Counterfeit (song)

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All tracks are written by Wes Borland, DJ Lethal, Fred Durst, John Otto and Sam Rivers

"Counterfeit"
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Single by Limp Bizkit
from the album Three Dollar Bill, Y'all
B-side "Nobody Loves Me"
ReleasedAugust 26, 1997 (1997-08-26)
Recorded1997 at Indigo Ranch Studio in Malibu, California
Genre
Length5:08
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Ross Robinson
Limp Bizkit singles chronology
"Counterfeit"
(1997)
"Faith"
(1998)
Audio sample
"Counterfeit"
"Counterfeit" w/ "Nobody Loves Me" (1997)
No.TitleLength
1."Counterfeit" (radio edit)4:14
2."Nobody Loves Me"4:01
3."Counterfeit" (album version)5:08
Total length:13:23
"Counterfeit Countdown" (1999)
No.TitleLength
1."Counterfeit" (album version)5:10
2."Counterfeit" (Lethal Dose extreme guitar mix)3:32
3."Counterfeit" (Lethal Dose remix)3:24
4."Counterfeit" (Phat Ass remix)3:04
5."Counterfeit" (USA radio edit)4:15

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