"Just Pretend" is a song by American metalcore band Bad Omens for their third studio album, The Death of Peace of Mind (2022).
An official music video for the song was released on June 8, 2023, written by Sebastian and directed by Erik Rojas.
[4] The commercial success of "Just Pretend" earned the band their first certification award, being certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in 2023.
[5][6] Speaking to NME, frontman Noah Sebastian revealed that "Just Pretend" was written to be a parody of "butt rock" radio hits, initially comparing it to the likes of Shinedown and Godsmack.
So last night we just realized that a song that was written to poke fun at how easy it is to make radio rock is now No.