Faded (Zhu song)

"Faded"
Single by Zhu
from the album The Nightday
Released	April 20, 2014
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2013
Genre	Future house
Length	3:46 (album version) 2:46 (radio edit)
Label	Mind of a Genius

"Faded" is a song by Zhu, an electronic musician who has been active since the beginning of 2014. A remix extended play was released on June 29, 2014.^[1] "Faded" peaked at number one on the US Dance chart ^[2]

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.^[3] 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 May 6, 2014. The track was nominated for Best Dance Recording at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, but lost to "Rather Be" by Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne.

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
7.	"Faded" (Toyo Remix)	3:58

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

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)	Position
Australia (ARIA)[23]	32
Poland (ZPAV)[24]	31
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[25]	96

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[26]	2× Platinum	140,000^^
Italy (FIMI)[27]	Gold	15,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)[28]	Silver	200,000
United States		211,000[29]
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales/streaming figures based on certification alone

See also

• List of number-one dance singles of 2014 (U.S.)

References

1. https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/faded-the-remixes-ep/id890028536
2. "Hot Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 20, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
3. "Triple J pick of the week: ZHU - Faded". The Music Network. May 21, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
4. "Australian-charts.com – ZHU – Faded". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
5. "Austriancharts.at – ZHU – Faded" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
6. "Ultratop.be – ZHU – Faded" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
7. "Ultratop.be – ZHU – Faded" (in French). Ultratop 50.
8. "Danishcharts.com – ZHU – Faded". Tracklisten.
9. "Lescharts.com – ZHU – Faded" (in French). Les classement single.
10. "Musicline.de – ZHU Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
11. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
12. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
13. "Chart Track: Week 35, 2014". Irish Singles Chart.
14. "Dutchcharts.nl – ZHU – Faded" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
15. "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
16. "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Dance Top 50. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
17. "Archive Chart: 2014-08-09". Scottish Singles Top 40.
18. "Swisscharts.com – ZHU – Faded". Swiss Singles Chart.
19. "Archive Chart: 2014-08-09" UK Dance Chart.
20. "Archive Chart: 2014-08-09" UK Singles Chart.
21. "ZHU – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs for ZHU.
22. "ZHU – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for ZHU.
23. "End of Year Charts – ARIA Top 100 Singles 2014". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
24. "Utwory, których słuchaliśmy w radiu – Airplay 2014" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
25. http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-official-top-100-biggest-songs-of-2014-revealed-3386/
26. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
27. "Italian single certifications – Zhu – Faded" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Select Online in the field Sezione. Enter Zhu in the field Filtra. Select 2014 in the field Anno. The certification will load automatically
28. "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
29. Murray, Gordon (October 22, 2015). "Justin Bieber Doubles Up at No. 1 on Dance/Electronic Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 23, 2015.