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This article is about the Barbra Streisand song. For the Lena Meyer-Landrut song, see Don't Lie to Me (Lena Meyer-Landrut song). 2018 single by Barbra Streisand

"Don't Lie to Me"

Screenshot of the music video "Don't Lie to Me"

Single by Barbra Streisand

from the album Walls

Released

September 28, 2018

Genre

Vocal pop

Length

3:57

Shanks
Myrin

Barbra Streisand singles chronology

"At the Ballet"
(2016)

"Don't Lie to Me"
(2018)

"Imagine/What a Wonderful World"
(2018)

"Don't Lie to Me" is the lead single from the 2018 Barbra Streisand album Walls. It criticizes the presidency of Donald Trump. A remix by Dave Audé spent twelve weeks on the US Dance Club chart.

Production

"I just can't stand what's going on. His assault on our democracy, our institutions, our founders — I think we're in a fight. ... We're in a war for the soul of America."

Barbra Streisand to The Star

The song was released on the 2018 album Walls, the first featuring primarily new material since 2005. Co-written by the singer, Streisand felt a need to write the song to help her cope with the Trump administration. "Don't Lie To Me" is the album's first single. It was inspired by a road trip when Streisand was listening to the radio and becoming disgusted by the content of the news. She originally wanted to create a subtle song, but ended up writing "Bombastic" lyrics.

Composition

The song, written by Streisand, John Shanks, Jonas Myrin and Jay Landers, is "grand, lush and heavily orchestrated". Billboard described it as an "impassioned, dramatic ballad with pointed barbs". The piece has a "bombastic string-laden backing".

Reception

Billboard deemed the song "grand and politically charged".

Charts

Chart performance for "Don't Lie to Me"
Chart (2019)	Peak position
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)	8

References

"Don't Lie To Me chart history". Billboard. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
^ "Barbra Streisand's new song 'Don't lie to me' inspired by Trump". Toronto Star. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
^ "Barbra Streisand Addresses Trump In New Song: 'Don't Lie To Me'". NPR. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
^ "Barbra Streisand Talks New Album 'Walls' and Its Trump-Dissing Single 'Don't Lie to Me'". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
Spanos, Brittany (September 27, 2018). "Hear Barbra Streisand's Trump-Dissing New Song 'Don't Lie to Me'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
Weaver, Hilary. "Watch: Barbra Streisand Makes Her Music Video Directorial Debut for "Don't Lie to Me"". Vanity Fair. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
"Barbra Streisand comes for President Trump in new song 'Don't Lie to Me'". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
"Barbra Streisand Releases Self-Directed Video for Trump-Inspired Song 'Don't Lie to Me': Watch". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
"Barbra Streisand Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2019.

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Discography
1960s singles	"Miss Marmelstein" "Happy Days Are Here Again" "People" "I Am Woman" "My Man" "Second Hand Rose" "Sleep in Heavenly Peace (Silent Night)" "Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)" "Jingle Bells?" "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" "I'd Rather Be Blue over You (Than Be Happy with Somebody Else)" "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" "Hello, Dolly!"
1970s singles	"On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)" "Stoney End" "Flim Flam Man" "Where You Lead" "Mother" "Sweet Inspiration" / "Where You Lead" "Sing" / "Make Your Own Kind of Music" "Didn't We" "If I Close My Eyes" "The Way We Were" "All in Love Is Fair" "Guava Jelly" "Jubilation" "How Lucky Can You Get" "My Father's Song" "Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)" "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" "My Heart Belongs to Me" "Songbird" "Prisoner (Love Theme from Eyes of Laura Mars)" "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" "The Main Event/Fight" "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"
1980s singles	"Woman in Love" "Guilty" "What Kind of Fool" "Promises" "Comin' In and Out of Your Life" "Memory" "The Way He Makes Me Feel" "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" "Left in the Dark" "Make No Mistake, He's Mine" "Somewhere" "Send In the Clowns" "Till I Loved You" "All I Ask of You" "What Were We Thinking Of" "We're Not Makin' Love Anymore" "Someone That I Used to Love"
1990s singles	"Speak Low" "The Music of the Night" "As If We Never Said Goodbye" "I've Got a Crush on You" "I Finally Found Someone" "Tell Him" "I've Dreamed of You" "If You Ever Leave Me"
2000s singles	"I Won't Be the One to Let Go" "Stranger in a Strange Land" "Night of My Life" "Come Tomorrow" "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning"
2010s singles	"I'll Be Home for Christmas" "When You Wish Upon a Star" "It Had to Be You" "What Kind of Fool" "Enough Is Enough 2017" "Don't Lie to Me"
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