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"You Lied to Me"
Single by Cathy Dennis
from the album Into the Skyline
Released17 August 1992 (1992-08-17)[1]
Genre
Length5:27
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Cathy Dennis
  • Shep Pettibone
Cathy Dennis singles chronology
"Everybody Move"
(1991) 		"You Lied to Me"
(1992) 		"Irresistible"
(1992)

"You Lied to Me" is a song by British singer and songwriter Cathy Dennis from her second studio album, Into the Skyline (1992). Written by Dennis, Shep Pettibone and Tony Shimkin, and produced by the former two, the song was released as the lead single from Into the Skyline on 17 August 1992, by Polydor Records.

"You Lied to Me" received positive reviews from music critics and was a modest commercial success. It was a Top 40 hit in the United States, reaching number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100, while peaking at number 12 on the Dance Club Songs chart. In the United Kingdom, it reached number 34 on the UK Singles Chart.

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard magazine wrote that Dennis "twirls back onto the dance floor with an aggressive, attitudinal pop/houser". He added, "Teaming her up with club kingpin Shep Pettibone was an inspired move. He dresses her lovely voice with vigorous beats, layers of intricate keyboard effects, and an unshakable chorus. [...] Totally fierce."[2] Another Billboard editor stated that Dennis' vocal range "has grown considerably, as proven on 'You Lied to Me', which casts her as a swaggering diva".[3] Randy Clark from Cash Box magazine described it as a "dance beat track" where Dennis is "keeping her dance roots alive".[4] David Browne from Entertainment Weekly stated that the song "is worthy of 'Touch Me (All Night Long)' and her whooshing club hits".[5]

Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report commented, "It's clear by her track record this multi-talented singer, producer, writer has a magic touch when it comes to putting together hits for Top 40 radio. Once again, Cathy delivers a house pleaser that's sure to pump non-stop excitement onto the airwaves."[6] A reviewer from pan-European magazine Music & Media called the song "jubilant".[7] The Philadelphia Inquirer's Sam Wood felt that "You Lied to Me" "do recall the bouncy ebullience of 'Just Another Dream', Dennis' breakthrough hit."[8] Mark Frith from Smash Hits magazine praised "You Lied to Me", giving it five stars out of five. He stated that Dennis "gives the vocal performance of a lifetime about her two-timing man who's on his way out of her door. A triumphant return to form and runner-up best new single."[9]

Track listing and formats

All tracks written by Cathy Dennis, Shep Pettibone and Tony Shimkin.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[10] 112
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[11] 46
Europe Dance (Music & Media)[12] 8
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] 19
UK Singles (OCC)[14] 34
UK Dance (Music Week)[15] 34
US Billboard Hot 100[16] 32
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[17] 12
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[18] 6
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[19] 28
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[20] 22

References

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 15 August 1992. p. 21.
  2. ^ Flick, Larry (29 August 1992). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 77. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. 26 September 1992. p. 69. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  4. ^ Clark, Randy (26 September 1992). "Music Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Cashbox. p. 5. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  5. ^ Browne, David (2 October 1992). "Into the Skyline". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  6. ^ Sholin, Dave (21 August 1992). "Gavin Picks: Singles" (PDF). Gavin Report. p. 56. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  7. ^ "New Releases: Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. 26 September 1992. p. 10. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  8. ^ Wood, Sam (10 November 1992). "24 Six-String Caprices by Eliot Fisk". Philadelphia Inquirer.
  9. ^ Frith, Mark (22 July 1992). "New Singles". Smash Hits. p. 53. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Response from ARIA re: Cathy Dennis ARIA chart history, received 26 June 2018". Retrieved 26 June 2018 – via Imgur. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  11. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1890." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  12. ^ "European Dance Radio" (PDF). Music & Media. 3 October 1992. p. 23. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  13. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Cathy Dennis". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 61. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  15. ^ "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 29 August 1992. p. 18. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Cathy Dennis Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  17. ^ "Cathy Dennis Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  18. ^ "Cathy Dennis Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  19. ^ "Cathy Dennis Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  20. ^ "Cathy Dennis Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
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