Lies (McFly song)
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| Single by McFly | ||||
| from the album Radio:Active | ||||
| Released | 15 September 2008 | |||
| Format | CD single, Digital download | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Pop punk | |||
| Length | 3:49 | |||
| Label | Super, EMI | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Dougie Poynter | |||
| Producer(s) | Jason Perry | |||
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"Lies" is the fifteenth single from British pop rock band, McFly, released on 15 September 2008. "Lies" did not feature on the promotional 10-track copy of the album Radio:Active which was given away in The Mail on Sunday in July 2008, however it features as one of the four additional tracks on the retail edition of the album, which was released on 22 September 2008. The lead vocals for the song are split between band members Danny Jones and Tom Fletcher, with vocal contributions from bassist Dougie Poynter.
"Lyrically, Lies is definitely the darkest song we've ever written," says Tom Fletcher, who shares vocals on the track with Danny Jones. "It's about a real bitch of a girl who is out for herself and doesn't care who she uses to get what she wants. We did have a girl in mind when we wrote it, but really it's an amalgam of several girls we have met along the way. We hope she burns in hell at the end. A real good time tune then!" On 17 September 2008 the song was added to BBC Radio 1's A-List and BBC Radio 2's A-List.
"Lies" debuted at number No. 4, it sold 26,071 on the UK Singles Chart in its first week on sale. "Lies" has received a Platinum sales status certification for sales of over 170,000 copies in the Brazil. "Lies" also features on the compilation CD Now That's What I Call Music! 71 and The song appears on the international soundtrack to the Brazilian telenovela Caminho das Índias.
The full music video is just over 6 minutes long, and received its premiere on Channel 4's teen strand, T4 on 23 August 2008, and Brazil its premiere on MTV Brasil on 7 October 2008. The video, directed by the duo Chris Hopewell and Ben Foley.
The music video takes place in an apocalyptic world where water is scarce and therefore a source of power.
The opening monologue of the video.
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