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Single by French Montana featuring the Weeknd and Max B | ||||
from the album Jungle Rules | ||||
Released | August 15, 2017 | |||
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"A Lie" on YouTube |
"A Lie" is a song by Moroccan-American rapper French Montana featuring Canadian singer the Weeknd and fellow American rapper Max B. The song was written by the artists alongside Matt Carillo,Fred Lowinger,Russ Mitkowski,Matthew Quinones,and producers Harry Fraud,DaHeala,DannyBoyStyles,with additional production credits going to 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.
The music video for "A Lie" premiered on July 14,2017,on French Montana's Vevo account on YouTube. [2] The video was shot in New York City,New York and was directed by French Montana and Spiff TV with cameos done by Belly,A$AP Rocky,Juelz Santana,and NAV. [3] The music video has surpassed over 30 million views on YouTube.
Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA) [4] | 71 |
Australia Urban (ARIA) [5] | 31 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [6] | 30 |
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ) [7] | 4 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [8] | 80 |
UK Singles (OCC) [9] | 51 |
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [10] | 12 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [11] | 75 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [12] | 31 |
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay ( Billboard ) [13] | 50 |
US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [14] | 34 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [15] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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United States | August 15,2017 | Rhythmic contemporary | [16] | |
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