Fable (Robert Miles song)
"Fable" is a 1996 instrumental recorded by the Swiss-Italian musician Robert Miles. It was the second single from his album Dreamland.
The music video for "Fable" was directed by Maria Mochnacz. In it, Robert Miles falls asleep on his sofa, in front of the television. On the wall behind him, three girls are performing a choreography of synchronized swimming.
It was a hit in several countries, reaching top ten in Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland and UK. Its highest position in Europe was #2 in Finland, but the single was unable to dislodge Metallica's "Until It Sleeps", which topped the chart then.
The song was charted in 1997, as third single (after "Children" and "One and One"), on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play on which it peaked at number one for one week.
This song was featured in the theatrical trailer for the film Ever After, starring Drew Barrymore.
Fiorella Quinn is the vocalist of this instrumental song.
Track listings
CD single
- Belgium
- "Fable" (dream radio) — 3:50
- "Fable" (message radio) — 4:00
- France
- "Fable" (message radio) — 4:08
- "Fable" (dream radio) — 3:52
CD maxi
- France
- "Fable" (dream radio) — 3:52
- "Fable" (message radio) — 4:08
- "Fable" (dream version) — 7:12
- "Fable" (message version) — 7:43
- "Fable" (club version) — 6:22
- "Fable" (wake up vrs) — 4:42
- "Fable" (psycho version) — 4:30
- Germany
- "Fable" (dream radio) — 3:50
- "Fable" (message radio) — 4:00
- "Fable" (dream version) — 7:12
- "Fable" (club version) — 6:23
- "Fable" (message version) — 7:43
- "Fable" (psycho version - NRG mix) — 4:28
- "Fable" (wake up) — 4:44
- Italy
- "Fable" (dream radio) — 3:56
- "Fable" (message radio) — 4:11
- "Fable" (dream version) — 7:13
- "Fable" (message version) — 7:44
- "Fable" (club version) — 6:22
- "Fable" (wake-up version) — 4:44
- "Fable" (psycho version) — 4:30
- Netherlands
- "Fable" (dream radio) — 3:50
- "Fable" (message radio) — 4:00
- "Fable" (wake up version) — 4:30
- "Fable" (dream version) — 7:00
- UK
- "Fable" (dream radio) — 3:50
- "Fable" (dream version) — 7:00
- "Fable" (message radio) — 4:00
- "Fable" (message version) — 7:30
- "Fable" (club version) — 6:15
- "Fable" (wake up version) — 4:30
- "Fable" (psycho version) — 4:20
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12" maxi
- Belgium
- "Fable" (dream version) — 7:00
- "Fable" (wake up version) — 4:30
- "Fable" (message version) — 7:30
- "Fable" (NRG mix) — 4:20
- France
- "Fable" (dream version) — 7:12
- "Fable" (wake up) — 4:44
- "Fable" (message version) — 7:43
- "Fable" (psycho version) — 4:28
- Germany
- "Fable" (dream version) — 7:12
- "Fable" (club version) — 6:23
- "Fable" (message version) — 7:43
- "Fable" (psycho version - NRG mix) — 4:28
- "Fable" (wake up) — 4:44
- Italy
- "Fable" (message version) — 7:43
- "Fable" (psycho version - NRG mix) — 4:28
- "Fable" (dream version) — 7:12
- "Fable" (wake-up version) — 4:44
- UK
- "Fable" (dream version) — 7:00
- "Fable" (wake up version) — 4:30
- "Fable" (message version) — 7:30
- "Fable" (club version) — 6:15
Double 12"
- France
- "Fable" (dream version) — 7:12
- "Fable" (message version) — 7:43
- "Fable" (wake up) — 4:42
- "Fable" (psycho version) — 4:30
- "Fable" (club version) — 6:22
- Germany
- "Fable" (dream version) — 7:12
- "Fable" (club version) — 6:23
- "Fable" (message version) — 7:43
- "Fable" (psycho version - NRG mix) — 4:28
- "Fable" (wake up) — 4:44
- Italy
- "Fable" (dream version) — 7:12
- "Fable" (message version) — 7:43
- "Wake Up" — 4:44
- "Fable" (psycho version - NRG mix) — 4:28
- "Fable" (club version) — 6:23
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Charts and sales
Peak positions
Chart (1996) |
Peak
position |
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[1] |
21 |
Austrian Singles Chart[1] |
6 |
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[1] |
3 |
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[1] |
5 |
Dutch Mega Top 100[1] |
16 |
Finnish Singles Chart[1] |
2 |
French SNEP Singles Chart[1] |
10 |
German Singles Chart[1] |
3 |
Irish Singles Chart[2] |
6 |
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[1] |
20 |
Norwegian Singles Chart[1] |
15 |
Swedish Singles Chart[1] |
11 |
Swiss Singles Chart[1] |
3 |
UK Singles Chart[3] |
7 |
Chart (1997) |
Peak
position |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[4] |
1 |
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Year-end charts
End of year chart (1996) |
Position |
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[5] |
47 |
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[6] |
51 |
French Singles Chart[7] |
25 |
Swiss Singles Chart[8] |
35 |
Certifications
Country |
Certification |
Date |
Sales certified |
Physical sales |
France[9] |
Silver |
1996 |
125,000 |
149,000[10] |
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Chart successions
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Fable", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 8, 2008)
- ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 14, 2008)
- ^ "Fable", UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 14, 2008)
- ^ Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved August 3, 2008)
- ^ 1996 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 15, 2008)
- ^ 1996 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 15, 2008)
- ^ 1996 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved May 15, 2008)
- ^ 1996 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved May 15, 2008)
- ^ French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved August 3, 2008)
- ^ Singles certifications and sales, database Infodisc.fr (Retrieved August 3, 2008)
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