"Can't Pretend" is the second single released by British singer-songwriter Tom Odell, from his debut studio album, Long Way Down (2013). The song was released in the United Kingdom as a digital download on 6 March 2013 and peaked at number 67 on the UK Singles Chart. It was used in the trailer "Desert" of the second season of The Newsroom, as well as The Blacklist episode "Milton Bobbit", Crisis épisode "Found" and The 100 episode "Earth Skills". Used on America's Got Talent

"Can't Pretend"
Single by Tom Odell
from the album Long Way Down
Released6 March 2013
Recorded2012
Genre
Length3:42
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Tom Odell
Tom Odell singles chronology
"Another Love"
(2012)
"Can't Pretend"
(2013)
"Hold Me"
(2013)

Live performances

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On 23 February 2013 he performed the song live on British chat show The Jonathan Ross Show.[1]

Track listing

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Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Can't Pretend"3:42

Charts

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Chart (2013) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[2] 2
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[3] 33
France (SNEP)[4] 200
Iceland (Tonlist)[5] 17
UK Singles (Official Charts)[6] 67

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Silver 200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 6 March 2013[8] Digital download Columbia

References

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  1. ^ Tom Odell – Can't Pretend (Live Jonathan Ross Show). YouTube
  2. ^ "Tom Odell – Can't Pretend" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  3. ^ "Tom Odell – Can't Pretend" (in French). Ultratip.
  4. ^ "Tom Odell – Can't Pretend" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Icelandic Singles Chart". Tonlist.is. Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Tom Odell > UK Charts". officialcharts.com.
  7. ^ "British single certifications – Tom Odell – Can't Pretend". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  8. ^ iTunes – Music – Can't Pretend – Single by Tom Odell