Fade into Darkness
Encyclopedia
"Fade into Darkness" is a song by Swedish
house
producer and DJ Avicii
. It was released on July 16, 2011. The song interpolates elements from "Perpetuum Mobile" by Penguin Cafe Orchestra
, as written by Simon Jeffes
.
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Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
house
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
producer and DJ Avicii
Avicii
Tim "The Phoenix" Bergling , known professionally as Avicii, Tim Berg, "Ashwin", "Yeshel", "Harshil" and Tom Hangs, is a Swedish DJ, remixer, and record producer. His single "Bromance" has charted in the top 20 on the national single charts of Belgium, the Netherlands, and his native Sweden...
. It was released on July 16, 2011. The song interpolates elements from "Perpetuum Mobile" by Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
The Penguin Cafe Orchestra was a collective of performing musicians created by classically trained British guitarist, composer and arranger Simon Jeffes...
, as written by Simon Jeffes
Simon Jeffes
Simon Jeffes was an English classically trained guitarist, composer and arranger. He formed, and was the core performer of, the Penguin Cafe Orchestra. He composed the ballet Still Life at the Penguin Cafe...
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Track listing
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- Digital download
- "Fade Into Darkness" (Vocal Radio Mix) – 3:18
- "Fade Into Darkness" (Instrumental Club Mix) – 5:48
- "Fade Into Darkness" (Vocal Club Mix) – 6:09
- "Fade Into Darkness" (Instrumental Radio Mix) – 2:58
Credits and personnel
- Tim BerglingAviciiTim "The Phoenix" Bergling , known professionally as Avicii, Tim Berg, "Ashwin", "Yeshel", "Harshil" and Tom Hangs, is a Swedish DJ, remixer, and record producer. His single "Bromance" has charted in the top 20 on the national single charts of Belgium, the Netherlands, and his native Sweden...
– songwriter, producer - Arash Pournouri – songwriter, producer
- Simon JeffesSimon JeffesSimon Jeffes was an English classically trained guitarist, composer and arranger. He formed, and was the core performer of, the Penguin Cafe Orchestra. He composed the ballet Still Life at the Penguin Cafe...
– songwriter - John Martin – songwriter
- Michel Zitron – songwriter
- Måns Wredenberg - songwriter
- Dipesh Parmar – arrangement
- Andreas Moe – lead vocals
- Richard Adlam – backing vocals
- Sam Blue – backing vocals
- Simon Chapman – backing vocals
- Hal RitsonHal RitsonHal Ritson is a British musician and record producer. As a featured artist he heads up the electronic music collective The Young Punx. He is also an instrumental performer, singer or producer on nearly 200 electronic dance music records including performing on 'Call on Me' by Eric Prydz, tracks by...
– vocal producer, backing vocals - Wez Clarke – mixing, additional programming
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Charts
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Poland (Dance Top 50 Polish Music Charts The Polish Music Charts are two official album charts and seven singles charts in Poland, provided by ZPAV, the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . The first, the Top 100, is a monthly chart based on data received from the album companies... ) |
19 |
| Romanian Top 100 Romanian Top 100 The Romanian Top 100 is the national airplay-based singles chart of Romania. It is weekly and it started running in 1996. It is recognized as an official chart by the European division of Billboard, Music & Media.... |
95 |
Certifications
Release history
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | July 16, 2011 | Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
LE7ELS |
| Sweden | July 22, 2011 | Universal Music Universal Music Group Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations... |