Fade Out Lines

"Fade Out Lines" is a song by French music producer The Avener. It is a deep house rework of "The Fade Out Line", an original song by Australian band Phoebe Killdeer & the Short Straws from their 2011 album Innerquake.^[1][2] It was written by Phoebe Killdeer, composed by Cédric Le Roux and Archive singer Craig Walker, and produced by the Avener.^[1] First released in October 2013 through French independent label 96 Musique,^[3] it became a chart hit in 2014, entering the French Singles Chart in April 2014 and ultimately reaching number three in November,^[4] and debuting at number one on the German Singles Chart in October.^[5] It went on to serve as the lead single from his self-titled American EP (2015),^[6] and his debut album The Wanderings of the Avener (2015).

"Fade Out Lines"
Single by the Avener
from the album The Wanderings of the Avener
Released	14 October 2013 (2013-10-14)
Genre	Deep house
Length	4:34
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Phoebe Tolmer Craig Walker Cedric Le Roux
Producer(s)	Tristan Casara
The Avener singles chronology
"Fade Out Lines" (2013) "Hate Street Dialogue" (2014)
Music video
"Fade Out Lines" on YouTube

Music video

The official music video made for the original song directed by Mark Nava was released onto Youtube on 1 April 2013. music video to accompany the release of "Fade Out Lines" featuring Fleur Geffrier was first released onto YouTube on 20 October 2014.^[7][8]

Track listing

Digital, on 96 Records / Kwaidan / Capitol (Universal)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fade Out Lines"	3:14

CD single, Capitol (Universal)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fade Out Lines"	4:34
2.	"Fade Out Lines" (Alle Farben Remix)	6:49

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2014–15) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[9] 8 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11] 24 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[12] 2 CIS Airplay (TopHit)[13] 20 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[14] 28 Denmark (Tracklisten)[15] 5 France (SNEP)[4] 3 Germany (GfK)[5] 1 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[16] 13 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[17] 1 Hungary (Single Top 40)[18] 3 Ireland (IRMA)[19] 55 Italy (FIMI)[20] 6 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[21] 35 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[22] 26 Slovenia (SloTop50)[23] 6 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[24] 27 Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[25] 15 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 3 UK Singles (OCC)[27] 60

Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[28] 57 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[29] 87 France (SNEP)[30] 25 Germany (Official German Charts)[31] 31 Italy (FIMI)[32] 56 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[33] 48 Chart (2015) Position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[34] 19 CIS (TopHit)[35] 45 France (SNEP)[36] 18 Germany (Official German Charts)[37] 82 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[38] 53 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[39] 4 Hungary (Single Top 40)[40] 12 Italy (FIMI)[41] 100 Netherlands (NPO 3FM)[42] 97 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[43] 38 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[44] 35 Chart (2016) Position France (SNEP)[45] 150 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[46] 87

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[47]	Platinum	70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[48]	Gold	15,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[49]	Gold	30,000‡
France (SNEP)[50]	Diamond	333,333‡
Germany (BVMI)[51]	Platinum	400,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[52]	2× Platinum	60,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[53]	Platinum	30,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[54]	Gold	30,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[55]	Gold	15,000‡
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
Various	14 October 2013	Digital download	96 Musique Kwaidan Records	[3][56]
France	14 July 2014	Digital download	Capitol	[57]
	13 September 2014	Digital download (remixes EP)		[58]
Germany	19 September 2014	Digital download		[59]
		Digital download (remixes EP)		[60]
	26 September 2014	CD single		[61]
	17 October 2014	12" vinyl		[62]
United States	4 November 2014	Digital download	Casablanca	[63]
	15 December 2014	Digital download (remixes EP)	Casablanca Republic	[64]
United Kingdom	8 March 2015	Digital download (UK radio edit)	Universal Island	[65]

Use in media

The song was used in the German Movie Windstorm 2 [de] (a sequel to Windstorm) from 2015.

In June 2017, the song was used in a Peugeot 208 TV advertisement that was broadcast in Portugal.^[66]

In June 2019, the original version "Fade Out Line" was featured in the ending credits of season 2, episode 1 of HBO's Big Little Lies.^[67]