''Classics'' is the second full-length album from Ratatat, released on August 22, 2006. As with their first album, ''Classics'' is almost entirely

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, with the only exception being a large

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-like sound sample used in "Wildcat." During a September 15, 2006 interview on radio station

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, the band revealed that part of the album was recorded in upstate New York in a house owned by

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. This album produced three singles: "Lex", "Wildcat", and "Loud Pipes". The track "Tropicana" was featured in the 2007 film ''

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'' and "Loud Pipes" was featured in the video game '' MLB 07: The Show''. The track "Nostrand" was featured in a

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called "Typolution".

Track listing

References

External links

* Ratatat albums 2006 albums XL Recordings albums Albums produced by E*vax {{2000s-indietronica-album-stub