. p. 90. ISSN 1351-0193.
  9. ^ Patrin, Nate (5 October 2009). "Air: Love 2". Pitchfork. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
  10. ^ Hermes, Will (5 October 2009). "Air: Love 2". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 16 April 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
  11. ^ Marchese, David (October 2009). "Air: Love 2". Spin. Vol. 25, no. 10. p. 72. ISSN 0886-3032 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ Paphides, Pete (3 October 2009). "Air: Love 2". The Times. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  13. ^ Cuellar, Jorge (5 October 2009). "Air: Love 2". URB. Archived from the original on 10 October 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
  14. ^ a b "AIR will release their fifth studio album, 'Love 2', in mid-October 2009" (Press release). EMI Group. 19 June 2009. Archived from the original on 26 July 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  15. ^ Mapes, Jillian (4 February 2012). "Air Over 'The Moon' About Film Score Turned Full Album". Billboard. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  16. ^ "Love 2 : Air". HMV Japan. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  17. ^ "Love 2 de AIR". iTunes Store (in French). France. Archived from the original on 18 March 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  18. ^ "Love 2 (Deluxe Version) by AIR". iTunes Store. United States. Archived from the original on 9 June 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  19. ^ Love 2 (liner notes). Air. Virgin Records. 2009. 509999663960-3.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  20. ^ "Chartifacts" (PDF). The ARIA Report. No. 1024. 12 October 2009. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
  21. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Air – Love 2" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  22. ^ "Ultratop.be – Air – Love 2" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  23. ^ "Ultratop.be – Air – Love 2" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  24. ^ "Top Stranih – Tjedan 42. 2009" [Top Combined – Week 42, 2009]. Top of the Shops (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  25. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Air – Love 2" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  26. ^ "European Albums – Week of October 24, 2009". Billboard. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  27. ^ "Lescharts.com – Air – Love 2". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  28. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Air – Love 2" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  29. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Air". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  30. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Air – Love 2". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  31. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  32. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Air – Love 2". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  33. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  34. ^ "Air Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  35. ^ "Air Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
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