Girls Lie Too
| "Girls Lie Too" | |||||||
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| Single by Terri Clark | |||||||
| from the album Greatest Hits 1994-2004 | |||||||
| Released | April 19, 2004 | ||||||
| Genre | Country | ||||||
| Length | 3:35 | ||||||
| Label | Mercury | ||||||
| Writer(s) |
Connie Harrington Kelley Lovelace Tim Nichols | ||||||
| Producer(s) | Byron Gallimore | ||||||
| Terri Clark singles chronology | |||||||
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"Girls Lie Too" is a song written by Tim Nichols, Kelley Lovelace and Connie Harrington, and recorded by Canadian country music singer Terri Clark. It was released in April 2004 as the first single from her Greatest Hits 1994-2004 album. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart on September 11, becoming Clark's second and most recent number one single in the United States.[1]
Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that "a clever lyric combined with a spirited performance make this highly compatible with previous Clark hits." She goes on to say that the song "boasts a lively tempo that makes it great summer radio fare, and the lyric will make listeners chuckle."[2]
Music video
The music video shows a woman (LaTresa Smith) with Pirates of the Caribbean character Jack Sparrow as her dream lover, played by video director Shaun Silva.[3] At the end, she calls him "Johnny" in bed. The video also features a cameo appearance by Wayne Newton.[4]
Chart performance
"Girls Lie Too" debuted at number 53 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 24, 2004.
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 36 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2004) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 24 |
| Preceded by "Live Like You Were Dying" by Tim McGraw |
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single September 11, 2004 |
Succeeded by "Days Go By" by Keith Urban |
References
- ↑ Terri Clark Notches First No. 1 Since 1998
- ↑ Billboard, May 8, 2004
- ↑ GAC Country Q&A: Week of February 3, 2006
- ↑ Wayne Newton - Other Works
- ↑ "Terri Clark – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Terri Clark.
- ↑ "Terri Clark – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Terri Clark.
- ↑ "Best of 2004: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2004. Retrieved July 11, 2012.