Song · Sparta
“Air” by Sparta
From the album Wiretap Scars (2002)
“Air” by Sparta appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 2002. It was first released in 2002 on the album Wiretap Scars. Its best result is #60 (tie) on the WBER Listener Countdown 2002. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #176 alternative song of 2002.
"Air" comes from Wiretap Scars, the debut album Sparta put out on DreamWorks in August 2002, just months after their first EP, Austere; the track itself surfaced at the end of July, ahead of the full record. Jim Ward, Paul Hinojos and Tony Hajjar share the writing credit, and Jerry Finn produced and mixed it, with Alex Aligizakis and Joe McGrath engineering.
Most of Sparta had played in At the Drive-In before that band split in 2001, and it shows. Where two other former members went off to form the Mars Volta and left post-hardcore behind, Sparta stayed close to home, and the vocals and even the song titles echo Relationship of Command.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 78 | 107.7 The End Seattle, WA | The End Top 107 Songs of 2002 | 107 |
| 2002 | 60 (tie) | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2002 | 224 |
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