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"My Camera Never Lies" 
Single by Bucks Fizz from the album Are You Ready B-side "What Am I Gonna Do" Released 12 March 1982 Format 7" single, 12" single Genre Pop Length 3.43 Label RCA Writer(s) Andy Hill, Nichola Martin Producer Andy Hill Certification Silver [1] Bucks Fizz singles chronology "The Land of Make Believe"
(1981)"My Camera Never Lies"
(1982)"Now Those Days Are Gone"
(1982)"My Camera Never Lies" is a 1982 single by pop group, Bucks Fizz. It became a UK number-one hit single in April 1982 and was featured on their album Are You Ready.
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Background
"My Camera Never Lies" was written by Andy Hill and Nichola Martin and produced by Andy Hill. Hill was the group's regular songwriter and producer, while Martin had been the woman who had put the group together and occasionally co-wrote some songs. This was her only No.1 hit, although she also co-penned the follow-up, "Now Those Days Are Gone", which was a top 10 hit. The lyrics concern a man who has become obsessed with a woman, who is clearly not interested, but he thinks differently and has convinced himself that she is lying to herself and so he pursues her. The 'camera' of the title denotes his view of the situation.[2]
"My Camera Never Lies" was the third UK number one single for Bucks Fizz for a single week in April 1982 and saw the group reach the peak of their career, being the follow-up to "The Land of Make Believe", which had also reached No.1 a few months earlier.[3] The single was one of the group's biggest hits and after a swift rise to the top, remained on the chart for 8 weeks. This was to be the group's final No.1, but gave Bucks Fizz their third chart topper in 12 months.[4] It was one of the top 40 selling singles of the year.
The promotional video which accompanied the song depicted Bucks Fizz dressed as characters from a number of famous movies, such as The Wizard of Oz and Cleopatra.[5]
"My Camera Never Lies" featured on the group's second album, Are You Ready, released two months later. An extended version of the song was released on 12" single. A slight reworking with some re-recorded vocals was released on The Lost Masters album in 2006.
Track listing
7" vinyl
- "My Camera Never Lies" (3.43)
- "What Am I Gonna Do" (3.57)
12" vinyl
- "My Camera Never Lies" (extended) (4.55)
- "What Am I Gonna Do" (3.57)
Chart positions
Country Peak
positionUK 1 Ireland [6] 2 The Netherlands [7] 22 Germany 31 Austria 11 Australia [8] 63 Official releases
- 7" single, 1982 (single version)
- 12" single, 1982 (extended mix)
- Are You Ready, 1982 (album version)
- Greatest Hits, 1983 (single version)
- "Heart of Stone" 12" single, 1988 (single version)
- The Story So Far, 1988 (single version)
- Live at Fairfield Halls, 1991 (live version)
- The Ultimate Anthology, 2005 (dead-end version)
- The Ultimate Anthology (bonus disc), 2005 (1987 remix)
- The Lost Masters, 2006 (remixed version with new backing vocals)
- The Lost Masters 2 - The Final Cut, 2008 (alternate mix)
References
- ^ BPI - award certification and release date
- ^ bucks fizz lyrics
- ^ Chart Stats - Bucks Fizz - My Camera Never Lies
- ^ Chart Stats - Bucks Fizz
- ^ bucksfizzearlyyears.co.uk - video shots
- ^ Irishcharts.ie - Irish Chart details
- ^ "Dutch chart details". http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Bucks+Fizz&titel=My+Camera+Never+Lies&cat=s. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
- ^ The Australian Chart Book 1970-1992
Preceded by
"Seven Tears" by Goombay Dance BandUK number-one single
17 April 1982Succeeded by
"Ebony and Ivory" by Paul McCartney and Stevie WonderCategories:- UK Singles Chart number-one singles
- Bucks Fizz songs
- 1982 singles
- Songs written by Andy Hill
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