{{Short description|2023 song by PinkPantheress}} {{About||the second part|Boy's a Liar Pt. 2}} {{Use British English|date=February 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox song | name = Boy's a Liar | cover = PinkPantheress - Boy's a Liar.png | alt = An old woman in a wheelchair on a sidewalk in front of a house wearing a black shirt with the text "Boy's a Liar" | type = single | artist = PinkPantheress | EP = Take Me Home | B-side = Do You Miss Me? | released = 30 November 2022 | recorded = | studio = Mura Masa's home studio | genre = * Dance-pop * bubblegum pop * synth-pop * plugg | length = 2:11 | label = Warner UK | writer = * Victoria Walker * Alexander Crossan | producer = * PinkPantheress * Mura Masa | prev_title = Do You Miss Me? | prev_year = 2022 | next_title = Take Me Home | next_year = 2023 | misc = {{External music video|1={{YouTube|U_hj-wT3biU|"Boy's a Liar"}}|header=Audio video|type=single}} }}
"'''Boy's a Liar'''" is a song by British singer PinkPantheress. Released on 30 November 2022 through Warner Records as a single, it was later included on her extended play ''Take Me Home''. Written and produced by her and Mura Masa, the song is a dance-pop, bubblegum pop, and synth-pop song with a Jersey club beat, elements of chiptune, lo-fi and hyperpop, and lyrics about feeling inadequate in a relationship. It gained traction on TikTok soon after its release and later peaked at number two in the UK, Ireland, and Australia. A remix of the song, retitled "Boy's a Liar Pt. 2", featuring American rapper Ice Spice, was released through Parlophone Records, Elektra Records, and 3EE on 3 February 2023 as the lead single from PinkPantheress' debut album ''Heaven Knows''.
Both "Boy's a Liar" and its remix received positive reviews from critics. The remix was commercially successful, reaching number three on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming the first top-10 on the chart for both PinkPantheress and Ice Spice and the first chart entry for PinkPantheress. It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The song also reached number three on the ''Billboard'' Global 200, and globally, reached number one in New Zealand and number two in Canada. A music video for the remix, directed by George and Frederick Buford, shows PinkPantheress and Ice Spice together in various locations throughout New York City.
== Background and composition== Prior to the release of "Boy's a Liar", English singer PinkPantheress found success on TikTok and with the release of her debut mixtape, ''To Hell with It''.<ref name="varietytop">{{cite web |last1=Garcia |first1=Thania |title=Ice Spice and PinkPantheress Crack the Top 10, Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' Holds at No. 1 For Fifth Week |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/ice-spice-pinkpantheress-miley-cyrus-charts-1235530258/ |website=Variety |access-date=24 February 2023 |date=22 February 2023}}</ref> Record producer Mura Masa, who had previously produced PinkPantheress's 2021 single "Just for Me", produced "Boy's a Liar" at the studio in Mura Masa's garden at home, where the two had been spending time together due to their living close to one another. The song was made in about two hours.<ref name="bbmm" /> After PinkPantheress released the Kaytranada-produced "Do You Miss Me?" in early November 2022, "Boy's a Liar" was released through Warner Records on 30 November 2022 and later included on her extended play ''Take Me Home'', released in December 2022.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Brandle |first1=Lars |title=PinkPantheress Challenges Miley Cyrus For U.K. No. 1 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/pinkpantheress-challenges-miley-cyrus-uk-singles-chart-1235256629/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=25 February 2023 |date=21 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=25 New Songs Out Today |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/25-new-songs-out-today-43/ |website=BrooklynVegan |access-date=25 February 2023 |date=30 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Darville |first1=Jordan |title=PinkPantheress shares new song "Boy's a liar" |url=https://www.thefader.com/2022/11/30/pinkpantheress-boys-a-liar |website=The Fader |access-date=24 February 2023 |date=30 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Caraan |first1=Sophie |title=PinkPantheress and Ice Spice Earn First Top 10 Hit on Global 200 With "Boy's a Liar, Pt. 2" |url=https://hypebeast.com/2023/2/pinkpantheress-ice-spice-boys-a-liar-pt-2-no-4-billboard-global-200-chart |website=Hypebeast |access-date=24 February 2023 |date=21 February 2023}}</ref> It became popular on TikTok, where it soundtracked over 760,000 videos {{As of|lc=y|February 2023}}.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Zellner |first1=Xander |title=Hot 100 First-Timers: PinkPantheress Arrives With Ice Spice Collab 'Boy's a Liar, Pt. 2' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/pinkpantheress-hot-100-first-timers-ice-spice-boys-a-liar-1235254262/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=25 February 2023 |date=14 February 2023}}</ref>
