Blank-Wave Arcade

Blank-Wave Arcade
Studio album by The Faint
Released	November 2, 1999
Genre	New wave, indie rock
Length	24:58
Label	Saddle Creek
The Faint chronology
Media (1998) Blank-Wave Arcade (1999) Blank-Wave Arcade Remixes (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(8.1/10)[2]

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

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sex Is Personal"	3:37
2.	"Call Call"	2:26
3.	"Worked Up So Sexual"	2:40
4.	"Cars Pass in Cold Blood"	2:40
5.	"Casual Sex"	3:15
6.	"Victim Convenience"	2:55
7.	"Sealed Human"	3:06
8.	"In Concert"	2:19
9.	"The Passives"	2:41

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]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sex Is Personal"	3:38
2.	"Call Call"	2:26
3.	"Worked Up So Sexual"	2:40
4.	"Cars Pass in Cold Blood"	2:40
5.	"Casual Sex"	3:15
6.	"Victim Convenience"	2:56
7.	"Sealed Human"	3:12
8.	"In Concert"	2:19
9.	"The Passives"	2:41
10.	"Cars Pass in Cold Blood (Recordist Remix)"	3:04
11.	"Worked Up So Sexual (The Laces Remix)"	2:54
12.	"The Passives (AJ/DJ Remix)"	3:43
13.	"In Concert (The New Gender Remix)"	3:08
14.	"Call Call (Transistor3 Remix)"	6:19
15.	"Sealed Human (]['m Remix)"	3:04
16.	"Sex Is Personal (The Faint 2024 Remix)"	4:02
17.	"Brokers, Priests, and Analysts"	3:09
18.	"Cars Pass in Cold Blood (Live)"	2:35
19.	"In Concert (The New Gender Remix [Live])"	3:07
20.	"Call Call (Live)"	2:32

Personnel

• Todd Fink – vocals, synthesizer
• Jacob Thiele – synthesizer, vocals
• Joel Petersen – bass, guitar
• Clark Baechle – drums, vocals
• A.J. Mogis – engineer
• Jamie Williams – photography, cover photograph

References

1. Blank-Wave Arcade at AllMusic
2. "Faint: Blank-Wave Arcade: Pitchfork Review". www.pitchforkmedia.com. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
3. "Blank-Wave Arcade (Deluxe Edition)". Bandcamp. The Faint. March 14, 2025. Retrieved June 16, 2025.