Don't Lie

For the film, see Don't Lie (film).

"Don't Lie"
Single by The Black Eyed Peas
from the album Monkey Business
B-side	"Shake Your Monkey"
Released	August 23, 2005
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2004
Genre	Jazz rap, reggae fusion, hip hop
Length	3:40
Label	A&M, will.i.am, Interscope
Writer(s)	William Adams, Stacy Ferguson, Jaime Gomez, Allan Pineda, Chris Peters, Drew Peters, Ricky Walters
Producer	will.i.am
The Black Eyed Peas singles chronology
"Don't Phunk with My Heart" (2005) "Don't Lie" (2005) "My Humps" (2005)
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"Don't Lie" is the second single from The Black Eyed Peas' fourth album Monkey Business. The single was released in 2005. The song received a 2006 Grammy nomination for "Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal".

Background

The song was written by will.i.am, Fergie, Taboo, apl.de.ap, Chris Peters, Drew Peters, and R. Walters, produced by will.i.am and is sampled from a demo Fergie recorded as a solo artist prior to her career with The Black Eyed Peas. The song's opening samples "This Place Hotel" by The Jacksons, while the rhythmic pattern of the vocals, while slowed down, is an interpolation of the 1991 hip hop single "Slow Down" by Brand Nubian (the first spoken line of "Don't Lie," "Hey baby, my nose is getting big" is similar to the first line of "Slow Down": "Hey baby, your hips are getting big").

Chart performance

The single reached a peak position of #14 in the U.S. and #6 in the UK. The song's chart performance in the US was impeded due to the success of "My Humps" on the charts. In Latin America the single was released after the huge success of "Don't Phunk with My Heart", and was able to equal its success. It entered the top ten in its fifth week and peaked at #2 in its seventh week, staying there for five weeks and becoming their second top two in a row. Don't Lie is The Black Eyed Peas biggest hit to date in Latin America.

Music video

The music video for the song starts off with a still photograph of all four members of The Black Eyed Peas. The members start moving as the music picks up pace and then dance a little. The 'photograph' establishes that the video is set in Brazil by showing Rio de Janeiro. Later in the video other iconographic locations are shown, such as the rainforest and the slums. First up, will.i.am sings his verse. As he rides on his scooter, he suddenly spots himself and an ex-girlfriend arguing. He stops the scooter and walks by them, still singing his part. Then we switch to Fergie, walking in a bikini-top and a sarong-like bottom and singing the hook. Its Apl's turn after it, he sings his verse as we are shown clips of him and Taboo flirting. Again, Fergie sings the hook. Then finally, Taboo takes over for the bridge/third verse. And this time, the wardrobe and the scenario changes. All four members of The Black Eyed Peas are now on-stage at a mini-concert. Taboo seemingly sings to a girl standing in the very first row. Near the end of his verse, however, it is shown that there are several versions of the girl in different outfits, all dancing with different men. Could be an indication that she had already left him and he is "seeing" her everywhere now. Fergie dances and sings the verse. This goes on until the end, when the camera zooms out on another still photograph of the band posing.

Part of the music video is set in the same building at Parque Lage in Rio de Janeiro that Snoop Dogg's music video for "Beautiful" is. However, the courtyard actually contains a pool (visible in the Snoop Dogg video) that is ignored in computer-generated image composition in the "Don't Lie" video—the partygoers would actually be falling in the water. In real life, the building serves as a community art school, although it does occasionally hold intimate jazz performances.

Track listing

CD single

1. "Don't Lie" (3:40)
2. "Shake Your Monkey" (3:54)
3. "Don't Lie" (Beets & Produce NY Mix) (4:07)
4. "Don't Lie" (Music Video) (3:40)

Charts

Chart (2005)	Position position
Australia (ARIA)[1]	6
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[2]	6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3]	14
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[4]	19
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5]	26
Czech Republic (IFPI)[6]	56
Denmark (Tracklisten)[7]	9
European Hot 100 Singles[8]	4
France (SNEP)[9]	7
Germany (Media Control AG)[10]	12
Hungary (Single Top 10)[11]	7
Ireland (IRMA)[12]	11
Italy (FIMI)[13]	8
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[14]	7
New Zealand (RIANZ)[15]	5
Norway (VG-lista)[16]	7
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[17]	16
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[18]	19
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19]	11
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[20]	6
US Billboard Hot 100[21]	14
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[22]	9

Certifications

Country	Certification	Sales certified
UK	Gold	82,200

References

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12. ^ "Chart Track". Irish Singles Chart. Irish Recorded Music Association.
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16. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Black Eyed Peas – Don't Lie". VG-lista. Hung Medien.
17. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – The Black Eyed Peas – Don't Lie" Canciones Top 50. Hung Medien.
18. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – The Black Eyed Peas – Don't Lie". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien.
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