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“Cherry Blossom Girl” by Air
From the album Talkie Walkie (2004)
“Cherry Blossom Girl” by Air appears on 8 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 2009 and 2025. It was first released in 2004 on the album Talkie Walkie. Its best result is #238 on The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #1,085 indie & aaa song of all time.
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Air kicked off the Talkie Walkie campaign with "Cherry Blossom Girl" in February 2004, the first single from the French duo's third album, and it drifts in on a hush: fingerpicked acoustic guitar, bowed vibraphone and drum machines, with synths and Malik Mezzadri's flute floating in behind. Jean-Benoît Dunckel and Nicolas Godin wrote it after watching Mazzy Star play in Paris, chasing the slowest Air song ever with Hope Sandoval in mind, and a version with her singing turned up on the single.
On the album, Dunckel shares the vocal with Jessica Banks, who fronts the English synth-pop band Chungking; Air were fans enough to bring her into their Paris studio. The duo produced it themselves, and Nigel Godrich mixed it, with Darrell Thorp assisting.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 549 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade | 913 |
| 2009 | 324 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Essential Songs | 913 |
| 2016 | 631 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Countdown 2016 | 913 |
| 2019 | 455 | KEXP | KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time | 627 |
| 2022 | 597 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2024 | 238 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2024 | 649 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2025 | 317 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
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