Fiction Records is a British label founded by Chris Parry in 1978 that is best known for being the home of The Cure for over 20 years. Formerly independent, the label is now owned by Polydor, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Fiction records is a UK based label catering for the genre's in indie pop and alternative rock. This is the record company that produced Kate Nash's single 'Foundations'.
Polydor is also a UK based company having produced music for acts such as Cheryl Cole, Take That, Kaiser Chiefs and Ellie Golding and have also produced music for US artists such as Black Eyed Peas, Eminem and The Pussycat Dolls.
In January 2004 Joe Munns, Paul Smernicki and Jim Chancellor decided to revive Fiction to "give Polydor a bit more of a guitar stronghold", as their roster then consisted mostly of pop acts. The first release on the "new" Fiction was the Snow Patrol single "Run", which entered the UK chart at #5. The subsequent Snow Patrol album Final Straw has since gone on to sell over 2 million copies around the world.
The current Fiction stable includes Crystal Castles, Ian Brown, Snow Patrol, The Maccabees, Kate Nash, Athlete, Elbow, White Lies, Yuksek, Detroit Social Club, and Filthy Dukes. Fiction has also released records by Stephen Fretwell, Jacknife Lee, Delays, Alberta Cross, Guillemots and Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
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