"Walkie Talkie Man" is a song by New Zealand band Steriogram, released in 2004 on the album Schmack! and as a single.
The song is widely recognized as bringing Steriogram the majority of their popularity. Its simple, catchy riff and fast-talking verses contribute to the song's popularity, and it attracted even more attention when it was used as the background music to an advert by Apple for the iPod.
The song debuted at #19 on the UK Singles Chart in the United Kingdom and reached #14 on the New Zealand Singles Chart in the band's native New Zealand.
The riff is almost an exact replica of the one used in "Picture Book" by The Kinks, which was also emulated in "Pretend Best Friend" by Terrorvision, "Warning" by Green Day, and "Big Bang Baby" by Stone Temple Pilots.
Exactly 1:59 into the song, lead guitarist Brad Carter sneezes.
The song was used in the films Robots, Kicking & Screaming and Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London, as well as the video games MVP Baseball 2004, MLB 2005, and Elite Beat Agents.
Walkie Talkie Man has been suggested to play 5 roles. Click below to see other actors suggested for each role, and vote for who you think would play the role best.
