Dear Lie
Encyclopedia
"Dear Lie" is a R&B
ballad written by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and Tionne Watkins
for TLC
's third studio album FanMail
(1999). It was produced by Babyface and released as the album's third single on November 30, 1999. Though the song managed to enter the top 40 in the Netherlands
, New Zealand
, Sweden
, Denmark
, Switzerland
and the UK
, where it spent five non-consecutive weeks inside the top forty, longer than some of the band's highest charting singles there, it was widely considered a minor success compared to previous hits "No Scrubs" and "Unpretty", peaking at number 51 on the Billboard Hot 100
. A music video was filmed but not aired in the U.S., it was only shown in Europe
. "Dear Lie" was not featured on TLC's greatest hits albums Now and Forever: The Hits
(2003) or Crazy Sexy Hits: The Very Best of TLC
(2007).
still alive before the music video "What It Aint" by Goodie Mob
featuring them was released six months later.
The video features solo parts of both Chilli
and T-Boz
in an apartment, and "performance" shots in a hallway during the chorus.
The video is known for its very last scene, where Lopes is shown running down the hall, knocking at the doors before running out of the frame.
CD Single
UK CD Single 1
UK CD Single 2
Versions
^Used on the album FanMail
and the CD Single.
^Used on the edited version of FanMail
.
^Sent to mainstream radio, also on the CD Single.
^Used in the video and on the Totally Hits 2
CD.
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
ballad written by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and Tionne Watkins
Tionne Watkins
Tionne Tenese Watkins better known by her stage name T-Boz, is a four-time Grammy Award–winning American singer, actress, author, and executive producer who rose to fame as the lead singer and one-third of the R&B/hip-hop girl group TLC.-Early life:Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins was born in Des Moines,...
for TLC
TLC (band)
TLC is an American musical trio whose repertoire spanned R&B, hip-hop, soul, funk, and new jack swing. Originally consisting of singer Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, rapper-singer Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes and singer Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas it found success in the 1990s while also enduring a series of spats...
's third studio album FanMail
FanMail
FanMail is the third studio album by American girl group trio TLC, released on February 23, 1999. As with previous album CrazySexyCool , the group re-teamed with Dallas Austin, Babyface, and Jermaine Dupri on the album's production and the album features the computer voice female named Vic-E .The...
(1999). It was produced by Babyface and released as the album's third single on November 30, 1999. Though the song managed to enter the top 40 in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
and the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, where it spent five non-consecutive weeks inside the top forty, longer than some of the band's highest charting singles there, it was widely considered a minor success compared to previous hits "No Scrubs" and "Unpretty", peaking at number 51 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
. A music video was filmed but not aired in the U.S., it was only shown in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. "Dear Lie" was not featured on TLC's greatest hits albums Now and Forever: The Hits
Now and Forever: The Hits
Now and Forever: the Hits is the first international compilation album by American R&B/hip hop girl group TLC. Via Arista Records, it was released on September 30, 2003, in most of Japan, November 24, 2003 in the United Kingdom and with a late release on June 21, in North America.The album...
(2003) or Crazy Sexy Hits: The Very Best of TLC
Crazy Sexy Hits: The Very Best of TLC
Crazy Sexy Hits: The Very Best of TLC is a Greatest Hits album by TLC, released in 2007, exclusively in the UK. Due to the underperformance of previous Best Of album Now and Forever: The Hits it was decided that a re-packaged collection would be released, with a new cover and altered track listing...
(2007).
Music video
Although not internationally released, a video for "Dear Lie" was shot and was the last TLC video with all three members alive. Despite the group not promoting the single very much, it received a lot of airplay in Europe, giving the group a minor hit. "Dear Lie" would be their second to last music video released with Lisa "Left Eye" LopesLisa Lopes
Lisa Nicole Lopes better known by her stage name Left Eye, was an American rapper, singer, dancer, actress, television host, and songwriter...
still alive before the music video "What It Aint" by Goodie Mob
Goodie Mob
Goodie Mob is a Hip Hop act based in Atlanta, Georgia that formed in 1991 and currently consists of members Cee-Lo Green, Khujo, T-Mo and Big Gipp.-History:The group's name acts as a double backronym...
featuring them was released six months later.
The video features solo parts of both Chilli
Rozonda Thomas
Rozonda Ocelean Thomas , best known by her stage name Chilli, is a four-time Grammy Award–winning American R&B singer and actress who rose to fame as one third of the successful R&B/Hip-Hop/Pop girl group TLC.-Early life:...
and T-Boz
Tionne Watkins
Tionne Tenese Watkins better known by her stage name T-Boz, is a four-time Grammy Award–winning American singer, actress, author, and executive producer who rose to fame as the lead singer and one-third of the R&B/hip-hop girl group TLC.-Early life:Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins was born in Des Moines,...
in an apartment, and "performance" shots in a hallway during the chorus.
The video is known for its very last scene, where Lopes is shown running down the hall, knocking at the doors before running out of the frame.
Formats and tracklisting
These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "Dear Lie".CD Single
CD single
A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s...
- "Dear Lie" (Radio Edit) - 3:52
- "Dear Lie" (Album Version) - 5:12
- "UnprettyUnpretty"Unpretty" is a 1999 single recorded by TLC. Produced by Dallas Austin and co-written by Austin and TLC group member Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins. "Unpretty" was the second single released from FanMail. It became the group's fourth U.S...
" (MJ Cole Mix Vox Up) - 4:48 - "Sleigh Ride" - 3:51
UK CD Single 1
- "Dear Lie" (Radio Edit) - 3:53
- "Dear Lie" (Album Version) - 5:12
- "Sleigh Ride" - 3:51
UK CD Single 2
- "Dear Lie" (Radio Edit) - 3:53
- "Sleigh Ride" - 3:51
Versions
- Dirty Album Version - 5:11
^Used on the album FanMail
FanMail
FanMail is the third studio album by American girl group trio TLC, released on February 23, 1999. As with previous album CrazySexyCool , the group re-teamed with Dallas Austin, Babyface, and Jermaine Dupri on the album's production and the album features the computer voice female named Vic-E .The...
and the CD Single.
- Clean Album Version - 5:11
^Used on the edited version of FanMail
FanMail
FanMail is the third studio album by American girl group trio TLC, released on February 23, 1999. As with previous album CrazySexyCool , the group re-teamed with Dallas Austin, Babyface, and Jermaine Dupri on the album's production and the album features the computer voice female named Vic-E .The...
.
- Radio Edit - 3:53
^Sent to mainstream radio, also on the CD Single.
- Video Version - 4:36
^Used in the video and on the Totally Hits 2
Totally Hits 2
Totally Hits 2 is an album in the Totally Hits series. The album contains three Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits: "Maria Maria", "Genie in a Bottle", and "Amazed".-Track listing:#Santana featuring The Product G&B – "Maria Maria"...
CD.
Charts
| Chart (1999) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Australia ARIA Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... Singles Chart |
35 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 26 |
| French Singles Chart | 40 |
| German Singles Chart | 37 |
| Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
12 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Chart | 10 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 24 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 29 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
31 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 51 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles | 70 |
| U.S. | 4 |