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"The Pretender" is a song by American rock band Foo Fighters. It was the first single from the group's 2007 album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace.It is one of Foo Fighters' most successful songs; peaking at number 37 on the US Billboard Hot 100 (making it their third top-40 single), only "Learn to Fly" and "Best of You" beat its position on the Billboard Hot 100.
The video of "Pretender" was released on April 16, 2019, and directed by Takuto Shimpo. It was filmed in Taipei, showing the band performing with the night view of Taipei as the background, while theatrical scenes of local Taiwanese models and actors are inter-cut in between. [5]
Aoki then added additional production to the song, and contacted Lil Yachty, who wrote a new second verse for the track. [2] The song was teased on social media on April 23 and officially released on May 18, 2018. [3] On July 13, 2018, several remixes of "Pretender" were released. Remixes were provided by Matoma, Blanke, Max Styler, and Aoki. [4]
"The life of an idiot, perhaps. But certainly not a happy one," writes Carlin. [10]Ultimate Classic Rock critic Michael Gallucci rated it as Browne's 4th greatest song, calling it "a nearly six-minute breakdown of one man's occasionally harsh, and almost always dishonest, survival instincts" as "'60s idealism had finally given way to mid-'70s cynicism."
Individual songs are usually priced at either US$1.99/€1.49/£0.99, or US$1.00/€0.75/£0.59, with a few exceptions priced at £1.19 or £1.49/€1.99; [16] all are available for download through PlayStation Network, Xbox Live and the Wii's online service unless otherwise noted on the list below.
"Everlong" is widely regarded as one of Foo Fighters' best songs. In 2020, Kerrang ranked the song number one on their list of the 20 greatest Foo Fighters songs, [13] and in 2021, American Songwriter ranked the song number two on their list of the 10 greatest Foo Fighters songs.
"Pretender", a song by Steve Aoki, Lil Yachty, and AJR from Neon Future III, 2018 "Pretender (acoustic)", acoustic version by AJR from The Click (Deluxe) Other uses
The Pretender was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1978, but did not win.. Record World said that "Browne's tender concerns are as insightfully expressed as has become the norm, Jon Landau's production adding a subtle broadening of the rock base" and said that "'The Fuse,' 'The Pretender,' 'Sleep's Dark and Silent Gate' and 'The Only Child' are particularly moving and beautifully arranged."