"One More Lie (Standing in the Shadows)" is a song by British singer

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. It was written by David, Jerry Abbott, Grant Black, and Shridhar Solanki for his fifth studio album '' Signed Sealed Delivered'' (2010), while production was helmed by Abbott and Black. The chorus samples from "

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. Due to the inclusion of the sample,

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, and Eddie Holland are also credited as songwriters. "One More Lie (Standing in the Shadows)" was released in the UK on 22 March 2010 as a digital download, serving as the album's lead single.

Chart performance

"One More Lie (Standing in the Shadows)" debuted on the

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at number 76 in the week beginning 28 March 2010. It became David's lowest-charting single since " Officially Yours", which charted outside the top 100.

Music video

A video for "One More Lie (Standing in the Shadows)" was directed by

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. It debuted on 21 January 2010 on

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and is mainly a club scene-based clip.Craig David's One More Lie by Rage
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Track listing

Charts

References

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