Faît Accompli (Curve song) explained

Faît Accompli
Cover:Curve-Fait Accompli.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Curve
Album:Doppelgänger
B-Side:"Arms Out", "Sigh"
Released:24 February 1992
Recorded:England
Genre:Alternative rock, shoegazing
Length:4:10 (only the A-side)
12:44 (the whole single)
Label:Anxious Records (UK)
Anxious/BMG (Europe)
Anxious/BMG Arista (AUS)
Producer:Curve, Flood
Prev Title:'Cherry'
Prev Year:1991
Next Title:'Horror Head'
Next Year:1992

"Faît Accompli" is the first single from the album Doppelgänger by alternative rock band Curve. It was released on 24 February 1992;[1] it reached #22 in the UK singles chart, becoming their highest-charting single in the UK.[2] It was one of the first singles in the UK to reach the Top 40 without a release on 7" vinyl. "Faît Accompli" (extended extended extended) was also included in the compilation Pubic Fruit, issued in November 1992 in the US only.

"Faît Accompli" was selected as Single of the Week by Melody Maker.

Track listing Faît Accompli

12" & CD

  1. "Faît Accompli" – 4:10
  2. "Arms Out" – 4:45
  3. "Sigh" – 3:49

MC

  1. "Faît Accompli" – 4:10
  2. "Arms Out" – 4:45

Track listing Faît Accompli (Extended mix)

12"

  1. "Faît Accompli" (extended extended extended) – 6:24
  2. "Coast Is Clear" (live Manchester '91) – 4:34
  3. "Die Like a Dog" (live London '91) – 4:39

Music video

The video for "Faît Accompli" features the official and the touring members of the band performing this song in a room. It was filmed in black and white.

Credits

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Curve : Fait Accompli .
  2. Web site: Official Charts . .
  3. Web site: Bubbling Down Under Week commencing 4 May 1992. Bubbling Down Under. 4 May 2024. 6 May 2024.