Sexy Boy (Air song)

Music video

The music video, directed by Mike Mills, shows the members of Air in New York City. They see a toy monkey on the street and immediately enter a fantasy in which the monkey is a giant and flies off to the Moon. Meanwhile, the members of Air are still in New York and other people see them playing with the toy monkey around the United Nations headquarters and in Central Park. The fantasy scenes are shown in colorful animation and the scenes in real life are shot in live action and black and white. The music video went into rotation on JBTV.

Track listings

U.S. CD single

1. "Sexy Boy" (radio edit) – 3:51
2. "Sexy Boy" (Sex Kino Mix) – 6:33
3. "Sexy Boy" (Cassius Radio Mix) – 4:33
4. "Sexy Boy" (Étienne de Crécy & the Flower Pistols remix) – 4:57
5. "Jeanne" (with Françoise Hardy) – 4:24

UK CD single

1. "Sexy Boy" (radio edit) – 3:51
2. "Sexy Boy" (Cassius Radio Mix) – 4:33
3. "Sexy Boy" (Étienne de Crécy & the Flower Pistols remix) – 4:57
4. "Jeanne" (with Françoise Hardy) – 4:24

French CD single

1. "Sexy Boy" (radio edit) — 3:51
2. New Star In The Sky (Chanson Pour Soleil) — 5:38

Covers

The song was covered by Franz Ferdinand and appears as a b-side to the single "Walk Away". "Sexy Boy" was also covered by German artist Nena on her 2007 cover album Cover Me. It was also covered by the French group Plastiscines on their 2014 album "Back To The Start" and the French artist "La grande Sophie" in "La place du fantôme (version deluxe)" album in 2012.

A newly scored orchestral version of the track was released in December 2010, under the artist "The Fallen Angels". The orchestra and choir arrangement was created by composer Roger Neill, who has been a long-time collaborator with Air since his extensive work on their 2001 album "10,000 Hz Legend." This version of the track is featured in a television advertising campaign for Lynx in the UK and Axe in the US and Europe.