Premiers Symptômes

Premiers Symptômes
EP by Air
Released	1997
Recorded	1995–97
Genre	Electronic, downtempo
Length	27:00 33:51 (re-release)
Label	Source, Virgin
Producer	Air, Étienne de Crécy
Air chronology
Premiers Symptômes (1997) Moon Safari (1998)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
NME	7/10
Rolling Stone

Premiers Symptômes (English: First Symptoms) is the debut EP by French electronic music duo Air, consisting of early singles released between 1995 and 1997. The last minute of "Les Professionnels" was later used for the basis of Air's 1998 single "All I Need".

Track listing

1. "Modular Mix" – 5:59
2. "Casanova 70" – 5:53
3. "Les professionnels" – 4:32 ("The Professionals")
4. "J'ai dormi sous l'eau" – 5:42 ("I Slept Under Water")
5. "Le soleil est près de moi" – 4:52 ("The Sun Is Close to Me")

1999 re-release bonus tracks

6. "Californie" – 2:27 ("California")
7. "Gordini Mix" (Brakes On mix) – 4:22
   • Remix of Alex Gopher's "Gordini Mix"
   • Alternately titled "Brakes On" in some regions

Japanese bonus tracks

8. "Le soleil est près de moi" (Buffalo Daughter Remix) – 4:48
9. "Le soleil est près de moi" (Money Mark Remix) – 2:37

Personnel

• Air – production
• Stéphane Briat – mixing (tracks 2, 4, 5)
• Alexandre Courtès – artwork
• Étienne de Crécy – production, mixing (tracks 1, 3)
• Guy Davie – mastering
• Alex Gopher – reverse Rhodes (track 1)
• Xavier Jamaux – sampler (track 1)
• Fabrice Lepicier – photography
• Eric Regert – organ (track 2)
• Sabotage! – design
• Etienne Wersinger – tambura (track 4)
• Patrick Woodcock – tuba (tracks 2–5); acoustic guitar (track 3)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	12
US Top Heatseekers	18

Certifications

Country	Certification
United Kingdom	Silver

External links

• Premiers Symptômes at MusicBrainz