The Official Fiction

The Official Fiction
Studio album by Something for Kate
Released	15 August 2003
Recorded	Mangrove Studios, Somersby, NSW
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	53:48
Label	Murmur
Producer	Trina Shoemaker and Something for Kate
Something for Kate chronology
Echolalia (2001)Echolalia2001 The Official Fiction (2003) Phantom Limbs:Selected B-Sides (2004)Phantom Limbs:Selected B-Sides2004

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 Stone's 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)

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

Personnel

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

Chart positions

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