"Faded" is a pop rock

Pop rock

Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...

 song written by Matthew Gerrard

Matthew Gerrard

Matthew Gerrard is a Canadian record producer and songwriter. He has written hit singles by artists such as Nick Carter , Kelly Clarkson , Hilary Duff , Eden's Crush and Jesse McCartney...

, Jessica Origliasso

Jessica Origliasso

Jessica Louise Origliasso is an Australian singer-songwriter, actress and fashion designer. Born and raised in Albany Creek, Queensland she, along side twin sister Lisa Origliasso, performed in show business at a young age. Origliasso rose to fame in 2000's when she and her sister formed a pop duo...

, Lisa Origliasso

Lisa Origliasso

Lisa Marie Origliasso is an Australian singer-songwriter, actress and fashion designer. Born and raised in Albany Creek, Queensland she, along side twin sister Jessica Origliasso, performed in show business at a young age. Origliasso rose to fame in 2000's when she and her sister formed a pop duo...

 and Robbie Nevil

Robbie Nevil

Robert S. "Robbie" Nevil is an American pop singer, songwriter, producer and guitarist. He is best known for his 1986 Billboard Hot 100 #2 hit, "C'est La Vie".-Life and career:...

, produced by Gerrard and Bryon Jones for Kate DeAraugo

Kate DeAraugo

Katherine Jenna "Kate" DeAraugo, pronounced de roosh , is an Australian singer-songwriter who was the third winner of Australian Idol in 2005. After idol, DeAraugo signed to Sony BMG and released her debut single, "Maybe Tonight", in November 2005. The single debuted and peaked at Number 1 on the...

's first album A Place I've Never Been

A Place I've Never Been

A Place I've Never Been is the first studio album by Australian Idol series three winner Kate DeAraugo, released in Australia by Sony/BMG Australia as well as 19 Recordings on 12 December 2005 . DeAraugo chose the album title from album track "The Most Beautiful Place" which is her favourite song...

(2005). It was released as the album's second single in Australia

Australia

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 on 19 February 2006 as a CD single

CD single

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 and digital download

Music download

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. In February 2007, the song was covered by American girl band Everlife

Everlife

Everlife is a pop rock band made of three sisters, Amber, Sarah, and Julia Ross.-Early:Everlife originated in Indiana, Pennsylvania. The band were formed in the winter of 1997 with Sarah on the drums, Amber on the guitar, and Julia on keyboard....

 and included on their second studio album, Everlife

Everlife (2007 album)

Everlife is the title of Everlife's official debut album, and their debut on Buena Vista Records released on February 20, 2007.-Track listing:-Bonus tracks:# "I Can Love You"* - 3:50# "Heaven Open Your Eyes"* - 3:24...

. Evrlife's version was later featured on MTV's The Hills Season 3 Episode 10.

This was DeAraugo's second top ten single following her number-one single "Maybe Tonight

Maybe Tonight

"Maybe Tonight" is a pop song written by Dave Bassett, Jess Cates and Lindy Robbins, produced by Bryon Jones and Adam Reily for Kate DeAraugo's first album A Place I've Never Been . It was released as the album's first single on 28 November 2005 in Australia as a Maxi single...

" from her debut platinum album A Place I've Never Been

A Place I've Never Been

A Place I've Never Been is the first studio album by Australian Idol series three winner Kate DeAraugo, released in Australia by Sony/BMG Australia as well as 19 Recordings on 12 December 2005 . DeAraugo chose the album title from album track "The Most Beautiful Place" which is her favourite song...

after winning series three of Australian Idol

Australian Idol

Australian Idol is a Logie Award-winning Australian singing competition, which began its first season on July 2003 and ended its run in November 2009. As part of the Idol franchise, Australian Idol originated from the reality program Pop Idol, which was created by British entertainment executive...

. DeAraugo went on to achieve two other top ten singles with girl group the Young Divas

Young Divas

Young Divas was an Australian girl group that had consisted of previous Australian Idol contestants. The original line up consisted of season one finalist Paulini Curuenavuli, season two finalist Ricki-Lee Coulter, season three winner Kate DeAraugo and runner-up Emily Williams...

.

Two of the song's co-writers, Australian band The Veronicas

The Veronicas

The Veronicas are an Australian electrorock, pop-punk and rock band. Twin sisters Jessica and Lisa Origliasso formed the band in 1999 in Brisbane. They have their own line of clothing which was released in 2007....

, recorded a demo of Faded, prior to DeAraugo's release, which has been leaked onto the internet. They have also been known to perform the song live.

Faded has also (reportedly) been covered by Tammin Sursok

Tammin Sursok

Tammin Pamela Sursok is an Australian actress and musician of South African origin. She is best known for the role of Dani Sutherland on Home and Away, as Colleen Carlton on The Young and the Restless and as Siena in Disney Channel's Hannah Montana...

.

The song was also used in Channel 10 promos for Smallville

Smallville

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in Australia.

Track listing

1. "Faded" — 3:31
2. "Faded (Reactor mix)" — 3:40
3. "Faded (Chameleon mix)" — 4:59
4. "World Stands Still" — 3:56

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...	8

Cascada cover

German Eurodance

Eurodance

Eurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s or early 1990s primarily in Europe. It combines many elements from House, Techno, Hi-NRG and especially Italo-Disco...

 group Cascada

Cascada

Cascada is a German Eurodance act most famous for their hit singles "Everytime We Touch", "What Hurts the Most", and "Evacuate the Dancefloor"...

 covered the song on their American/Canadian release of their album Perfect Day

Perfect Day (Cascada album)

Perfect Day is the second studio album released by German eurodance group Cascada. The entire album was produced by the two disc jockeys from Cascada, Yanou and DJ Manian. Like it's predecessor, the album is comprised heavily of up-tempo eurodance tracks, many of which are cover songs...

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In the U.S. "Faded" was digitally released on 5 August 2008 and then released on a CD Maxi 26 August 2008. Although the song did not receive much attention on United States charts, it did rank as #55 on New York's Radio Station Z100's Top 100 Songs of 2008. The track was also released in certain European countries such as Finland and Germany as a digital download in 2010.

Formats and track listing

United States

1. "Faded" (Album Version) — 2:50
2. "Faded" (Dave Ramone Electro Club Edit) — 2:57
3. "Faded" (Wideboys Electro Radio Edit) — 2.36
4. "Faded" (Dave Ramone Pop Radio Mix) — 2:54
5. "Faded" (Album Extended Version) — 4:26
6. "Faded" (Dave Ramone Electro Club Extended) — 6:25
7. "Faded" (Wideboys Electro Club Mix) — 6:07
8. "Faded" (Dave Ramone Pop Extended Mix) — 5:51
9. "Faded" (Lior Magal Remix) — 5:27
10. "Faded" (Giuseppe D's Dark Fader Club Mix) — 7:20

Europe

1. "Faded" (Radio Edit) — 2:48
2. "Faded" (Wideboys Radio Edit) — 2:36
3. "Faded" (Extended Mix) — 4:24
4. "Faded" (Dave Ramone Remix) — 5.48

France

1. "Faded" (David Ramone Radio Edit) — 2.49

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Czech Singles Chart	8
U.S. Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Hot Dance Airplay	7
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 Pop 100 The Pop 100 was a songs chart that debuted in February 2005 and was released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States until its discontinuation in 2009...	68

Release history

Region	Date
United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	26 August 2008
France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...	27 October 2008