So Far So Fake

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"So Far So Fake"
Song by Pierce the Veil
from the album The Jaws of Life
ReleasedFebruary 10, 2023
Genre Pop-punk
Length3:56
Label Fearless
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Paul Meany

"So Far So Fake" is a song by American rock band Pierce the Veil, released on February 10, 2023 from their fifth studio album The Jaws of Life . It was a sleeper hit, gaining widespread attention on the video-sharing app TikTok in 2025, [1] [2] following which it became their first song to enter the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 64.

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Background

The song was written in 2017. In regard to the message, Vic Fuentes said:

It's about if you've ever been betrayed by somebody you felt was a friend, and the wound never really mended—where even an apology doesn't feel like it's enough. It feels like it can never really be resolved. So, it's a bit angry, a bit sour, a bit difficult to think about. But I always want to write about things that are affecting my life. [3]

Promotion

The song had been used on TikTok since its release in 2023, but resurged in popularity after one particular TikTok video that was posted on July 11, 2025 and showed the user whining her waist to the instrumental break of the song. According to Luminate, "So Far So Fake" gathered over 185,000 official on-demand U.S. streams in the four-day period following the post (July 11–14) and over 1.18 million streams by the next week (July 18–21). [2]

Charts

Chart performance for "So Far So Fake"
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [4] 69
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [5] 70
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [6] 111
Ireland (IRMA) [7] 91
UK Singles (OCC) [8] 46
UK Rock & Metal (OCC) [9] 2
US Billboard Hot 100 [10] 64
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [11] 8

References

  1. Paul, Larisha (August 2, 2025). "The Perpetual Pop-Punk Love Affair: Why Both Genres Keep Coming Back for More". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  2. 1 2 Denis, Kyle; Unterberger, Andrew (July 23, 2025). "'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Season Three Debut Leads to Big Gains for Justin Timberlake, Olivia Rodrigo & More". Billboard . Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  3. "The Jaws of Life - Album by Pierce the Veil". Apple Music . Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  4. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 25 August 2025". The ARIA Report. No. 1851. Australian Recording Industry Association. August 25, 2025. p. 4.
  5. "Pierce the Veil Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  6. "Pierce the Veil Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  7. "IRMA – Irish Charts (Week 33, 2025)". Irish Recorded Music Association . Retrieved August 16, 2025.
  8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
  9. "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
  10. "Pierce the Veil Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  11. "Pierce the Veil Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2025.