{{multiple image | footer = "Boy's a Liar" was written and produced by PinkPantheress (''left'') and Mura Masa (''right'') | image1 = PinkPantheress, 2022.jpg | alt1 = PinkPantheress in 2022 | image2 = Mura Masa Field Day 2017.jpg | total_width = 300 | alt2 = Mura Masa | align = left }}
"Boy's a Liar" runs for two minutes and 11 seconds.<ref name="wmag">{{cite web |last1=Munzenrieder |first1=Kyle |title=We, as a Society, Need to Get Ice Spice & PinkPantheress to #1 |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/ice-spice-pink-pantheress-boys-a-liar-number-one-campaign |website=W |access-date=24 February 2023 |language=en |date=22 February 2023}}</ref> It is a dance-pop,<ref name="epreview">{{cite web |last1=D'Souza |first1=Shaad |title=PinkPantheress: Take Me Home EP |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/pinkpantheress-take-me-home-ep/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=24 February 2023 |date=4 January 2023}}</ref> bubblegum pop,<ref name="varietytop" /><ref name="pitchforkrmx">{{cite web |last1=Ritchie |first1=Matthew |title=PinkPantheress / Ice Spice: "Boy's a Liar Pt. 2" |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/pink-pantheress-ice-spice-boys-a-liar-pt-2/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=24 February 2023 |date=3 February 2023}}</ref> and synth-pop<ref name="bbmm">{{cite magazine |last1=Unterberger |first1=Andrew |title='Boy's a Liar' Co-Producer Mura Masa Didn't Even Know About Ice Spice's Verse Until It Hit TikTok |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/mura-masa-ice-spice-pink-pantheress-boys-a-liar-song-1235260431/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=8 March 2023 |date=28 February 2023}}</ref> song with elements of chiptune and hyperpop.<ref name="epreview" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Breihan |first1=Tom |title=Watch Ice Spice Perform "Boy's A Liar Pt. 2" Live For The First Time At Rolling Loud |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2215928/watch-ice-spice-perform-boys-a-liar-pt-2-live-for-the-first-time-at-rolling-loud/news/ |website=Stereogum |access-date=9 March 2023 |date=6 March 2023}}</ref> It was written and produced by PinkPantheress and Mura Masa;<ref name="nmebig">{{cite web |last1=Campbell |first1=Erica |title=PinkPantheress: "I don't care about the beats, I care about the pen" |url=https://www.nme.com/big-reads/pinkpantheress-cover-interview-2023-take-me-home-ep-3390837 |website=NME |access-date=24 February 2023 |date=3 February 2023}}</ref> on it, PinkPantheress sings with "plush and quiet"<ref name="atlantic" /> vocals about her insecurities with feeling unattractive to her partner due to the male gaze.<ref name="pitchforkrmx" /><ref name="atlantic" /><ref name="bbcnews">{{cite web |last1=Savage |first1=Mark |title=PinkPantheress on chart success, Ice Spice and hearing loss: 'I did my mourning already' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-64957515 |website=BBC News |access-date=25 April 2023 |date=16 March 2023}}</ref> PinkPantheress based it on a real relationship with a man who "ended up being a liar after the song came out" and who she threatened to put a hex on.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chelosky |first1=Danielle |title=PinkPantheress' 'Boys A Liar' Predicted A Future Liar In Her Life |url=https://uproxx.com/music/pinkpantheress-boys-a-liar-future-liar/ |website=Uproxx |access-date=20 March 2023 |date=15 March 2023}}</ref> She also likened the song's theme to "that feeling that someone's only interested in you when you look good", while Mura Masa described the song as an expression of both artists' "borderline-misandrist tendencies".<ref name="nmebig" /><ref name="bbmm" /> Its lo-fi<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wickes |first1=Jade |last2=Pometsey |first2=Olive |last3=Reed |first3=Davy |title=The best new tracks, picked by our staff |url=https://theface.com/music/spotify-playlist-ice-spice-pink-pantheress-review-boys-a-liar-yves-tumor-p-rallel-nia-archives |website=The Face |access-date=9 March 2023 |date=6 February 2023}}</ref> production features a Jersey club beat,<ref name="pitchforkrmx" /> kick drums,<ref name="nmebig" /> and 8-bit synths,<ref name="bbfifth">{{cite magazine |last1=Trust |first1=Gary |title=Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' Tops Hot 100 for Fifth Week, PinkPantheress & Ice Spice Surge to Top 10 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/miley-cyrus-flowers-number-1-hot-100-fifth-week-1235256842/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=24 February 2023 |date=21 February 2023}}</ref> and ends with a squeaking sound typically used in Jersey club songs.