The Official Fiction

The Official Fiction was the fourth studio album by Australian band Something for Kate. The album debuted at Number 1 on the ARIA charts and earned platinum status for sales exceeding 70,000 units.^[1] It earned the band four ARIA Music Award nominations (Album of the Year, Best Rock Album, Best Group, Best Cover Art)^[2] and took out Rolling Stone's Album of the Year and Single of the Year for "Déjà Vu". The first single from the album, "Déjà Vu", remains a staple of their live sets. It was followed by two other singles, "Song for a Sleepwalker" and "Moving Right Along".

The Official Fiction
Studio album by Something for Kate
Released	15 August 2003
Recorded	Mangrove Studios, Somersby, NSW
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	53:48
Label	Murmur
Producer	Trina Shoemaker, Something for Kate
Something for Kate chronology
Echolalia (2001) The Official Fiction (2003) Phantom Limbs: Selected B-Sides (2004)
Singles from The Official Fiction
"Déjà Vu" Released: July 2003 "Song for a Sleepwalker" Released: October 2003 "Moving Right Along" Released: April 2004

Track listing

(All songs by Something for Kate except where noted)

1. "Max Planck" – 4:41
2. "Best Weapon" – 4:47
3. "Song for a Sleepwalker" – 3:54
4. "Kaplan/Thornhill" – 4:44
5. "Light at the End of the Tunnel" – 3:36
6. "Letter to the Editor" – 3:31
7. "Déjà Vu" – 4:26
8. "Reverse Soundtrack" – 4:41
9. "Coldwater Canyon" – 4:23
10. "Souvenir" – 3:24
11. "Moving Right Along" – 3:27
12. "Asleep at the Wheel" – 3:56
13. "No Man's Land" – 4:17

Deluxe edition bonus disc

The 2014 deluxe edition included a bonus disc of the album's B-sides.

Track listing

1. "Losing My Mind" – 4:55
2. "Blueprint Architecture" – 3:30
3. "You Only Hide (Live Acoustic version)" – 4:16
4. "Moving Right Along – Alternate version" – 3:22
5. "Anchorman II" – 4:50
6. "Faster" – 5:41
7. "Life of the Party" – 5:40
8. "Ashes to Ashes" (Live at the POW) (David Bowie) – 4:36
9. "Hanging on the Telephone" (Jack Lee) – 2:38

Personnel

Something for Kate Paul Dempsey – guitars, vocals Stephanie Ashworth – bass Clint Hyndman – drums

Additional personnel Grant-Lee Phillips – backing vocals ("No Man's Land") Caitlin Cary – backing vocals ("Song for a Sleepwalker") Lisa Germano – backing vocals ("Light at the End of the Tunnel", "Reverse Soundtrack") Kathryn Brownhill – violin ("Song for a Sleepwalker", "Reverse Soundtrack", "Coldwater Canyon", "Souvenir") Catherine Tabrett – cello ("Light at the End of the Tunnel", "Reverse Soundtrack", "Coldwater Canyon") The Section Quartet ("Kaplan/Thornhill", "Deja Vu"): Eric Gorfain – violin Daphne Chan – violin Richard Dodd – cello Leah Katz – viola

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[3]	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[4]	Platinum	70,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Edition(s)	Label	Catalogue
Australia	August 2003	CD LP Digital	Standard	Murmur	MATTCD130
Europe	2004	CD	Standard	Murmur / Epic	EPC 515344 2
Australia	July 2014	2×CD LP	Deluxe Edition, Reissue	Murmur, Sony Music Australia	88843074352
	August 2018	LP	Limited Edition, Reissue	Sony Music Australia	88843074871

References

1. ARIA charts
2. ARIA Awards winners 2003
3. "Australiancharts.com – The Official Fiction – Echolalia". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
4. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2020 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 December 2021.