Classics (Ratatat album)

Classics is the second full-length album from Ratatat, released on August 22, 2006. As with their first album, Classics is almost entirely instrumental, with the only exception being a large cat-like sound sample used in "Wildcat".

Classics
Studio album by Ratatat
Released	August 22, 2006
Recorded	November 2003 – March 2006
Genre	Indie rock[1] electronica neo-psychedelia[1] experimental rock[1]
Length	42:31
Label	XL
Producer	Evan Mast, Mike Stroud
Ratatat chronology
Ratatat Remixes Vol. 1 (2004) Classics (2006) Ratatat Remixes Vol. 2 (2007)
Singles from Classics
"Wildcat" Released: July 25, 2006 "Lex" Released: October 30, 2006 "Loud Pipes" Released: 2007

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	69/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Pitchfork	6.0/10[4]

During a September 15, 2006 interview on radio station KEXP, the band revealed that part of the album was recorded in upstate New York in a house owned by Björk.^{[citation needed]}

This album produced three singles: "Lex", "Wildcat", and "Loud Pipes".

The track "Tropicana" was featured in the 2007 film Knocked Up and "Loud Pipes" was featured in the video game MLB 07: The Show.

The track "Nostrand" was featured in a music video called "Typolution".

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Montanita"	5:02
2.	"Lex"	4:30
3.	"Gettysburg"	5:28
4.	"Wildcat"	4:21
5.	"Tropicana"	4:37
6.	"Loud Pipes"	3:47
7.	"Kennedy"	3:35
8.	"Swisha"	3:50
9.	"Nostrand"	3:05
10.	"Tacobel Canon"	4:29
11.	"Truman" (iTunes Store album only)	3:30