I Let Her Lie

{{Infobox song

| name = I Let Her Lie

| cover = Darylesingletary.iletherlie.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Daryle Singletary

| album = Daryle Singletary

| B-side = Ordinary Heroes

| released = July 17, 1995

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Country

| length = 2:58

| label = Giant

| writer = Tim Johnson

| producer = James Stroud, Randy Travis, David Malloy

| prev_title = I'm Living Up to Her Low Expectations

| prev_year = 1995

| next_title = Too Much Fun

| next_year = 1996

}}

"I Let Her Lie" is a song written by Tim Johnson, and recorded by American country music artist Daryle Singletary. It was released in July 1995 as the second single from the album Daryle Singletary. The song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, behind "Check Yes or No" by George Strait.{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top Country Hits:1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=314}}

Critical reception

Larry Flick, a writer for Billboard magazine, reviewed the song favorably, saying that Singletary has a "stone country voice that does justice to the lyric, as pain turns to resignation."Billboard, July 22, 1995

Music video

The music video was directed by Steven T. Miller with R. Brad Murano and premiered in mid-1995.

Chart performance

"I Let Her Lie" debuted at number 66 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 29, 1995.

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!align="left"|Chart (1995)

!align="center"|Peak
position

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=Year-end charts=

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scope="col"|Chart (1995)

!scope="col"|Position

Canada Country Tracks (RPM){{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.2838&type=1&interval=24|title=RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1995|work=RPM|date=December 18, 1995|accessdate=July 21, 2013}}

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US Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1995/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 1995: Country Songs | work=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=1995| accessdate=July 21, 2013}}

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References