- Fake It
Infobox Single
Name = Fake It
Artist =Seether
from Album =Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces
Released =August 28 ,2007
Format =CD single
Recorded =2006 -2007
Genre =Post-grunge Hard rock
Length = 3:16
Label =Wind-Up Records
Producer =
Last single = "The Gift" (2007)
This single = "Fake It" (2007)
Next single = "Rise Above This " (2008)"Fake It" is the first single fromSeether 's album "Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces ". The single was released in an edited format onAugust 28 ,2007 ; however, due to popular demand, the full uncensored album version of the track was releasedSeptember 17 ,2007 . The original version of the song was first recorded in singerShaun Morgan 's bedroom and was an iTunes album-only song demo under the name "Quirk," included with pre-orders of "Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces".The album's first track "Like Suicide" was originally meant to be the first single released but was deemed inappropriate due to Shaun's brother's death so "Fake It" was released instead, which proved to be the right decision as it quickly rose to number one on both the modern and mainstream rock charts. It also reached number 56 on the
Billboard Hot 100 , the second highest of their singles after "Broken", which reached number 20.Music video
The music video which was directed by
Tony Petrossian debuted on Seether's website as part of a "worldwide fan premiere" onOctober 23rd ,2007 , the same day the album was released. It shows Shaun Morgan filming a music video on a plane set, with girls dancing seductively around him. It then goes on to show the band playing in a snowy clearing.This was the first music video since the "Disclaimer" days to not feature recently departed guitarist
Pat Callahan .Use in other media
"Fake It" was announced to be the official theme song of the 2008 WWE No Way Out pay-per-view event that took place on
February 17th inLas Vegas, Nevada . [ [http://www.wwe.com/shows/nowayout/ WWE: TV Shows > No Way Out ] ] It also appears on the soundtrack in thevideo game "Burnout Paradise ".Chart positions
The song spent six consecutive weeks at number two on the U.S. "
Billboard "Modern Rock Tracks but eventually managed to overcome the massive hit byFoo Fighters , "The Pretender", which had reigned for a record 18 weeks, knocking it off the top spot. "Fake It" was succeeded by another Foo Fighters single "Long Road to Ruin ." It's the biggest hit by Seether to date as it is a certified Gold single.References
External links
- [http://www.seether.com Seether's Official website]
- [http://myspace.com/seether Seether's Official MySpace page]
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