"Don't Lie" proved to replicate the success of the previous single " Don't Phunk with My Heart" in European countries. "Don't Lie" lasted a total of twenty weeks on the chart and charted on several Billboard component charts, including the Pop Songs and Radio Songs. In its fifth week, the song peaked at number fourteen, where it stayed for two weeks. It moved up to number fifty in the following week and up to thirty-one in the week after. "Don't Lie" made its first appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 on August 13, 2005, entering at number eighty-one. A reviewer for praised the song as a clever hip-hop song that diverges away from the dangerous lyrics present in most rap music and presents a family-friendly message. Lamb also commented that the song maybe too pop-oriented for their hip-hop followers and found the lyrics to be less challenging. The staff at praised Fergie's vocals on the song, while commenting, "a nice change since she's often reduced to just singing hooks." Bill Lamb of gave the song a three and a half star rating, highlighting the song's Latin-tinged beats, sentiment, and family-oriented lyrics as pros. Tom Day of musicOMH dismissed the lyrics for not being as thought provoking as their previous singles and commented that the chorus was "poor" and the melody and sample were "plagiarised". Interscope Records serviced the song to mainstream radios on July 26, 2005, in the United States. It's about being a man or a woman - an adult - and confronting situations honestly." "Don't Lie" was released as the second single from Monkey Business, after the successful "Don't Phunk with My Heart". He further explained the song's lyrics: "It's a song about owning up and apologizing and realizing your faults. Adams claims that the song was written from an experience in which he deceptively bended the truth to an ex-girlfriend. Christian Horder of Rolling Stone described "Don't Lie" as a "breezy, grooving romantic apology starring MC Will.i.am". Problems playing this file? See media help.Īccording to the digital music sheet published at by Hal Leonard Corporation, the song is written in a key of D major and maintains a tempo of 66 beats per minute. The song was finally mixed by Mark "Spike" Stent, who also mixed the previous single " Don't Phunk with My Heart".Ī 21-second sample of "Don't Lie", which features the use of guitars melding together with Latin-tinged beats. and Ray Brady were featured on the track as its guitarists. Fair, along with providing additional production, also played the harmonica. Adams is also responsible for the drum machine and bass instruments performed on the song.
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In addition to co-writing and producing the song, Adams engineered the track with Jason "ill-aroma" Villaroman and Tal Herzberg Herzberg also programmed the song with the use of Pro Tools. It was recorded at The Stewchia in Los Feliz, California.
The production of the song was mostly done by Adams under his stage-name will.i.am while additional music production was orchestrated by Ron Fair. "Don't Lie" was written by all the members of the Black Eyed Peas along with songwriting and production duo Peters & Peters. The music video for "Don't Lie" is set in Brazil. The song reached the top ten in several countries including Australia, Denmark, Italy and the United Kingdom. It peaked at number fourteen on the Billboard Hot 100 and became their fifth top 40 hit on the chart. "Don't Lie" was commercially successful worldwide, nearly replicating the success of the album's previous single. Critical reception for the song was generally positive, with many praising its lyrics, noting that they diverge from the dangerous and hedonistic lyrics in hip-hop music. The lyrics feature the protagonist apologizing for lies made during his relationship with another woman. The song was produced as a pop-oriented hip hop song with a Latin-tinged beat. It contains a vocal sample of Slick Rick's 1988 song "The Ruler's Back", from the album The Great Adventures of Slick Rick. "Don't Lie" was written by the band together with American production duo Peters & Peters while band member will.i.am headed its production.
It was released as the second single from the album on June 29, 2005, after the successful " Don't Phunk with My Heart". " Don't Lie" is a song performed by American recording group the Black Eyed Peas, taken from their fourth studio album, Monkey Business (2005).
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