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

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“Would I Lie to You?”
“Would I Lie to You?” cover
Single by Charles and Eddie
from the album Duophonic
Released 1992
Format CD single
CD maxi
7" single
Genre Pop
Length 3:41
Label Capitol
Writer(s) Mike Leeson
Peter Vale
Producer Josh Deutsch

"Would I Lie to You?" is a popular song by Charles and Eddie.

Written by Mike Leeson and Peter Vale and produced by Josh Deutsch, "Would I Lie to You?", the debut single by the blue-eyed soul duo proved to be their biggest hit. It reached number one on the UK singles chart for two weeks in November 1992 and number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA.

[edit] Formats and 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)

[edit] Chart

Chart (1992-1993)[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 13
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales 24
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 6
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 15
U.S. Billboard Hot Singles Recurrents 1
Australian Singles Chart 3
Austrian Singles Chart 1
Dutch Singles Chart 4
French Singles Chart 2
German Singles Chart 1
Irish Singles Chart 2
Norwegian Singles Chart 3
Swedish Singles Chart 3
Swiss Singles Chart 2
UK Singles Chart 1
Preceded by
"End of the Road" by Boyz II Men
UK number one single
November 15, 1992 for 2 weeks
Succeeded by
"I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston
Preceded by
"More and More" by Captain Hollywood Project
German number one single
January 15, 1993
Preceded by
"Die da" by Die Fantastischen Vier
"I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston
Austrian number one single
January 17, 1993
February 14, 1993

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Would I Lie to You", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved March 28, 2008)
  2. ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved March 28, 2008)
  3. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved March 28, 2008)
  4. ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved March 28, 2008)
  5. ^ Billboard Billboard.com (Retrieved March 28, 2008)