"Lie"
Single by Lukas Graham
from the album 4 (The Pink Album)
Released27 September 2019
Length2:59
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Lukas Graham singles chronology
"Not a Damn Thing Changed"
(2018) 		"Lie"
(2019) 		"Here (For Christmas)"
(2019)

"Lie" is a song by Danish pop and soul band Lukas Graham. It was released on 27 September 2019 by Copenhagen Records and Then We Take the World. The song peaked at number two on the Danish Singles Chart.[1][2] The song was written by David LaBrel, George Tizzard, Jaramye Daniels, Lukas Forchhammer, Rick Parkhouse and Stefan Forrest.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Lie" was first released on YouTube on 27 September 2019.[3] In the video, two young actors portray an on-and-off-again couple. The boy watches as his ex-girlfriend moves on with a different guy, pining for the days when they were happy. Memories of fights and makeouts feature during the video in between scenes of their current reality. By the end of the video, they are back together.[4]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Lie"2:59

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Denmark (Tracklisten)[5] 2
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[6] 22
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 8
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[8] 31

Year-end charts

Chart (2019) Position
Denmark (Tracklisten)[9] 74
Chart (2020) Position
Denmark (Tracklisten)[10] 78

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[11] 2× Platinum 180,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Denmark 27 September 2019[12] Digital download

References

  1. ^ "Lukas Graham Gets Personal on New Single 'Lie': Watch the Video". Billboard. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Lukas Graham Drops New 'Lie' Single and Music Video -- and It's All Inspired by Real-Life Events! (Exclusive)". Yahoo! Entertainment. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Lukas Graham - Lie [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]". YouTube. Archived from the original on 3 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Lukas Graham Narrates Tumultuous Teenage Love Affair for 'Lie' Video". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 1 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Lukas Graham – Lie". Tracklisten. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  6. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 7 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 40". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Lukas Graham Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Track Top-100 2019" (in Danish). Hitlisten. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Track Top-100 2020". Hitlisten. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Danish single certifications – Lukas Graham – Lie". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Lie - Single by Lukas Graham". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
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