Would I Lie to You? (Eurythmics song)

"Would I Lie to You?"
Single by Eurythmics
from the album Be Yourself Tonight
B-side	"Here Comes That Sinking Feeling"
Released	9 April 1985 (1985-04-09)[1]
Genre	Rock[2][3] soul[3]
Length	4:22
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Annie Lennox David A. Stewart
Producer(s)	David A. Stewart
Eurythmics singles chronology
"Julia" (1985) "Would I Lie to You?" (1985) "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)" (1985)
Music video
"Would I Lie to You?" on YouTube

"Would I Lie to You?" is a song written and performed by British pop duo Eurythmics. Released on 9 April 1985 as the lead single from the band's fourth studio album, Be Yourself Tonight (1985), the song was the first by the duo to feature their change in musical direction from a predominantly synthpop style to rock and rhythm and blues. The song, and its accompanying album, featured a full backing band and relied less on electronic programming.

Lyrically, the song features Lennox confronting a cheating lover as she leaves him for good. This was conveyed in the music video for the single, in which actor Steven Bauer played the part of the boyfriend. The video was directed by Mary Lambert and was shown heavily on MTV. The front and back cover photos, and the inner cover art of the Be Yourself Tonight album are screenshots from the music video.

"Would I Lie to You?" is one of Eurythmics' most recognised tunes and continued the band's run of hit singles. In the UK, the song peaked at number 17, while it went to number five on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, becoming their third and last Top 10 hit in the U.S. Furthermore, it is the duo's biggest hit in Australia, where it topped the Kent Music Report for two weeks.

The song served as the opening theme to the Canadian television series Border Security: Canada's Front Line.