"Lie Lie Lie" is a song by American singer Joshua Bassett. It was released on January 14, 2021, by Warner Records, as the lead single from his eponymous debut EP. Bassett wrote the song, with production from Afterhrs. The official music video for "Lie Lie Lie" was released to YouTube on January 15.
Background and release Bassett starred in the 2019 Disney+ mockumentary series, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. He shared a clip of a song called "I Know" on Instagram the day preceding its premiere. He co-wrote a song called "Just for a Moment" for the soundtrack. The series was renewed for a second season in 2021. Bassett signed to Warner Records, and released the singles "Common Sense" and "Anyone Else" in 2020. He was the sole writer on the former.
On January 4, 2021, Bassett announced that "I Know" (now titled "Lie Lie Lie") would be released 10 days later. It was released to digital music and streaming platforms on January 14, followed by its music video the next day. It serves as the lead single from Bassett's eponymous debut EP (2021).
Composition
Bassett dismisses a two-faced friend on the lyrics of "Lie Lie Lie", which include: "So you can lie, lie, lie, lie, lie / Go ahead and try, try, try, try, try / It won't work this time, time, time, time, time / I kiss your ass goodbye, bye, bye, bye, bye".
Music video The music video for "Lie Lie Lie" was released on January 15, 2021. Seventeens Tamara Fuentes pointed out several similarities between the video and Bassett's High School Musical: The Musical: The Series co-star Olivia Rodrigo's music video for "Drivers License" (2021).
Credits and personnel Credits adapted from Tidal.
Joshua Bassett – lead vocals, songwriting, guitar Afterhrs – production Andrew Haas – background vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards, programming, record engineering Ian Franzino – background vocals, keyboards, programming, record engineering Dale Becker – masterer Mark Stent – mixer
Charts Chart (2021) Peakposition New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) 11 US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard) 25
Release history + Release dates and formats for "Lie Lie Lie" Region Date Version Format Label Various January 14, 2021 OriginalWarner February 12, 2021 R3hab remix February 26, 2021 Acoustic piano version
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