Would I Lie to You? (Charles & Eddie song)

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"Would I Lie to You?"
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Single by Charles & Eddie
from the album Duophonic
B-side Remix
Released August 4, 1992
Format CD single, CD maxi, 7" single
Genre R&B
Length 4:38 (Album Version)
3:41 (Radio Version)
Label Capitol
Writer(s) Mike Leeson
Peter Vale
Producer(s) Josh Deutsch

"Would I Lie to You?" is an R&B song by American duo Charles & Eddie. Written by Mick Leeson and Peter Vale and produced by Josh Deutsch, "Would I Lie to You?" was the debut single by the pop-soul duo, and it proved to be their biggest hit. A major international success, it reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in November 1992,[1] and was also number one in New Zealand, Germany and Austria. It was a top five hit in several other European countries while in Australia and Canada it went to number 3. The single became a Top 20 hit in the US, peaking at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and it enjoyed award-winning sales, earning a platinum record in the UK, a gold record in both Germany and Austria and silver record award in France.

The songwriters, Leeson and Vale, received the 1992 Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically.[2]

Track listings

CD single
  1. "Would I Lie to You?" (radio edit) – 3:41
  2. "Would I Lie to You?" (club mix house) – 5:04
CD maxi
  1. "Would I Lie to You?" (radio edit) – 3:41
  2. "Would I Lie to You?" (club mix house) – 5:04
  3. "Would I Lie to You?" (truth and soul mix) – 3:57
  4. "Would I Lie to You?" (funky way mix extended) – 5:01
7" single
  1. "Would I Lie to You?" (radio edit) – 3:41
  2. "Would I Lie to You?" (club mix house) – 5:04

Charts and sales

Chart successions

Preceded by UK number one single
November 21, 1992 – November 28, 1992 (2 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston (2 weeks)
New Zealand RIANZ number-one single
December 4, 1992 – December 11, 1992
Preceded by German number one single
January 15, 1993 (1-week)		 Succeeded by
"I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston
Preceded by Austrian number one single
January 17, 1993 (1-week)
February 14, 1993 (1-week)

References

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  2. ↑ Lister, David, Pop ballads bite back in lyrical fashion, The Independent, 28 May 1994
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "Would I Lie to You", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved March 28, 2008)
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  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved March 28, 2008)
  7. ↑ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved March 28, 2008)
  8. ↑ Italian Single Chart Hitparadeitalia.it
  9. ↑ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved March 28, 2008)
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved August 6, 2008)
  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  12. ↑ 1993 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved August 6, 2008)
  13. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  14. ↑ 1993 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved August 6, 2008)
  15. ↑ Austrian certifications ifpi.at (Retrieved August 6, 2008)
  16. ↑ French certifications See: "Les Ventes" => "Toutes les certifications depuis 1973" => "CHARLES & EDDY" Infodisc.fr (Retrieved August 6, 2008)
  17. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  18. ↑ UK certifications Bpi.co.uk (Retrieved August 6, 2008)

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