{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Radio Retaliation | type = studio | artist = Thievery Corporation | cover = thievery corperation radio retaliation.jpg | alt = | released = September 23, 2008 | recorded = April 2007 – August 2008 | studio = | genre = {{hlist|Trip hop|downtempo|electronica}} | length = | label = ESL | producer = Thievery Corporation | prev_title = Versions | prev_year = 2006 | next_title = Culture of Fear | next_year = 2011 }} {{Music ratings |MC = 63/100<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/thieverycorporation/radioretaliation |title=Metacritic review |access-date=March 5, 2009 |archive-date=April 17, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417013053/http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/thieverycorporation/radioretaliation |url-status=dead }}</ref> |rev1 = AllMusic |rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1423190|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref> |rev2 = ''Pitchfork'' |rev2score = 2.6/10<ref>[http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12602-radio-retaliation/ Pitchfork review]</ref> |rev3 = ''PopMatters'' |rev3score = 6/10<ref>[http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/thievery-corporation-radio-retaliation Pop Matters review]</ref> }}<!-- Automatically generated by DASHBot-->

'''''Radio Retaliation''''' is the fifth studio album by American electronic music duo Thievery Corporation, released on September 23, 2008 by ESL Music. Intended to be a political album, it was recorded in the band's hometown of Washington, D.C. 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".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thieverycorporation.com/news.htm |title=Thievery Corporation redired |publisher=Thieverycorporation.com |accessdate=2012-03-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913113828/http://www.thieverycorporation.com/news.htm |archivedate=2008-09-13 }}</ref> The band also promoted the album through Facebook and iLike.<ref>{{cite web|author=John Clarke Jr. |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/09/15/facebook-and-ilike-team-up-for-sneak-peek-at-thievery-corporations-radio-retaliation/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080918215345/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/09/15/facebook-and-ilike-team-up-for-sneak-peek-at-thievery-corporations-radio-retaliation/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 18, 2008 |title=Facebook and iLike Team Up for Sneak Peek at Thievery Corporation's Radio Retaliation &#124; Music News |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=2008-09-15 |accessdate=2012-03-06}}</ref> The music video for "The Numbers Game" single debuted on December 15.<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HfA2f0213Y |title=Thievery Corporation - The Numbers Game |publisher=YouTube |date=2008-12-15 |accessdate=2012-03-06}}</ref>

The album was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Recording Package. The album cover shows a photograph of the Mexican rebel Subcomandante Marcos.

==Track listing== # "Sound the Alarm" (featuring Sleepy Wonder) – 3:41 # "Mandala" (featuring Anoushka Shankar on sitar) - 4:00 # "Radio Retaliation" (featuring Sleepy Wonder) – 3:26 # "Vampires" (featuring Femi Kuti) – 4:57 # "Hare Krisna" (featuring Seu Jorge) – 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 Chuck Brown) – 3:03 # "The Shining Path" – 3:38 # "Blasting Through the City" (featuring Notch) – 3:33 # "Sweet Tides" (featuring LouLou Ghelichkhani) – 4:48

'''iTunes bonus tracks''' <ol start="16"> <li> "Philosopher's Stone" – 4:10 </li> <li> "Vampires" (Louis Vega House Remix) – 9:42 </li> <li> "Vampires" (Louie Vega Dub Remix) – 9:42 </li> <li> "Mandala" (Pathaan Remix) – 5:37 </li> </ol>

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===Weekly charts=== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center" |+ Weekly chart performance for ''Radio Retaliation'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2008) ! scope="col"| Peak<br>position |- {{album chart|Flanders|64|artist=Thievery Corporation|album=Radio Retaliation|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 5, 2018}} |- ! scope="row"| Dutch Alternative Albums (MegaCharts)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Thievery+Corporation&titel=Radio+Retaliation&cat=a|title=Thievery Corporation – Radio Retaliation|language=Dutch|publisher=MegaCharts|accessdate=September 4, 2018}}</ref> | 21 |- {{album chart|France|108|artist=Thievery Corporation|album=Radio Retaliation|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 5, 2018}} |- {{album chart|Italy|59|artist=Thievery Corporation|album=Radio Retaliation|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 5, 2018}} |- {{album chart|New Zealand|35|artist=Thievery Corporation|album=Radio Retaliation|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 5, 2018}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|79|artist=Thievery Corporation|album=Radio Retaliation|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 5, 2018}} |- ! scope="row"| UK Albums (Official Charts Company)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zobbel.de/cluk/081004cluk.txt|title=CHART: CLUK Update 4.10.2008 (wk39)|website=zobbel.de|accessdate=September 4, 2018}}</ref> | 175 |- {{album chart|UKDance|4|date=20080928|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 5, 2018}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|35|artist=Thievery Corporation|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 5, 2018}} |- {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|5|artist=Thievery Corporation|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 5, 2018}} |- {{album chart|BillboardDanceElectronic|1|artist=Thievery Corporation|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 5, 2018}} |} {{col-2}}

===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Year-end chart performance for ''Radio Retaliation'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2008) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/dance-electronic-albums|title=Top Dance/Electronic Albums – Year-End 2008|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=September 4, 2018}}</ref> | 21 |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2009) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/dance-electronic-albums|title=Top Dance/Electronic Albums – Year-End 2009|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=July 27, 2020}}</ref> | 24 |} {{col-end}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

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Category:2008 albums Category:Thievery Corporation albums