Dear Lie

"Dear Lie"
Single by TLC
from the album FanMail
B-side	"Sleigh Ride"
Released	November 30, 1999
Format	CD single, 7", 12", cassette
Recorded	1998
Genre	R&B, soul, pop rock
Length	5:12
Label	LaFace, Arista
Writer(s)	Kenneth Edmonds, Tionne Watkins
Producer(s)	Babyface
TLC singles chronology
"Unpretty" (1999) "Dear Lie" (1999) "Girl Talk" (2002) Music video "Dear Lie" on YouTube

"Dear Lie" is a song by American R&B recording group TLC. The R&B ballad was written by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and band member Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins for the trio's third studio album FanMail (1999), featuring production by Edmonds.

The song was released as the album's third and final single in November 1999 in the United States following "No Scrubs" and "Unpretty". Though it managed to enter the top 40 in Denmark, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, it was widely considered a minor success compared to previous hits "No Scrubs" and "Unpretty", peaking at number 51 on the Billboard Hot 100. An accompanying music video, directed by Bille Woodruff, was filmed, but was only aired in foreign countries. "Dear Lie" was not featured on Now and Forever: The Hits (2003), Crazy Sexy Hits: The Very Best of TLC (2007) or "20" (2013). It was, however, included on We Love TLC (2009).

Music video

A music video for "Dear Lie", directed by Bille Woodruff, was shot on September 26, 1999 and was the second to last TLC video with all three members alive. The final video with all three members alive was the next single, "What It Ain't" by Goodie Mob featuring them and was released five months later. This video features solo parts of both Chilli and T-Boz in an apartment, and "performance" shots with T-Boz, Left Eye, and Chilli in a hallway during the chorus. Lopes is shown running down the hall, knocking at the doors before running out of the frame. The video was only released in foreign countries, and aired exclusively on MTV UK on December 9, 1999.

Formats and track listing

These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "Dear Lie".

Europe CD single

1. "Dear Lie" (Radio Edit) - 3:52
2. "Dear Lie" (Album Version) - 5:12
3. "Unpretty" (MJ Cole Mix Vox Up) - 4:48
4. "Sleigh Ride" - 3:51

UK CD single 1

1. "Dear Lie" (Radio Edit) - 3:53
2. "Sleigh Ride" - 3:51

UK CD single 2

1. "Dear Lie" (Radio Edit) - 3:53
2. "Dear Lie" (Album Version) - 5:12
3. "Sleigh Ride" - 3:51

US promo single

1. "Dear Lie (Radio Edit) - 3:53
2. "Dear Lie" (Instrumental) - 5:55
3. "Dear Lie" (Call Out Research Hook) - 0:13

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[1]	35
France (SNEP)[2]	40
Germany (Official German Charts)[3]	37
Ireland (IRMA)[4]	12
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[5]	26
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6]	10
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7]	24
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8]	29
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[9]	31
US Billboard Hot 100[10]	51
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[11]	22
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12]	70

References

1. "Australian-charts.com – TLC – Dear Lie". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
2. "Lescharts.com – TLC – Dear Lie" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
3. "Musicline.de – TLC Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
4. "Chart Track: Week 32, 1999". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
5. "Nederlandse Top 40 – TLC search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
6. "Charts.org.nz – TLC – Dear Lie". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
7. "Swedishcharts.com – TLC – Dear Lie". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
8. "Swisscharts.com – TLC – Dear Lie". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
9. "TLC: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
10. "TLC – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for TLC. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
11. "TLC – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for TLC. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
12. "TLC – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for TLC. Retrieved 2013-01-19.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics