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"'''Fake Smile'''" (stylized in all lowercase) is the fifth track from [[Ariana Grande]]'s fifth studio album, ''[[Thank U, Next]]''.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs9JnSEAUUl/ Post by Sweetener on Instagram]</ref> It was released on February 8, 2019 through [[Republic Records]].
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"'''Fake Smile'''" (stylized in all lowercase) is the fifth track from [[Ariana Grande]]'s fifth studio album, ''[[Thank U, Next]]''.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs9JnSEAUUl/ Post by Sweetener on Instagram]</ref> It released on February 8, 2019, through [[Republic Records]].
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Lyrically, the song is about the attack on her concert in Manchester and the death of ex-boyfriend Mac Miller, and the emotional toll that these events inflicted upon her.<ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-xl/northamerica/life-arts/ariana-grande-i%E2%80%99ve-been-through-hell/ar-BBOgB5e Ariana Grande: I’ve been through hell]</ref>
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A live version of the song is featured on ''[[K Bye For Now (SWT Live)]]'', which was released on December 23, 2019.
   
 
== Background ==
  
== Background ==
 
Grande confirmed the song via Twitter on December 13, 2018.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/1073280494844997632 ''Twitter'' - Ariana Grande - yes]</ref>
  
Grande confirmed the song via Twitter on December 13, 2018.<ref>[https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/1073280494844997632 ''Twitter'' - Ariana Grande - yes]</ref>
   
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The song contains a sample from Wendy Rene’s 1964 song “After Laughter (Come Tears)."<ref>https://twitter.com/spillaristea/status/1084387217580142592</ref> The sampled part was teased by Ariana via Instagram on January 25, 2019.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/BtDQNGPA4T-/</ref>
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The song contains a sample from [[wikipedia:Wendy Rene|Wendy Rene]]’s 1964 song "After Laughter (Comes Tears)."<ref>[https://twitter.com/spillaristea/status/1084387217580142592 Ariana's new registered songs]</ref> The sampled part was teased by Ariana via Instagram on January 25, 2019.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BtDQNGPA4T-/ "Fake Smile" intro – Snippet]</ref>
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== Chart performance ==
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On the week ending February 23, 2019, the song debuted at 26 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8498842/ariana-grande-most-simultaneous-top-40-hot-100-hits Ariana Grande Breaks Record For Most Simultaneous Top 40 Billboard Hot 100 Hits by a Female Artist]</ref> In the following week, the song dropped to 57, being its last week on the chart.
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== Live performances ==
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The song was a regular part of the setlist of Grande's [[Sweetener World Tour]], which began on March 18, 2019.
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Ariana Grande - Fake Smile (Sweetener World Tour, Vancouver)
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== Lyrics ==
  
== Lyrics ==
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''After laughter comes tears''
  
''After laughter comes tears''
   
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'''[Verse 1]'''
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'''[Verse 1: Ariana Grande]'''
 
Another night, another party, sayin' hi to everybody
  
Another night, another party, sayin' hi to everybody
 
I'm sorry, I start to leave, I gotta leave now
  
I'm sorry, I start to leave, I gotta leave now
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If I'm being honest, I done been through way too much
  
If I'm being honest, I done been through way too much
   
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'''[Pre-Chorus]'''
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'''[Pre-Chorus: Ariana Grande]'''
 
I can't fake another smile
  
I can't fake another smile
 
I can't fake like I'm alright
  
I can't fake like I'm alright
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Ooh, ah (Ooh, ah)
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Wooo, ah (Woo, ah)
 
And I won't say I'm feeling fine
  
And I won't say I'm feeling fine
 
After what I been through, I can't lie
  
After what I been through, I can't lie
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Ooh, ah (Ooh, ah)
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Wooo, ah (Wooo, ah)
   
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'''[Chorus]'''
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'''[Chorus: Ariana Grande]'''
 
Fuck a fake smile, smile
  
Fuck a fake smile, smile
 
Fuck a fake smile, fake smile
  
Fuck a fake smile, fake smile
   
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'''[Verse 2]'''
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'''[Verse 2: Ariana Grande]'''
 
I read the things they write about me
  
I read the things they write about me
 
Hear what they're sayin' on the TV, it's crazy
  
Hear what they're sayin' on the TV, it's crazy
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If I'm being honest, I done been through way too much
  
If I'm being honest, I done been through way too much
   
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'''[Pre-Chorus]'''
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'''[Pre-Chorus: Ariana Grande]'''
 
I can't fake another smile
  
I can't fake another smile
 
I can't fake like I'm alright
  
I can't fake like I'm alright
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Ooh, ah (Ooh, ah)
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Wooo, ah (Wooo, ah)
 
And I won't say I'm feeling fine
  
And I won't say I'm feeling fine
 
After what I been through, I can't lie
  
After what I been through, I can't lie
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Ooh, ah (Ooh, ah)
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Wooo, ah (Wooo, ah)
   
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'''[Chorus]'''
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'''[Chorus: Ariana Grande]'''
 
Fuck a fake smile, smile
  
Fuck a fake smile, smile
 
Fuck a fake smile, fake smile
  
Fuck a fake smile, fake smile
   
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'''[Bridge]'''
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'''[Bridge: Ariana Grande]'''
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If I'm hard, I ain't gon' lie about it
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If I'm hurt, I ain't gon' lie about it
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Arms crossed with the attitude, lips bitin'
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Arms crossed with the attitude, lips pouted
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If I'm hard, I ain't gon' lie about it
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If I'm mad, I ain't gon' lie about it
 
