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Deniqua Campbell from The Source gave the song a positive review, saying Minaj has yet to let up her unrelenting push to re-ignite her rapping flame and that "Bed of Lies" "appeals to Minaj's more serene nature". [7] Caitlin White from MTV News praised the song, saying "Nicki has always done emotional with just the right touch of vulnerability and strength". [8] Christina Lee from Idolator called it "a more pointed and detailed version of debut Pinkprint single 'Pills n Potions'". [9] Lindsey Weber from Vulture said "Nicki takes a sickly sweet Skylar Grey hook and wraps a nasty ode around it". [10] Sharan Shetty from Slate called "Bed of Lies" "perhaps the most confessional song Minaj has ever made" and praised the fact that Minaj didn't come off as having a "pity party". [11] Eliza Thompson from Cosmopolitan praised the song and said Grey's hook was "all pretty and wistful". [12]

Commercial performance

"Bed of Lies" debuted at number seventy on the US Billboard Hot 100, in doing so it became Minaj's 56th entry on the chart, tying her with Madonna and Dionne Warwick for the third-most entries among women since the chart began in 1958. [13] On January 16, 2015, ARIA certified the single Platinum in Australia for sales of 70,000.[ citation needed ]

Live performances

On November 9, 2014, Minaj and Grey debuted the song performing at the 2014 MTV EMA. [14] They also performed the song on November 23, 2014, at the 2014 AMAs and on December 6, 2014, on Saturday Night Live . [15] [16] On December 15, 2014, they performed the track at The Ellen DeGeneres Show . [17] On December 16, 2014, they performed the song twice, first on Today and after on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon . [18] [19]

Charts

"Bed of Lies"
Nicki Minaj - Bed of Lies.png
Single by Nicki Minaj featuring Skylar Grey
from the album The Pinkprint
ReleasedNovember 16, 2014 (2014-11-16) [1]
Recorded2014
Genre
Length4:29
3:55(album edit – international deluxe)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Nicki Minaj singles chronology
"Only"
(2014)		"Bed of Lies"
(2014)		"Throw Sum Mo"
(2014)
Skylar Grey singles chronology
"Shot Me Down"
(2014)		"Bed of Lies"
(2014)		"Cannonball"
(2015)

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [40] 2× Platinum140,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [41] Gold7,500*
Norway (IFPI Norway) [42] Platinum10,000‡
Sweden (GLF) [43] 2× Platinum80,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Radio and release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
WorldwideNovember 16, 2014 Digital download
United States [44] [45] November 18, 2014Rhythmic radio
United KingdomDecember 15, 2014Digital download
ItalyDecember 19, 2014Mainstream radio

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