Airport Song is Guster

Guster

Guster is an American alternative rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. Formed in 1991, the group is known for its live performances and humor, founding members Adam Gardner, Ryan Miller, and Brian Rosenworcel came about to begin practice sessions while attending Tufts University in Medford,...

's first single released off the Goldfly

Goldfly (album)

Goldfly is an album by rock band Guster, released in 1997. The album was recorded in December, 1996 at the House of Blues Studios in Encino, California. As of 2011, this album is out of print...

 album. It is also on the live CD and DVD Guster on Ice

Guster on Ice

Guster on Ice - Live from Portland, Maine is a live album that was released by the band Guster in May 2004. It was recorded over two nights of concerts in Portland, Maine, in December 2003...

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"Airport Song" received modest radio airplay, peaking at #35 on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

Modern Rock

Modern rock

Modern rock is a rock format commonly found on commercial radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre...

 Chart.

Live Performance

The sounds of a ping pong game can be heard during the outro of the song. A Guster fan tradition involves throwing ping pong balls onstage during this part of the song when played live. Another aspect of recent live performances includes a pitch change on Ryan's vocal mic to cause a sort of demonic effect. Furthermore, the band plays a disco dance groove to extend the song to roughly six minutes.