<ref name="atlantic">{{cite web |last1=Kornhaber |first1=Spencer |title=The Pulse of Pop Music Is Changing |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2023/03/pinkpanthress-ice-spice-boys-a-liar-pt-2-song/673286/ |website=The Atlantic |access-date=6 March 2023 |date=4 March 2023}}</ref> The drums were inspired by the increasing popularity of Jersey and Baltimore club music in popular music in 2023 with songs like Lil Uzi Vert's 2022 song "Just Wanna Rock".<ref>{{cite web |last1=McKinney |first1=Jessica |title=Call It 'Cute Core': Producer Mura Masa Breaks Down 'Boy's A Liar Pt. 2' |url=https://www.complex.com/music/mura-masa-pinkpantheress-ice-spice-boys-a-liar-backstory |website=Complex |access-date=20 March 2023 |date=16 March 2023}}</ref>
==Reception and commercial performance== Shaad D'Souza of ''Pitchfork'' felt that "Boy's a Liar" was "one of PinkPantheress' strongest tracks" and the only song on her debut extended play (EP), ''Take Me Home'' (2022), that "holds its own against PinkPantheress' most indelible hits" as PinkPantheress was "step[ping] fully into the pop star role that she's been trying on over the past year".<ref name="epreview" /> After spending 10 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, "Boy's a Liar" peaked at number two on the chart dated 24 February 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Carl |title=Miley Cyrus reigns at Number 1 for a sixth consecutive week with Flowers |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/miley-cyrus-reigns-at-number-1-for-a-sixth-consecutive-week-with-flowers__38602/ |website=Official Charts Company |access-date=25 February 2023 |date=24 February 2023}}</ref> It also peaked at number two on the ARIA Charts.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Brandle |first1=Lars |title=Pink Powers to No. 1 On Australia's Chart With 'Trustfall' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/pink-no-1-australia-aria-chart-trustfall-1235260026/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=25 February 2023 |date=24 February 2023}}</ref> The work was nominated for PRS for Music Most Performed Work Ivor Novello Award on 23 May 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Mark |date=23 April 2024 |title=Nominations announced for The Ivors with Amazon Music 2024 |url=https://ivorsacademy.com/news/nominations-announced-for-the-ivors-with-amazon-music-2024/ |access-date=28 May 2024 |website=The Ivors Academy |language=en-GB}}</ref>
==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col 2}}
===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Weekly charts performance for "Boy's a Liar" ! scope="col"| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/singles-chart/2023-02-27|title=ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=27 February 2023|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> | 2 |- ! scope="row"| Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/hip-hop-r-and-b-singles-chart/2023-02-27|title=ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Singles|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=27 February 2023|access-date=14 April 2023}}</ref> | 1 |- {{single chart|Ireland4|2|date=20230224|rowheader=true|access-date=24 February 2023}} |- ! scope="row"| Latvia Airplay (LAIPA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parmuziku.lv/muzikas-zinas/latvija/latvijas-radio-stacijas-speletakas-dziesmas-top-13-nedela-9722|title=Latvijas radio stacijās spēlētākās dziesmas TOP 13. nedēļa|language=lv|publisher=LAIPA|access-date=29 May 2023|date=4 April 2023}}</ref> | 18 |- ! scope="row"| Malaysia International (RIM)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/RecordingIndustryMalaysia/posts/pfbid02DhxZPqMe3h8oHqXWjwkmetrhdUxB4ZpgpVV8DnEdWrTP6dZbqJERjSpZD1Ev4VYkl|title=Top 20 Most Streamed International Singles In Malaysia Week 10 (03/02/2023-09/03/2023)|publisher=RIM|date=18 March 2023|access-date=19 March 2023|via=Facebook}}</ref> | 7 |- ! scope="row"| MENA (IFPI)<ref name="MENAChart">{{cite web|url=https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart|title=The Official Mena Chart - This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20 from 24/02/2023 to 04/03/2023|publisher=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|website=theofficialmenachart.com|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230307160656/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart|archive-date=7 March 2023|date=7 March 2023|access-date=19 May 2023}}</ref> | 7 |- ! scope="row"| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/2023-02-10|title=NZ Top 40 Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=13 February 2023|access-date=11 