Little Lies

"Little Lies"
"Little Lies"
Single by Hilary Duff
Released	January 13, 2016
Recorded	2015
Genre	Synthpop; dance; dubstep;
Length	3:23
Label	RCA; Sony;
Songwriter(s)	Christine McVie; Eddy Quintela;
Producer(s)	Peer Åström; Adam Anders;
Hilary Duff singles chronology
Music video
	"Little Lies" (Younger Promo) on YouTube

"Little Lies"
"Little Lies"
Single by Fleetwood Mac
from the album Tango in the Night
B-side	"Ricky"
Released	August 1987
Recorded	1985-1986
Genre	Pop rock; soft rock;
Length	3:39
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Christine McVie; Eddy Quintela;
Producer(s)	Lindsey Buckingham; Richard Dashut;
Fleetwood Mac singles chronology
Music video
	"Little Lies" on YouTube
Music video
	"Little Lies" (Live) on YouTube

"Little Lies" is a song by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac from their fourteenth studio album Tango in the Night (1987). The song was written by band member Christine McVie and her then-husband, Eddy Quintela, with lead vocals performed primarily by McVie, although the chorus of the song featured brief solo passages by Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. The song was released in August 1987 by Warner Bros. Records, as the third single from Tango in the Night.

When the song was released, the single reached number 1 for four weeks on the US Adult Contemporary chart and number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1987. To date, it is their most recent top-ten hit in the United States. The single also reached number 5 on the UK Singles Chart. "Little Lies" continues to be played on radio stations as a classic hit of the late-1980s, along with "Everywhere" and "Seven Wonders", both of which are from Tango in the Night. "Little Lies" was also accompanied by a music video, filmed on a farm, in and around its rustic buildings and fields.

The single was available on the 12" single format, featuring an extended dance version, a dub version and its B-side, "Ricky", a non-album track penned by McVie and Buckingham. A limited 12" picture disc was also released in the United Kingdom, making it the first Fleetwood Mac single to be issued on the cassette single format.

Track listing and formats[]

US 12" vinyl single (Warner Bros. Records 0-20761)

"Little Lies" (Extended version) – 6:07
"Little Lies" (Dub version) – 4:04
"Ricky" – 4:21

Personnel[]

Christine McVie – lead and backing vocals, synthesizers
Lindsey Buckingham – guitars, synthesizers, Fairlight CMI, backing vocals
Stevie Nicks – backing vocals
John McVie – bass guitar
Mick Fleetwood – drums, percussion

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[1]	16
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[2]	21
Belgium (Ultratop 50)^[3]	14
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[4]	13
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)^[5]	2
Germany (Media Control)^[6]	3
Ireland (Irish Singles Chart)^[7]	4
Netherlands (Dutch Single Top 100)^[8]	10
New Zealand (Official New Zealand Music Chart)^[9]	9
Poland (LP3)^[10]	1
South Africa (Springbok Radio)^[11]	22
Switzerland (Hitparade)^[12]	3
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[13]	5
US Billboard Hot 100^[14]	4
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[14]	1
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)^[14]	14
US Cash Box^[15]	9

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)^[16]	96

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1987)	Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[17]	85
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[18]	89
US Billboard Hot 100^[19]	51
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[19]	28

Certifications and sales[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[20]	Platinum	600,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Hilary Duff version[]

Hilary Duff recorded a cover of the song, produced by Peer Åström and Adam Anders, in promotion of the second season of her TV Land comedy series, Younger.^[21] It was released January 13, 2016 through RCA Records and Sony Music Entertainment.^[22]

Background and recording[]

"TV Land called me," Duff told People, "They were like, 'We want you to cover a song for the promos for the second season.' And I’m like, 'Oh my God. Yes, of course, I would love to.'"^[23] A preview of her rendition of the song was made available through the magazine in December 2015. The recording was produced by Peer Åström and Adam Anders, with vocal engineering and production from Alex Anders, the same team responsible for the music behind the popular Fox musical comedy-drama, Glee.^[23]

