Never Lie

"Never Lie"
Single by Immature
from the album Playtyme is Over
Released	June 21, 1994
Genre	R&B
Length	4:13
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	Claudio Cueni, Chris Stokes [1]
Immature singles chronology
"I Wanna Know U That Way" (1993) "Never Lie" (1994) "Constantly" (1994)

"Never Lie" is a song by IMx (then known as Immature), issued as the lead single from the group's second album Playtyme is Over . The song was their biggest hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #5 in 1994. ^[2] It was certified gold on September 29, 1994, and sold 700,000 copies. ^{[3] [4]}

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Never Lie"

Chart (1994–1995)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [5]	55
US Billboard Hot 100 [6]	5
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [7]	5
US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) [8]	32
US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [9]	3

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Never Lie"

Chart (1994)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100 [10]	53
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [11]	31

Certifications

Certifications for "Never Lie"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [12]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Samples

• The song was later sampled in Lil Mosey's track "Kamikaze". ^[13]

References

1. "Playtyme Is Over - Immature - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved March 21, 2014.
2. "Immature - Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
3. "American certifications – Immature – Never Lie". Recording Industry Association of America.
4. "Best-Selling Records of 1994". Billboard . Vol. 107, no. 3. BPI Communications. January 21, 1995. p. 57. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved May 5, 2015.
5. "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 28 May 1995". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
6. "Immature, HSI" . Billboard . Retrieved May 2, 2021.
7. "Immature, BSI" . Billboard . Retrieved May 2, 2021.
8. "Immature, TFM" . Billboard . Retrieved May 2, 2021.
9. "Immature, TFC" . Billboard . Retrieved May 2, 2021.
10. "Features @ Top40-Charts.com - Songs & Videos from 49 Top 20 & Top 40 Music Charts from 30 Countries". Top40-charts.com. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
11. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
12. "American single certifications – Immature – Never Lie". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved August 6, 2023.
13. "Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-05-21.

External links

• "Never Lie" at AllMusic