Sweet Lies (Wilkinson song)

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"Sweet Lies"
Sweet Lies.jpg
Single by Wilkinson featuring Karen Harding
from the album Hypnotic
Released9 September 2016
Recorded2015
Genre Drum and bass
Length3:27
Label RAM
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Wilkinson
Wilkinson singles chronology
"What"
(2016)
"Sweet Lies"
(2016)
"Brand New"
(2016)
Karen Harding singles chronology
"Like I Can"
(2016)
"Sweet Lies"
(2016)
"Good for Me"
(2016)

"Sweet Lies" is a song performed by British drum and bass music producer and DJ Wilkinson, featuring vocals from English singer Karen Harding. The song was released as a digital download on 9 September 2016 in the United Kingdom by RAM Records as the second single from his second studio album Hypnotic (2017). The song peaked at number 98 on the Scottish Singles Chart.

Contents

The song blends elements of "Street Life" by The Crusaders with "Sweet Harmony" by Liquid, which itself sampled from CeCe Rogers' seminal house track, "Someday".

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Sweet Lies" was first released onto YouTube on 24 October 2016. The video has since accumulated over 14 million views. [1]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Sweet Lies" (featuring Karen Harding)3:27

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Scotland (OCC) [2] 98
UK Dance (OCC) [3] 34

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [4] Silver200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom9 September 2016 Digital download RAM

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References

  1. "Wilkinson - Sweet Lies ft. Karen Harding". YouTube. 24 October 2016.
  2. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  3. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  4. "British single certifications – Wilkinson ft Karen Harding – Sweet Lies". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 8 October 2021.