Faded (Tyga song)

"Faded"
Single by Tyga featuring Lil Wayne
from the album Careless World: Rise of the Last King
Released January 13, 2012 (2012-01-13)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2011
Genre Hip hop, Trap music
Length 3:33
Label
Writer(s) Michael Stevenson, Dwayne Carter, Diome Silva
Producer(s) Dnyc3, Cisse Methods
Certification 2x Platinum (RIAA)
Tyga singles chronology
"Rack City"
(2011)		 "Faded"
(2012)		 "Get Low"
(2012)
Lil Wayne singles chronology
"Martians vs. Goblins"
(2011)		 "Faded"
(2012)		 "All Aboard"
(2012)

"Faded" is a song by American rapper Tyga featuring Young Money-founder Lil Wayne. The song was first released on January 13, 2012 as the fourth single from the rapper's debut studio album, Careless World: Rise of the Last King (2012).[1] For the chart dated May 27, 2012, "Faded" debuted at number thirty-six on the Billboard Hot 100,[2] marking Tyga's second highest-charting single after "Rack City"; which peaked at number seven. It was released to US rhythmic radio stations on March 13, 2012.[3] Complex named the song No. 42 of the best 50 songs of 2012.[4]

Music video

The Music Video was released on March 31, 2012 on MTV Hits. The video features Lil Wayne and Tyga with big heads in a scene. Tyga sits on a throne and a bed full of models while rapping and a scene where he is in a box and along others too similarly to the opening to the American sitcom the Brady Bunch. Fellow YMCMB artists Birdman and Mack Maine make cameo appearances in the video.

Track listing

Digital download[1]
No. Title Length
1. "Faded" (featuring Lil Wayne) 3:26

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
scope="row"US Billboard Hot 100[5] 33
scope="row"US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] 19
scope="row"US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[7] 7
scope="row"US Rhythmic (Billboard)[8] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (2012) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 86
US Rap Songs (Billboard)[10] 32

References

  1. 1 2 "Faded (feat. Lil Wayne) – Single". iTunes. January 13, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
  2. ↑ Trust, Gary (May 18, 2011). "Adele Stays Atop Hot 100, Lady Gaga Makes 'Glory'-ous Start". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Future Rhythmic Radio Adds". AllAccess. February 14, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  4. ↑ http://www.complex.com/music/2012/12/2012-year-in-review-the-50-best-songs-of-2012/tyga-faded
  5. ↑ "Tyga – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Tyga. Retrieved February 11, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Tyga – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Tyga. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Tyga – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rap Songs for Tyga. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Tyga – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Tyga. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  9. ↑ "R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – 2012 Year End Charts". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
  10. ↑ "Rap Songs – 2012 Year End Charts". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-12-17.

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