Liar Liar (Cris Cab song)

"Liar Liar" is the first internationally charting single of American singer-songwriter Cris Cab released on Island Def Jam Records. The song was written by Dallas Austin, Pharrell Williams and Cristian Cabrerizo and produced by Austin and Williams. Though Pharrell 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.

"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

Music video

A music video was released 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, Cris 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 cameo appearance in the video. 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 Dutch Top 40 in 2013 reaching number 9. Since its initial charting, it has become an international hit for him, peaking at number 14 on 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.

Controversy

The melody could be considered reminiscent of The Lightning Seed's version of You Showed Me (originally released by The Turtles) but as yet this remains unverified.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2013–14) Peak position scope="row" Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 9 scope="row" Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 32 Belgium Urban (Ultratop Flanders)[4] 7 scope="row" Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5] 22 scope="row" Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] 60 scope="row" Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[7] 24 scope="row" Denmark (Tracklisten)[8] 40 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 17 scope="row" France (SNEP)[10] 5 Germany (Official German Charts)[11] 9 scope="row" Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[12] 2 scope="row" Hungary (Single Top 40)[13] 10 scope="row" Israel (Media Forest)[14] 1 Italy (FIMI)[15] 6 Lebanon (The Official Lebanese Top 20)[16] 1 scope="row" Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[17] 9 scope="row" Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] 14 scope="row" Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[19] 2 Poland (Video Chart)[20] 3 Romania (Airplay 100)[21] 18 scope="row" Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[22] 8 Slovenia (SloTop50)[23] 6 scope="row" Spain (PROMUSICAE)[24] 44 scope="row" 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 France (SNEP)[28] 15 Germany (Official German Charts)[29] 67 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[30] 20 Hungary (Single Top 40)[31] 62 Israel (Media Forest)[32] 13 Italy (FIMI)[33] 52 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[34] 54 Poland (ZPAV)[35] 21 Slovenia (SloTop50)[36] 27 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[37] 61 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Italy (FIMI)[38] Platinum 50,000^* ^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Aggressive TV: Cris Cab ft. Pharrell "Liar Liar"". Archived from the original on February 18, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
2. Charts in France: Pharrell Williams rejoint son nouveau protégé Cris Cab sur le titre "Liar Liar" (in French)
3. "Austriancharts.at – Cris Cab – Liar Liar" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
4. "Ultratop.be – Cris Cab – Liar Liar" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
5. "Ultratop.be – Cris Cab – Liar Liar" (in French). Ultratop 50.
6. "Cris Cab Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
7. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 201418 into search.
8. "Danishcharts.com – Cris Cab – Liar Liar". Tracklisten.
9. "Cris Cab: Liar Liar" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
10. "Lescharts.com – Cris Cab – Liar Liar" (in French). Les classement single.
11. "Offiziellecharts.de – Cris Cab – Liar Liar". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
12. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
13. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
14. "Cris Cab – Liar liar Media Forest". Israeli Airplay Chart. Media Forest. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
15. "Top Digital Download – Classifica settimanale WK 15 (dal 07-04-2014 al 13-04-2014)" (in Italian). FIMI. April 17, 2014. Archived from the original on April 18, 2014.
16. "The Official Lebanese Top 20". Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
17. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Cris Cab" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
18. "Dutchcharts.nl – Cris Cab – Liar Liar" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
19. "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
20. "Top 5 Airplay TV". Polish Video Chart. ZPAV. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
21. "Airplay 100 – Cristi Nitzu | Kiss FM – February 3, 2014". Kiss FM. Archived from the original on January 27, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2018. Note: User may scroll down the 'Podcasturi' menu to play or download the respective podcast.
22. "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201413 into search.
23. "SloTop50: Slovenian official singles weekly chart" (in Slovenian). SloTop50. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
24. "Spanishcharts.com – Cris Cab – Liar Liar" Canciones Top 50.
25. "Swisscharts.com – Cris Cab – Liar Liar". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
26. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2013". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
27. "Rapports Annuels 2014". Ultratop. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
28. "Top de l'année Top Singles 2014" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
29. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
30. "Rádiós Top 100 – hallgatottsági adatok alapján – 2014". Mahasz. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
31. "Single Top 100 – eladási darabszám alapján – 2014". Mahasz. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
32. http://www.mako.co.il/music-news/radio_airplay_chart/Article-ef0dc15a9b4aa41006.htm
33. "FIMI – Classifiche Annuali 2014 "TOP OF THE MUSIC" FIMI-GfK: un anno di musica italiana" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Archived from the original on January 13, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
34. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2014". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
35. "Utwory, których słuchaliśmy w radiu – Airplay 2014" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
36. "SloTop50 | Slovenian official year-end singles charts" (in Slovenian). Retrieved January 31, 2018.
37. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2014 – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
38. "Italian single certifications – Cris Cab – Liar Liar" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. August 3, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2014. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Liar Liar" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli online" under "Sezione".

External links

• "Liar Liar" on iTunes