That's Why I Lie

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"That's Why I Lie"
Single by Ray J
from the album Dr. Dolittle O.S.T.
ReleasedSeptember 22, 1998
Genre R&B
Length3:51
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s) William Ray Norwood Jr. and unknown
Ray Jsingles chronology
"Everything You Want"
(1997)
"That's Why I Lie"
(1998)
"Another Day in Paradise"
(2001)

"That's Why I Lie" is a single by Ray J from the Dr. Dolittle soundtrack. The song charted at #22 in New Zealand and #71 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was produced by Rodney Jerkins, and was later sampled on Brandy's 1998 album Never Say Never.

Track listing

  1. That's Why I Lie (album version)
  2. That's Why I Lie (radio edit)

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