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

"Would I Lie to You?"
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

Peak positions

Chart (1992/93) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[3] 3
Austrian Singles Chart[3] 1
Canadian RPM Top 100[4] 3
Dutch Top 40[5] 2
French SNEP Singles Chart[3] 2
German Singles Chart[6] 1
Irish Singles Chart[7] 2
Italian Singles Chart[8] 9
New Zealand Singles Chart[3] 1
Norwegian Singles Chart[3] 3
Swedish Singles Chart[3] 3
Swiss Singles Chart[3] 2
UK Singles Chart[9] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[10] 13
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[10] 15
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales[10] 59
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40[10] 27
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[10] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (1992) Position
Dutch Top 40[5] 98
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[11] 90
Chart (1993) Position
Austrian Singles Chart[12] 6
Dutch Top 40[13] 41
Swiss Singles Chart[14] 23

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
Austria[15] Gold January 10, 1994 15,000
France[16] Silver 1993 125,000
Germany[17] Gold 1993 250,000
UK[18] Platinum January 1, 1993 600,000

Chart successions

Preceded by
"End of the Road" by Boyz II Men		 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
"More and More" by Captain Hollywood Project		 German number one single
January 15, 1993 (1-week) 		Succeeded by
"I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston
Preceded by
"Die da" by Die Fantastischen Vier
"I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston		 Austrian number one single
January 17, 1993 (1-week)
February 14, 1993 (1-week)

References

  1. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 547. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  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)
  4. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Single top 100 over 1992" (PDF) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
  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. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 – 1992". Retrieved 2010-07-30.
  12. ↑ 1993 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved August 6, 2008)
  13. ↑ "Single top 100 over 1993" (PDF) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
  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. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Would+I+Lie+to+You%3F')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved August 6, 2008.
  18. ↑ UK certifications Bpi.co.uk (Retrieved August 6, 2008)