''Radio Retaliation'' is the fifth studio album by American

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duo

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, released on September 23, 2008 by

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. Intended to be a political album, it was recorded in the band's hometown of

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from April 2007 to August 2008. A pre-release of the album was released on iTunes on September 9, 2008, featuring an exclusive track entitled "Philosopher’s Stone". The band also promoted the album through

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and

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. The music video for "The Numbers Game" single debuted on December 15. The album was nominated for a

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in the category

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. The album cover shows a photograph of the Mexican rebel

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Track listing

# "Sound the Alarm" (featuring Sleepy Wonder) – 3:41 # "Mandala" (featuring

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on sitar) - 4:00 # "Radio Retaliation" (featuring Sleepy Wonder) – 3:26 # "Vampires" (featuring

Femi Kuti Olufela Olufemi Anikulapo Kuti (born 16 June 1962), popularly known as Femi Kuti, is a Nigerian musician born in London and raised in Lagos. He is the eldest son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti and a grandchild of political campaigner, Women's ri ...

) – 4:57 # "Hare Krisna" (featuring

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) – 3:35 # "El Pueblo Unido" (featuring Verny Varela) – 3:29 # "(The Forgotten People)" – 3:10 # "33 Degree" (featuring Zee) – 3:47 # "Beautiful Drug" (featuring Jana Andevska) – 3:27 # "La Femme Parallel" (featuring LouLou Ghelichkhani) – 4:29 # "Retaliation Suite" – 2:53 # "The Numbers Game" (featuring

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) – 3:03 # "The Shining Path" – 3:38 # "Blasting Through the City" (featuring

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) – 3:33 # "Sweet Tides" (featuring LouLou Ghelichkhani) – 4:48 iTunes bonus tracks

Track listing

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