Bad Liar (Imagine Dragons song)

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"Bad Liar"
Imagine Dragons Bad Liar.jpg
Single by Imagine Dragons
from the album Origins
ReleasedNovember 6, 2018
Genre Electropop [1]
Length4:20
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Odegard
Imagine Dragons singles chronology
"Machine"
(2018)
"Bad Liar"
(2018)
"Birds"
(2019)
Music video
"Bad Liar" on YouTube

"Bad Liar" is a song by American pop rock band Imagine Dragons. The song was released through Interscope and Kidinakorner records on November 6, 2018, as the fourth single from their fourth studio album, Origins (2018). It was written by Imagine Dragons, Aja Volkman and Jorgen Odegard, and produced by Odegard.

Contents

"Bad Liar" peaked at number 56 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It topped the charts in Czech Republic and Latvia, and reached the top 10 in Belgium, Finland, Slovakia and Switzerland; as well as the top 20 in Australia, Austria, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Singapore and Sweden. On May 31, 2019, a "stripped" version titled "Bad Liar- Stripped" was released. [2]

Background

"Bad Liar" was co-written by Imagine Dragons lead vocalist Dan Reynolds and his wife Aja Volkman shortly before they separated. However, Reynolds has said the couple did not end up going through with the divorce. [3]

The Norwegian progressive rock band Maraton pointed out that the cover image for their single "Blood Music" is the same as Imagine Dragons’ cover image for "Bad Liar", with only the coloration being different. Maraton's single was released in February 2018, while Imagine Dragons’ song dropped nine months later in November 2018. Despite the undeniable shared artwork, Maraton released a statement revealing they had purchased the artwork from the artist Beeple Crap, but had no deal giving them exclusive rights to the photo. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Critical reception

Idolator called the song a "brutally honest breakup anthem", and described it as "raw and stripped back". [8] Billboard compared the song's lyrical heaviness to the band's track "Demons". [9]

Music video

A music video for the song was released on January 24, 2019. It was directed by Ryan Reichenfeld and was filmed at Green Valley High School, in Henderson, Nevada. The video features dancer Autumn Miller with choreography by Marissa Osato. [10] As of February 2023, the music video has received 421 million views and 4.3 million likes.

Live performances

The song was first performed live at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada. [11] It was also performed at the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship halftime show. [12]

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Bad Liar"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [65] Platinum70,000
Austria (IFPI Austria) [66] Platinum30,000
Belgium (BEA) [67] Gold20,000
Canada (Music Canada) [68] Platinum80,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [69] Platinum90,000
France (SNEP) [70] Platinum200,000
Germany (BVMI) [71] Platinum400,000
Italy (FIMI) [72] 2× Platinum100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) [73] Gold15,000
Poland (ZPAV) [74] 4× Platinum200,000
Portugal (AFP) [75] 2× Platinum20,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [76] Platinum60,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [77] Gold400,000
United States (RIAA) [78] 2× Platinum2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for "Bad Liar"
CountryDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousNovember 6, 2018 Digital download [9]
ItalyJanuary 25, 2019 Contemporary hit radio Interscope [79]
United StatesJanuary 29, 2019 Alternative radio [80]
February 5, 2019Contemporary hit radio [81]

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