Liar (Camila Cabello song)
{{short description|2019 single by Camila Cabello}}
{{use mdy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{use American English|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Liar
| cover = Camila Cabello - Liar.png
| type = single
| artist = Camila Cabello
| album = Romance
| released = {{start date|2019|9|5}}
| recorded =
| studio =
- Gold Tooth Music (Beverly Hills, California)
- SARM (London, England)
| genre = Pop
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=27}}
| writer = {{hlist|Camila Cabello|Alexandra Tamposi|Andrew Wotman|Jonathan Bellion|Jordan Johnson|Stefan Johnson|Jenny Berggren|Jonas Berggren|Malin Berggren|Ulf Ekberg|Lionel Richie}}
| producer = {{hlist|Andrew Watt|The Monsters and the Strangerz}}
| prev_title = South of the Border
| prev_year = 2019
| title = Shameless
| title2 = Liar
| next_title = Cry for Me
| next_year = 2019
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|KsDZix4ZSlU|"Liar"}}}}
}}
"Liar" is a song by American singer and songwriter Camila Cabello from her second studio album Romance (2019). It was released alongside "Shameless" on September 5, 2019, as a double lead single from the album. The song was written by Cabello, Ali Tamposi, Andrew Watt, Jon Bellion, Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Lionel Richie, Jenny Berggren, Jonas Berggren, Malin Berggren, and Ulf Ekberg. Production was handled by Watt, The Monsters & Strangerz and Bellion.
"Liar" consists of trumpets, bass drums and horns, and contains samples of Richie's 1983 song "All Night Long (All Night)" and Ace of Base's 1992 song "All That She Wants". The lyrics depict Cabello's rekindled emotions for a former partner. It peaked at number 21 on the UK Singles Chart, number 31 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, and at number 52 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was certified platinum in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Norway, Poland, and the United States.
An accompanying music video was directed by Dave Meyers and depicts Cabello trapped inside a time loop sequence. The time loop was compared to Groundhog Day (1993) and Russian Doll (2019), while the music video itself was compared to Inception (2010). Cabello performed the song at several televised events.
Release
From August 31 to September 1, 2019, Cabello posted several teasers regarding her second project titled Romance (2019) to her social media accounts, which were scheduled to be released on September 6, 2019. The teasers included an image of Cabello seated around pillars signed 'R', a spoken-word video about love, and a clip of a key unlocking her mechanical heart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8528880/camila-cabello-romance-preview|title=Camila Cabello Teases 'Romance' Project: 'Truly Surrender to the Drama'|last=Iasimone|first=Ashley|magazine=Billboard|date=September 1, 2019|access-date=September 5, 2019}} The first installment for the project was announced on September 3, 2019, as she uploaded a 15-second video of tarots displaying the names of the double singles "Shameless" and "Liar".{{cite web|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2019-09-03-camila-cabello-announces-singles-shameless-and-liar-out-thursday/|title=Camila Cabello Announces Singles 'Shameless' And 'Liar' Out Thursday|last=Smith|first=Lindsey|publisher=iHeartRadio|date=September 3, 2019|access-date=September 6, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.idolator.com/7869779/two-new-songs-camila-cabello-readies-new-music|title=Two New Songs? Camila Cabello Readies New Music|last=Nied|first=Mike|publisher=Idolator|date=September 3, 2019|access-date=September 6, 2019}}{{Dead link|date=November 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8528950/camila-cabello-teaser-shameless-liar|title=Camila Cabello Shares Cryptic, Romantic Teaser For 'Shameless' and 'Liar': Watch|last=Rowley|first=Glenn|magazine=Billboard|date=September 4, 2019|access-date=September 6, 2019}} Cabello explained her decision to release both songs simultaneously in a 2019 interview with Zach Sang, stating that she wanted people to become familiar with the sound of Romance.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8529402/camila-cabello-shameless-liar-new-album-zach-sang-interview|title=Camila Cabello Explains Releasing 'Shameless' & 'Liar' Together: 'I'm Not Really a Drop One Single Kinda Gal'|last=Iasimone|first=Ashley|magazine=Billboard|date=September 7, 2019|access-date=September 29, 2021}} The senior vice president of Epic Records, Sandra Afloarei acknowledged that the dual promotion of both songs had a positive impact on radio stations and considered it to be "a sign of the times".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8529963/camila-cabello-shameless-liar-single-release-strategy|title=Camila Cabello's Double Feature: Inside The 'Shameless' & 'Liar' Joint Release Strategy|last=Malach|first=Hannah|magazine=Billboard|date=September 17, 2019|access-date=September 29, 2021}}
