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"Fake" is a song written and recorded by British soft rock group Simply Red. It was released in July 2003 as the second single from the album, Home. It was the next single after their international smash hit "Sunrise". It reached number-one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play for the week of 14 February 2004.

"Fake"
Single by Simply Red
from the album Home
Released7 July 2003 (2003-07-07)[1]
GenreDance-pop
Length3:58
LabelSimplyred.com
Songwriter(s)
  • Sara Brown
  • Chris de Margary
  • Mick Hucknall
  • Mark Jaimes
  • John Johnson
  • Dee Johnson
  • Ian Kirkham
  • Steve Lewinson
  • Kenji Suzuki
  • Gota Yashiki
Producer(s)
  • Mick Hucknall
  • Stewart Levine
Simply Red singles chronology
"Sunrise"
(2003)		 "Fake"
(2003)		 "You Make Me Feel Brand New"
(2003)

Track listings


CD single
No.TitleLength
1."Fake" (Radio Mix)3:43
2."Fake" (Album Edit)3:15
3."Fake" (Love To Infinity Classic Radio Mix)4:37
4."Fake" (Love To Infinity Club Mix)7:00
5."Fake" (Phunk Investigation Radio Edit)3:02
6."Fake" (Phunk Investigation Exte-Club Mix)7:03
7."Fake" (Phunk Investigation In Elettrica Dub Mix)7:07

Music video


The music video was filmed at a nightclub in Watford, England and was directed by Andy Morahan.[2] It features Mick Hucknall walking around in the nightclub and talking to people who look like famous artists and celebrities. Among them are doubles of Eminem, Ozzy Osbourne, Naomi Campbell, Kylie Minogue, Diana Ross, Robert De Niro, Madonna, Britney Spears, Pamela Anderson, Cameron Diaz, Pierce Brosnan, Sean Connery, Halle Berry, Michael Jackson, Joan Collins, Cher, David Beckham and Victoria Beckham. Hucknall also meets his own double. It also features Hucknall in a library when the line "I read a book and it's your face" is said.


Chart performance



See also



References


  1. "New Releases – For Week Starting 7 July 2003: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 5 July 2003. p. 21. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  2. Garcia, Alex S. "mvdbase.com - Simply Red - "Fake"". Music Video DataBase. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  3. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 253.
  4. "Simply Red – Fake" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  5. "Simply Red – Fake" (in French). Ultratip.
  6. "Simply Red – Fake" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  7. "Simply Red – Fake". Top Digital Download.
  8. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Simply Red" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  9. "Simply Red – Fake" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  10. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  11. "Simply Red – Fake". Swiss Singles Chart.
  12. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  13. "Hot Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 14 February 2000. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  14. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2003". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 30 March 2020.


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