Fake Love

"Fake Love"
Single by Drake
from the album More Life
Released	October 29, 2016
Format	Digital download
Length	3:27
Label	Young Money Cash Money Motown
Writer(s)	Aubrey Graham Brittany Hazzard Anderson Hernandez Adam Feeney
Producer(s)	Vinylz Frank Dukes
Drake singles chronology
"Big Amount" (2016) "Fake Love" (2016) "Sneakin'" (2016)

"Fake Love" is a song by Canadian recording artist Drake, released as a single from his upcoming playlist More Life.^[1][2] It was co-written by Drake with Brittney Hazzard, Anderson Hernandez, and Adam Feeney, 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, Cash Money Records, and Motown Records.^[5][6]

Composition

"Fake Love" features an R&B beat and the lyric, "fake people showing fake love to me".^[7]

Critical reception

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]

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[8]	16
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9]	49
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[10]	4
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[11]	5
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[12]	10
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[13]	28
Denmark (Tracklisten)[14]	14
France (SNEP)[15]	86
Germany (Official German Charts)[16]	54
Ireland (IRMA)[17]	18
Italy (FIMI)[18]	55
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[19]	31
New Zealand Heatseekers (Recorded Music NZ)[20]	3
Norway (VG-lista)[21]	40
Portugal (AFP)[22]	19
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[23]	32
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[24]	27
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[25]	34
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[26]	27
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[27]	4
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[28]	10
US Billboard Hot 100[29]	10
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[30]	5

References

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2. Helman, Peter (October 23, 2016). "Drake – "Two Birds One Stone," "Sneakin'" (Feat. 21 Savage), & "Fake Love"". Stereogum. Spin Media. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
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20. "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
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23. "Archive Chart: 2016-11-04". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
24. "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201645 into search. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
25. "Swedishcharts.com – Drake – Fake Love". Singles Top 100. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
26. "Swisscharts.com – Drake – Fake Love". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
27. "Archive Chart: 2016-10-28" UK R&B Chart. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
28. "Drake: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
29. "Drake – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Drake. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
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