Song · Aphex Twin
“Girl/Boy” by Aphex Twin
From the album Richard D. James Album (1996)
“Girl/Boy” by Aphex Twin appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1996 and 2023. It was first released in 1996 on the album Richard D. James Album. Its best result is #29 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1996. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #223 alternative song of 1996.
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"Girl/Boy" sits on Richard D. James Album, the record Aphex Twin put out through Warp on 4 November 1996, and like everything on it, it's Richard D. James's work alone: he composed and produced it. James built that album on his Macintosh computer, and it took him longer than any of his earlier records, a set that throws frantic breakbeats and fiddly drum programming lifted from drum and bass and jungle against lush strings, ambient melodies and his own treated voice.
By 1997 the album had become Warp's biggest seller to date, and critics have since filed it among the finest records of 1996 and of the whole decade.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 29 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1996 | 50 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 328 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s | 908 |
| 2023 | 798 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s | 893 |
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