Fake Love
Fake Love was the lead single from More Life, premiered on Drake's 30th-birthday OVO Sound Radio episode and released for download October 29, 2016 — nearly five months before the playlist itself. It was co-written by Drake with Starrah and produced by Vinylz and Frank Dukes, over an R&B beat reported to interpolate the O'Jays' 'Back Stabbers.' It is widely read as Drake's anthem against insincere supporters and fair-weather friends whose loyalty is performance, a career-long theme compressed into a chant-ready hook. It debuted strong and became one of More Life's biggest commercial successes: No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 1 on US Rhythmic and UK Hip Hop/R&B, and eventually 6x Platinum in the U.S. The phrase 'fake love' became widely repeated cultural shorthand for insincere support.
Sources & verification
Citations below were matched specifically to "Fake Love" and More Life. Drake Universe catalogs songs by album placement, verified collaborators, producers, samples, and themes, and avoids unsupported lyric-level claims.
- Rolling Stone: The Rolling Stone Interview — Drake (2018)Rolling Stone · 2018-02-19 — Rolling Stone interview anchoring the More Life / God's Plan period.
- Pitchfork: Drake Announces Boy Meets World TourPitchfork · 2016-09-19 — Announcement and routing details for the 2017 More Life-era Boy Meets World international arena run.
- Wikipedia: More LifeWikipedia · 2026-05-18 — Primary reference for More Life per-track production credits, songwriters, sample credits (liner-notes-adapted), playlist concept, release context, critical reception (Metacritic 79), and commercial/streaming performance.
- Wikipedia: Fake Love (Drake song)Wikipedia · 2026-05-18 — Source for Fake Love production (Vinylz, Frank Dukes), Starrah co-write, October 2016 lead-single release, 'Back Stabbers' interpolation, Hot 100 No. 8 peak, and 6x Platinum RIAA certification.
