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"Fader"
Single by The Temper Trap
from the album Conditions
Released 4 January 2010 (2010-01-04)
Format CD single, download
Recorded 2008
Genre Indie rock,[1] post-punk revival
Length 3:12
Label Liberation (AUS)
Infectious Records (UK)
Writer(s) T. Dundas, A. Mandagi
Producer Jim Abbis
The Temper Trap singles chronology
"Sweet Disposition"
(2009)		 "Fader"
(2009)		 "Love Lost"
(2010)

"Fader" is the third single from the Australian indie rock[2] band The Temper Trap from their debut album Conditions.

The single was first released in Australia in December 2009, where it peaked at #85, marking the single highest and currently only placement in the Charts. It was also voted in at #21 in the 2009 Triple J Hottest 100.

The single was released digitally in the UK on 4 January 2010 where it peaked at number 76 on the UK Singles Chart later that week.

The song was featured in the 2010 Australian film Tomorrow, When the War Began and in the 2011 films The Roommate and Chalet Girl.[3][4] The song was also featured in season 1 episode 6 of the hit US TV series The Vampire Diaries[5] and in the video games MLB 11: The Show and Test Drive Unlimited 2.

[edit] Track listing

CD single
  1. "Fader"
  2. "Little Boy"
iTunes version
  1. "Fader"
  2. "Fader" (Adam Freeland Mix)
  3. "Fader" (Rockdaworld Vocal Extended Edit Mix)
  4. "Fader" (Rockdaworld Superdub Extended Edit Mix)
  5. "Fader" (Jakwob Mix)
  6. "Fader" (Bangatang Mix)
  7. "Fader" (Filed Under: K Mix)

[edit] Chart performance

Despite being an Australian act, "Fader", the third single from Conditions only managed to reach a current peak of #47 in the Australian Singles Chart.[6]

After the success of "Sweet Disposition" in the UK and Ireland, "Fader" has received increasing amount of radio coverage through December 2009 and January 2010, leading up to the single's release at the beginning of January 2010. With the album already released, the song has begun to receive pre-release downloads. Right across many Australian radio stations, Fader was added back to the playlist as a re-release on October 2010. Fader reached a new peak of #54 on 8 November 2010.

On 10 January 2010, "Fader" entered the UK Singles Chart at its peak of #76.

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart 47
Italian Airplay Chart 19
UK Indie Chart 6
UK Singles Chart[7] 76
US Billboard Alternative Songs 16
US Billboard Rock Songs[8] 25

[edit] References

  1. ^ "The Temper Trap Ponder Album No. 2". Clash. http://www.clashmusic.com/news/the-temper-trap-ponder-album-no-2. Retrieved 12 March 2011. 
  2. ^ "The Temper Trap Ponder Album No. 2". Clash. http://www.clashmusic.com/news/the-temper-trap-ponder-album-no-2. Retrieved 12 March 2011. 
  3. ^ "Chalet Girl Soundtrack on Spotify". March 21, 2011. http://chaletgirlfilm.wordpress.com/2011/03/21/chalet-girl-soundtrack-on-spotify/. Retrieved September 15, 2011. 
  4. ^ http://chaletgirl-movie.com/
  5. ^ http://www.cwtv.com/thecw/the-vampire-diaries-music
  6. ^ Top 50 Singles Chart Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 14 November 2010.
  7. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/singles.shtml
  8. ^ http://www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-country-dance-club-play-1004120283.story#/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-country-dance-club-play-1004120283.story
The Temper Trap
  • Dougy Mandagi
  • Jonathan Aherne
  • Lorenzo Sillitto
  • Toby Dundas
  • Joseph Greer
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