Song · Peking Duk & AlunaGeorge
“Fake Magic” by Peking Duk & AlunaGeorge
“Fake Magic” by Peking Duk & AlunaGeorge appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2017. Its best result is #12 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2017. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #103 alternative song of 2017.
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Peking Duk, the Australian electronic duo, brought in the English pair AlunaGeorge for "Fake Magic", released in June 2017 through Sony Music Australia between "Stranger" and "Let You Down". It's a glossy, strutting club record, and it went to number 34 on the ARIA chart. Billboard's Kat Bein filed it under hip house pop with a shadow of darkness to keep it interesting; Triple J heard a lush, funky throwback with a clipped, punchy vocal line from Aluna, and a floor-filler in the mould of the duo's biggest singles.
The song found an unlikely second life in 2022, when the band put its name on a non-alcoholic beer, Fake Magic Lager, made with Sobah Beverages, a First Nations-owned maker of alcohol-free drinks, for an ING Australia sustainability push.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2017 | 100 |
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