# Radio Retaliation > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Radio_Retaliation > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Radio_Retaliation.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Retaliation > Source revision: 1301897139 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Radio Retaliation | type = studio | artist = [Thievery Corporation](/source/Thievery_Corporation) | cover = thievery corperation radio retaliation.jpg | alt = | released = September 23, 2008 | recorded = April 2007 – August 2008 | studio = | genre = {{hlist|[Trip hop](/source/Trip_hop)|[downtempo](/source/downtempo)|[electronica](/source/electronica)}} | length = | label = [ESL](/source/ESL_Music) | producer = Thievery Corporation | prev_title = [Versions](/source/Versions_(Thievery_Corporation_album)) | prev_year = 2006 | next_title = [Culture of Fear](/source/Culture_of_Fear) | next_year = 2011 }} {{Music ratings |MC = 63/100{{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 }} |rev1 = [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) |rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1423190|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review] |rev2 = ''[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))'' |rev2score = 2.6/10[http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12602-radio-retaliation/ Pitchfork review] |rev3 = ''[PopMatters](/source/PopMatters)'' |rev3score = 6/10[http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/thievery-corporation-radio-retaliation Pop Matters review] }} '''''Radio Retaliation''''' is the fifth [studio album](/source/studio_album) by American [electronic music](/source/electronic_music) duo [Thievery Corporation](/source/Thievery_Corporation), released on September 23, 2008 by [ESL Music](/source/ESL_Music). Intended to be a political album, it was recorded in the band's hometown of [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.) from April 2007 to August 2008. A pre-release of the album was released on [iTunes](/source/iTunes) on September 9, 2008, featuring an exclusive track entitled "Philosopher’s Stone".{{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 }} The band also promoted the album through [Facebook](/source/Facebook) and [iLike](/source/iLike).{{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 | Music News |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=2008-09-15 |accessdate=2012-03-06}} The music video for "The Numbers Game" single debuted on December 15.{{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}} The album was nominated for a [Grammy Award](/source/Grammy_Award) in the category [Best Recording Package](/source/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Recording_Package). The album cover shows a photograph of the Mexican rebel [Subcomandante Marcos](/source/Subcomandante_Marcos). ==Track listing== # "Sound the Alarm" (featuring Sleepy Wonder) – 3:41 # "Mandala" (featuring [Anoushka Shankar](/source/Anoushka_Shankar) on sitar) - 4:00 # "Radio Retaliation" (featuring Sleepy Wonder) – 3:26 # "Vampires" (featuring [Femi Kuti](/source/Femi_Kuti)) – 4:57 # "Hare Krisna" (featuring [Seu Jorge](/source/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](/source/Chuck_Brown)) – 3:03 # "The Shining Path" – 3:38 # "Blasting Through the City" (featuring [Notch](/source/Notch_(artist))) – 3:33 # "Sweet Tides" (featuring LouLou Ghelichkhani) – 4:48 '''iTunes bonus tracks'''
  1. "Philosopher's Stone" – 4:10
  2. "Vampires" (Louis Vega House Remix) – 9:42
  3. "Vampires" (Louie Vega Dub Remix) – 9:42
  4. "Mandala" (Pathaan Remix) – 5:37
==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ===Weekly charts=== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center" |+ Weekly chart performance for ''Radio Retaliation'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2008) ! scope="col"| Peak
position |- {{album chart|Flanders|64|artist=Thievery Corporation|album=Radio Retaliation|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 5, 2018}} |- ! scope="row"| Dutch Alternative Albums ([MegaCharts](/source/MegaCharts)){{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](/source/MegaCharts)|accessdate=September 4, 2018}} | 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](/source/Official_Charts_Company)){{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}} | 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''){{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}} | 21 |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2009) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (''Billboard''){{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}} | 24 |} {{col-end}} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Thievery Corporation}} {{Authority control}} Category:2008 albums Category:Thievery Corporation albums --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Radio Retaliation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Retaliation) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Retaliation?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.