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{{other uses|Fait Accompli (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox song
| Name = Faît Accompli
| Cover = Curve-Fait Accompli.jpg
| name = Faît Accompli
| Artist = [[Curve (band)|Curve]]
| cover = Curve-Fait Accompli.jpg
| alt =
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| from Album = [[Doppelgänger (Curve album)|Doppelgänger]]
| B-side = "Arms Out", "Sigh"
| type = single
| Released = 24 February 1992
| artist = [[Curve (band)|Curve]]
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| album = [[Doppelgänger (Curve album)|Doppelgänger]]
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| Recorded = England
| Format = 12", CD, MC
| B-side = "Arms Out", "Sigh"
| released = 24 February 1992
| Genre = [[Alternative rock]], [[shoegazing]]
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| recorded = England
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| Length = 4:10 (only the A-side)<br/>12:44 (the whole single)
| studio =
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| Label = [[Anxious Records]] (UK)<br/>Anxious/BMG (Europe)<br/>Anxious/BMG Arista (AUS)
| venue =
| Writer = [[Dean Garcia]], [[Toni Halliday]]
| Producer = Curve, [[Flood (producer)|Flood]]
| genre = [[Alternative rock]], [[shoegazing]]
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| length = 4:10 (only the A-side)<br/>12:44 (the whole single)
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| Last single = ''[[Cherry (EP)|Cherry]]''<br />(1991)
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| label = [[Anxious Records]] (UK)<br/>Anxious/BMG (Europe)<br/>Anxious/BMG Arista (AUS)
| This single = '''''Faît Accompli'''''<br />(1992)
| Next single = ''[[Horror Head]]''<br />(1992)
| writer = [[Dean Garcia]], [[Toni Halliday]]
| producer = Curve, [[Flood (producer)|Flood]]
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| prev_title = '[[Cherry (EP)|Cherry]]'
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = '[[Horror Head]]'
| next_year = 1992
}}
}}


{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [[Melody Maker]]
|rev1 = ''[[Melody Maker]]''
|rev1Score = (positive)<ref name="MM">{{cite web |url=http://curve-online.co.uk/archive/reviews/1992/fait-mm.php | title=Curve : Fait Accompli review - Melody Maker}}</ref>
|rev1Score = (positive)<ref name="MM">{{cite web |url=http://curve-online.co.uk/archive/reviews/1992/fait-mm.php | title=Curve : Fait Accompli review – ''Melody Maker''}}</ref>
}}
}}


"'''Faît Accompli'''" is the first single from the album ''[[Doppelgänger (Curve album)|Doppelgänger]]'' by [[alternative rock]] band [[Curve (band)|Curve]]. It was released on 24 February 1992<ref name="CurveOnline">{{cite web |title=Curve : Fait Accompli |url=http://curve-online.co.uk/discography/official/fait.php}}</ref> it reached #22 in the [[UK singles chart]].<ref name="OfficialCharts">{{cite web | url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/curve/ | title=Official Charts }}</ref> "Faît Accompli" (extended extended extended) was included in the compilation ''[[Pubic Fruit]]'', issued in 1992.
"'''Faît Accompli'''" is the first single from the album ''[[Doppelgänger (Curve album)|Doppelgänger]]'' by [[alternative rock]] band [[Curve (band)|Curve]]. It was released on 24 February 1992;<ref name="CurveOnline">{{cite web |title=Curve : Fait Accompli |url=http://curve-online.co.uk/discography/official/fait.php}}</ref> it reached #22 in the [[UK singles chart]], becoming their highest-charting single in the UK.<ref name="OfficialCharts">{{cite web | url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/curve/ | title=Official Charts | website=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]] }}</ref> It was one of the first singles in the UK to reach the Top 40 without a release on 7" vinyl. "Faît Accompli" (extended extended extended) was also included in the compilation ''[[Pubic Fruit]]'', issued in November 1992 in the US only.


