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Would I Lie to You? (Eurythmics song)

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| name = Would I Lie to You?

| cover = Eurythmics WILTY.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Eurythmics

| album = Be Yourself Tonight

| B-side = Here Comes That Sinking Feeling

| released = 'Misprinted as 9 April on source'.

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

| length = 4:22

| label = RCA

| writer =

| producer = David A. Stewart

| prev_title = Julia

| prev_year = 1985

| next_title = There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)

| next_year = 1985

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"'Would I Lie to You?'" is a song written and performed by the British pop duo Eurythmics. Released on 8 April 1985 as the lead single from the band's fourth studio album, 'Be Yourself Tonight' (1985), the song was the first by the duo to feature their change in musical direction from a predominantly synthpop style to rock and rhythm and blues. The song, and its accompanying album, featured a full backing band and relied less on electronic programming.

Lyrically, the song features Lennox confronting a cheating lover as she leaves him for good. This was conveyed in the music video for the single, in which actor Steven Bauer played the part of the boyfriend. The video was directed by Mary Lambert and was shown heavily on MTV. The front and back cover photos, and the inner cover art of the 'Be Yourself Tonight' album are screenshots from the music video.

'Cash Box' said that "hard rocking early Kinks guitar and a pounding Motown drum beat forms the background for Annie Lennoxs R&B lead vocal."

"Would I Lie to You?" is one of Eurythmics' most recognised tunes and continued the band's run of hit singles. In the UK, the song peaked at number 17, while it went to number five on the U.S. 'Billboard' Hot 100, becoming their third and last Top 10 hit in the U.S. Furthermore, it is the duo's biggest hit in Australia, where it topped the Kent Music Report for two weeks. In 1985 Kids Incorporated covered "Would I Lie to You" in the Season 2 episode "The Boy From Togo".[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Taj_2WtTWpQ&frags=pl%2Cwn Kids Incorporated - Would I Lie to You (1985) ] They covered the song again in 1987 in the Season 4 episode "The Boy Who Cried Gorilla".[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xGOcxUjRkw&frags=pl%2Cwn Kids Incorporated - Would I Lie to You (1987) ]

Composition



Stewart set out to make a song with a "killer R&B riff". He worked it out one morning while having breakfast with his acoustic guitar on his knee. At first, Annie Lennox was hesitant, as it didn't fit their sound.

Stewart said, "When we started putting it down the song had a lot of energy and inspired Annie to come up with the great lyric, 'Would I Lie To You" and a melody with very odd answering harmonies, 'Now, would I say something that wasn't true.' These harmonies are very unusual and Annie is a genius at working them out very quickly in her head. The song started to be a fusion between Stax type R&B and Eurythmics."

Track listings



'7-inch'

:A. "Would I Lie To You?" (7-inch version) 4:09

:B. "Here Comes That Sinking Feeling" (LP version)* 5:40

'12-inch'

:A1. "Would I Lie To You?" (E.T. mix) 4:59

:B1. "Would I Lie To You?" (extended version) 4:52

:B2. "Here Comes That Sinking Feeling" (LP version)* 5:40

* This version, although labelled as "LP version", is an alternate mix of the song released on the album 'Be Yourself Tonight'

Personnel



* Annie Lennox vocals

* David A. Stewart guitars, sequencers

* Olle Romo drums

* Nathan East bass guitar

* Benmont Tench organ

* Dave Plews trumpet

* Martin Dobson saxophones

Charts



Weekly charts



Year-end charts



References



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Category:1985 singles

Category:1985 songs

Category:Eurythmics songs

Category:Music videos directed by Mary Lambert

Category:Number-one singles in Australia

Category:RCA Records singles

Category:Songs written by David A. Stewart

Category:Songs written by Annie Lennox

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