Neck roll with the attitude, yeah
  
Neck roll with the attitude, yeah
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If I'm hard, I ain't gon' lie about it
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If I'm hurt, I ain't gon' lie about it
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Arms crossed with the attitude, lips bitin'
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Arms crossed with the attitude, lips pouted
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If I'm hard, I ain't gon' lie about it
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If I'm mad, I ain't gon' lie about it
 
Neck roll with the attitude, yeah
  
Neck roll with the attitude, yeah
   
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'''[Pre-Chorus]'''
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'''[Pre-Chorus: Ariana Grande]'''
 
I can't fake another smile (And I can't fake)
  
I can't fake another smile (And I can't fake)
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I can't fake like I'm alright (No smile)
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I can't fake like I'm alright (Another smile)
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Ooh, ah (Ooh, ah) (Ooh)
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Wooo (Wooo), ah (Wooo, ah) (Wooo)
 
And I won't say I'm feeling fine (I'm feeling fine)
  
And I won't say I'm feeling fine (I'm feeling fine)
 
After what I been through, I can't lie
  
After what I been through, I can't lie
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Ooh, ah (Ooh, ah)
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Wooo (Wooo), ah (Wooo, ah) (Wooo)
   
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'''[Chorus]'''
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'''[Chorus: Ariana Grande]'''
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Fuck a fake smile, smile
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Fuck a fake smile, smile (Fuck a fake smile, smile)
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Fuck a fake smile, fake smile (Yeah)
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Fuck a fake smile (Fuck a fake smile), fake smile (smile) (Yeah)
 
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Revision as of 13:49, 24 June 2020

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Ariana Grande - fake smile (Audio)

"Fake Smile" (stylized in all lowercase) is the fifth track from Ariana Grande's fifth studio album, Thank U, Next.[2] It released on February 8, 2019, through Republic Records.

Lyrically, the song is about the attack on her concert in Manchester and the death of ex-boyfriend Mac Miller, and the emotional toll that these events inflicted upon her.[3]

A live version of the song is featured on K Bye For Now (SWT Live), which was released on December 23, 2019.

Background

Grande confirmed the song via Twitter on December 13, 2018.[4]

The song contains a sample from Wendy Rene’s 1964 song "After Laughter (Comes Tears)."[5] The sampled part was teased by Ariana via Instagram on January 25, 2019.[6]

Chart performance

On the week ending February 23, 2019, the song debuted at 26 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[7] In the following week, the song dropped to 57, being its last week on the chart.

Live performances

The song was a regular part of the setlist of Grande's Sweetener World Tour, which began on March 18, 2019.

Lyrics

[Intro: Wendy Rene]
After laughter comes tears
After laughter comes tears

[Verse 1: Ariana Grande]
Another night, another party, sayin' hi to everybody
I'm sorry, I start to leave, I gotta leave now
Got somewhere I gotta be now, I'm starving
Can somebody walk me to my car?
If I go alone, I'm not gon' make it very far
I'm happy for the love and all of the above
If I'm being honest, I done been through way too much

[Pre-Chorus: Ariana Grande]
I can't fake another smile
I can't fake like I'm alright
Wooo, ah (Woo, ah)
And I won't say I'm feeling fine
After what I been through, I can't lie
Wooo, ah (Wooo, ah)

[Chorus: Ariana Grande]
Fuck a fake smile, smile
Fuck a fake smile, fake smile

[Verse 2: Ariana Grande]
I read the things they write about me
Hear what they're sayin' on the TV, it's crazy
It's gettin' hard for them to shock me
But every now and then, it's shocking, don't blame me
I know it's the life that I chose
But baby, I'm grateful, I want you to know
I'm happy for the love and all of the above
If I'm being honest, I done been through way too much

[Pre-Chorus: Ariana Grande]
I can't fake another smile
I can't fake like I'm alright
Wooo, ah (Wooo, ah)
And I won't say I'm feeling fine
After what I been through, I can't lie
Wooo, ah (Wooo, ah)

[Chorus: Ariana Grande]
Fuck a fake smile, smile
Fuck a fake smile, fake smile

[Bridge: Ariana Grande]
If I'm hurt, I ain't gon' lie about it
Arms crossed with the attitude, lips pouted
If I'm mad, I ain't gon' lie about it
Neck roll with the attitude, yeah
If I'm hurt, I ain't gon' lie about it
Arms crossed with the attitude, lips pouted
If I'm mad, I ain't gon' lie about it
Neck roll with the attitude, yeah

[Pre-Chorus: Ariana Grande]
I can't fake another smile (And I can't fake)
I can't fake like I'm alright (Another smile)
Wooo (Wooo), ah (Wooo, ah) (Wooo)
And I won't say I'm feeling fine (I'm feeling fine)
After what I been through, I can't lie
Wooo (Wooo), ah (Wooo, ah) (Wooo)

[Chorus: Ariana Grande]
Fuck a fake smile, smile (Fuck a fake smile, smile)
Fuck a fake smile (Fuck a fake smile), fake smile (smile) (Yeah)

References

Thank U, Next
February 8, 2019 • 41:04 • Republic Records
Songs
Released 7 Rings • Bad Idea • Bloodline • Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored • Fake Smile • Ghostin • Imagine • In My Head • Make Up • Monopoly • NASA • Needy • Thank U, Next
Unreleased Brittle • Close Friends • Confused • Could Be Us • Dr Nick • Don't Waste My Time • Hell Yea • Indica • In The Moment • Italliano • Juice • La La Lie • Like That • Made Of These • My Hair • Not Ok • Remember • Something Different • Still On Ur Mind • Tommy P • What Would You
Artists
Ariana Grande • Victoria Monét • 2 Chainz
Tour
Sweetener World Tour
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