Farewell to the Fairground explained

Farewell to the Fairground
Cover:White Lies - Farewell to the Fairground cover art.jpg
Type:single
Artist:White Lies
Album:To Lose My Life...
B-Side:"Love Lockdown" (various remixes)
Released:23 March 2009
Recorded:May–September 2008
Studio:ICP Studios, Brussels, Belgium
Genre:Indie rock, post-punk revival
Label:Fiction
Producer:Ed Buller, Max Dingel
Prev Title:To Lose My Life
Prev Year:2009
Next Title:Death
Next Year:2009

"Farewell to the Fairground" is a song by London-based indie rock band White Lies. It was released on 23 March 2009 by Fiction Records. It was their third single from debut album To Lose My Life..., and fourth single overall. The band recorded a video for the track with director Andreas Nilsson, filmed in Nikel, Russia.[1]

The song reached number one in Poland and also charted in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

History and release

"Farewell to the Fairground" was recorded along with nine other tracks in Brussels' ICP Studios between May and September 2008. In a track-by-track review of their debut album for NME, the band stated that it was one of a number of songs which were written particularly quickly during the recording process, as they had only recorded demo versions of five tracks prior to signing to Fiction and entering the studio. The band described it as one of their more upbeat tracks.[2] A remix of the song, titled "Farewell to the Fairground (Yuksek Remix)", previously appeared as a B-side to previous single "To Lose My Life". The single featured the band's cover version of Kanye West's "Love Lockdown" as a B-side. The single charted at No. 84 in the week of its release.[3] It then rose to No. 33 the week after, becoming the band's highest charting single.

Track listing

CD
  1. "Farewell to the Fairground (Single Mix)"
  2. "Farewell to the Fairground (Future Funk Squad's 'Black Truth' Remix)"
7" vinyl (1)
  1. "Farewell to the Fairground (Single Mix)"
  2. "Love Lockdown (Radio 1 Live Lounge Version)"
7" vinyl (2)
  1. "Farewell to the Fairground (Single Mix)"
  2. "Farewell to the Fairground (Rory Phillips White Horse Mix)"
iTunes EP
  1. "Farewell to the Fairground (Single Mix)
  2. "Love Lockdown (Radio 1 Live Lounge Version)"
  3. "Farewell to the Fairground (Rory Phillips White Horse Mix)"
  4. "Farewell to the Fairground (Disco Bloodbath Remix)"

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak
Position
Netherlands (Dutch Single Top 100)[4]
Polish Singles Chart[5]
Scottish Singles Chart[6]
UK Singles Chart

In other media

The song was featured in the 2012 video game Forza Horizon, playing on the Horizon Rocks station.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. White Lies' debut album goes straight to Number One in the charts. NME. 2009-01-30.
  2. Web site: NME Video: White Lies – Track by Track. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/4CoLg4qRcAc . 2021-12-15 . live. YouTube (on behalf of NME.com). 2009-01-30.
  3. Web site: White Lies – Farewell to the Fairground. Official Charts Company. 2009-03-28.
  4. Web site: dutchcharts.nl - Discografie White Lies . 23 August 2013 . MegaCharts.
  5. Web site: Lista Przebojów Trójki - Polskie Radio Online . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20191122202833/http://lp3.polskieradio.pl:80/wykonawca/artykul2393,87734_white_lies.aspx . 22 November 2019 . 2 February 2023.
  6. Peaks in Scotland:
  7. Web site: Soundtrack – Forza Horizon Wiki Guide – IGN. 25 September 2012 .

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