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Pretending (HIM song)

"Pretending" is a song by Finnish band HIM, released in 2001 as the fifth track from their album Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights.

In 2006, "Pretending" (acoustic version) was released as a double-single along with "In Joy and Sorrow" (string version) on the album Uneasy Listening Vol. 1. "In Joy and Sorrow" (string version) is the fifth track on Uneasy Listening Vol. 1 while "Pretending" (acoustic version) was an exclusive sixteenth track only available by buying the album from Best Buy. "In Joy and Sorrow"/"Pretending" reached #1 in Finland.

Tracklisting

International release and German and Finnish maxi-single release

  • "Pretending"
  • "Pretending" (Alternative mix)
  • "Pretending" (The Cosmic Pope Jam version)
  • "Please Don't Let It Go" (Acoustic version)*
  • "Lose You Tonight" (Caravan version)*
  • · * - Only on the Limited Edition
  • Alternative release
    • "Lose You Tonight" (Caravan version)
    • "Please Don't Let It Go" (Acoustic version)
    • "Pretending" (Acoustic version)
    • "Pretending" (Cosmic Pope Jam version)

    "In Joy and Sorrow"/"Pretending" double single

    • "In Joy and Sorrow" (String version)
    • "Pretending" (Acoustic version)
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    "Pretending"

     

    Single by HIM

    from the album Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights

    Released

    September 2001

    Format

    CD single

    Recorded

    2001

    Genre

    Alternative rock

    Length

    3:54

    Producer

    HIM

    HIM singles chronology

    "Gone With the Sin"
    (2001)

    "Pretending"
    (2001)

    "In Joy and Sorrow"
    (2001)

    Alternate covers

    "In Joy and Sorrow"/"Pretending" cover