The Official Fiction
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".
The Official Fiction | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 15 August 2003 | |||
Recorded | Mangrove Studios, Somersby, NSW | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 53:48 | |||
Label | Murmur | |||
Producer | Trina Shoemaker, Something for Kate | |||
Something for Kate chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Official Fiction | ||||
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Track listing
(All songs by Something for Kate except where noted)
- "Max Planck" – 4:41
- "Best Weapon" – 4:47
- "Song for a Sleepwalker" – 3:54
- "Kaplan/Thornhill" – 4:44
- "Light at the End of the Tunnel" – 3:36
- "Letter to the Editor" – 3:31
- "Déjà Vu" – 4:26
- "Reverse Soundtrack" – 4:41
- "Coldwater Canyon" – 4:23
- "Souvenir" – 3:24
- "Moving Right Along" – 3:27
- "Asleep at the Wheel" – 3:56
- "No Man's Land" – 4:17
Deluxe edition bonus disc
The 2014 deluxe edition included a bonus disc of the album's B-sides.
Track listing
- "Losing My Mind" – 4:55
- "Blueprint Architecture" – 3:30
- "You Only Hide (Live Acoustic version)" – 4:16
- "Moving Right Along – Alternate version" – 3:22
- "Anchorman II" – 4:50
- "Faster" – 5:41
- "Life of the Party" – 5:40
- "Ashes to Ashes" (Live at the POW) (David Bowie) – 4:36
- "Hanging on the Telephone" (Jack Lee) – 2:38
Personnel
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[4] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Edition(s) | Label | Catalogue |
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Australia | August 2003 | Standard | Murmur | MATTCD130 | |
Europe | 2004 |
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Standard | Murmur / Epic | EPC 515344 2 |
Australia | July 2014 |
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Deluxe Edition, Reissue | Murmur, Sony Music Australia | 88843074352 |
August 2018 |
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Limited Edition, Reissue | Sony Music Australia | 88843074871 | |
References
- ARIA charts
- ARIA Awards winners 2003
- "Australiancharts.com – The Official Fiction – Echolalia". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2020 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 December 2021.