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]

Composition and lyrics

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"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

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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

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

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[45] 4× Platinum 280,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[46] Platinum 60,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[47] Platinum 90,000‡
France (SNEP)[48] Gold 66,666‡
Germany (BVMI)[49] Gold 200,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[50] Platinum 50,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[51] Platinum 10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[52] Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[53] 6× Platinum 6,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  3. ^ "Fake Love - Drake (Credits)". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Pearce, Sheldon (October 24, 2016). ""Fake Love" by Drake Review". Pitchfork. Condé Nast. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
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  7. ^ "Drake Previews New Project 'More Life' With Four Songs". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media LLC. October 23, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  8. ^ "That's when they smile in my face / Whole time they wanna take my place / Whole time they wanna take my place / Whole time they wanna take my place / Yeah, I know they wanna take my place / I can tell that love is fake / I don't trust a word you say / How you wanna clique up after your mistakes? / Look you in the face, and it's just not the same". Genius.
  9. ^ Mansell, Henry - (14 January 2017). "Hip Hop Single Sales: Bruno Mars, Migos & Rae Sremmurd". Hip Hop DX. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
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