The Official Fiction Explained

The Official Fiction
Type:	Album
Artist:	Something for Kate
Cover:	Officialfiction.jpg
Released:	15 August 2003
Recorded:	Mangrove Studios, Somersby, NSW
Genre:	Alternative rock
Length:	53:48
Label:	Murmur
Producer:	Trina Shoemaker, Something for Kate
Prev Title:	Echolalia
Prev Year:	2001
Next Year:	2004

The Official Fiction was the fourth studio album by Australian band Something for Kate. The album debuted at Number 1 on the ARIA charts and earned platinum status for sales exceeding 70,000 units.^[1] It earned the band four ARIA Music Award nominations (Album of the Year, Best Rock Album, Best Group, Best Cover Art)^[2] and took out Rolling Stones Album of the Year and Single of the Year for "Déjà Vu". The first single from the album, "Déjà Vu", remains a staple of their live sets. It was followed by two other singles, "Song for a Sleepwalker" and "Moving Right Along".

Track listing

(All songs by Something for Kate except where noted)

1. "Max Planck" – 4:41
2. "Best Weapon" – 4:47
3. "Song for a Sleepwalker" – 3:54
4. "Kaplan/Thornhill" – 4:44
5. "Light at the End of the Tunnel" – 3:36
6. "Letter to the Editor" – 3:31
7. "Déjà Vu" – 4:26
8. "Reverse Soundtrack" – 4:41
9. "Coldwater Canyon" – 4:23
10. "Souvenir" – 3:24
11. "Moving Right Along" – 3:27
12. "Asleep at the Wheel" – 3:56
13. "No Man's Land" – 4:17

Deluxe edition bonus disc

The 2014 deluxe edition included a bonus disc of the album's B-sides.

Track listing

1. "Losing My Mind" – 4:55
2. "Blueprint Architecture" – 3:30
3. "You Only Hide (Live Acoustic version)" – 4:16
4. "Moving Right Along – Alternate version" – 3:22
5. "Anchorman II" – 4:50
6. "Faster" – 5:41
7. "Life of the Party" – 5:40
8. "Ashes to Ashes" (Live at the POW) (David Bowie) – 4:36
9. "Hanging on the Telephone" (Jack Lee) – 2:38

Personnel

Something for Kate

• Paul Dempsey – guitars, vocals
• Stephanie Ashworth – bass
• Clint Hyndman – drums

Additional personnel

• Grant-Lee Phillips – backing vocals ("No Man's Land")
• Caitlin Cary – backing vocals ("Song for a Sleepwalker")
• Lisa Germano – backing vocals ("Light at the End of the Tunnel", "Reverse Soundtrack")
• Kathryn Brownhill – violin ("Song for a Sleepwalker", "Reverse Soundtrack", "Coldwater Canyon", "Souvenir")
• Catherine Tabrett – cello ("Light at the End of the Tunnel", "Reverse Soundtrack", "Coldwater Canyon")
• The Section Quartet ("Kaplan/Thornhill", "Deja Vu"):
  • Eric Gorfain – violin
  • Daphne Chan – violin
  • Richard Dodd – cello
  • Leah Katz – viola

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Edition(s)	Label	Catalogue
Australia	August 2003		Standard	Murmur	MATTCD130
Europe	2004		Standard	Murmur / Epic	EPC 515344 2
Australia	July 2014		Deluxe Edition, Reissue	Murmur, Sony Music Australia	88843074352
	August 2018		Limited Edition, Reissue	Sony Music Australia	88843074871

Notes and References

1. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditationawards.htm ARIA charts
2. http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/2003 ARIA Awards winners 2003