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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
Studio album by
Something for Kate
Released15 August 2003
RecordedMangrove Studios, Somersby, NSW
GenreAlternative rock
Length53:48
LabelMurmur
ProducerTrina Shoemaker, Something for Kate
Something for Kate chronology
Echolalia
(2001) 		The Official Fiction
(2003) 		Phantom Limbs: Selected B-Sides
(2004)
Singles from The Official Fiction
  1. "Déjà Vu"
    Released: July 2003
  2. "Song for a Sleepwalker"
    Released: October 2003
  3. "Moving Right Along"
    Released: April 2004

Track listing

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(All songs by Something for Kate except where noted)

  1. "Max Planck" – 4:41
  2. "Best Weapon" – 4:47
  3. "Song for a Sleepwalker" – 3:54
  4. "Kaplan/Thornhill" – 4:44
  5. "Light at the End of the Tunnel" – 3:36
  6. "Letter to the Editor" – 3:31
  7. "Déjà Vu" – 4:26
  8. "Reverse Soundtrack" – 4:41
  9. "Coldwater Canyon" – 4:23
  10. "Souvenir" – 3:24
  11. "Moving Right Along" – 3:27
  12. "Asleep at the Wheel" – 3:56
  13. "No Man's Land" – 4:17

Deluxe edition bonus disc

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The 2014 deluxe edition included a bonus disc of the album's B-sides.

Track listing

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  1. "Losing My Mind" – 4:55
  2. "Blueprint Architecture" – 3:30
  3. "You Only Hide (Live Acoustic version)" – 4:16
  4. "Moving Right Along – Alternate version" – 3:22
  5. "Anchorman II" – 4:50
  6. "Faster" – 5:41
  7. "Life of the Party" – 5:40
  8. "Ashes to Ashes" (Live at the POW) (David Bowie) – 4:36
  9. "Hanging on the Telephone" (Jack Lee) – 2:38

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (2003) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 1

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[4] Platinum 70,000‡

‡ Sales streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format Edition(s) Label Catalogue
Australia August 2003
Standard Murmur MATTCD130
Europe 2004
  • CD
 Standard Murmur / Epic EPC 515344 2
Australia July 2014
  • 2×CD
  • LP
 Deluxe Edition, Reissue Murmur, Sony Music Australia 88843074352
August 2018
  • LP
 Limited Edition, Reissue Sony Music Australia 88843074871

References

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  1. ^ ARIA charts
  2. ^ ARIA Awards winners 2003
  3. ^ "Australiancharts.com – The Official Fiction – Echolalia". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  4. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2020 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 December 2021.


 

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