Little Lies

"Little Lies"
Single by Fleetwood Mac
from the album Tango in the Night
B-side	"Ricky"
Released	August 29, 1987
Format	7", 12", Cassette Single
Recorded	1985-1987
Genre	Rock
Length	3:38
Label	Warner Bros.
Writer(s)	Christine McVie, Eddy Quintela
Producer	Lindsey Buckingham, Richard Dashut
Certification	Silver (UK)
Fleetwood Mac singles chronology
"Seven Wonders" (1987) "Little Lies" (1987) "Family Man" (1987 UK) "Everywhere" (1987 USA)

"Little Lies" is the third single released from British/American band Fleetwood Mac's 1987 album, Tango in the Night.

The song was penned by the band's keyboard player and vocalist, Christine McVie, and her then-husband Eddy Quintela.

When released, the song reached #5 on the UK Singles Chart and #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. "Little Lies" also went to #1 on the American adult contemporary chart, where it remained for four weeks. In the UK, "Little Lies" charted at #82 on 12th September 1987, and peaked at #5 after 7 weeks of climbing the Top 100.

It was also available as a 12-inch single, featuring an extended dance version, a dub vesion, and a non-album track penned by Christine McVie entitled "Ricky". A limited 12-inch picture disc was also released in the UK. "Little Lies" was also the first Fleetwood Mac single to be issued in cassette form.

Music video

The video for the single takes place on a farm with Christine McVie playing on a piano and wanders around with other members of the band.

Versions

• Extended 12" Version (6:07) - remixed by John "Jellybean" Benitez
• Dub Version (4:04) - remixed by John "Jellybean" Benitez
• Live Version from "Sky's the Limit" 1987 single

Cover versions

• Swedish singer-songwriter Anna Ternheim recorded a cover of the song for her 2005 EP Shoreline.
• Seventh season American Idol winner David Cook has covered the song live on his 2009 Declaration Tour. He also performed this song on Good Morning America with Kris Allen and Adam Lambert from season 8.
• Third season Norwegian Idol runner-up Tone Damli Aaberge recorded a cover version for her 2009 album I Know.
• Mindy Smith covered the song as a bonus track on the iTunes version of her 2009 album Stupid Love.

Sampling

• A eurotrance pseudo-cover of the song was recorded by Eva Luna. Her version only uses the chorus and omits the verses.
• Cheryl Cole sampled the song on her debut album 3 Words on the song "Boy Like You".

References

• The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition, 1996

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