I Only Lie When I Love You
"I Only Lie When I Love You" is a song by English hard rock band Royal Blood, released as the second overall single from their second studio album How Did We Get So Dark? on June 8, 2017.
| "I Only Lie When I Love You" | ||||
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| Single by Royal Blood | ||||
| from the album How Did We Get So Dark? | ||||
| Released | 8 June 2017 | |||
| Studio | ICP Studios (Brussels, Belgium) | |||
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| Length | 2:49 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Composer(s) | Royal Blood | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Mike Kerr | |||
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The song was written by the band and was produced by Jolyon Thomas and Tom Dalgety with Royal Blood. It reached number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart[1] and number sixteen on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart, becoming the band's second-most successful single on the latter chart.[2]
Promotion
The track was released as the third overall single from the band's second album How Did We Get So Dark? released on June 8, 2017.[3] It was later serviced to U.S. rock radio formats as the second U.S. radio single on October 3, 2017.[4]
Music video
The music video for "I Only Lie When I Love You" was released on June 8, 2017 and was directed by Pascal Teixeira.[5] It features the band performing on a white backdrop and a rolling shot that features distorted angles of the band.
Personnel
- Mike Kerr – vocals, bass, keyboards, production
- Ben Thatcher – drums, percussion, piano, production
- Jolyon Thomas – production, engineering
- Drew Bang – engineering
- Tom Dalgety – mixing
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- "Royal Blood Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- "Royal Blood Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- "Royal Blood - "I Only Lie When I Love You" Music Video". YouTube. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- "Alternative > Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on September 30, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
- "Royal Blood - "I Only Lie When I Love You" Music Video". YouTube. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- "Royal Blood – I Only Lie When I Love You" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- "Lights Out: Canada Rock". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40: 21 April 2017 - 27 April 2017". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- "Royal Blood Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- "Hot Rock Songs: Year End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
External links
- "I Only Lie When I Love You" music video on YouTube