"Tears Don't Lie" is a song by German DJ
Mark 'Oh, released in as the third single from his debut album, ''
Never Stop That Feeling
''Never Stop That Feeling'' is the debut album released by the German DJ, Mark 'Oh in 1995, by Peace Records.
Track listing
Album credits
All songs on ''Never Stop That Feeling'' are produced by Albrecht, Schöttler, Bokoe, Scheiker
*Oh (Intr ...
'' (1995). The song uses the same melody best known in English-speaking countries as "
When a Child is Born", which when originally a number-one hit in Germany for
Michael Holm
Michael Holm (born Lothar Walter; on 29 July 1943) is a German singer, musician, songwriter and record producer.
He is primarily known as a singer of Schlager music. Although his first appearance in the hit parade was in 1962 ("Lauter Schön ...
in 1974 was called "Tränen lügen nicht" or "Tears Don't Lie", which is a cover of the Italian Instrumental "Soleado" by
Ciro Dammicco. "Tears Don't Lie" peaked at number-one in Austria, Belgium, Germany, and Sweden and was a top 10 hit across continental Europe and Ireland. It was also nominated to the 1996
Echo Awards
Echo Music Prize (stylised as ECHO, ) was an accolade by the , an association of recording companies of Germany to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. The first ECHO Awards ceremony was held in 1992, and it was set up to hono ...
for the best German dance single.
In 2002, the song was released in a new version, as "Tears Don't Lie 2002", peaking at number 35 in Germany and number 36 in Austria.
Critical reception
Alan Jones from ''
Music Week
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History
Founded in 1959 as '' Record Retailer'', it relaunched on 18 March 1972 as ''Music W ...
'' wrote, "The oddest single of the week has to be
Mark Oh
Marko Albrecht (born 23 June 1970), known by his stage name Mark 'Oh, is a German disc jockey and electronic music producer.
Biography
Starting out with a rock band titled "Line Up", Albrecht decided to turn to the ever-growing rave scene under ...
's "Tears Don't Lie", which starts with some fairly ambient synth work before turning into a very fast
techno
Techno is a Music genre, genre of electronic dance music (EDM) which is generally music production, produced for use in a continuous DJ set, with tempo often varying between 120 and 150 beats per minute (bpm). The central Drum beat, rhythm is typ ...
track, overlaid with the humming melody from "
When A Child Is Born". Already making its ascent of ''
RM''s
On A Pop Tip chart, it's so unusual it can't help but attract attention and seems destined to maintain the Systematic label's 100% strike rate."
from the ''RM'' Dance Update gave it four out of five, saying, "Using
Johnny Mathis
John Royce Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is an American singer of popular music. Starting his career with singles of standard music, he became highly popular as an album artist, with several dozen of his albums achieving gold or platinum s ...
"When A Child Is Born" theme, the Euro stomper adds its 140bpm-plus
breakbeat
Breakbeat is a broad type of electronic music that tends to use drum breaks sampled from early recordings of funk, jazz, and R&B. Breakbeats have been used in styles such as hip hop, jungle, drum and bass, big beat, breakbeat hardcore, and ...
s, sped-up 'tears don't lie' bytes and great melodic breakdowns to great commercial effect." Another editor,
James Hamilton James Hamilton may refer to:
Dukes
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* James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton (1658–1712), Scottish nobleman
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, described it as a "insanely infectious German novelty".
Chart performance
"Tears Don't Lie" was very successful on the charts in Europe, remaining Mark Oh's biggest hit to date. It peaked at number-one in at least four countries; Austria, Belgium, Germany and Sweden. Additionally, it climbed into the top 10 in Denmark, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland, as well as on the
Eurochart Hot 100
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, where it hit number two. In the UK, the single reached number 24 in its first week on the
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
, on 30 April 1995. But it reached number five on the ''
RM''
UK on a Pop Tip Club Chart.
Music video
The accompanying
music video
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for "Tears Don't Lie" was directed by Swedish-based director
Matt Broadley. It was A-listed on Germany's
VIVA in December 1994.
Track listings
* 12-inch single
# "Tears Don't Lie" (12" Mix) – 4:57
# "Tears Don't Lie" (O. Lieb Remix) – 6:17
# "Tears Don't Lie" (Mark' Oh Remix) – 4:32
# "Tears Don't Lie" (Hooligan Remix) – 5:29
* CD single
# "Tears Don't Lie" (Short Mix) – 3:34
# "Tears Don't Lie" (12" Mix) – 4:55
* CD maxi
# "Tears Don't Lie" (12" Mix) – 4:55
# "Ultimate" – 4:16
# "Tears Don't Lie" (Shortmix) – 3:34
* CD maxi - Remixes
# "Tears Don't Lie" (O.Lieb Remix) – 6:17
# "Tears Don't Lie" (Mark' Oh Remix) – 4:36
# "Tears Don't Lie" (Hooligan Remix) – 5:34
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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1994 singles
1994 songs
Happy hardcore songs
Music videos directed by Matt Broadley
Number-one singles in Austria
Number-one singles in Germany
Number-one singles in Sweden
Techno songs
Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders) number-one singles
Ultratop 50 Singles (Wallonia) number-one singles