Song · Steriogram
“Walkie Talkie Man” by Steriogram
From the album Schmack! (2004)
“Walkie Talkie Man” by Steriogram appears on 11 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2004 and 2022. It was first released in 2004 on the album Schmack!. Its best result is #35 on the CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2004. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #316 alternative song of 2004 and #3,839 alternative song of all time.
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New Zealand's Steriogram came roaring out with "Walkie Talkie Man", the lead single from their 2004 debut Schmack!, a jittery punk sugar rush written by Jake Adams, Brad Carter, Tyson Kennedy, Jared Wrennall and Tim Youngson and produced by David Kahne. Apple then put it in an iPod ad, which did more than anything to put the band on the map; it reached 14 at home and 19 in the UK.
Michel Gondry directed the video, a handmade fever dream: kids run the studio and knit the band's instruments, a giant woollen hand grabs singer Tyson Kennedy and rips him in two to reveal yarn inside, and the children stitch him back together with his legs on backwards. Brad Carter's knitted guitar reads "New Zealand".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 35 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2004 | 101 |
| 2004 | 95 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | CFNY Top 102 Songs of 2004 | 102 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2001 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2007 | 1364 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1609 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1626 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1669 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1733 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1792 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1852 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
| 2022 | 710 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
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