| Faded | |
| Cover: | Souldecision Faded.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | soulDecision featuring Thrust |
| Album: | No One Does It Better |
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| Recorded: | 1998 |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Length: | 3:29 |
| Label: | Universal Music Canada (Canada) MCA (United States) |
| Composer: | Trevor Guthrie |
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| Prev Title: | Ooh It's Kinda Crazy |
| Prev Year: | 1998 |
| Next Title: | No One Does It Better |
| Next Year: | 2000 |
"Faded" is a song by Canadian pop group soulDecision. Written by lead singer Trevor Guthrie and produced by Charles Fisher, soulDecision, and Femi Jiya, it was recorded for their debut studio album No One Does It Better (2000). The song features Canadian rapper Thrust. It was first released in 1999 in Canada, before garnering a release to the United States on May 9, 2000, and later in Australia in late 2000; in America and Australia, it was the group's debut single.
It was a hit single in their home country, topping the RPM 100 Singles chart.[1] In the United States, it became their biggest hit, peaking at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and also peaked at number 23 in Australia. It would go on to be nominated for Best Single at the 2001 Juno Awards, losing to Nelly Furtado's "I'm Like a Bird".
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.
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 number four spot on MTV's TRL and number five on MuchMusic Countdown.
In the group's home country, "Faded" first debuted on the RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks chart at number 76 the week of December 13, 1999. It would go on to appear on the mainline RPM 100 Singles chart the week of December 27, 1999, the position of which is unknown due to that specific date not being archived. It would go on to top the chart on March 10, 2000, displacing "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" by the Backstreet Boys.
In the United States, the song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of July 8, 2000, at number 94. It rose to number 22, becoming the band's only chart entry in the United States. It was a bigger hit on other component charts, peaking at number six on the Mainstream Top 40. The song was also released to Australia, where it reached number 23 on February 11, 2001. "Faded" is to date, soulDecision's biggest hit.
| Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[2] | 1 | |
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| US Billboard Top 40 Tracks | 20 | |
| US Hot Adult Contemporary (Radio & Records)[3] | 25 |
| Canada | 1999 | CD single | Universal Music Canada | [4] |
| United States | March 21, 2000 | MCA Records | [5] [6] | |
| May 9, 2000 | Contemporary hit radio | [7] | ||
| October 2, 2000 | Hot adult contemporary radio | [8] |