"That's No Way to Tell a Lie" is the debut single by Manic Street Preachers

Manic Street Preachers

Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh alternative rock band, formed in 1986. They are James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Richey Edwards and Sean Moore. The band are part of the Cardiff music scene, and were at their most prominent during the 1990s...

 vocalist/guitarist James Dean Bradfield

James Dean Bradfield

James Dean Bradfield is the lead guitarist and vocalist for the Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers.- Early life :...

, released on July 10, 2006 on Columbia Records

Columbia Records

Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...

. It is from the album The Great Western

The Great Western

The Great Western is the debut solo album by Manic Street Preachers vocalist/guitarist James Dean Bradfield, released on July 24, 2006 on Columbia Records. The majority of the lyrics were written by Bradfield, who had only contributed lyrics to the songs "Ocean Spray" and "Firefight" previously for...

. The song premiered on Janice Long's

Janice Long

Janice Long is an English radio broadcaster currently working on BBC Radio 2. Her show is on Sunday to Thursday nights from midnight to 02:00. She is the older sister of TV and radio personality Keith Chegwin.-Early career:...

 show on BBC Radio 2

BBC Radio 2

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 in late April.

The song was added to Radio 2's C-List and BBC 6 Music

BBC 6 Music

BBC 6 Music is one of the BBC's digital radio stations, was launched on 11 March 2002 and originally codenamed Network Y. It was the first national music radio station to be launched by the BBC in 32 years....

's A-List on 17 June 2006. On 16 June 2006, it became part of Xfm London

Xfm London

Xfm London is a commercial radio station in the United Kingdom owned by Global Radio and broadcasts on 104.9 FM in London, on digital radio via 30 DAB multiplexes across the country, Sky, TalkTalk TV and Virgin Media....

's upfront list. The song is also currently the background music to the BBC

BBC

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's Match of the Day

Match of the Day

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's 'Goal of the Month

Goal of the Month (England)

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' competition.

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1. "That's No Way to Tell a Lie"
2. "Kodachrome Ghosts"
3. "I Never Wanted Sunshine"
4. "That's No Way to Tell a Lie" (Video)