"Lie to Me"
Single by 5 Seconds of Summer featuring Julia Michaels
from the album Youngblood
Released21 December 2018
Length2:29
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Andrew Watt
5 Seconds of Summer singles chronology
"Killer Queen"
(2018) 		"Lie to Me"
(2018) 		"Who Do You Love"
(2019)
Julia Michaels singles chronology
"There’s No Way"
(2018) 		"Lie to Me"
(2018) 		"Anxiety"
(2019)
Music video
"Lie to Me" on YouTube

"Lie to Me" is a song by Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer. It is the third track on the band's third studio album Youngblood, released on 15 June 2018. The song was re-recorded featuring additional vocals by American singer-songwriter Julia Michaels, who also co-wrote the song and was released on 21 December 2018 as the album's fourth and final single.

An acoustic version was released on 1 February 2019.

Reception

Brooke Bajgrowicz of Billboard said "The new version of 'Lie to Me' has Julia Michaels' soft vocals changing up the narrative. While the original lyrics have the guys broken over a love not lining up, the words in the latest rendition readjust to explore both sides of the relationship."[2]

Daniel Kreps of Rolling Stone described the acoustic version as "a slowed-down, piano-led take" and described the accompanying music video as picturesque.[3]

Music video

On 25 April 2018 the band send out a tweet that simply said "Lie To Me video." which lead a lot of fans to believe that a music video for the song would soon be released.[4] However, the video wasn't released until 19 January 2019.[5]

The video was directed by Brendan Vaughan and depicts lead singer Luke Hemmings singing the song while sitting in and on a car in the middle of a racetrack. The other band members are seen sitting on the bleachers, watching as two other cars circle, and eventually crash into, the car Hemmings is sitting in. The video ends with shots of the band performing the song together and the car exploding.

Drummer Ashton Irwin explained the symbolism of the video, saying "The lie to me Video represents to me when someone closest to you is in a toxic situation, and they take an emotional beating over and over. With no attempt to escape. It’s absolutely heartbreaking. All you can do is watch."[6]

Track listings

Digital download (duet version) [1]
No.TitleLength
1."Lie to Me" (featuring Julia Michaels)2:29
Digital download (acoustic version) [7]
No.TitleLength
1."Lie to Me" (acoustic)2:35

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018-19) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 38
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[9] 23
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 42
Lithuania (AGATA)[11] 33
Malaysia (RIM)[12] 16
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tiparade)[13] 14
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[14] 6
Portugal (AFP)[15] 87
Romania (Airplay 100)[16] 69
Singapore (RIAS)[17] 20
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[18] 75
UK Singles (OCC)[19] 99

Year-end charts

Chart (2019) Position
Australian Artist (ARIA)[20] 30
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[21] 75

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[22] 2× Platinum 140,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[23] Platinum 40,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[24] Gold 40,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[25] Gold 10,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[26] Gold 5,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[27] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
Various 15 June 2018
Album Capitol
21 December 2018 Capitol [1]
Italy 1 February 2019 Contemporary hit radio Duet version Universal [28]
Various
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Acoustic Single Capitol [7]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Lie to Me (featuring Julia Michaels) - Single". iTunes Store. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  2. ^ "5 Seconds Of Summer Debut 'Lie To Me' Remix With Julia Michaels: Listen". Billboard. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  3. ^ Kreps, Daniel (1 February 2019). "See 5 Seconds of Summer's Picturesque Video for Acoustic "Lie to Me"". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  4. ^ Summer, 5 Seconds of (24 April 2018). "Lie To Me video". @5SOS. Retrieved 21 March 2020.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "5 Seconds Of Summer - Lie To Me (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  6. ^ "5SOS Release Their Anxiety-Inducing Music Video for "Lie To Me"". Soundigest. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Lie to Me (acoustic) - Single". iTunes Store. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  8. ^ "5 Seconds Of Summer – Lie To Me". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  10. ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  12. ^ "Top 20 Most Streamed International & Domestic Singles In Malaysia" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  13. ^ "Tiparade Week 9". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  14. ^ "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  15. ^ "5 Seconds Of Summer – Lie To Me". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  16. ^ "Airplay 100 – 31 martie 2019" (in Romanian). Kiss FM. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  17. ^ "Singapore Top 30 Digital Streaming Chart Week 7" (PDF). Recording Industry Association (Singapore). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2019.
  18. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201906 into search. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  19. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  20. ^ "ARIA Australian Artist End of Year Singles Chart 2019". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  21. ^ "Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2019". Mahasz. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  22. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  23. ^ "Brazilian single certifications – 5 Seconds of Summer – Lie to Me" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  24. ^ "Canadian single certifications – 5 Seconds of Summer – Lie to Me". Music Canada. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  25. ^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2020 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  26. ^ "Portuguese single certifications – 5 Seconds of Summer – Lie to Me" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  27. ^ "British single certifications – 5 Seconds of Summer – Lie to Me". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  28. ^ "5 Seconds of Summer ft. Julia Michaels "Lie to Me" – (Radio Date: 01/02/2019)". radiodate.it.
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