Pretending (HIM song)

"Pretending"
Single by HIM
from the album Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights
Released	July 2001
Recorded	2001
Length	3:54
Songwriter(s)	Ville Valo
Producer(s)	HIM
HIM singles chronology
"Gone With the Sin" (2001) "Pretending" (2001) "In Joy and Sorrow" (2001)

"Pretending" is a song by the Finnish band HIM, released in 2001 as the fifth track from their album Deep Shadows and Brilliant Highlights. It sold 7,641 copies in Finland.^[1]

In 2006, an acoustic version of "Pretending" was released as a double-A-side single along with the string version of "In Joy and Sorrow" on the album Uneasy Listening Vol. 1. The orchestral "In Joy and Sorrow" is the fifth track on the compilation, while the acoustic "Pretending" was an exclusive sixteenth track only available by buying the album from Best Buy. "In Joy and Sorrow"/"Pretending" reached No. 1 in Finland.^[2]

The first track on the international release is a shorter version than the official album version. The original version is 3:55 while the single version is 3:44.

International release and German and Finnish maxi-single release

1. "Pretending"
2. "Pretending" (alternative mix)
3. "Pretending" (The Cosmic Pope Jam version)
4. "Please Don't Let It Go" (acoustic version) *
5. "Lose You Tonight" (Caravan version) *

* – Only on the limited edition

Alternative release

1. "Lose You Tonight" (Caravan version)
2. "Please Don't Let It Go" (acoustic version)
3. "Pretending" (acoustic version)
4. "Pretending" (Cosmic Pope Jam version)

1. "In Joy and Sorrow" (string version)
2. "Pretending" (acoustic version)