| Faded | |
| Cover: | Kate DeAraugo - Faded single cover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Kate DeAraugo |
| Album: | A Place I've Never Been |
| B-Side: | World Stands Still |
| Released: | [1] |
| Length: | 3:30 |
| Label: | Sony BMG |
| Producer: | Matthew Gerrard, Bryon Jones |
| Prev Title: | Maybe Tonight |
| Prev Year: | 2005 |
| Next Title: | It's True |
| Next Year: | 2015 |
"Faded" is a song written by Matthew Gerrard, Jessica Origliasso, Lisa Origliasso, and Robbie Nevil, produced by Gerrard and Bryon Jones for Australian singer Kate DeAraugo's first album A Place I've Never Been (2005). It was released as the album's second single in Australia on 20 February 2006 as a CD single. Two of the song's co-writers—Jessica and Lisa Origliasso of the Veronicas—recorded a demo of "Faded" prior to DeAraugo's release. They have been known to perform the song live.
"Faded" was DeAraugo's second top-10 single following her number-one hit "Maybe Tonight" after winning series three of Australian Idol. DeAraugo went on to achieve two other top-10 singles with girl group the Young Divas. In 2008, the song was covered by German dance music act Cascada for their second studio album, Perfect Day (2007).
The video begins with DeAraugo in her car with a photograph of her partner, The words "FADED" appear in the shadow of underneath her car. As the chorus begins, we see her performing the song in a large warehouse with her band. She then texts her boyfriend "Can you come over?", who we see stumbling down an alley in the presumption he is drunk, checking out another woman. After she receives the text, he drives to the same warehouse and opens the door to find photos of him with other woman scattered all over the floor, with the words "Cheat", "Liar", "Coward", "Fake", "Two Timer", and "User" put over his face. He then runs out, and upon trying to leave his car won't start, leaving him stranded there.
| Faded | |
| Cover: | Faded(Cascada Cover).jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Cascada |
| Album: | Perfect Day |
| Released: | 26 August 2008 |
| Length: | 2:48 |
| Label: | Robbins Entertainment (US) |
| Prev Title: | Because The Night |
| Prev Year: | 2008 |
| Next Title: | Perfect Day |
| Next Year: | 2009 |
German Eurodance group Cascada covered the song on their American/Canadian release of their album Perfect Day. In the U.S. "Faded" was digitally released on 5 August 2008 and then released on a CD Maxi 26 August 2008.[3] Although the song did not receive much attention on United States charts, it did rank as No. 55 on New York's Radio Station Z100's Top 100 Songs of 2008.[4] The track was also released in certain European countries such as Finland and Germany as a digital download in 2010.[5]
United States[6]
Europe[5]
France[7]
| Region | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 26 August 2008 | |
| France | 27 October 2008 |