Fake It (Bastille song)

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| name = Fake It

| cover =

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| type = Promotional single

| artist = Bastille

| album = Wild World

| released = 27 July 2016{{cite web|title=Bastille debut new single 'Torn Apart'|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/good-grief-single/id1122823613|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708115349/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/good-grief-single/id1122823613|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 8, 2016|publisher=iTunes|accessdate=24 June 2016}}

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| length = 4:04

| label = Virgin

| writer = Dan Smith

| producer = {{flatlist|

  • Dan Smith
  • Mark Crew

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"Fake It" is a song by English indie pop band Bastille. Despite being released before their second studio album Wild World, it is not a single, as confirmed by lead singer Dan Smith on Twitter.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/bastilledan/status/759184782970552320|title=Twitter|access-date=2016-09-02}}

Video

An official video was released August 19, 2016 to promote the song.{{cite web|title=BASTILLE WASH BRAINS IN THEIR NEW 'FAKE IT' VIDEO|date=23 August 2016 |url=http://diymag.com/2016/08/23/bastille-fake-it-video|accessdate=17 December 2016}}

Personnel

Charts

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scope="col"| Chart (2016)

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{{singlechart|Scotland|54|date=2016-08-05|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 August 2016}}
{{singlechart|UK|83|date=2016-08-05|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 August 2016}}
{{singlechart|Billboardrocksongs|28|artist=Bastille|rowheader=true|accessdate=12 February 2020}}

References

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Category:2016 songs

Category:Bastille (band) songs

Category:Songs written by Dan Smith (singer)

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