Bastille’s New Album Wild World Reviewed & Ranked

Track 12: “Fake It”, 4:04

Fans have lost their minds for “Fake It”, and for good reason.

This song, like many others, has a section in it that is a voice-over sample. I was curious where it came from, so I Googled the words, “And I don’t think that’s a selfish want, I really don’t. I’m not saying I have this capacity because it’s hard to develop that capacity on your own, when you’re being stopped at every turn.”

The sample is from a 1971 documentary short film series titled, “Social Seminar: Changing” and is described as, “This short film demonstrates the quality of life as its impact is felt by a young family trying to reorient themselves in a society of conflicting standards and values.”

"“Show me joy, flower through disarray Let’s destroy, each mistake that we made Then restore the color back to the grey There’s no pride in sharing scars to prove it”"

Every once in a while there is a song that captures me so tightly that I have to listen to it over and over and over. “Fake It” is that song on this album. In fact, there are a few, but this one gives me feels like none other.

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