Lie (NF song)

{{Use American English|date=January 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2018}} {{Infobox song | name = Lie | cover = | alt = | type = single | artist = [[NF (rapper)|NF]] | album = [[Perception (NF album)|Perception]] | released = {{Start date|2018|04|17}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases |title=Top 40/R Future Releases – Mainstream Hit Songs Being Released and Their Release Dates |website=All Access |access-date=April 4, 2018}}</ref> | recorded = 2017 | studio = {{hlist|Tomme Profitt, [[Grand Rapids]], Michigan|[[Franklin, Tennessee]]}} | genre = {{hlist|[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]<ref>{{cite web |title=YEAR-END CHARTS HOT R&B/HIP-HOP SONGS |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs |website=Billboard.com}}</ref>|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]<ref>{{cite web |title=YEAR-END CHARTS HOT R&B/HIP-HOP SONGS |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs |website=Billboard.com}}</ref>}} | length = 3:29 | label = {{hlist|[[Capitol Records|Capitol]]|[[Caroline Records|Caroline]]|NF Real Music}} | writer = {{hlist|[[NF (rapper)|Feuerstein]]|[[Tommee Profitt|Profitt]]|[[Mike Elizondo|Mike Elizondo, Jr.]]}} | producer = Tommee Profitt | prev_title = [[No Name (NF song)|No Name]] | prev_year = 2018 | next_title = [[Why (NF song)|Why]] | next_year = 2018 }}

"'''Lie'''" is a song by American rapper [[NF (rapper)|NF]]. It serves as the fourth single from his third studio album, ''[[Perception (NF album)|Perception]]'' (2017), and was released on April 17, 2018, for [[Music download|digital download]] and [[streaming media|streaming]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/perception/1440848910|title=Perception - NF|date=October 6, 2017|publisher=iTunes|access-date=June 4, 2018}}</ref> It was written by NF alongside [[Mike Elizondo|Mike Elizondo, Jr.]] and producer [[Tommee Profitt]].

==Background== "Lie" was released on April 17, 2018, as the fourth single for his third studio album, ''Perception''. The song is NF's second mainstream radio release, following "[[Let You Down (NF song)|Let You Down]]". On the track, NF tells the story of a failed relationship and calls out a girl for being "cold" to him and lying about how bad he was to her.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/lyrics/8482668/nf-lie-lyrics|title=Here Are the Lyrics to NF's 'Lie'|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 19, 2018}}</ref> Lie is NF's third highest charting song in the United States, peaking at No. 48 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot 100]]. Its highest peak on any chart was the US Mainstream Top 40, where it reached No. 8.{{citation needed |date=June 2023}}

==Credits and personnel== '''Personnel''' * [[NF (rapper)|Nathan Feurstein]] – songwriter * [[Tommee Profitt]] – songwriter, producer, mixing, instruments, programming * [[Mike Elizondo|Mike Elizondo, Jr.]] – songwriter

Credits adapted from [[Genius (website)|Genius]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/Nf-lie-lyrics|title=Lie - NF: Songs, Reviews, Credits - Genius|website=Genius|access-date=June 9, 2018}}</ref>

'''Recording''' * Tomme Profitt Studios, [[Grand Rapids]], [[Michigan]] * Tomme Profitt Studios, [[Franklin, Tennessee|Franklin]], [[Tennessee]].

==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}

===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2018–2019) ! scope="col"| Peak<br>position |- {{single chart|Czech Republic|15|year=2019|week=4|rowheader=true|access-date=January 29, 2019}} |- {{single chart|Billboardhot100|48|artist=NF|rowheader=true|access-date=November 26, 2018}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|19|artist=NF|rowheader=true|access-date=December 5, 2018}} |- {{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|8|artist=NF|rowheader=true|access-date=November 6, 2018}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|25|artist=NF|rowheader=true|access-date=June 19, 2018}} |}

===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2018) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2018|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 4, 2018}}</ref> | 78 |- ! scope="row"| US Mainstream Top 40 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/pop-songs|title=Pop Songs – Year-End 2018|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 5, 2018}}</ref> | 39 |} {{col-end}}

==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|artist=NF|title=Lie|award=Platinum|number=3|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2025|access-date=December 5, 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=NF|title=Lie|award=Platinum|number=3|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2023|access-date=May 12, 2023}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=NF|title=Lie|award=Gold|id=11245|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2022|access-date=April 26, 2022}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=NF|title=Lie|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2022|source=radioscope|access-date=March 23, 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|artist=NF|title=Lie|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2022|id=file_2022-05-13-15-04-29.pdf|access-date=May 23, 2022}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=NF|title=Lie|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2023|id=16796-4558-1|access-date=August 26, 2023}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=NF|title=Lie|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2023|access-date=May 31, 2023|number=3}} {{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}

==References== {{reflist}}

[[Category:2018 singles]] [[Category:2017 songs]] [[Category:2010s ballads]] [[Category:NF (rapper) songs]] [[Category:Songs written by Mike Elizondo]] [[Category:Songs written by Tommee Profitt]] [[Category:Songs written by NF (rapper)]] [[Category:American contemporary R&B songs]]