Rather Lie

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"Rather Lie"
Song by Playboi Carti featuring the Weeknd
from the album Music
ReleasedMarch 14, 2025 (2025-3-14)
Recorded2024
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Length3:29
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"Rather Lie" on YouTube

"Rather Lie" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American rapper Playboi Carti and Canadian singer the Weeknd. It was released on March 14, 2025, as the eighth track from Carti's third studio album, Music . The song marks their third collaboration, following the singles "Popular" (alongside Madonna) and "Timeless", which were released in 2023 and 2024, respectively.

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Promotion

The song was one of the five songs performed or previewed at the 2024 Rolling Loud Miami where Carti was joined by the Weeknd on December 15. [1] [2] It was then referred to as "Lie" or "Lose You". [3] On March 14, 2025, "Rather Lie" was revealed to be part of the tracklist of Music. [4]

Composition

"Rather Lie" features a chorus sung by the Weeknd which was described as a "dose of pop clarity" with a "breezy" and "earworm"-like hook, while Carti can be heard mumbling "sweet nothings". As a result, the song was one of the album's moments to be considered a "love song". [5] [6] On the song, Carti "calms things down" but switches it up later on by "manipulating his voice" and "gaslighting" his girlfriend as he gives an insight into his love life. [7] It highlights the "ups and downs of intimacy" as Carti sounds "clear-eyed rather than self-pitying". [3]

Critical reception

In a ranking of all features on the album, Billboard 's Mackenzie Cummings-Grady placed "Rather Lie" second and opined that the duo completed "their hat-trick" coming off the success of "Popular" (2023) and "Timeless" (2024). Cummings-Grady predicted the song to be another hit for the both of them. [6] Angel Diaz and Michael Saponara later also ranked the song second of the overall album, calling it the "radio single" of the record and expressing their desire for a joint album of the two. [7]

C. Vernon Coleman II at XXL listed "Rather Lie" as one of the early standout tracks and called it one of the "heaters" on the album. [8] In a premature evaluation for Stereogum , Tom Breihan saw the song as a switch to "pop clarity" and viewed the track as one of the moments on the album that breakes the "storm" as "something more approachable shines through". [5]

References

  1. ↑ Williams, Kyann-Sian (March 14, 2025). "Here are all the songs and features on Playboi Carti's long-awaited Music album". WTYE . Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  2. ↑ Trapp, Malcolm (December 16, 2024). "Playboi Carti Previews I Am Music Collabs With Travis Scott And The Weeknd At Rolling Loud Miami 2024". Rap-Up . Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Sanfiorenzo, Dimas; Barlas, Jon; Schube, Will; Medithi, Vivian (March 14, 2025). "Was Playboi Carti's Music Worth the Wait?". Complex . Retrieved March 15, 2025.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ A., Aron (March 15, 2025). "Playboi Carti Music Full Credits: Kendrick Lamar, Metro Boomin, Lil Uzi Vert & More". HotNewHipHop . Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Breihan, Tom (March 14, 2025). "Premature Evaluation: Playboi Carti Music". Stereogum . Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  6. 1 2 Cummings-Grady, Mackenzie (March 14, 2025). "Playboi Carti's Music: All Guest Features Ranked". Billboard . Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  7. 1 2 Diaz, Angel; Saponara, Michael (March 14, 2025). "Every Song From Playboi Carti's Music Album Ranked: Critic's Picks". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2025.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ↑ Coleman II, C. Vernon (March 14, 2025). "Playboi Carti drops new album music - listen". XXL . Retrieved March 15, 2025.
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