"Love Lies" | ||||
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Single by Khalid and Normani | ||||
from the album Love, Simon | ||||
Released | February 14, 2018 | |||
Genre | R&B[1] | |||
Length | 3:21 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
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"Love Lies" is a song recorded by American singers Khalid and Normani for the film Love, Simon. It was released through RCA Records on February 14, 2018, as the second single from the film's soundtrack, which was curated by Jack Antonoff. The song was written by Khalid, Normani, Tayla Parx, Jamil Chammas, and Ryan Vojtesak, with production handled by Charlie Handsome and Digi. It marked Normani's first single release outside of Fifth Harmony.[2][3]
"Love Lies" reached number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100, and also peaked within the top ten in six additional countries. It was the first duet with two African-American singers to reach number one on the US Mainstream Top 40 chart in over 20 years. The song also peaked at number two on the Rhythmic Top 40 chart. It was certified 5× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling over five million units; and was also certified diamond in Brazil, 5× platinum in Australia, and platinum or higher in five additional countries.
The song broke the record for the highest first-week position for a debut single by a girl group member. It was the top R&B song of 2018, according to BuzzAngle Music, and was the most Shazammed R&B song of 2018. "Love Lies" spent 45 weeks on Billboard's Mainstream Top 40 airplay chart, which tied the record at the time for most weeks on the chart. In 2019, Billboard named it the seventh biggest song of the 2010s decade on the Mainstream Top 40 chart. In 2021, the song was revealed to be the fifth most thumbed up duet on Pandora, of all time.[4]
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