Duff's recording has been described as synthpop,^[21]^[24] with additional influences of dance genres,^[23] especially dubstep.^[25]^[26]

Critical reception[]

Duff's genre-altering recording of "Little Lies" has received mixed reviews from critics. "This cover doesn’t work for me," writes Mike Wass of Idolator, "The plodding electronic production ... completely overwhelms Fleetwood Mac’s delicate Tango In The Night smash and makes the "Sparks" diva sound like Siri's older sister."^[27] However, Lucas Villa of AXS TV was more complimentary, writing that Duff "rises above the synths to emerge as the dance floor queen she's been since the release of her 2007 album, Dignity."^[26]

Release history[]

Country	Date	Format	Label
Worldwide	January 13, 2016	Digital download	RCA Sony
Russia^[28]	February 19, 2016	Contemporary hit radio	Sony

References[]

^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 113. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.
^ "austriancharts.at Fleetwood Mac – "Little Lies"" (ASP). Hung Medien (in German). Retrieved 5 May 2013.
^ "ultratop.be Fleetwood Mac – "Little Lies"" (ASP). Hung Medien (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
^ "Top Singles – Volume 47, No. 7". RPM. 21 November 1987. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
^ "Adult Contemporary – Volume 47, No. 7". RPM. 21 November 1987. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
^ "Single Search: Fleetwood Mac – "Little Lies"" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
^ "Search the Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original (enter "Fleetwood Mac" into the "Search by Artist" box, then select "Search") on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
^ "dutchcharts.nl Fleetwood Mac – "Little Lies"" (ASP). Hung Medien. MegaCharts. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
^ "charts.nz Fleetwood Mac – "Little Lies"" (ASP). Hung Medien. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
^ "Notowanie nr 301" (in Polish). 19 December 1987. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
^ "Fleetwood Mac – "Little Lies" – hitparade.ch" (ASP). Hung Medien (in German). Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
^ "Fleetwood Mac > Artists > Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Allmusic: Tango in the Night: Charts & Awards". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
^ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending October 24, 1987". Cash Box magazine. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
^ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
^ "Australian Music Report No 701 – 28 December 1987 > National Top 100 Singles for 1987". Kent Music Report, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
^ "Top Singles – Volume 47, No. 12; Top 100 Single of 1987". RPM. 26 December 1987. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Nielsen Business Media, Inc (26 December 1987). Billboard Magazine – Year End Charts – Year-end Charts of 1987.
^ "British single certifications – Fleetwood Mac – Little Lies". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 October 2020.Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Little Lies in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Strecker, Erin (December 16, 2015). "Hilary Duff Brings Fleetwood Mac's 'Little Lies' to the Dance Floor: Listen". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
^ "Little Lies – Single by Hilary Duff". iTunes Store (Canada). Apple Inc. Archived from the original on May 2, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Maslow, Nick (December 16, 2015). "Surprise – Hilary Duff Debuts Crazy-Catchy Cover of Fleetwood Mac's 'Little Lies' for Younger". People. Time Inc. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
^ Grebey, James (December 16, 2015). "Hmmmm… Hilary Duff Recorded a Synth-Pop Cover of Fleetwood Mac's 'Little Lies'". Spin. SpinMedia. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
^ Lipshutz, Jason (December 16, 2015). "Hilary Duff's Dubstep Cover of Fleetwood Mac's 'Little Lies': Listen". Fuse. Fuse Networks, LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Villa, Lucas (December 16, 2015). "Listen: Hilary Duff takes Fleetwood Mac's 'Little Lies' to the club". AXS TV. 2929 Entertainment. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
^ Wass, Mike (December 16, 2015). "Hilary Duff Delivers An Electro-Pop Cover Of Fleetwood Mac's "Little Lies"". Idolator. Hive Media. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
^ https://tophit.ru/en/tracks/72106/

The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition, 1996

External links[]

Music video of the song at MTV.com
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

[auchart-1] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 113. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.