Composition
Musically, "Liar" is a pop song,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/lyrics/8530433/camila-cabello-liar-lyrics|title=Here Are the Lyrics to Camila Cabello's 'Liar'|last=Mamo|first=Heran|magazine=Billboard|date=September 18, 2019|access-date=September 18, 2019}} which contains an "island",{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-50588529|title=Camila Cabello: 'An absolute force of nature'|last=Savage|first=Mark|publisher=BBC News|date=December 5, 2019|access-date=September 29, 2021}} reggae,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8532130/camila-cabello-liar-performance-verizon-up-watch/|title=Camila Cabello Delivers Sultry 'Liar' Performance in Miami for Verizon Up: Watch|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|magazine=Billboard|date=October 3, 2019|access-date=September 29, 2021}} and pan-Caribbean and Spanish mélange influences.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/06/arts/music/playlist-iggy-pop-camila-cabello-bjork.html|title=The Playlist: Iggy Pop's Jazzy Whimsy, and 12 More New Songs|last=Pareles|first=Jon|author-link=Jon Pareles|website=The New York Times|date=September 6, 2019|access-date=September 7, 2019}} It samples Lionel Richie's 1983 song "All Night Long (All Night)" and Ace of Base's 1992 song "All That She Wants", which provides a jazz element to the song. "Liar" opens with a combination of trumpets, dance-based bass drums,{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3138144/camila-cabello-two-new-songs-romance/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190908134834/http://www.mtv.com/news/3138144/camila-cabello-two-new-songs-romance/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 8, 2019|title=Camila Cabello is Sweating For Love in 2 New Songs|last=Alston|first=Trey|publisher=MTV News|date=September 5, 2019|access-date=September 14, 2021}} and mariachi-inspired horns. Elements of Latin trap and flamenco are accompanied by electronic handclaps, which leads to the ska-pop chorus. It rapidly cycles through styles of "salsa, reggaetón, flamenco, ska, [and] ballad[s]".{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/11/arts/music/best-songs.html|title=The 54 Best Songs of 2019 - The New York Times|last=Pareles|first=Jon|website=The New York Times|date=December 11, 2019|access-date= December 11, 2019|quote='Liar,' a lighthearted plaint about the power of lust, riffles quickly through style after style — salsa, reggaeton, flamenco, ska, ballad — working nimbly and globally to hold elusive the pop attention span.}}
"Liar" was written by Cabello, Alexandra Tamposi, Andrew Wotman, Jonathan Bellion, Jordan Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Jenny Berggren, Jonas Berggren, Malin Berggren, Ulf Ekberg and Lionel Richie, and produced by Wotman, The Monsters and the Strangerz and Bellion. According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the song was composed using Time signature in the key of B minor. Cabello's vocal range spans from the low note of F{{sharp}}3 to the high note of F{{sharp}}5, giving the song a two octave vocal range.{{cite web|url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0200940|title=Liar|date=September 13, 2019|website=Musicnotes.com|access-date=December 7, 2019}} Throughout "Liar", Cabello "moans, whispers, and whimpers". The lyrics describe her experience of expressing feelings for a former partner, as she "seductively" claims to be a liar since "their hearts are so intertwined". Jon Pareles of The New York Times stated that Cabello "sings about how a certain kiss makes her lose control", while Rolling Stone writer Brittany Spanos noted that she "fall[s] deeper in love" during the chorus' lyrics, "Oh no, there you go / Making me a liar / Got me begging you for more / Oh no, there I go / Startin' up a fire".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/camila-cabellos-liar-shameless-new-songs-romance-879013/|title=Hear Camila Cabello Enter World of 'Romance' With New Songs 'Shameless,' 'Liar'|last=Spanos|first=Brittany |magazine=Rolling Stone|date=September 5, 2019|access-date=September 29, 2021}}
Critical reception and commercial performance
Pareles wrote that "Liar" is a song which "border-hop[s] at the speed of pop". He listed the song at number 20 on his list of "The 54 Best Songs of 2019" and opined that is "a lighthearted plaint about the power of lust" which "work[s] nimbly and globally to hold elusive the pop attention span".
