Spot a Fake

"Spot a Fake"
Single by Ava Max
Released	September 20, 2024 (2024-09-20)
Recorded	2024
Genre	Dance-pop [1] synth-pop [2]
Length	2:47
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Amanda Ava Koci Lauren Mandel Salem Ilese Davern Grand Boutin
Producer(s)	Grant Boutin Pinkslip
Ava Max singles chronology
"My Oh My" (2024) "Spot a Fake" (2024) "Forever Young" (2024)
Lyric video
"Spot a Fake" on YouTube

"Spot a Fake" is a song by American singer Ava Max. It was released on September 20, 2024, through Atlantic Records. ^[3]

Background and release

On July 2, 2024, Max posted a snippet of an early demo of "Spot a Fake" on her social media. ^[4]

On September 13, she announced the single's release date along with a new snippet, ^[5] followed by the reveal of the single's cover art, which pays homage to the 2012 film Moonrise Kingdom three days later. ^{[6] [7]} Max stated the song and video tell a "story of betrayal and broken girl code" that were "inspired by moments that shook her inner circle". ^[8]

In a promotional teaser video, it depicts a friend raising a knife behind Max's back, which fans speculate represented her former collaborator Madison Love. ^{[9] [10] [11]} It was released for digital download and streaming on September 20. ^[12] It was written by Max, LØLØ, Salem Ilese, and its producer Grand Boutin. ^[1]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Apple Music. ^[13]

• Amanda Ava Koci – vocals, songwriting
• Grant Boutin – songwriting, production
• Lauren Mandel – songwriting
• Salem Ilese – songwriting
• Kyle Buckley - production
• Chris Gehringer – mastering
• Tom Norris – mixing engineer

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Spot a Fake" Chart (2024–2025) Peak position Belarus Airplay (TopHit) [14] 8 CIS Airplay (TopHit) [15] 4 Croatia International Airplay (Top lista) [16] 13 Estonia Airplay (TopHit) [17] 31 Finland Airplay (Suomen virallinen radiosoittolista) [18] 6 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) [19] 3 Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit) [20] 1 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) [21] 33 Moldova Airplay (TopHit) [15] 103 Netherlands (Tipparade) [22] 25 North Macedonia Airplay (Radiomonitor) [23] 7 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) [24] 41 Russia Airplay (TopHit) [25] 1 Serbia Airplay (Radiomonitor) [26] 18 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100) [27] 10 South Korea BGM (Circle) [28] 29 Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) [29] 2 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) [30] 6 UK Singles Downloads (OCC) [31] 81 UK Singles Sales (OCC) [32] 84 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs ( Billboard ) [33] 19

Monthly charts Monthly chart performance for "Spot a Fake" Chart (2024–2025) Peak position Belarus Airplay (TopHit) [34] 14 CIS Airplay (TopHit) [35] 5 Estonia Airplay (TopHit) [36] 39 Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit) [37] 3 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) [38] 51 Russia Airplay (TopHit) [39] 1 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100) [40] 84 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) [41] 10 Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Spot a Fake" Chart (2024) Position Belarus Airplay (TopHit) [42] 132 CIS Airplay (TopHit) [43] 67 Russia Airplay (TopHit) [44] 61

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Spot a Fake"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Various	September 20, 2024	Digital download streaming	Atlantic	[12]
Italy		Radio airplay	Warner	[45]

References

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3. Pérez García, Sandra (September 20, 2024). "Ava Max nos vigila con prismáticos y no deja pasar ni una en su nuevo single: 'Spot a Fake'" (in European Spanish). Los 40 . Retrieved September 20, 2024.
4. Chakraborty, Rajarsi (July 4, 2024). "'I think you have a hearing problem' — Ava Max snaps back at fans who suggest that all her songs sound the same". Sportskeeda. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
5. Ava Max [@AvaMax] (September 13, 2024). "Spot a Fake is all yours Sep. 20th 🔗" (Tweet). Retrieved September 20, 2024– via Twitter.
6. "Ava Max mit "Spot A Fake" im ENERGY New Hits Friday" (in German). NRJ. September 20, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
7. Ava Max [@avamax]; (September 14, 2024). "I've been waiting so long to share this record with you!! ❥❥❥❥❥ Spot a Fake pre-save link in bio ❥❥❥❥❥" . Retrieved September 20, 2024– via Instagram.
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