Faul & Wad Ad

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Faul & Wad Ad
Faul & Wad Ad (January 2014 in Landshut)
Faul & Wad Ad (January 2014 in Landshut)
Background information
OriginParis, France
Genres
Years active2013–present
Labels
Members
  • Faul (Maxime Ledu)
  • Wad Ad (Camil Meyer)

Faul & Wad Ad are a French DJ and record producer duo from Paris who had a hit in 2013 with the tropical house track "Changes".

Career[edit]

Early beginnings[edit]

Faul (stylized as FAUL, meaning lazy in German; the pseudonym of French DJ Maxime Ledu) and Wad Ad (the stage name of French DJ Camil Meyer)[2] met in high school and began producing music during their study time. Maxime Ledu was a student at the Lycee Édouard Branly in Nogent-sur-Marne.

2013–present: Changes[edit]

In 2013, they heard Pnau, a dance music side project originating from Sydney, sampling a children's choir on the track "Baby". In May 2013, Faul & Wad Ad released their tropical house-style adaptation online, calling it "Changes". The track went on to become an international hit for them, topping the singles chart in Germany. It also charted in Austria, Belgium, Hungary, Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland.

Discography[edit]

Singles[edit]

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications
FRA
[3]
AUT
[4]
BEL
[5]
GER
[6]
NL
[7]
SPA
[8]
SWE
[9]
SWI
[10]
UK
[11]
2013 "Changes"
(with Pnau)
9 2 3 1 14 2 47 4 3
2014 "Something New"
2018 "Wild Love"[19]
"Tokyo"
(with Vertue)
2019 "Lucky Star"
(VS Superfunk Ft. Ron Carroll)
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ultra Music President On the Next Big Trend In Electronic Music".
  2. ^ EXCLUSIVE: Faul & Wad Talk New Single “Tokyo” & Seeking Happiness
  3. ^ "Discographie Faul" (in French). French Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  4. ^ "Discographie Faul" (in German). Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2013-12-22.
  5. ^ "Discografie Faul" (in Dutch). Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  6. ^ "Discographie Faul" (in German). German Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014.
  7. ^ "Discografie Faul" (in Dutch). German Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2014-03-12.
  8. ^ "Search for: Faul - Singles". spanishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2014-09-11.
  9. ^ "Discography Faul". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.}
  10. ^ "Discographie Faul". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2013-12-17.
  11. ^ "Faul & Wad Ad > UK Charts". Officialcharts.com/. Official Charts Company.
  12. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2014". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  13. ^ "British certifications – Faul & Wad Ad vs. Pnau – Changes". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Faul & Wad Ad vs. Pnau; 'Changes')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Faul & Wad Ad" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Austrian certifications – Faul & Wad Ad vs. Pnau – Changes" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  17. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Changes')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  18. ^ "Top 100 Songs Annual 2014". Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  19. ^ "Wild Love | Faul & Wad". Spinnin' Records. Retrieved 1 June 2018.