"No Lies" | ||||
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Single by Noiseworks | ||||
from the album Noiseworks | ||||
B-side | "Learning to Swim" | |||
Released | 13 October 1986 [1] | |||
Recorded | August 1986 | |||
Studio | Rhinoceros Studios, Melbourne | |||
Genre | rock | |||
Length | 3:48 | |||
Label | CBS Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Brent Thomas, Jon Stevens | |||
Producer(s) | Mark Opitz | |||
Noiseworks singles chronology | ||||
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"No Lies" is the debut single by Australian rock-pop band Noiseworks. It was released in 1986 as the first single from their first studio album Noiseworks (1987) and peaked at number 31 on the Australian Kent Music Report. [2]
7" (BA 3489)
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "No Lies" | Brent Thomas, Jon Stevens | 3:48 |
2. | "Learning to Swim" | Jon Stevens, Stuart Fraser | 3:47 |
Chart (1986–1987) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report) [2] | 31 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [3] | 15 |
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