"Lie Lie Lie" is a song by American singer
Joshua Bassett. It was released on January 14, 2021, by
Warner Records, as the
lead single from his eponymous debut
EP. Bassett wrote the song, with production from Afterhrs. The official
music video for "Lie Lie Lie" was released to
YouTube on January 15.
Background and release
Bassett starred in the 2019
Disney+ mockumentary series, ''
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series''. He shared a clip of a song called "I Know" on
Instagram
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the day preceding its premiere.
He co-wrote a song called "Just for a Moment" for the soundtrack. The series was renewed for a second season in 2021. Bassett signed to
Warner Records, and released the singles "Common Sense" and "Anyone Else" in 2020. He was the sole writer on the former.
On January 4, 2021, Bassett announced that "I Know" (now titled "Lie Lie Lie") would be released 10 days later.
It was released to
digital music and
streaming
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platforms on January 14, followed by its
music video the next day. It serves as the lead single from Bassett's eponymous debut
EP (2021).
Composition
Bassett dismisses a two-faced friend on the lyrics of "Lie Lie Lie", which include: "So you can lie, lie, lie, lie, lie / Go ahead and try, try, try, try, try / It won't work this time, time, time, time, time / I kiss your ass goodbye, bye, bye, bye, bye".
Music video
The music video for "Lie Lie Lie" was released on January 15, 2021. ''
Seventeen
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''s Tamara Fuentes pointed out several similarities between the video and Bassett's ''High School Musical: The Musical: The Series'' co-star
Olivia Rodrigo's music video for "
Drivers License" (2021).
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from
Tidal.
*
Joshua Bassett – lead vocals, songwriting, guitar
* Afterhrs – production
* Andrew Haas – background vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards, programming, record engineering
* Ian Franzino – background vocals, keyboards, programming, record engineering
* Dale Becker – masterer
* Mark Stent – mixer
Charts
Release history
References
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2021 singles
2021 songs
Joshua Bassett songs
American pop rock songs
Songs written by Joshua Bassett
Warner Records singles