Windowlicker

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"Windowlicker" is a track by the British electronic music artist and producer Aphex Twin. It was released as a single on 22 March 1999 through Warp Records. The artwork for the single was created by Chris Cunningham, with additional work by The Designers Republic. Cunningham also directed the song's music video, which was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Video. The song peaked at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart, and was later voted by fans as Warp Records' most popular song for its 2009 Warp20 compilation. In 2010, Pitchfork included the song at number 12 on their list of the "Top 200 Tracks of the 90s" and in 2025, Billboard magazine ranked it among "The 100 Best Dance Songs of All Time".

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1. release date: 1999-03-22 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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