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.ARIA charts It earned the band four ARIA Music Award nominations (Album of the Year, Best Rock Album, Best Group, Best Cover Art)ARIA Awards winners 2003 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".
Track listing (All songs by Something for Kate except where noted) "Max Planck" – 4:41 "Best Weapon" – 4:47 "Song for a Sleepwalker" – 3:54 "Kaplan/Thornhill" – 4:44 "Light at the End of the Tunnel" – 3:36 "Letter to the Editor" – 3:31 "Déjà Vu" – 4:26 "Reverse Soundtrack" – 4:41 "Coldwater Canyon" – 4:23 "Souvenir" – 3:24 "Moving Right Along" – 3:27 "Asleep at the Wheel" – 3:56 "No Man's Land" – 4:17
Deluxe edition bonus disc The 2014 deluxe edition included a bonus disc of the album's B-sides.
Track listing "Losing My Mind" – 4:55 "Blueprint Architecture" – 3:30 "You Only Hide (Live Acoustic version)" – 4:16 "Moving Right Along – Alternate version" – 3:22 "Anchorman II" – 4:50 "Faster" – 5:41 "Life of the Party" – 5:40 "Ashes to Ashes" (Live at the POW) (David Bowie) – 4:36 "Hanging on the Telephone" (Jack Lee) – 2:38
Personnel
Something for Kate Paul Dempsey – guitars, vocals Stephanie Ashworth – bass Clint Hyndman – drums
Additional personnel Grant-Lee Phillips – backing vocals ("No Man's Land") Caitlin Cary – backing vocals ("Song for a Sleepwalker") Lisa Germano – backing vocals ("Light at the End of the Tunnel", "Reverse Soundtrack") Kathryn Brownhill – violin ("Song for a Sleepwalker", "Reverse Soundtrack", "Coldwater Canyon", "Souvenir") Catherine Tabrett – cello ("Light at the End of the Tunnel", "Reverse Soundtrack", "Coldwater Canyon") The Section Quartet ("Kaplan/Thornhill", "Deja Vu"): Eric Gorfain – violin Daphne Chan – violin Richard Dodd – cello Leah Katz – viola
Charts Chart (2003) Peakpositionscope="row"
Certifications
Release history Region Date Format Edition(s) Label Catalogue Australia August 2003 Standard Murmur MATTCD130 Europe 2004 Standard Murmur / Epic EPC 515344 2 Australia July 2014 Deluxe Edition, Reissue Murmur, Sony Music Australia 88843074352 August 2018 Limited Edition, Reissue Sony Music Australia 88843074871
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