Fading Away
| "Fading Away" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Will to Power | ||||
| from the album Will to Power | ||||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1987–1988 | |||
| Genre | Dance-pop, freestyle | |||
| Length | 4:00 (album version) | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bob Rosenberg | |||
| Producer(s) | Bob Rosenberg | |||
| Will to Power singles chronology | ||||
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"Fading Away" is a song by the Florida-based dance-pop group Will to Power. It appears on their 1988 self-titled debut album and was released as a single in early 1989.
The song reached #65 on the US pop chart in February 1989[1] and #84 on the UK Singles chart in March of that year.[2] The song was more successful on dance charts in the US, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales chart[3] and spending two weeks at top the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.[4] This was the group's second Hot Dance Club Play chart-topper, following "Say It's Gonna Rain" from 1988.[4] Remixes for the track were done by Shep Pettibone.[5]
Track listing
[edit]- U.S.A. 12 "Single
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fading Away" (Power House Mix) | 8:42 |
| 2. | "Fading Away" (Power House Dub) | 6:43 |
| 3. | "Fading Away" (Big Beat Mix) | 8:35 |
| 4. | "Fading Away" (The Rhythm Dub) | 6:12 |
- UK 12 "Single
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fading Away" (Big Beat Mix) | 8:34 |
| 2. | "Fading Away" (The Rhythm Dub) | 6:12 |
| 3. | "Somebody Told Me" | 3:30 |
- The Netherlands 7 "Single
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fading Away" (Radio Version I) | 3:59 |
| 2. | "Fading Away" (Radio Version II) | 3:56 |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1989) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[6] | 153 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 65 |
| US Hot Dance Music/Club Play[7] | 1 |
| US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[7] | 2 |
| UK Singles Chart[8] | 84 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hot 100 chart info Billboard.com. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
- ^ Official Charts Company info OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved 14 May 2009. Archived 16 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 12" Sales info Billboard.com. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco 1974–2003, (Record Research Inc.), page 281.
- ^ 12" single info Discogs.com. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
- ^ "Will to Power ARIA chart history complete to 2024". ARIA. Retrieved July 20, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ a b c "Album Search for "will to power"". AllMusic.
- ^ "Will to Power: Artist Chart History". Official Charts History. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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