Song · The Temper Trap
“Fader” by The Temper Trap
From the album Conditions (2009)
“Fader” by The Temper Trap appears on 20 radio countdowns from 15 stations between 2009 and 2014. It was first released in 2009 on the album Conditions. Its best result is #15 on the WERG Top 90 of 2010. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #46 alternative song of 2010, #4,260 alternative song of all time and #148 of the '10s.
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The Temper Trap's "Fader" came off their debut album Conditions as its third single, a bright, bounding slice of Australian indie rock written by Toby Dundas and Dougy Mandagi and produced by Jim Abbiss. Where "Sweet Disposition" soared, "Fader" sprints: a skittering beat, chiming guitars and a hook that refuses to sit still.
Triple J's listeners voted it in at No. 21 in the 2009 Hottest 100, and the song kept finding second lives on screens: the Australian film Tomorrow, When the War Began, The Vampire Diaries, a couple of video games. It has even become a kind of sonic signpost, with a 15-second snippet playing whenever Southern Cross Austereo's stations drop out for ad breaks.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1903 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1425 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1408 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1466 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
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