Fakin' It (song)
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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.
. It was also later released on the following albums:
Simon and Garfunkel
Simon & Garfunkel are an American duo consisting of singer-songwriter Paul Simon and singer Art Garfunkel. They formed the group Tom & Jerry in 1957 and had their first success with the minor hit "Hey, Schoolgirl". As Simon & Garfunkel, the duo rose to fame in 1965, largely on the strength of the...
single releases in 1967
1967 in music
The summer of 1967 is "The Summer of Love" in San Francisco. It also became an important year for psychedelic rock, with releases from The Beatles The summer of 1967 is "The Summer of Love" in San Francisco. It also became an important year for psychedelic rock, with releases from The Beatles The...
. 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 100Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
. It was also later released on the following albums:
- BookendsBookends-Charts:-Personnel:*Paul Simon - Vocals, Guitar, Producer*Art Garfunkel - Vocals, Producer*Hal Blaine - Drums, Percussion*Joe Osborn - Bass*Larry Knechtel - Piano, Keyboards*John Simon - Production Assistant...
(1968) - Old Friends (boxed set) (1997)
- The Best of Simon and GarfunkelThe Best of Simon and GarfunkelThe Best of Simon & Garfunkel is a 1999 greatest hits album by Simon & Garfunkel, released by Columbia Records, containing 20 tracks.- Track listing :# "The Sound of Silence" – 3:07# "Homeward Bound" – 2:29# "I Am a Rock" – 2:52...
(1999) - The Essential Simon and GarfunkelThe Essential Simon and GarfunkelThe Essential Simon & Garfunkel is the first double-disc best of compilation by Simon & Garfunkel.The album debuted on the Billboard 200 on November 1, 2003, at number 27. It spent 11 weeks on the chart...
(2003)
Chart performance
| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 23 |