"Bad Liar" | ||||
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Single by Imagine Dragons | ||||
from the album Origins | ||||
Released | November 6, 2018 | |||
Genre | Electropop [1] | |||
Length | 4:20 | |||
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Producer(s) | Odegard | |||
Imagine Dragons singles chronology | ||||
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"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.
"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]
"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]
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]
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.
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]
Weekly charts | Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [65] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
Austria (IFPI Austria) [66] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
Belgium (BEA) [67] | Gold | 20,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada) [68] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [69] | Platinum | 90,000‡ |
France (SNEP) [70] | Platinum | 200,000‡ |
Germany (BVMI) [71] | Platinum | 400,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI) [72] | 2× Platinum | 100,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [73] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV) [74] | 4× Platinum | 200,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP) [75] | 2× Platinum | 20,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [76] | Platinum | 60,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [77] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [78] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Country | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | November 6, 2018 | Digital download | [9] | |
Italy | January 25, 2019 | Contemporary hit radio | Interscope | [79] |
United States | January 29, 2019 | Alternative radio | [80] | |
February 5, 2019 | Contemporary hit radio | [81] |
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