Fade or Fading may refer to:

Science and technology

  • Fading, a loss of signal strength at a radio receiver
  • Color fade, the alteration of color by light
  • Fade (audio engineering), a gradual change in sound volume
  • Fade (lighting), a gradual change in intensity of a light source
  • Brake fade, in vehicle braking systems, a reduction in stopping power after repeated use

Arts and entertainment

Film and television

  • Fade (filmmaking), a cinematographic technique
  • Fade (2008 film), a film starring Sarah Lassez, Michael T. Weiss, and Devon Odessa
  • The Fades (TV series), a 2011 UK supernatural drama series
  • "Fade", a television episode of Smallville season 5

Literature

  • Fade (novel), a 1988 novel by Robert Cormier
  • The Fade, a 2007 novel by Chris Wooding
  • Fade, a humanoid race of monsters from Robert Jordan's 1990-2013 fantasy novel series The Wheel of Time.

Performers

  • Fade (band), a Japanese alternative rock band
  • The Fades (band), a British indie rock band

Albums

  • Fade (Remove Silence album) or the title song, 2010
  • Fade (Yo La Tengo album), 2013
  • Fade (Boris album), 2022

Songs

  • "Fade" (instrumental), 2014 instrumental by Alan Walker
  • "Fade" (Jakwob song), 2013
  • "Fade" (Kanye West song), 2016
  • "Fade" (Kristine W song), 2009
  • "Fade" (Lewis Capaldi song), 2017
  • "Fade" (Staind song), 2001
  • "Fading" (song), 2010 song by Rihanna
  • "Fade", by Basement from I Wish I Could Stay Here, 2011
  • "Fade", by Blue Angel from Blue Angel, 1980
  • "Fade", by Cane Hill from A Piece of Me I Never Let You Find, 2024
  • "Fade", by God Is an Astronaut from Ghost Tapes #10, 2021
  • "Fade", by Gothminister from Anima Inferna, 2011
  • "Fade", by Karnivool from Persona, 2001
  • "Fade", by Northlane from Mesmer, 2017
  • "Fade", by the Prom Kings, 2005
  • "Fade", by Solu Music, 2001

Other entertainment

  • Fade (video game), a 2001 point-and-click adventure game for the Pocket PC/Windows Mobile platform
  • Fade Out – Fade In, a stage musical with a book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green and music by Jule Styne

People

  • Kris Fade (born 1980), Australian-Lebanese radio presenter, host, and musician
  • Fade Goff (1780–1836), land agent and political figure in Prince Edward Island

Other uses

  • Hi-top fade, a hairstyle
  • Fade, a characteristic of a shot in golf stroke mechanics

See also

  • Fade away (disambiguation)
  • Fade in (disambiguation)
  • Fade out (disambiguation)
  • Fade to Black (disambiguation)
  • Fade to Grey (disambiguation)
  • Faded (disambiguation)
  • Fader (disambiguation)
  • Gradient (disambiguation)