Said I Loved You...But I Lied

"Said I Loved You...But I Lied" is a song by the American pop music singer Michael Bolton. The song was co-written and co-produced by Bolton and Robert John "Mutt" Lange. Released as the first single from his ninth album, The One Thing (1993), the single topped the American and Canadian adult contemporary charts, reached the top 10 in the United States and in three other countries, and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.

"Said I Loved You...But I Lied"
Single by Michael Bolton
from the album The One Thing
B-side"Soul Provider"
ReleasedOctober 26, 1993
Recorded1993
Length5:06
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Michael Bolton
  • Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Michael Bolton singles chronology
"Reach Out I'll Be There"
(1992)		 "Said I Loved You...But I Lied"
(1993)		 "Completely"
(1994)
Music video
"Said I Loved You...But I Lied" on YouTube

The song earned Bolton a Grammy nomination in the category Best Male Pop Vocal performance at the 37th Grammy Awards.[1] In 2011, Bolton performed a duet version of this ballad for his compilation album, Gems: The Duets Album, with Agnes Monica.

Chart performance

"Said I Loved You...But I Lied" reached the US top 40 in November 1993 and eventually became Bolton's seventh and most recent top-ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 when it peaked at number six in early 1994.[2] The song also spent 12 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart, the singer's eighth chart-topper on this listing.[3] Outside the United States, the single peaked at number two on the Australian Singles Chart,[4] number three on Canada's RPM Top Singles chart,[5] number four on Portugal's AFP chart,[6] number 13 on the New Zealand Singles Chart,[7] and number 15 on the UK Singles Chart.[8] It also reached number one on Canada's RPM Adult Contemporary chart.[9]

Music video

The video was shot in Phoenix, Arizona and Alstrom Point, Utah, and was directed by Rebecca Blake.

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[21] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications), page 390.
  2. "Michael Bolton Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  3. "Michael Bolton Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  4. "Australian-charts.com – Michael Bolton – Said I Loved You... But I Lied". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  5. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2361." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  6. "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10 no. 48. November 20, 1993. p. 13. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  7. "Charts.nz – Michael Bolton – Said I Loved You... But I Lied". Top 40 Singles.
  8. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  9. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 2341." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  10. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10 no. 47. November 20, 1993. p. 11. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  11. "Offiziellecharts.de – Michael Bolton – Said I Loved You... But I Lied". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  12. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (25.11.–1.12.)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). November 25, 1993. p. 20. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  13. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Said I Loved You? But I Lied". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  14. "Michael Bolton Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  15. "The RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1993". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  16. "The RPM Top 100 A\C Tracks of 1993". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  17. "1994 ARIA Singles Chart". ARIA. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  18. "RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1994". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  19. "RPM Top 100 AC tracks of 1994". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  20. "Billboard Top 100 – 1994". Billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  21. "American single certifications – Michael Bolton – Said I Loved You, But I Lied". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 1, 2018. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
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