Fake Magic

"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.

"Fake Magic"
Single by Peking Duk & AlunaGeorge
Released	2 June 2017
Length	2:45
Label	Sony Music Australia
Songwriter(s)	Sam Littlemore George Reid Aluna Francis Adam Hyde Reuben Styles LJL
Producer(s)	Peking Duk
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)

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

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

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fake Magic"	2:45

Charts

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

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6]	3× Platinum	210,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.