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"Best Fake Smile"
Single by James Bay
from the album Chaos and the Calm
Released2 March 2016
Recorded2013–14 in Nashville, Tennessee
Genre
Length3:26
Label Republic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Jacquire King
James Bay singles chronology
" If You Ever Want to Be in Love"
(2015)
"Best Fake Smile"
(2016)
" Running"
(2016)
Music video
"Best Fake Smile" on YouTube

"Best Fake Smile" is a song by English singer-songwriter James Bay. It was released in the United Kingdom on 2 March 2016 through Republic Records as the fifth single from his debut studio album Chaos and the Calm (2014).

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Best Fake Smile" was first released onto YouTube on 3 March 2016 at a total length of three minutes and fifty-seven seconds. [1]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Best Fake Smile"
3:26

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014–16) Peak
position
Belgium ( Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [2] 4
Hungary ( Rádiós Top 40) [3] 13
Ireland ( IRMA) [4] 87
Latvia (Latvijas Top 40) [5] 40
UK Singles ( OCC) [6] 54
Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40) [7] 33

Year-end charts

Chart (2016) Position
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) [8] 36

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom ( BPI) [9] Gold 400,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 2 March 2016 Digital download Republic

References

  1. ^ "James Bay - Best Fake Smile". YouTube.
  2. ^ " James Bay – Best Fake Smile" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  3. ^ " Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  4. ^ " Chart Track: Week 16, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Latvijas Top 40". Latvijas Radio. July 10, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  6. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  7. ^ " Nederlandse Top 40 – week 16, 2016" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2016". Mahasz. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  9. ^ "British single certifications – James Bay – Best Fake Smile". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 20, 2021.