By Mark Nobes, chief editor
Penned by Annie Lennox and David A.Stewart, the song's lyrics are about a confrontation between Lennox and her cheating lover, who is played by Steven Bauer in the video. They were based on the break-up of her first marriage to Radha Raman.
The video opens with Stewart and his backing band talking backstage. In the next scene, an angry Annie is dropped off at the music venue by her American boyfriend on his motorbike. He asks her "You gonna be late home tonight?". She replies "You know something, I might not even be here!". Her boyfriend replies "Fine, well, have fun" in a sarcastic manner.
Stewart asks Lennox if she is alright and tells her not to worry and just "be yourself tonight", which is, of course, the title of their latest album.
The rest of the video features the duo performing the song in front of fans with their backing band.
The single entered the official UK singles chart at No.45 on 14th April 1985, climbing to a peak position of No.17 for one week on 5th May.
Although the chart performance of "Would I Lie To You" was rather disappointing in the UK, it became the duo's third top 10 hit in the U.S., reaching No.5 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The single reached No.1 on Australia's main music chart, the Kent Music Report. It also reached No.5 on Canada's RPM Chart, and No.5 on New Zealand's Recorded Music NZ chart. The song also reached No.10 on the Irish Single Chart (IRMA).
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