Fake Love (Drake song)

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"Fake Love"
Single by Drake
from the album More Life
ReleasedOctober 29, 2016
Length
  • 3:28 (single version)
  • 3:32 (album version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Drake singles chronology
"Big Amount"
(2016)		"Fake Love"
(2016)		"Sneakin'"
(2016)

"Fake Love" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake, released as the lead single from his 2017 album, More Life . [1] [2] It was co-written by Drake with Starrah, Vinylz, and Frank Dukes, while the latter two handled the song's production. [3] [4] The song was released for digital download on October 29, 2016, through Young Money Entertainment and Cash Money Records. [5] [6]

Contents

Composition and lyrics

"Fake Love" features an R&B beat. Lyrically, it focuses on peers who only appreciate Drake for his success, and would not care for him otherwise, hence the lyric, "fake people showing fake love to me". [7]

The lyrics "That's when they smile in my face/Whole time they wanna take my place" are an interpolation of The O'Jays' song "Back Stabbers". [8] [ better source needed ]

Critical reception

Sheldon Pearce of Pitchfork compared the song to "Hotline Bling" and called it "infectious and vaguely familiar, with top notes of several songs in the Drake canon". [4]

Commercial performance

As of March 27, 2017, "Fake Love" has sold 784,000 copies in the United States. [9]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [45] 4× Platinum280,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [46] Gold30,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [47] Platinum90,000‡
France (SNEP) [48] Gold66,666‡
Germany (BVMI) [49] Gold200,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [50] Platinum50,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [51] Platinum10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [52] Platinum600,000‡
United States (RIAA) [53] 6× Platinum6,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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