Pretender (Official Hige Dandism song)

"Pretender"
Single by Official Hige Dandism
from the album Traveler
LanguageJapanese
B-side"Amazing"
ReleasedMay 15, 2019 (2019-05-15)
Recorded2019
GenreJ-pop
LabelPony Canyon
Songwriter(s)Satoshi Fujihara
Official Hige Dandism singles chronology
"Stand by You"
(2018)
"Pretender"
(2019)
"Shukumei"
(2019)
Audio sample
Music video
"Pretender" on YouTube
"Pretender" (Acoustic ver.) on YouTube

"Pretender" is a song recorded by Japanese band Official Hige Dandism, released on May 15, 2019, through Pony Canyon in physical single format to serve as the theme song of the 2019 film The Confidence Man JP. Upon release, it was a commercial success, and spent seven weeks at number one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and thirty-four weeks at number one on the streaming chart, breaking the record held by "Marigold".[1][2]

  1. ^ "Powered by Streaming: Official HIGE DANdism's Rise on Japan Chart Explained". Billboard. October 17, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "【ビルボード】Official髭男dism「Pretender」がストリーミング34連覇". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). January 15, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2021.