After making several remixes for other acts in the early 1990s, Air recorded their first EP, Premiers Symptômes , in 1997. The band would sign to Virgin Records and Astralwerks following the EP’s success. The band’s debut full-length album, Moon Safari , was released on 16 January, 1998. Air would find major international success with their song ” Sexy Boy “, which was released as the album’s lead single. The album would produce two more chart topping singles ” Kelly Watch The Stars ” and ” All I Need “. As of February 2012, the album had sold 386,000 copies in the United States. Following the album’s international success, the band would pursue a world tour, which was documented in their film Air: Eating, Sleeping, Waiting and Playing , directed by Mike Mills.
Recording first EP
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