Why Do You Lie to Me

"Why Do You Lie to Me" is a song by German producer Topic and Swedish singer A7S featuring American rapper Lil Baby. It was released as a single on 28 August 2020 by Virgin Records.^[2] The song was written by the three artists and produced by Topic.^[3]

"Why Do You Lie to Me"
Single by Topic and A7S featuring Lil Baby
Released	28 August 2020 (2020-08-28)
Genre	Dance-pop[1]
Length	2:51
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Alexander Tidebrink Dominique Jones Tobias Topic
Producer(s)	Tobias Topic
Topic singles chronology
"Like I Love You" (2020) "Why Do You Lie to Me" (2020) "Lost" (2020)
A7S singles chronology
"Breaking Me" (2019) "Why Do You Lie to Me" (2020) "Your Love (9PM)" (2021)
Lil Baby singles chronology
"Don't Need Time" (2020) "Why Do You Lie to Me" (2020) "For the Night" (2020)
Music video
"Why Do You Lie to Me" on YouTube

Content

"Why Do You Lie to Me" is a melancholic dance track that starts with a calm instrumental and slowly builds up. It consists of an emotional piano melody, the harmonic voice of A7S and the ad-libs of Lil Baby. Topic mentioned it combined hip-hop and dance music and said to German radio 1LIVE: "Especially in these days when people have so much access to all the music out there, there are a lot more crossovers right now. It's always been fun doing different genres."^[4]

Music video

The music video was released on 2 November 2020 and directed by Dagi Bee. Topic, A7S, and TikTok creators Anna Klinski and Tim Schaecker appear in the video. It explores themes of love, loss and sensuality, painted a hazy picture of a party where reality and illusion blur.^[5]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Qobuz.^[3]

• Topic – production, mixing, drums, bass, synthesizer, programming
• A7S – vocals, drums, piano
• Lil Baby – vocals
• Manuel Reuter – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Why Do You Lie to Me" Chart (2020–2021) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[6] 94 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[7] 4 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[8] 16 Bulgaria (PROPHON)[9] 2 CIS Airplay (TopHit)[10] 20 Croatia (HRT)[11] 72 Germany (GfK)[12] 98 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[13] 60 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[14] 13 San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50)[15] 17 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[16] 41 Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 7 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 86 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[19] 31 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[20] 17

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Why Do You Lie to Me" Chart (2020) Position CIS (TopHit)[21] 65 Russia Airplay (TopHit)[22] 59 US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[23] 92

Certifications

Certifications for "Why Do You Lie to Me"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[24]	Gold	20,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.