"A Lie" is a song recorded by Moroccan-American

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French Montana featuring Canadian singer

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and American rapper

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. The song was written by French Montana, the Weeknd, Rory Quigley, Jason Quenneville, Danny Schofield, Charly Wingate, Matt Carillo, Fred Lowinger, Russ Mitkowski and Matthew Quenones, while the production was handled by Harry Fraud, DaHeala, DannyBoyStyles and Masar. The song was serviced to rhythmic radio on August 15, 2017, as the album's third single. The single peaked at number 75 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

Music video

The music video for "A Lie" premiered on July 14, 2017, on French Montana's

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. The video was shot in

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, New York and was directed by French Montana and Spiff TV with cameos done by

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and Nav. The music video has surpassed over 30 million views on YouTube.

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References

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