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Fake Nudes is a studio album by Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies. It is the band's 12th full-length original-material studio album and their 16th overall. It was recorded from January to February 2017 at Noble Street Studios in Toronto, Ontario,[3] and was released on 17 November 2017 through Vanguard.

Fake Nudes
Studio album by Barenaked Ladies
Released	17 November 2017
Recorded	January – February 2017
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	48:56
Label	Vanguard
Producer	Gavin Brown
Barenaked Ladies chronology
Ladies and Gentlemen: Barenaked Ladies and The Persuasions (2017) Fake Nudes (2017) Fake Nudes: Naked (2019)
Singles from Fake Nudes
"Lookin' Up" Released: 8 September 2017

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
ABC News	[1]
AllMusic	[2]

The album was formally announced on 5 September 2017 and was made available for pre-order on 8 September 2017. Online pre-orders include six instant-gratification downloads, released two per month (including two on the pre-order date): "Bringing It Home", and the lead single, "Lookin' Up". The album's lead song, "Canada Dry", was released for download on 22 September 2017.[4] "Invisible Fence" was released for streaming on 5 October 2017, then for download the following day.[5] "We Took The Night" was made available for download on 21 October 2017.[6] The final pre-release song, "Sunshine", was released for streaming on 2 November 2017, then for download the following day.[7] The band recorded the album with producer Gavin Brown, who has produced several recordings for the band and its members since 2013.[8][9]

Fake Nudes was also released physically on CD and vinyl.[10] The song "20/20 Hindsight" was deleted from the vinyl version of the album.[11]

The title Fake Nudes is a parody of the term "fake news" while indirectly referencing the band's name.[12]

Singles

The lead single from the album, "Lookin' Up", was made available for download, alongside "Bringing It Home" on the pre-order date of 8 September 2017. The official music video was produced by Rooster Teeth, who have produced a number of the band's music videos since Grinning Streak in 2013.[13]

A music video for "Bringing It Home", combining both studio footage and live footage (the latter filmed during the Fall 2017 "Canada 1 Five 0" Canadian tour)[14] was posted to the band's Facebook page on 17 November 2017.[15] A video for "Navigate" was also released on 25 June 2019.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

Personnel

This section does not cite any sources. (November 2017)

Barenaked Ladies

• Jim Creeggan – bass, lead and background vocals
• Kevin Hearn – piano, synthesizers, keyboards, acoustic and electric guitars, lead and background vocals
• Ed Robertson – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
• Tyler Stewart – drums, percussion, background vocals

Additional musicians

• Steve Berlin – saxophone on "Bag of Bones" and "Lookin' Up"
• Jim Cuddy – additional vocals on "Canada Dry"
• Bill Dillon – additional guitars on "Navigate"
• Alan Doyle – additional vocals on "Canada Dry"
• Patrick Hearn – spoken word on "Dusty Rooms"
• Michael Ray – trumpet on "Bag of Bones", "Lookin' Up" and "Invisible Fence"
• Tanya Tagaq – additional vocals on "Flying Dreams"

Production

• Produced by Gavin Brown
• Recorded by Lenny DeRose
• Additional Engineering by Alex Krotz and David Mohacsi
• Assistant Engineer: Alex Krotz
• Pro Tools Sith Lord: David Mohacsi
• Digital Editing: Ryan Thiessen, Shaddy Roman and Christian Fedel
• Mixed by Howie Beck at Studio H Sound
• Mastered by Stewart Whitmore and Stephen Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering
• Photography: Matt Barnes
• Package design: Antoine Moonen

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[17]	24
Scottish Albums (OCC)[18]	83
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[19]	48

References

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