Liar Liar (Cris Cab song)

"Liar Liar" is the first internationally charting single by the American singer-songwriter Cris Cab, released on Island Def Jam Records.

"Liar Liar"
Single by Cris Cab
from the album Where I Belong
Released	September 30, 2013
Recorded	2013
Genre	Pop rock, funk, reggae
Length	3:33
Label	Island Def Jam
Songwriter(s)	Dallas Austin, Pharrell Williams, Cristian Cabrerizo
Producer(s)	Dallas Austin, Pharrell Williams
Cris Cab singles chronology
"Good Girls (Don't Grow on Trees)" (2012) "Liar Liar" (2013) "Loves Me Not" (2014)
Music video
"Liar Liar" on YouTube

It was written by Cab, Dallas Austin and Pharrell Williams and produced by Austin and Williams. Though Williams is featured in the song and the accompanying music video he is not officially credited on the cover of the single as a featured artist.

Music video

A music video for the single was filmed by Aggressive, directed by Alex Topaller and Dan Shapiro and produced by Shapiro and Kelvin Carver. The video, shot in black and white, shows Cab strumming his guitar, or singing or in a relationship with some mysterious women. The video is an array of such women, an "arresting symmetry"^[1] in light and in shadow about some dangerous relationships with these attractive women showing off with their parallel mirrored images. Pharrell Williams makes a cameo appearance. Visuals and bits of intimate narrative are revealed and obscured by these reflections, teasing the viewer that there is tantalizing truth to be revealed. The video ends with one of the girls "capturing" Cab and tying him to a chair.

Chart performance

The single first charted on the Dutch Top 40 in 2013 reaching number 9. It has since become an international hit for him, peaking at number 14 on the Dutch Single Top 100, number 25 in Germany and becoming a charting hit in France^[2] and in Belgium in both Flanders and French language markets.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2013–14) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 9 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 32 Belgium Urban (Ultratop Flanders)[4] 7 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5] 22 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] 60 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[7] 24 Denmark (Tracklisten)[8] 40 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 17 France (SNEP)[10] 5 Germany (GfK)[11] 9 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[12] 2 Hungary (Single Top 40)[13] 10 Israel (Media Forest)[14] 1 Italy (FIMI)[15] 6 Lebanon (The Official Lebanese Top 20)[16] 1 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[17] 9 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] 14 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[19] 2 Poland (Video Chart)[20] 3 Romania (Airplay 100)[21] 18 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[22] 8 Slovenia (SloTop50)[23] 6 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[24] 44 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 8

Year-end charts Chart (2013) Position Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[26] 88 Chart (2014) Position Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[27] 59 Belgium Urban (Ultratop)[28] 19 France (SNEP)[29] 15 Germany (Official German Charts)[30] 67 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[31] 20 Hungary (Single Top 40)[32] 62 Israel (Media Forest)[33] 13 Italy (FIMI)[34] 52 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[35] 54 Poland (ZPAV)[36] 21 Slovenia (SloTop50)[37] 27 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[38] 61 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales France — 65,300[39] Germany (BVMI)[40] Gold 150,000^ Italy (FIMI)[41] Platinum 30,000‡ Sweden (GLF)[42] Gold 20,000‡ Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[43] Gold 15,000^ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.