Released 7 July 2003 Length 3:58 | Genre Dance-pop Label Simplyred.com | |
Format CD single, CD maxi, 12" single Writer(s) Sara Brown
Chris de Margary
Mick Hucknall
Mark Jaimes
John Johnson
Dee Johnson
Ian Kirkham
Steve Lewinson
Kenji Suzuki
Gota Yashiki | ||
"Fake" is a song written and recorded by British soft rock group Simply Red. It was released in July 2003 as the second single from the album, Home. It was the next single after their international smash hit "Sunrise". It reached number-one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play for the week of 14 February 2004.
Music video
The music video was filmed at a nightclub in Watford, England and was directed by Andy Morahan. It features Mick Hucknall walking around in the nightclub and talking to people who look like famous artists and celebrities. Among them are doubles of Eminem, Ozzy Osbourne, Naomi Campbell, Kylie Minogue, Diana Ross, Robert De Niro, Madonna, Britney Spears, Pamela Anderson, Pierce Brosnan, Sean Connery, Halle Berry, Michael Jackson, Joan Collins, Cher, David Beckham and Victoria Beckham. Hucknall also meets his own double. It also features Hucknall in a library when the line "I read a book and it's your face" is said.