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| Released | April 20, 2024 (2024-04-20) | |||
| Recorded | 2004–2024 | |||
| Length | 17:21 | |||
| Label | BMG | |||
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Lie to Me is an EP by Americanrock bandGarbage. It was released on April 20, 2024, onRecord Store Day through BMG/Stunvolume in the United States and UK, and its subsidiary Infectious Music in Europe.[1][2][3][4] The EP includes the two previously unreleased tracks, "Better Not Lie To Me"; and "Revenge and Hurt"; a cover of "Song to the Siren" byTim Buckley and a new remix ofBleed Like Me track "Bad Boyfriend" featuringDave Grohl.
On February 7, 2024, Garbage announced the release of theBleed Like Me Expanded Reissue, compiling the 2005 album, its B-sides and some of the remixes and unreleased tracks from that era. On February 15, the band announced their participation toRecord Store Day 2024 with the exclusive release of theLie To Me EP. The release follows the band's previous yearWitness to Your Love EP and happened during the band's recording sessions for their eighth studio album.
The cover art is a photo of singerShirley Manson taken by the band'ssound engineerBilly Bush in June 2017.[5]
The first two songs on the EP, "Better Not Lie to Me" and "Revenge and Hurt", are out-takes from theBleed Like Me sessions.[6] The former features vocals from all members of Garbage in the chorus and was co-written byRancid'sTim Armstrong.[1]
"Song to the Siren", originally a song byTim Buckley, is based on theThis Mortal Coil version and pays homage to the British collective. It was originally recorded for a TV show, but the authors decided not to use it.[7]
The "Bad Boyfriend" remix features more emphasis on drums, provided byDave Grohl.
The first three tracks were recorded at the band's engineerBilly Bush's Red Razor Sounds, inAtwater Village, and atButch Vig's GrungeIsDead, inSilverlake. The last song was recorded at the band'sSmart Studios, in Madison, at GrungeIsDead, and at co-producer John King's The Boat recording studio.
The EP was originally released as a Record Store Day exclusive, on April 20, on transparent lime-colored vinyl limited to 2,500 copies in the US and 1,000 in the UK,[8] with a digital release coming later.[9] The digital release followed two weeks later, on May 3. It was accompanied by a visualizer for "Song to the Siren" made by visual artist Marcin Pospiech.[10][11]
All tracks are written byGarbage, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Better Not Lie to Me" |
| 3:33 |
| 2. | "Revenge and Hurt" | 5:45 | |
| 3. | "Song to the Siren" | 4:15 | |
| 4. | "Bad Boyfriend" ('23 remix; featuringDave Grohl) | 3:48 | |
| Total length: | 17:21 | ||
| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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| Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] | 67 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[13] | 40 |
| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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| UK Physical Singles (OCC)[14] | 27 |
| UK Vinyl Singles (OCC)[14] | 22 |
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