"Farewell to the Fairground" is a song by
London-based
indie rock band
White Lies. It was released on 23 March 2009 by
Fiction Records. It was their third single from debut album ''
To Lose My Life...'', and fourth single overall. The band recorded a video for the track with
director Andreas Nilsson, filmed in
Nikel
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,
Russia.
History and release
"Farewell to the Fairground" was recorded along with nine other tracks in
Brussels' ICP Studios between May and September 2008. In a track-by-track review of their debut album for ''
NME'', the band stated that it was one of a number of songs which were written particularly quickly during the recording process, as they had only recorded demo versions of five tracks prior to signing to Fiction and entering the studio. The band described it as one of their more upbeat tracks.
A remix of the song, titled "Farewell to the Fairground (
Yuksek
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Biography
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Remix)", previously appeared as a
B-side
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to previous single "
To Lose My Life". The single featured the band's
cover version of
Kanye West's "
Love Lockdown
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" as a B-side. The single charted at No. 84 in the week of its release.
It then rose to No. 33 the week after, becoming the band's highest charting single.
Track listing
;CD
#"Farewell to the Fairground (Single Mix)"
#"Farewell to the Fairground (Future Funk Squad's 'Black Truth' Remix)"
;7" vinyl (1)
#"Farewell to the Fairground (Single Mix)"
#"Love Lockdown (Radio 1 Live Lounge Version)"
;7" vinyl (2)
#"Farewell to the Fairground (Single Mix)"
#"Farewell to the Fairground (
Rory Phillips White Horse Mix)"
;iTunes EP
#"Farewell to the Fairground (Single Mix)
#"Love Lockdown (Radio 1 Live Lounge Version)"
#"Farewell to the Fairground (Rory Phillips White Horse Mix)"
#"Farewell to the Fairground (Disco Bloodbath Remix)"
Charts
In other media
The song was featured in the 2012 video game
Forza Horizon, playing on the Horizon Rocks station.
References
External links
White Lies' official website
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2009 singles
White Lies (band) songs
Protest songs
Song recordings produced by Ed Buller
2008 songs
Fiction Records singles