Faded (soulDecision song)

"Faded"
Single by soulDecision featuring Thrust
from the album No One Does It Better
Released March 21, 2000
Format CD single
Recorded 1998
Genre Funk pop
Length 3:29
Label MGM
Producer(s) Trevor Guthrie
soulDecision featuring Thrust singles chronology
"Ooh It's Kinda Crazy"
(1998)		 "Faded"
(2000)		 ""No One Does It Better""
(2000)

"Ooh It's Kinda Crazy"
(1998)		 "Faded"
(1999)		 ""No One Does It Better""
(2000)

"Faded" is song by Canadian boy band soulDecision. It was released in March 2000 as the lead single from their debut album, No One Does It Better The song reached number-one in Canada and peaked at number 22 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[1] and being nominated for song of the year at 2001 Juno Awards.

Versions

The song has three versions: one with the beginning lyrics "When I get you all alone, I'm gonna take off all your clothes"; an edited version with "When I get you all alone, I'm gonna move in nice and close"; and a third version featuring a verse by rapper Thrust.

Music video

The video was shot in Vancouver in an apartment building having various rooms. One room was a house party, another of the band performing in an all white room, and another of the band singing together. The video was released in 1999 in Canada and then internationally in 2000. The video reached the #4 spot on MTV's TRL and #5 on MuchMusic Countdown.

Track listing

US Single

  1. Faded (Radio Version) 3:28
  2. Faded (22 Green Club Mix Radio Edit) 3:29

Canada Maxi-CD

  1. Faded (Radio Version) 3:28 Rap [Featuring] - Thrust
  2. Faded (Album Version) 3:29
  3. Faded (22 Green Club Mix Radio Edit) 3:29

Canada Vinyl, 12", Promo

  • A1 Faded (Album Version] 3:29
  • A2 Faded (Morning Sun Dubly) 7:15
  • B1 Faded (22 Green Club Mix) 9:05
  • B2 Faded (22 Green Club Mix Radio Edit) 3:29

"22 Green" and "Morning Sun Dubly" remixes were reproduced and mixed by Mark Ryan.

Chart performance

The single proved successful in the United States as well, peaking at #22 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single was the biggest hit internationally for soulDecision's and the biggest hit of the band's lifespan. It peaked at #23 in Australia on 21 January 2001.

Charts

Chart (1999-2000) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 23
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[3] 1
US Billboard Adult Top 40[3] 31
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 22
US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[3] 6
US Billboard Top 40 Tracks[3] 20

References

  1. ↑ "Top Singles - Volume 70, No. 19, March 13, 2000". RPM. March 13, 2000.
  2. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – soulDecision – Faded". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 soulDecision. "soulDecision - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.