Don't Lie to Me

"Don't Lie to Me" is the lead single from the 2018 Barbra Streisand album Walls. It criticizes the Presidency of Donald Trump. A remix by Dave Audé spent twelve weeks on the US Dance Club chart.[1]

This article is about the Barbra Streisand song. For the Lena Meyer-Landrut song, see Don't Lie to Me (Lena Meyer-Landrut song).
"Don't Lie to Me"
Screenshot of the music video "Don't Lie to Me"
Single by Barbra Streisand
from the album Walls
ReleasedSeptember 28, 2018
GenreProtest song
Length3:57
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Shanks
  • Myrin
Barbra Streisand singles chronology
"What Kind of Fool (with John Legend)"
(2014)		 "Don't Lie to Me"
(2018)

Production
"I just can't stand what's going on. His assault on our democracy, our institutions, our founders — I think we're in a fight. ... We're in a war for the soul of America."

Barbra Streisand to The Star[2]

The song was released on the 2018 album Walls, the first featuring primarily new material since 2005.[3] Co-written by the singer, Streisand felt a need to write the song to help her cope with the Trump administration.[4][5] "Don't Lie To Me" is the album's first single.[6] It was inspired by a road trip when Streisand was listening to the radio and becoming disgusted by the content of the news.[2] She originally wanted to create a subtle song, but ended up writing "Bombastic" lyrics.[7]

Composition

The song, written by Streisand, John Shanks, Jonas Myrin and Jay Landers, is "grand, lush and heavily orchestrated".[3] Billboard described it as an "impassioned, dramatic ballad with pointed barbs".[4] The piece has a "bombastic string-laden backing".

Reception

Billboard deemed the song "grand and politically charged".[8]

Charts
Chart performance for "Don't Lie to Me"
Chart (2019) Peak
position
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[9] 8

References
  1. "Don't Lie To Me chart history". Billboard. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  2. "Barbra Streisand's new song 'Don't lie to me' inspired by Trump". Toronto Star. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  3. "Barbra Streisand Addresses Trump In New Song: 'Don't Lie To Me'". NPR. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  4. "Barbra Streisand Talks New Album 'Walls' and Its Trump-Dissing Single 'Don't Lie to Me'". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  5. Spanos, Brittany (September 27, 2018). "Hear Barbra Streisand's Trump-Dissing New Song 'Don't Lie to Me'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  6. Weaver, Hilary. "Watch: Barbra Streisand Makes Her Music Video Directorial Debut for "Don't Lie to Me"". Vanity Fair. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  7. "Barbra Streisand comes for President Trump in new song 'Don't Lie to Me'". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  8. "Barbra Streisand Releases Self-Directed Video for Trump-Inspired Song 'Don't Lie to Me': Watch". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  9. "Barbra Streisand Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
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