[atchart-2] "austriancharts.at Fleetwood Mac – "Little Lies"" (ASP). Hung Medien (in German). Retrieved 5 May 2013.

[beVlchart-3] "ultratop.be Fleetwood Mac – "Little Lies"" (ASP). Hung Medien (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 5 May 2013.

[4] "Top Singles – Volume 47, No. 7". RPM. 21 November 1987. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2013.

[5] "Adult Contemporary – Volume 47, No. 7". RPM. 21 November 1987. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2013.

[dechart-6] "Single Search: Fleetwood Mac – "Little Lies"" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 20 February 2013.

[7] "Search the Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original (enter "Fleetwood Mac" into the "Search by Artist" box, then select "Search") on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2010.

[nlchart-8] "dutchcharts.nl Fleetwood Mac – "Little Lies"" (ASP). Hung Medien. MegaCharts. Retrieved 5 May 2013.

[NZchart-9] "charts.nz Fleetwood Mac – "Little Lies"" (ASP). Hung Medien. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 5 May 2013.

[10] "Notowanie nr 301" (in Polish). 19 December 1987. Retrieved 17 January 2021.

[11] "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.

[chchart-12] "Fleetwood Mac – "Little Lies" – hitparade.ch" (ASP). Hung Medien (in German). Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved 5 May 2013.

[UKchart-13] "Fleetwood Mac > Artists > Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 5 May 2013.

[USchart-14] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Allmusic: Tango in the Night: Charts & Awards". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 March 2014.

[15] "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending October 24, 1987". Cash Box magazine. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

[sc_Poland_-16] "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 3 April 2018.

[17] "Australian Music Report No 701 – 28 December 1987 > National Top 100 Singles for 1987". Kent Music Report, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

[18] "Top Singles – Volume 47, No. 12; Top 100 Single of 1987". RPM. 26 December 1987. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2013.

[bbye-19] Jump up to: ^a ^b Nielsen Business Media, Inc (26 December 1987). Billboard Magazine – Year End Charts – Year-end Charts of 1987.

[United_KingdomFleetwood_MacLittle_LiessingleCertRef-20] "British single certifications – Fleetwood Mac – Little Lies". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 October 2020.Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Little Lies in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

[Billboard_Duff-21] Jump up to: ^a ^b Strecker, Erin (December 16, 2015). "Hilary Duff Brings Fleetwood Mac's 'Little Lies' to the Dance Floor: Listen". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 18, 2016.

[22] "Little Lies – Single by Hilary Duff". iTunes Store (Canada). Apple Inc. Archived from the original on May 2, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2016.

[People_Duff-23] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Maslow, Nick (December 16, 2015). "Surprise – Hilary Duff Debuts Crazy-Catchy Cover of Fleetwood Mac's 'Little Lies' for Younger". People. Time Inc. Retrieved December 18, 2016.

[Spin_Duff-24] Grebey, James (December 16, 2015). "Hmmmm… Hilary Duff Recorded a Synth-Pop Cover of Fleetwood Mac's 'Little Lies'". Spin. SpinMedia. Retrieved December 18, 2016.

[Fuse_Duff-25] Lipshutz, Jason (December 16, 2015). "Hilary Duff's Dubstep Cover of Fleetwood Mac's 'Little Lies': Listen". Fuse. Fuse Networks, LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2016.

[AXS_Duff-26] Jump up to: ^a ^b Villa, Lucas (December 16, 2015). "Listen: Hilary Duff takes Fleetwood Mac's 'Little Lies' to the club". AXS TV. 2929 Entertainment. Retrieved December 18, 2016.

[27] Wass, Mike (December 16, 2015). "Hilary Duff Delivers An Electro-Pop Cover Of Fleetwood Mac's "Little Lies"". Idolator. Hive Media. Retrieved December 18, 2016.

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