Fade Out Lines

"Fade Out Lines"
Single by the Avener
from the album The Wanderings of the Avener
Released26 September 2014 (2014-09-26)
GenreDeep house
Length4:34
LabelCapitol
Songwriters
ProducerTristan Casara
The Avener singles chronology
"Fade Out Lines"
(2014)		 "Hate Street Dialogue"
(2014)
Music video
"Fade Out Lines" on YouTube

"Fade Out Lines" is a song by French music producer The Avener. It is a deep house rework of "The Fade Out Line", an original song by Australian band Phoebe Killdeer & the Short Straws from their 2011 album Innerquake. It was written by Phoebe Killdeer, composed by Cédric Le Roux and Archive singer Craig Walker, and produced by the Avener. First released in October 2013 through French independent label 96 Musique, it became a chart hit in 2014, entering the French Singles Chart in April 2014 and ultimately reaching number three in November, and debuting at number one on the German Singles Chart in October. It went on to serve as the lead single from his self-titled American EP (2015), and his debut album The Wanderings of the Avener (2015).

Music video

The official music video made for the original song directed by Mark Nava was released onto Youtube on 1 April 2013. music video to accompany the release of "Fade Out Lines" featuring Fleur Geffrier was first released onto YouTube on 20 October 2014.

Track listing

Digital, on 96 Records / Kwaidan / Capitol (Universal)
No.TitleLength
1."Fade Out Lines"3:14
CD single, Capitol (Universal)
No.TitleLength
1."Fade Out Lines"4:34
2."Fade Out Lines" (Alle Farben Remix)6:49

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) Platinum 70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) Gold 15,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) Gold 30,000‡
France (SNEP) Diamond 333,333‡
Germany (BVMI) Platinum 400,000‡
Italy (FIMI) 2× Platinum 60,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) Platinum 30,000‡
Spain (Promusicae) Gold 30,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) Gold 15,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various 14 October 2013 Digital download
  • 96 Musique
  • Kwaidan Records
France 14 July 2014 Digital download Capitol
13 September 2014 Digital download (remixes EP)
Germany 19 September 2014 Digital download
Digital download (remixes EP)
26 September 2014 CD single
17 October 2014 12" vinyl
United States 4 November 2014 Digital download Casablanca
15 December 2014 Digital download (remixes EP)
United Kingdom 8 March 2015 Digital download (UK radio edit)

Use in media

The song was used in the German Movie Windstorm 2 [de] (a sequel to Windstorm) from 2015.

In June 2017, the song was used in a Peugeot 208 TV advertisement that was broadcast in Portugal.

In June 2019, the original version "Fade Out Line" was featured in the ending credits of season 2, episode 1 of HBO's Big Little Lies.

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