Pretend

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"Pretend" is a popular song, written in 1952 by Lew Douglas, Cliff Parman, and Frank Levere.

The 1953 recording by Nat King Cole (issued as catalog number 2346 by Capitol Records) is the best-known recording, reaching #2 on the Billboard charts.

Recordings made at about the same time by Ralph Marterie (issued as catalog number 70045 by Mercury Records, reaching #6) and by Eileen Barton (issued as catalog number 60927 by Coral Records, reaching #17) also charted. On the Cash Box charts, where all versions of the song were combined, the song reached a peak of #5 in 1953. The song was subsequently recorded by Tab Smith, reaching #89 on the Billboard chart in 1957, and by Carl Mann (issued as catalog number 3546 by Philips International), reaching #57 on Billboard and #56 on Cash Box in 1959.

Alvin Stardust's cover version was a popular hit in the United Kingdom in 1981, when it reached number four in the UK singles chart. This cover was largely based on Carl Mann's 1959-version of this song.