Fake It (Tauren Wells song)
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| "Fake It" | ||||
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| Single by Tauren Wells featuring Aaron Cole | ||||
| from the album Joy in the Morning | ||||
| Released | February 25, 2022 | |||
| Recorded | 2021 | |||
| Genre | Contemporary Christian music, electropop, dance-pop | |||
| Length | 3:06 | |||
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| "Fake It" on YouTube | ||||
| "Fake It" (Live) on YouTube | ||||
"Fake It" is a song by American Christian pop artist Tauren Wells featuring Aaron Cole. It was released on February 25, 2022,[1] as the lead single from Wells' third album Joy in the Morning. Wells and Cole co-wrote the song with Chris Stevens and Emily Weisband.[2] Chris Steven collaborated with Tedd T in producing the single.[3]
"Fake It" peaked at No. 16 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart,[4] and No. 8 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart.[5] "Fake It" won the GMA Dove Award for Short Form Video of the Year (Performance) at the 2022 GMA Dove Awards.[6]
Tauren Wells released "Fake It" featuring Aaron Cole on February 25, 2022,[7] as the lead single from his upcoming album slated for release later in the year.[8] "Fake It" marks Wells first release following his signing with Capitol Christian Music Group.[9]
Writing and development
In an interview with American Songwriter, Tauren Wells shared that the song came about from conversations about life in the studio, where Chris Stevens then shared a track he had which everyone got excited about and enjoyed.[10] Wells then reached out to Aaron Cole for the writing of the bridge, with Cole responding within the hour.[10]
Composition
"Fake It" is composed in the key of C minor with a tempo of 115 beats per minute.[11]
Accolades
| Year | Organization | Award | Result | Ref |
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| 2022 | GMA Dove Awards | Short Form Video of the Year (Performance) | Won | |
| Publication | Accolade | Ref. |
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| NewReleaseToday | Best of Christian Pop 2022 |
Commercial performance
"Fake It" debuted at number 31 on the US Christian Airplay chart dated March 5, 2022.[13]
"Fake It" debuted at No. 26 on the US Hot Christian Songs,[14] and No. 10 on the Hot Gospel Songs charts dated March 12, 2022.[15]
Music videos
Tauren Wells released the official visualizer for the song via YouTube on February 25, 2022.[16] The official music video of "Fake It" premiered on Facebook exclusively on the same day. The video, filmed in Los Angeles, showcases Wells performing the song alongside Cole and a group of dancers. The music video was produced by Raj Kapoor and directed by Noah Clark.[17] On February 27, 2022, the "Fake It" music video was availed on YouTube.[18] On March 21, 2022, Tauren Wells released the live performance video of "Fake It" which was filmed at Vevo Studio in Brooklyn, New York.[19][20]
Choreography by Alexander Chung
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Fake It" (featuring Aaron Cole) |
| 3:06 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fake It" (featuring Aaron Cole) | 3:06 |
| 2. | "Fake It" (featuring Aaron Cole and Neon Feather; Warehouse Mix) | 2:17 |
| 3. | "Fake It" (Live) | 3:09 |
| Total length: | 8:33 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 4. | "Fake It" (featuring Aaron Cole; Music video) | 3:10 |
| Total length: | 11:42 | |
Personnel
Adapted from AllMusic.[3]
- Josh Bailey — A&R
- Aaron Cole — featured artist, vocals
- John Greenham — mastering engineer
- Jake Halm — co-arranger, editing, engineer, mixing, programmer
- Javier Solís — engineer, percussion
- Chris Stevens — co-arranger, editing, engineer, producer, programmer, vocals
- Tedd T — co-arranger, editing, engineer, mixing, producer, programmer
- Emily Weisband — vocals
- Tauren Wells — primary artist, vocals
- Cory Wong — engineer, guitar
Charts
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