Faded (Zhu song)

"Faded"
Single by Zhu
from the album The Nightday
Released April 20, 2014
Format Digital download
Recorded 2013
Genre
Length 3:46
Label Mind Of A Genius

"Faded" is a song by Zhu, an electronic musician who has been active since the beginning of 2014. As of mid-2014 Zhu has remained anonymous, asking to be judged by their music alone.[1] A remix extended play was released on June 29, 2014.[2] "Faded" peaked at number one on the US Dance chart [3]

One of the first radio stations to pick up Faded, the alternative music orientated station Triple J, gave the song significant airplay which was responsible for its success in Australia.[4] Subsequent to its success on Triple J, more mainstream stations began to play it, giving the song a larger audience. Eventually, Faded gained momentum internationally, becoming a club hit largely thanks to its initial success on Triple J. A black-and-white music video for the song was released on 6 May 2014. The track is nominated for Best Dance Recording at the 57th Grammy Awards.

Track listing

Digital Download
No. Title Length
1. "Faded"   3:46

Remixes

No. Title Length
1. "Faded (The Magician Remix)"   5:34
2. "Faded (ODESZA Remix)"   3:58
3. "Faded (AMTRAC Remix)"   5:17
4. "Faded (Lido Remix)"   4:24
5. "Faded (TÂCHES Remix)"   5:00
6. "Faded (Steve James Remix)"   4:49

Chart performance

It became the third single released in 2014 to top the UK Dance Chart without topping the UK Singles Chart, the first two being "Wasted" by Tiësto featuring Matthew Koma and "Right Here" by Jess Glynne, charting at number 3.

Weekly charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 3
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 15
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 7
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[8] 11
Denmark (Tracklisten)[9] 2
France (SNEP)[10] 41
Germany (Media Control Charts)[11] 18
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[12] 13
Hungary (Single Top 40)[13] 4
Ireland (IRMA)[14] 39
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 69
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 20)[16] 3
Poland (Dance Top 50)[17] 1
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[18] 3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 49
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[20] 1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[21] 3
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[22] 12
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[23] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Position
Australia (ARIA)[24] 32
Poland (ZPAV)[25] 31
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[26] 96

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[27] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Italy (FIMI)[28] Gold 15,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[29] Silver 200,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA)[30] 99,000[31]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Spotify". play.spotify.com. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
  2. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/faded-the-remixes-ep/id890028536
  3. ↑ "Hot Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 20, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Triple J pick of the week: ZHU - Faded". The Music Network. May 21, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – ZHU – Faded". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  6. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – ZHU – Faded" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – ZHU – Faded" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – ZHU – Faded" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  9. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – ZHU – Faded". Tracklisten.
  10. ↑ "Lescharts.com – ZHU – Faded" (in French). Les classement single.
  11. ↑ "Chartverfulgong > ZHU > Faded – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  12. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  13. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  14. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 35, 2014". Irish Singles Chart.
  15. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – ZHU – Faded" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  16. ↑ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 20. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Dance Top 50. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2014-08-09". Scottish Singles Top 40.
  19. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – ZHU – Faded". Swiss Singles Chart.
  20. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2014-08-09" UK Dance Chart.
  21. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2014-08-09" UK Singles Chart.
  22. ↑ "ZHU Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs for ZHU.
  23. ↑ "ZHU Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for ZHU.
  24. ↑ "End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 100 Singles 2014". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  25. ↑ "Utwory, których słuchaliśmy w radiu – Airplay 2014" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  26. ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-official-top-100-biggest-songs-of-2014-revealed-3386/
  27. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  28. ↑ "Italian single certifications – Zhu – Faded" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Select Online in the field Sezione. Enter Zhu in the field Filtra. The certification will load automatically
  29. ↑ "British single certifications – Zhu – Faded". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Faded in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
  30. ↑ "American single certifications – Zhu – Faded". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
  31. ↑ Murray, Gordon (December 11, 2014). "Avicii Debuts High, Alesso & Zhu Score No. 1s". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 13, 2014.