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"Better to Lie"
Single by Benny Blanco, Jesse and Swae Lee
from the album Friends Keep Secrets
ReleasedNovember 30, 2018 (2018-11-30)
GenrePop rock
Length2:56
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Benny Blanco singles chronology
"I Found You"
(2018) 		"Better to Lie"
(2018) 		"Roses"
(2018)
Jesse singles chronology
"Too High"
(2018) 		"Better to Lie"
(2018)
Swae Lee singles chronology
"Arms Around You"
(2018) 		"Better to Lie"
(2018) 		"Christmas At Swae's"
(2018)

"Better to Lie" is a song by American music producer Benny Blanco and American singer Jesse Rutherford and American rapper Swae Lee. It was released by Friends Keep Secrets and Interscope on November 30, 2018.[1]

Background

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Benny Blanco first announced the song on November 27, 2018 via Twitter and Instagram. He stated that the song made him feel "like 15 again".[2][3] Swae Lee and Jesse Rutherford also promoted the song through their social media accounts. Rutherford shared a clip of him playing a part of the song prior to release.[4]

Track listing

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Digital download[1]
No.TitleLength
1."Better to Lie"2:56

Charts

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Chart (2018) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 88
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[6] 15
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 19

Release history

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Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various November 30, 2018
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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Better to Lie - Single by Benny Blanco, Jesse and Swae Lee". iTunes. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  2. ^ "my new song "better to lie" comes out friday!!!! it's with swaelee and @jesserutherford i hope u guys like it. it makes me feel like i'm 15 again at warped tour and in a fight with my…". November 27, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2018 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "my new song "better to lie" comes out friday!!!! it's with @swaelee and @jesserutherford i hope u guys like it. it makes me feel like i'm 15 again at warped tour and in a fight with my parents about something i will forget about in 24 hours". November 27, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2018 – via Instagram.
  4. ^ ""better to lie" @itsbennyblanco @swaelee out friday🤘⭐️". November 28, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2018 – via Instagram.
  5. ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  6. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. December 10, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  7. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 49, 7 december 2018". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
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