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. 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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