"Faît Accompli" was selected as Single of the Week by [[Melody Maker]].<ref name="MM" />
"Faît Accompli" was selected as Single of the Week by [[Melody Maker]].<ref name="MM" />


==Track listing ''Faît Accompli''==
==Track listing ''Faît Accompli''==

===12" & CD===
===12" & CD===
#"Faît Accompli" – 4:10
#"Faît Accompli" – 4:10
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==Track listing ''Faît Accompli (Extended mix)''==
==Track listing ''Faît Accompli (Extended mix)''==

===12"===
===12"===
#"Faît Accompli" (extended extended extended) – 6:24
#"Faît Accompli" (extended extended extended) – 6:24
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==Credits==
==Credits==
* Written by [[Toni Halliday]] and [[Dean Garcia]]
* Written by [[Toni Halliday]] and [[Dean Garcia]]
* Produced by Curve & [[Flood (producer)|Flood]]
* Produced by Curve and [[Flood (producer)|Flood]]
* Mixed by [[Alan Moulder]] assisted by Dick Meenhey
* Mixed by [[Alan Moulder]] assisted by Dick Meenhey
* Tracks 2 & 3 produced & mixed by Curve
* Tracks 2 and 3 produced and mixed by Curve
* Design and photography by Flat Earth
* Design and photography by Flat Earth
<ref name="CurveOnline" />
<ref name="CurveOnline" />

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
!Chart (1992)
!Peak<br />position
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| Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2024/05/week-commencing-4-may-1992.html|title= Bubbling Down Under Week commencing 4 May 1992|website=Bubbling Down Under|date=4 May 2024|access-date=6 May 2024}}</ref>
| 121
|-
{{singlechart|UKsinglesbyname|22|artist=Curve|accessdate=7 August 2017}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardalternativesongs|17|artist=Curve|accessdate=7 August 2017}}
|}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 09:29, 6 May 2024

For other uses, see Fait Accompli (disambiguation).
"Faît Accompli"
Single by Curve
from the album Doppelgänger
B-side"Arms Out", "Sigh"
Released24 February 1992
RecordedEngland
GenreAlternative rock, shoegazing
Length4:10 (only the A-side)
12:44 (the whole single)
LabelAnxious Records (UK)
Anxious/BMG (Europe)
Anxious/BMG Arista (AUS)
Songwriter(s)Dean Garcia, Toni Halliday
Producer(s)Curve, Flood
Curve singles chronology
"'Cherry'"
(1991) 		"Faît Accompli"
(1992) 		"'Horror Head'"
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Melody Maker(positive)[1]

"Faît Accompli" is the first single from the album Doppelgänger by alternative rock band Curve. It was released on 24 February 1992;[2] it reached #22 in the UK singles chart, becoming their highest-charting single in the UK.[3] It was one of the first singles in the UK to reach the Top 40 without a release on 7" vinyl. "Faît Accompli" (extended extended extended) was also included in the compilation Pubic Fruit, issued in November 1992 in the US only.

"Faît Accompli" was selected as Single of the Week by Melody Maker.[1]

Track listing Faît Accompli

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12" & CD

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  1. "Faît Accompli" – 4:10
  2. "Arms Out" – 4:45
  3. "Sigh" – 3:49

MC

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  1. "Faît Accompli" – 4:10
  2. "Arms Out" – 4:45

Track listing Faît Accompli (Extended mix)

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12"

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  1. "Faît Accompli" (extended extended extended) – 6:24
  2. "Coast Is Clear" (live Manchester '91) – 4:34
  3. "Die Like a Dog" (live London '91) – 4:39

Music video

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The video for "Faît Accompli" features the official and the touring members of the band performing this song in a room. It was filmed in black and white.

Credits

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[2]

Charts

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Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 121
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 22
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[6] 17

References

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  1. ^ a b "Curve : Fait Accompli review – Melody Maker".
  2. ^ a b "Curve : Fait Accompli".
  3. ^ "Official Charts". Official Charts.
  4. ^ "Bubbling Down Under Week commencing 4 May 1992". Bubbling Down Under. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Curve: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Curve Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
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