Question 1

Do Faithless write their own songs?

Accepted Answer

Rollo is credited on 92 of the 94 studio tracks and Sister Bliss on 85. Maxi Jazz wrote the words on 53 of the 69 tracks he was in the band for. Only the two cover versions on The Dance have nobody from the band in the credits.

Question 2

Who are Faithless?

Accepted Answer

Rollo and Sister Bliss, who write and produce, with Maxi Jazz rapping and writing the words until 2016. Rollo has never played live with the band.

Question 3

Who wrote "Insomnia"?

Accepted Answer

Rollo, Sister Bliss and Maxi Jazz, under the blanket credit the album carries.

Question 4

How many albums have they released?

Accepted Answer

Eight studio albums: Reverence (1996), Sunday 8PM (1998), Outrospective (2001), No Roots (2004), To All New Arrivals (2006), The Dance (2010), All Blessed (2020) and Champion Sound (2025).

Question 5

What happened to Maxi Jazz?

Accepted Answer

He left the band in 2016 and died on 23 December 2022. He is on no track after The Dance.

Question 6

Which album went to number one?

Accepted Answer

No Roots reached the top of the UK chart in 2004. The Dance reached number 2 and Outrospective number 4.

Question 7

Is Dido related to Rollo?

Accepted Answer

She is his younger sister, and he has produced her records. She takes a writing credit on six of the eight Faithless albums.

Question 8

Which album is most the band's own?

Accepted Answer

Reverence, where 9 of the 10 tracks carry nobody outside the band. To All New Arrivals has 2 out of 11.

Question 9

Why the ten year gap?

Accepted Answer

The band split after The Dance in 2010, came back in 2015, and did not release another album until All Blessed in 2020.

Question 10

Did they chart in America?

Accepted Answer

The discography publishes no Billboard Hot 100 positions for any of their singles. Outrospective and No Roots both charted on the US Dance chart.