Lie (Lukas Graham song) explained

Lie
Type:single
Artist:Lukas Graham
Cover:LieLukasGraham.jpg
Album:4 (The Pink Album)
Released:27 September 2019
Length:2:59
Prev Title:Not a Damn Thing Changed
Prev Year:2018
Next Title:Here (For Christmas)
Next Year: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]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[5] 22
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 8

Year-end charts

Chart (2019) Position
Denmark (Tracklisten)[7] 74
Chart (2020) Position
Denmark (Tracklisten)[8] 78

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lukas Graham Gets Personal on New Single 'Lie': Watch the Video. Billboard. 17 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191017121054/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8531633/lukas-graham-new-single-lie-watch. 17 October 2019. live.
  2. Web site: Lukas Graham Drops New 'Lie' Single and Music Video -- and It's All Inspired by Real-Life Events! (Exclusive). Yahoo! Entertainment. 17 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191017123457/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/lukas-graham-drops-apos-lie-040201507.html. 17 October 2019. live.
  3. Web site: Lukas Graham - Lie [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]]. YouTube. 17 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191003215846/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Mq35AAJT1w. 3 October 2019. live.
  4. Web site: Lukas Graham Narrates Tumultuous Teenage Love Affair for 'Lie' Video. Rolling Stone. 17 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191001031454/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lukas-graham-lie-new-song-video-890961/. 1 October 2019. live.
  5. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 7 October 2019. 17 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191007061214/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles%3Fchart%3D4757. 7 October 2019. live.
  6. Web site: Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 40. Sverigetopplistan. 17 October 2019.
  7. Web site: Track Top-100 2019. Hitlisten. Danish. 15 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200114134622/http://www.hitlisten.nu/top2019.asp?list=Track%20100. 14 January 2020. live.
  8. Web site: Track Top-100 2020. Hitlisten. 13 January 2021.
  9. Web site: Lie - Single by Lukas Graham. Apple Music. 17 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191017115934/https://music.apple.com/dk/album/lie-single/1479926085. 17 October 2019. live.