February 2023}}</ref> | 10 |- ! scope="row"| Singapore (RIAS)<ref>{{cite web |title=RIAS Top Charts Week 8 (17 - 23 Feb 2023) |url=https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228074219/https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/ |archive-date=28 February 2023 |access-date=28 February 2023 |publisher=RIAS}}</ref> | 5 |- ! scope="row"| Turkey (Radiomonitor Türkiye)<ref>{{Cite tweet|user=RadiomonitorTR|number=1641728539199250432|date=31 March 2023 |title= Radiomonitor Türkiye Uluslararası Listesi Dinlenme Adedi bazında – 13. Hafta Top10 |trans-title=Radiomonitor Turkey International Chart based on number of listens – Week 13 Top 10 |access-date=26 August 2024 |link=https://x.com/RadiomonitorTR/status/1641728539199250432}}</ref> | 9 |- {{single chart|UK|2|date=20230224|rowheader=true|access-date=24 February 2023}} |- {{single chart|Billboardbubbling100|5|artist=PinkPantheress|rowheader=true|access-date=21 October 2024}} |} {{col 2}}
===Monthly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| Paraguay (SPG)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sgp.com.py/listado/210/junio-top-100-de-canciones-de-sgp|title=June – Top #100 de canciones de SGP|publisher=Sociedad de Gestión de Productores Fonográficos del Paraguay|access-date=5 July 2023 |language=es |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705123313/https://www.sgp.com.py/listado/210/junio-top-100-de-canciones-de-sgp |archive-date=5 July 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> | 47 |}
===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2023/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart for 2023|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=12 January 2024}}</ref> | 5 |- ! scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-official-top-40-biggest-songs-of-2023/|title=The Official Top 40 Biggest Songs of 2023|publisher=Official Charts Company|last=Griffiths|first=George|date=29 December 2023|access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref> | 8 |} {{col-end}}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Boy's a Liar"}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=2022|certyear=2023|id=2023-08-07|access-date=4 August 2023}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|award=Platinum|number=5|artist=PinkPantheress|title=Boy's a Liar|relyear=2022|certyear=2025|access-date=21 January 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|award=Platinum|number=3|artist=PinkPantheress|title=Boy's a Liar|relyear=2022|certyear=2024|source=radioscope|access-date=25 January 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|type=single|award=Platinum|artist=PinkPantheress|title=Boy's a Liar|relyear=2022|certyear=2025|access-date=25 January 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|artist=PinkPantheress|title=Boy's A Liar|relyear=2022|certyear=2025|id=18772-5874-1|access-date=28 March 2025}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ Release history and formats for "Boy's a Liar" ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Version ! scope="col"| Label(s) ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! rowspan="2" scope="row" | Various | 30 November 2022 | rowspan="3" | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | Original | rowspan="2" |Warner Music UK | style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="Acoustic22">{{Cite web |date=30 November 2022 |title='Boy's a Liar' |url=https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0BNJ76FQ1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230221160011/https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0BNJ76FQ1 |archive-date=21 February 2023 |access-date=21 February 2023 |publisher=Warner Music UK |via=Amazon Music}}</ref> |- |3 February 2023 | rowspan="3" |Remix | style="text-align:center;" |<ref name="Acoustic2">{{Cite web |date=3 February 2023 |title='Boy's a Liar Pt. 2' |url=https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0BS74DNSS |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230221155954/https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0BS74DNSS |archive-date=21 February 2023 |access-date=21 February 2023 |publisher=Warner Music UK |via=Amazon Music}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | France | 13 February 2023 |WEA/Warner Records ! |- ! scope="row" | United States | 7 March 2023 | Rhythmic contemporary radio | 300 Elektra | style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="Rhythmic">{{Cite web |title=Top 40/Rhythmic-Crossover Future Releases |url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217081215/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases |archive-date=17 February 2023 |access-date=21 February 2023 |publisher=All Access Music Group}}</ref> |}
==References== {{reflist}}
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