Faking It (song)

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"Faking It"
Calvin Harris - Faking It.png
Single by Calvin Harris featuring Kehlani and Lil Yachty
from the album Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1
Released17 October 2017 (2017-10-17)
Genre
Length4:00 (album version)
3:47 (radio edit) [1]
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Calvin Harris
Calvin Harris singles chronology
"Feels"
(2017)		"Faking It"
(2017)		"The Weekend (Funk Wav Remix)"
(2017)
Kehlani singles chronology
"Touch"
(2017)		"Faking It"
(2017)		"Done for Me"
(2018)
Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Faking It" (featuring Kehlani and Lil Yachty)4:00
Digital download [1]
No.TitleLength
1."Faking It" (Radio Edit) (featuring Kehlani and Lil Yachty)3:47

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Faking It"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [24] Gold35,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [25] Gold40,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [26] Platinum30,000‡
United States (RIAA) [27] Platinum1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Faking It"
RegionDateFormatVersionLabelRef.
United States17 October 2017 Contemporary hit radio Original Columbia [2]
Rhythmic contemporary radio [28]
Various Digital download Radio Edit Sony [1]
Italy24 November 2017 Radio airplay [3]

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