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"Faded"
Single by Zhu
from the album The Nightday
Released	April 20, 2014
Recorded	2013
Genre	Deep house Darkwave
Length	3:46 (album version) 2:46 (radio edit)
Label	Mind of a Genius Spinnin'
Songwriter(s)	Stephen Fasano Steven Zhu
Producer(s)	The Magician Zhu
Zhu singles chronology
"Faded" (2014) "Automatic" (2015)

"Faded" is the debut single by American electronic musician Zhu. An extended play of remixes was released on June 29, 2014. "Faded" peaked at number one on the US Dance chart.

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. 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. Despite this, the song came to be one of Zhu's most successful singles to date since its release in 2014.

Track listing

Digital download

Remixes

Charts

See also

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

References

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• 2014 songs
• 2014 debut singles
• Deep house songs
• Black-and-white music videos
• Spinnin' Records singles