"Liar" debuted at number 56 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart dated September 21, 2019. It peaked at number 52 on the chart dated November 2, 2019, and received a platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on September 14, 2020, for sales of 1,000,000 equivalent-units. On the UK Singles Chart dated October 18, 2019, the song peaked at number 21 and remained on the chart for 13 weeks.
Music video
=Background=
Cabello shared a preview of the music video through social media on September 9, 2019, with a clip of her answering three questions on a polygraph.{{cite web|url=https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/camila-cabello/liar-music-video-lie-detector-test/|title=Camila Cabello's 'Liar' Music Video: Camila Fails Lie Detector Test In Teaser|publisher=Capital FM|date=September 9, 2019|access-date=September 29, 2021}} Cabello additionally stated that it was the "most fun video [she] ever made."{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3138830/camila-cabello-liar-video/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914003948/http://www.mtv.com/news/3138830/camila-cabello-liar-video/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 14, 2019|title=Camila Cabello Gets Crushed by an Elephant in Surreal, Cinematic 'Liar' Video|last=Hosken|first=David|publisher=MTV News|date=September 11, 2019|access-date=September 11, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/camila-cabello/15992|title=Camila Cabello - 'Liar' music video.|last=Riddell|first=Rose|website=Coup De Main Magazine|date=September 12, 2019|access-date=September 29, 2021}} The six-minute video was directed by Dave Meyers and released on September 12, 2019.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8529806/liar-camila-cabello-video-wildest-moments|title=From Elephants Falling Out Of the Sky to Drones Attacking, the 10 Wildest Moments in Camila Cabello's 'Liar' Video|last=Weatherby|first=Taylor|magazine=Billboard|date=September 12, 2019|access-date=September 29, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/camila-cabello-relives-the-same-nightmare-in-liar-music-video-watch-132256|title=Camila Cabello Relives the Same Nightmare in 'Liar' Music Video -- Watch|last=Calvario|first=Liv|date=September 11, 2019|website=Entertainment Tonight|access-date=September 13, 2019}} Writing for MTV News, Patrick Hosken considered the music video to be a "mini movie". Cabello portrays several fictional characters,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8529755/camila-cabello-liar-video-watch/|title=Camila Cabello Sets the Mansion on Fire In Outrageous 'Liar' Music Video: Watch|last=Brandle|first=Lars|magazine=Billboard|date=September 12, 2019|access-date=September 29, 2021}} while Euphoria actor Zak Steiner portrays her engaged fiancé and billionaire oil tycoon called Reese Kensington. Keiynan Lonsdale, Nataliz Jimenez, and Chelsea Brea also appear in supporting roles.
=Synopsis=
File:Liar Camila Cabello Video.png sequence was compared to the film Groundhog Day and streaming TV series Russian Doll,{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Music/2019/09/12/Camila-Cabello-has-a-recurring-nightmare-in-Liar-music-video/3421568286368/|title=Camila Cabello has a recurring nightmare in 'Liar' music video|last=Sheridan|first=Wade|publisher=United Press International|date=September 12, 2019|access-date=September 29, 2021}} while the overall music video was compared to the film Inception.]]
