Blank-Wave Arcade is the second studio album by the American new wave band The Faint, released on November 2, 1999, by Saddle Creek Records.1 The album earned positive critical attention, including an 8.1 out of 10 review from Pitchfork.2 A twenty-fifth anniversary deluxe edition arrived on March 14, 2025, pairing a remastered sequence with remixes, live recordings, and archival material.3
Track listing
Original release
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| 1. | "Sex Is Personal" | 3:37 |
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| 2. | "Call Call" | 2:26 |
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| 3. | "Worked Up So Sexual" | 2:40 |
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| 4. | "Cars Pass in Cold Blood" | 2:40 |
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| 5. | "Casual Sex" | 3:15 |
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| 6. | "Victim Convenience" | 2:55 |
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| 7. | "Sealed Human" | 3:06 |
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| 8. | "In Concert" | 2:19 |
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| 9. | "The Passives" | 2:41 |
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Deluxe edition
The twenty-fifth anniversary deluxe edition was released on March 14, 2025. It collects remixes, live recordings, and a previously out-of-print single along with a new remix by the band.3
| Title |
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| 1. | "Sex Is Personal" | 3:38 |
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| 2. | "Call Call" | 2:26 |
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| 3. | "Worked Up So Sexual" | 2:40 |
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| 4. | "Cars Pass in Cold Blood" | 2:40 |
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| 5. | "Casual Sex" | 3:15 |
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| 6. | "Victim Convenience" | 2:56 |
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| 7. | "Sealed Human" | 3:12 |
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| 8. | "In Concert" | 2:19 |
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| 9. | "The Passives" | 2:41 |
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| 10. | "Cars Pass in Cold Blood (Recordist Remix)" | 3:04 |
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| 11. | "Worked Up So Sexual (The Laces Remix)" | 2:54 |
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| 12. | "The Passives (AJ/DJ Remix)" | 3:43 |
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| 13. | "In Concert (The New Gender Remix)" | 3:08 |
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| 14. | "Call Call (Transistor3 Remix)" | 6:19 |
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| 15. | "Sealed Human (]['m Remix)" | 3:04 |
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| 16. | "Sex Is Personal (The Faint 2024 Remix)" | 4:02 |
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| 17. | "Brokers, Priests, and Analysts" | 3:09 |
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| 18. | "Cars Pass in Cold Blood (Live)" | 2:35 |
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| 19. | "In Concert (The New Gender Remix [Live])" | 3:07 |
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| 20. | "Call Call (Live)" | 2:32 |
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Personnel
References
References
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