Fade into You


"Fade into You" is a song by rock group Mazzy Star from their album So Tonight That I Might See. The song was written by lyricist Hope Sandoval and composer David Roback, who also served as producer. It reached number three on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in 1994 and is Mazzy Star's only single to make the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 44. The song also charted at number 48 on the UK Singles Chart and number three in Iceland.
The group had two other songs make the Modern Rock Top 40, but they did not approach the success of "Fade into You". Pitchfork Media included the song at number 19 on their Top 200 Tracks of the 90s. Australian alternative music radio station Triple J ranked the song the 32nd greatest of 1994.

Music videos

Two music videos were completed for "Fade Into You." The first was directed by Kevin Kerslake and premiered on MTV in late October 1993, several weeks after the album's release. It features the band performing in front of a projection depicting white clouds in a black sky, and is interlaced with slow-motion footage of the band in various locales in the Mojave Desert. Portions of this video were filmed at the same location U2 shot the artwork for The Joshua Tree.
A second music video was directed by Merlyn Rosenberg and first aired in February 1994. Known as the Black and White version for its monochromic content throughout, the intentionally grainy, distorted footage shows the band performing in a darkened Burlesque-era ballroom, and is interspersed with footage of Sandoval and Roback at various sites around San Francisco, including the All Seasons Hotel and neighboring Stockton Street tunnel, coupled with genuine footage of the same sites shot in the 1930s. Only the latter music video was broadcast internationally.

Track listings

All songs written and composed by Hope Sandoval and David Roback, except where noted.
  1. "Fade into You" – 4:54
  2. "Blue Flower" – 3:35
  3. "I'm Gonna Bake My Biscuit" – 3:37
  1. "Fade into You" – 4:52
  2. "I'm Gonna Bake My Biscuit" – 3:37
  3. "Under My Car" – 3:35
  4. "Bells Ring" – 4:36
  1. "Fade into You" – 4:52
  2. "Five String Serenade" – 4:27
  3. "Under My Car" – 3:36
  4. "Bells Ring" – 4:35
  1. "Fade into You" – 4:53
  2. "Into Dust" – 5:39
  3. "Ride It On" – 2:59
  4. "Ghost Highway" – 3:16
  5. "Blue Light" – 5:09
  6. "I'm Gonna Bake My Biscuit" – 3:37
  7. "Under My Car" – 3:35
  8. "Bells Ring" – 4:36
  9. "Fade Into You" – 4:16

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