Best Fake Smile

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"Best Fake Smile"
Best Fake Smile by James Bay.jpg
Single by James Bay
from the album Chaos and the Calm
Released2 March 2016
Recorded2013–14 in Nashville, Tennessee
Genre
Length3:26
Label Republic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Jacquire King
James Bay singles chronology
"If You Ever Want to Be in Love"
(2015)
"Best Fake Smile"
(2016)
"Running"
(2016)
Music video
"Best Fake Smile" on YouTube

"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).

Contents

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. [1]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Best Fake Smile"
3:26

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014–16)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders) [2] 4
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) [3] 13
Ireland (IRMA) [4] 87
Latvia (Latvijas Top 40) [5] 40
UK Singles (OCC) [6] 54
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [7] 33

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)Position
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) [8] 36

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [9] Silver200,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom 2 March 2016 Digital download Republic

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