Faît Accompli (Curve song)

For other uses, see Fait Accompli (disambiguation).

"Faît Accompli"
Single by Curve
from the album Doppelgänger
B-side	"Arms Out", "Sigh"
Released	24 February 1992
Recorded	England
Genre	Alternative rock, shoegazing
Length	4:10 (only the A-side) 12:44 (the whole single)
Label	Anxious Records (UK) Anxious/BMG (Europe) Anxious/BMG Arista (AUS)
Songwriter(s)	Dean Garcia, Toni Halliday
Producer(s)	Curve, Flood
Curve singles chronology
"'Cherry'" (1991) "Faît Accompli" (1992) "'Horror Head'" (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Melody Maker	(positive)[1]

"Faît Accompli" is the first single from the album Doppelgänger by alternative rock band Curve. It was released on 24 February 1992;^[2] it reached #22 in the UK singles chart, becoming their highest-charting single in the UK.^[3] It was one of the first singles in the UK to reach the Top 40 without a release on 7" vinyl. "Faît Accompli" (extended extended extended) was also included in the compilation Pubic Fruit, issued in November 1992 in the US only.

"Faît Accompli" was selected as Single of the Week by Melody Maker.^[1]

Track listing Faît Accompli

12" & CD

1. "Faît Accompli" – 4:10
2. "Arms Out" – 4:45
3. "Sigh" – 3:49

MC

1. "Faît Accompli" – 4:10
2. "Arms Out" – 4:45

Track listing Faît Accompli (Extended mix)

12"

1. "Faît Accompli" (extended extended extended) – 6:24
2. "Coast Is Clear" (live Manchester '91) – 4:34
3. "Die Like a Dog" (live London '91) – 4:39

Music video

The video for "Faît Accompli" features the official and the touring members of the band performing this song in a room. It was filmed in black and white.

Credits

• Written by Toni Halliday and Dean Garcia
• Produced by Curve and Flood
• Mixed by Alan Moulder assisted by Dick Meenhey
• Tracks 2 and 3 produced and mixed by Curve
• Design and photography by Flat Earth

^[2]

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[4]	121
UK Singles (OCC)[5]	22
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[6]	17

References

1. "Curve : Fait Accompli review – Melody Maker".
2. "Curve : Fait Accompli".
3. "Official Charts". Official Charts.
4. "Bubbling Down Under Week commencing 4 May 1992". Bubbling Down Under. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
5. "Curve: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
6. "Curve Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 August 2017.