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"Bad Liar"
Single by Imagine Dragons
from the album Origins
ReleasedNovember 6, 2018
Length4:20
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jorgen Odegard
Imagine Dragons singles chronology
"Machine"
(2018) 		"Bad Liar"
(2018) 		"Birds"
(2019)
Music video
"Bad Liar" on YouTube

"Bad Liar" is a song by American rock band Imagine Dragons. The song was released through Interscope and KIDinaKORNER records on November 6, 2018 as the fourth single from their fourth studio album, Origins (2018). It was written by Imagine Dragons, Aja Volkman and Jorgen Odegard, and produced by Odegard.

"Bad Liar" peaked at number 56 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It topped the charts in Czech Republic and Latvia, and reached the top 10 in Belgium, Finland, Slovakia and Switzerland; as well as the top 20 in Australia, Austria, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Singapore and Sweden. On May 31, 2019 a "stripped" version titled "Bad Liar- Stripped" was released.[1]

Background

"Bad Liar" was co-written by Imagine Dragons lead vocalist Dan Reynolds and his wife Aja Volkman shortly before they separated. However, Reynolds has said the couple did not end up going through with the divorce.[2]

The Norwegian alternative rock band Maraton pointed out that the cover image for their single "Blood Music" is the same as Imagine Dragons’ cover image for "Bad Liar", with only the coloration being different. Maraton’s single was released in February 2018, while Imagine Dragons’ song dropped six months later in November 2018. Despite the undeniable shared artwork, Maraton released a statement revealing they had purchased the artwork from an artist called Beeple_crap, but had no deal giving them exclusive rights to the photo.[3][4][5][6]

Critical reception

Idolator called the song a "brutally honest breakup anthem", and described it as "raw and stripped back".[7] Billboard compared the song's lyrical heaviness to the band's track "Demons".[8]

Music video

A music video for the song was released on January 24, 2019. The video centers around a high school couple, while it cuts to the band performing the song in the parking lot of that school various times throughout the video. The video continues to add an ominous tone with the surrounding dark shadows and use of fictional levitation. It was directed by Ryan Reichenfeld and was filmed at Green Valley High School, in Henderson, Nevada. The video features dancer Autumn Miller with choreography by Marissa Osato.[9] As of August 2019 the music video has received over 100 million views and 1.4 million likes.

Live performances

The song was first performed live at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada.[10] It was also performed at the 2019 National College Football Championship halftime show.[11]

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2018–19) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[12] 20
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[13] 13
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[14] 10
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[15] 3
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[16] 50
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[17] 1
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[18] 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[19] 10
France (SNEP)[20] 41
Invalid chart entered Germany2 16
Germany (Airplay Chart)[21] 1
Hungary (Single Top 40)[22] 31
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[23] 5
Ireland (IRMA)[24] 36
Italy (FIMI)[25] 16
Latvia (Latvijas Top 40)[26] 1
Luxembourg Digital Songs (Billboard)[27] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[28] 9
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[29] 36
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[30] 16
Norway (VG-lista)[31] 17
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[32] 2
Portugal (AFP)[33] 22
Scotland (OCC)[34] 82
Singapore (RIAS)[35] 18
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[36] 1
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[37] 2
Slovenia (SloTop50)[38] 9
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[39] 80
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[40] 17
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[41] 4
UK Singles (OCC)[42] 44
US Billboard Hot 100[43] 56
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[44] 11
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[45] 14
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[46] 8
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[47] 9
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[48] 2
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[49] 21

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[50] Platinum 70,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[51] Gold 15,000‡
France (SNEP)[52] Gold 100,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[53] Gold 200,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[54] Gold 25,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[55] Gold 15,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[56] Platinum 20,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country Date Format Label Ref.
Various November 6, 2018 Digital download
[8]
Italy January 25, 2019 Contemporary hit radio Interscope [57]
United States January 29, 2019 Alternative radio [58]
February 5, 2019 Contemporary hit radio [59]

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