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Fake Magic

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"Fake Magic"
Single by Peking Duk & AlunaGeorge
Released2 June 2017
Length2:45
LabelSony Music Australia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Peking Duk singles chronology
"Stranger"
(2016)
"Fake Magic"
(2017)
"Let You Down"
(2017)
AlunaGeorge singles chronology
"Not Above Love"
(2017)
"Fake Magic"
(2017)
"Last Kiss"
(2017)

"Fake Magic" is a song by Australian electronic music duo Peking Duk featuring English musical duo AlunaGeorge. The song was released in June 2017,[1] and peaked at number 34 on the Australian ARIA Charts.

In 2022, the band created a non-alcoholic beer named ‘Fake Magic Lager’ after the track. The lager was created in collaboration with First Nations owned non-alcoholic drinks company Sobah Beverages, as part of a sustainability initiative for ING Australia.[2]

Reception

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Kat Bein from Billboard described "Fake Magic" as "hip house pop with a tinge of darkness to keep things interesting."[3]

Triple J dubbed the song "a lush, funky throwback jam with a tasty, punctuated vocal line from Aluna. Like most of the mega-singles in their back catalogue, 'Fake Magic' is a strut-ready d-floor banger."[4]

Track listing

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Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Fake Magic"2:45

Charts

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Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 34

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6] 3× Platinum 210,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Fake Magic (feat. AlunaGeorge) – Single by Peking Duk". iTunes Store (AUS). Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  2. ^ Curran, Libby. "Electro Duo Peking Duk Just Launched Their Own Non-Alcoholic Beer with the Minds at Sobah". Concrete Playground. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Peking Duk & AlunaGeorge Get Down in a Dive Bar With 'Fake Magic': Premiere". Billboard. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  4. ^ "First Listen: Peking Duk and AlunaGeorge make 'Fake Magic' together". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Peking Duk & AlunaGeorge – Fake Magic". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  6. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.