Pretending

"Pretending" is a song performed by SOPHIE. It serves as the seventh track from Sophie's debut album, OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES.

Background
“Pretending” was the only track on  Oil Of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides  that hadn’t been performed at SOPHIE’s live debuts in LA, New York, and London. It is notably the only track whose full version was unheard by fans prior to the album’s release, since only a snippet was played at her set at Form. While another track was initially thought to be “Pretending,” it turned out to actually be the latter half of Whole New World / Pretend World.

In an interview for Jezebel, SOPHIE said: ''“Pretending” was made from a song I wrote called “Pretending,” which was a full song with lyrics and vocals and everything. And then I just thought it was a bit too literal. When I really manipulated it and extended it, I felt it kept the sentiment of the song without being so literal. I suppose that’s what I try to do, generally speaking.''

It is theorised that Pretending I Give In (Let Go) features even more of the vocals from the original song, but pitched and filtered beyond recognition. Given this, it is possible that the vocalists for the original track is both SOPHIE herself and Cecile Believe. Additionally, it's theorised that the end of Whole New World / Pretend World interpolates vocals from the original track, too.

Lyrics
I was just pretending Pretending, pretending, yeah, pretending I was just pretending Pretending, pretending, yeah, pretending

Trivia

 * This track was created through the use of the effect PaulStretch, which SOPHIE would continue to use during the Oil Of Every Pearl's Un-Insides era, on Whole New World / Pretend World, Infatuation (The Abyss) and Infatuation (The Trenches).
 * This song's title contains a semantic link with Whole New World / Pretend World.
 * If you speed up Pretending, you can make out decipherable lyrics. undefined

Remixes

 * Pretending I Give In (Let Go)
 * Pretending (Glasshouse)