''Ping Pong'' is a 1994 EP by the English-French avant-pop band Stereolab. It served as the lead single from their third full-length album ''

Mars Audiac Quintet ''Mars Audiac Quintet'' is the third studio album by English-French rock band Stereolab. It was released on 2 August 1994 and was issued by Duophonic Records and Elektra Records. Recording Stereolab recorded ''Mars Audiac Quartet'' in March an ...

''. Three limited 7" runs were released in green, black, and pink colors. It was also released on CD and 10" vinyl. All four of its tracks were later re-released on the ''

Oscillons from the Anti-Sun ''Oscillons from the Anti-Sun'', released in April 2005, is a three-CD, one-DVD box-set collection of Stereolab tracks culled from eight of the group's EPs ('' Jenny Ondioline'', ''Ping Pong'', '' Wow and Flutter'', '' Fluorescences'', '' Cybel ...

'' compilation, along with an alternative mix of "Ping Pong" which had been prepared for ''Mars Audiac Quintet'' but has not been used. "Ping Pong" is an upbeat

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synthesiser and brass-led pop song which discusses the business cycle. The subject matter, considered to be unusual in popular music, has been cited by critics in support of a description of the group as "Marxist pop", a label that the group rejected. "Ping Pong" reached #45 in the

UK singles chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

— Stereolab's biggest hit in the country — and was voted #9 in

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's Festive Fifty for 1994.

Track listing

# "Ping Pong" – 3:02 # "Moogie Wonderland" – 3:35 # "Pain et Spectacles" – 3:30 # "Transona Five" ive– 5:42

Charts

References

External links

* * {{Authority control 1994 EPs Stereolab EPs