Spot a Fake

"Spot a Fake" is a song by American singer Ava Max. It was released on September 20, 2024, through Atlantic Records.^[3]

"Spot a Fake"
Single by Ava Max
Released	September 20, 2024 (2024-09-20)
Recorded	2024
Genre	Dance-pop[1] synth-pop[2]
Length	2:47
Label	Atlantic
Songwriters	Amanda Ava Koci Lauren Mandel Salem Ilese Davern Grand Boutin
Producers	Grant Boutin Pinkslip
Ava Max singles chronology
"My Oh My" (2024) "Spot a Fake" (2024) "Forever Young" (2024)
Lyric video
"Spot a Fake" on YouTube

Background and release

On July 2, 2024, Max posted a snippet of an early demo of "Spot a Fake" on her social media.^[4]

On September 13, she announced the single's release date along with a new snippet,^[5] followed by the reveal of the single's cover art, which pays homage to the 2012 film Moonrise Kingdom three days later.^[6][7] Max stated the song and video tell a "story of betrayal and broken girl code" that were "inspired by moments that shook her inner circle".^[8]

In a promotional teaser video, it depicts a friend raising a knife behind Max's back, which fans speculate represented her former collaborator Madison Love.^[9][10][11] It was released for digital download and streaming on September 20.^[12] It was written by Max, LØLØ, Salem Ilese, and its producer Grand Boutin.^[1]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Apple Music.^[13]

• Amanda Ava Koci – vocals, songwriting
• Grant Boutin – songwriting, production
• Lauren Mandel – songwriting
• Salem Ilese – songwriting
• Kyle Buckley - production
• Chris Gehringer – mastering
• Tom Norris – mixing engineer

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Spot a Fake" Chart (2024–2025) Peak position Belarus Airplay (TopHit)[14] 8 CIS Airplay (TopHit)[15] 4 Croatia International Airplay (Top lista)[16] 13 Estonia Airplay (TopHit)[17] 31 Finland Airplay (Suomen virallinen radiosoittolista)[18] 6 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[19] 3 Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit)[20] 1 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit)[21] 33 Moldova Airplay (TopHit)[15] 103 Netherlands (Tipparade)[22] 25 North Macedonia Airplay (Radiomonitor)[23] 7 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[24] 41 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[25] 1 Serbia Airplay (Radiomonitor)[26] 18 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[27] 10 South Korea BGM (Circle)[28] 29 Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[29] 2 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[30] 6 UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[31] 81 UK Singles Sales (OCC)[32] 84 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[33] 19

Monthly charts Monthly chart performance for "Spot a Fake" Chart (2024–2025) Peak position Belarus Airplay (TopHit)[34] 14 CIS Airplay (TopHit)[35] 5 Estonia Airplay (TopHit)[36] 39 Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit)[37] 3 Lithuania Airplay (TopHit)[38] 51 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[39] 1 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[40] 84 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[41] 10 Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Spot a Fake" Chart (2024) Position Belarus Airplay (TopHit)[42] 132 CIS Airplay (TopHit)[43] 67 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[44] 61

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Spot a Fake"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Various	September 20, 2024	Digital download streaming	Atlantic	[12]
Italy		Radio airplay	Warner	[45]