Fakin' It (song)
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This article is about the Simon and Garfunkel song. For the K. Michelle song, see Fakin' It (K. Michelle song). For other uses, see Fakin' It (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with the Seether song Fake It.
| "Fakin' It" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Simon and Garfunkel | ||||
| from the album Bookends | ||||
| B-side | "You Don't Know Where Your Interest Lies" | |||
| Released | August 1967 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Recorded | 1967 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 2:74 (3:14) | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Writer(s) | Paul Simon | |||
| Producer(s) |
Simon and Garfunkel Roy Halee | |||
| Simon and Garfunkel singles chronology | ||||
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"Fakin' It" was one of Simon's and Garfunkel's single releases in 1967. Its B-side was "You Don't Know Where Your Interest Lies," the duo's only non-LP track which made its album debut on the Old Friends CD box set in 1997.
The running time of the song was actually 3 minutes and 14 seconds. Radio stations at the time resisted playing songs lasting longer than three minutes, so Paul Simon had the time "faked" to read 2:74 on the label.
Releases
"Fakin' It" was first released as a single in 1967, reaching #23 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was also later released on the following albums:
- Bookends (1968)
- Old Friends (boxed set) (1997)
- The Best of Simon and Garfunkel (1999)
- The Essential Simon and Garfunkel (2003)
Chart performance
| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 23 |
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