Best Fake Smile

{{Infobox song

| name = Best Fake Smile

| cover = Best_Fake_Smile_by_James_Bay.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = James Bay

| album = Chaos and the Calm

| released = 2 March 2016

| recorded = 2013–14

| studio = Blackbird (Nashville, Tennessee)

| venue =

| genre = {{hlist|Blues rock|alternative rock}}

| length = 3:26

| label = Republic

| writer = {{hlist|Iain Archer|James Bay}}

| producer = Jacquire King

| prev_title = If You Ever Want to Be in Love

| prev_year = 2015

| next_title = Running

| next_year = 2016

| misc = {{External music video|{{Youtube|UZme7SwXXws|"Best Fake Smile"}}}}

}}

"Best Fake Smile" is a song by English singer-songwriter James Bay. It was released in the United Kingdom on 2 March 2016 through Republic Records as the fifth single from his debut studio album Chaos and the Calm (2014).

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Best Fake Smile" was first released onto YouTube on 3 March 2016 at a total length of three minutes and fifty-seven seconds.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZme7SwXXwsI|title=James Bay - Best Fake Smile|publisher=YouTube}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Digital download

| title1 = Best Fake Smile

| writer1 = {{hlist|Iain Archer|James Bay}}

| length1 = 3:26

}}

Charts

=Weekly charts=

Chart (2014–16) ! Peak position
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{{singlechart\|Flanders Tip\|4\|artist=James Bay\|song=Best Fake Smile\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=18 June 2016}}
{{singlechart\|Hungary\|13\|year=2016\|week=18\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=13 May 2016}}
{{singlechart\|Ireland\|87\|year=2016\|week=16\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=23 April 2016}}
scope="row"\| Latvia (Latvijas Top 40){{cite web\|url=http://www.pieci.lv/lv/top-40/\|title=Latvijas Top 40\|publisher=Latvijas Radio\|date=July 10, 2016\|accessdate=July 10, 2016}} \| 40
{{singlechart\|UK\|54\|date=2016-03-24\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=17 April 2016}}
{{singlechart\|Dutch40\|33\|year=2016\|week=16\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=23 April 2016}}

=Year-end charts=

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Chart (2016) ! Position
scope="row"\| Hungary (Rádiós Top 40){{cite web\|url=http://zene.slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/radios/2016\|title=Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2016\|accessdate=27 March 2020\|publisher=Mahasz}} \| 36

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Chart (2016)

! Position

scope="row"| Hungary (Rádiós Top 40){{cite web|url=http://zene.slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/radios/2016|title=Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2016|accessdate=27 March 2020|publisher=Mahasz}}

| 36

Certifications

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|relyear=2016|certyear=2021|title=Best Fake Smile|artist=James Bay|type=single|award=Gold|id=14261-4002-1|accessdate=October 20, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true | nosales=true | noshipments=true}}

Release history

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! Region

! Date

! Format

! Label

United Kingdom

| 2 March 2016

| Digital download

| Republic

References

Category:2016 singles

Category:2015 songs

Category:James Bay (singer) songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Jacquire King

Category:Songs written by Iain Archer

Category:Republic Records singles