Cabello appears miserable while eating at an outdoor restaurant with her fiancé, Reese Kensington, who only sees her as his trophy wife. She is in a love triangle with Kensington, and a restaurant busboy who gives her a note. Cabello exclaims, "I hate this restaurant... and I want a cheeseburger!" before exiting the restaurant, which triggers the revival of previously wilted roses, waiters admitting that the food is 10 percent natural, two men "making out" while dating other women, a bald man removing a toupée, a man showing a sleeve tattoo to his mother, and a breakdancing waiter within 10 seconds. While Cabello reprimands Kensington, she is struck by a falling elephant from the sky. She immediately wakes up and is placed in a time loop, repeating the same scene with Kensington after dying in various accidents which progressively become more surreal; these include choking to death, being run over by a horde of cyclists, and being swarmed by drones.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/camila-cabello-liar-video-watch-883325/|title=See Camila Cabello Humorously Relive Nightmare in New 'Liar' Video|last=Legaspi|first=Althea|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=September 12, 2019|access-date=September 12, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/camila-cabello-recurring-nightmare-comedic-music-video-liar-2547197|title=Camila Cabello gets stuck in a recurring nightmare in comedic video for 'Liar'|last=Gwee|first=Karen|website=NME|date=September 12, 2019|access-date=September 29, 2021}} Cabello inadvertently sets alight Kensington's mansion after burning the note given to her by the busboy, and escapes with "frizzed" hair.
Cabello is taken away by the Truth Police to be placed on a polygraph machine while wearing a straitjacket. Kensington questions her by pulling out a necklace and dildo from her purse. Cabello awakes from the nightmare sequence following the polygraph interrogation, which seemingly breaks the time loop as she abandons Kensington for the busboy. A digitally animated bird then flies into the room as three Latina talk show hosts including the main host and Cabello's alter ego La Flaca, and co-anchors Gordita and Tammy, comically criticize Cabello's actions and appearance.
=Reception=
Liz Calvario of Entertainment Tonight commented that the music video is "telenovela-inspired" and described it as "fascinating", while Karen Gwee of NME considered it to be "comedic" and "hilariously absurd". Billboard writer Taylor Weatherby praised Cabello's acting skills and described the music video as a "cinematic masterpiece". Writing for Rolling Stone, Althea Legaspi summarized the plot as "Cabello reliving a number of scenes that get progressively more ridiculous and humorous as she tries to escape her conflicting emotions", and noted that the music video contained similarities to the song's lyrics depicting a relationship while constantly denying their own emotions. She also compared the time loop sequence to the 1993 film Groundhog Day. Hosken stated that the "extravagant" music video is similar to the 2019 streaming television series Russian Doll than Groundhog Day, contrasting Natasha Lyonne's "sense of purpose" in the former to Bill Murray's "aimless hedonism" in the latter. He added that the plot is "secondary to the overall experience" which he compared to the "mindfuckery" of the 2010 film Inception, and praised the cinematic scope, which he singled out "the pink shot of Cabello amid a sea of flamingos" as "downright dazzling" and acknowledged that she enjoyed portraying an increasingly unhinged person. Wade Sheridan of United Press International (UPI) additionally compared the time loop sequence to Groundhog Day and Russian Doll.
Live performances
Cabello debuted the live performance of "Liar" at the iHeartRadio Music Festival on September 20, 2019, as the second-last song on her setlist.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3139839/camila-cabello-halsey-iheartradio-festival-new-songs/|title=See Camila Cabello And Halsey Perform Their Shameless New Songs For The First Time|last=Roth|first=Madeline|publisher=MTV News|date=September 21, 2019|access-date=September 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922094202/http://www.mtv.com/news/3139839/camila-cabello-halsey-iheartradio-festival-new-songs/|archive-date=September 22, 2019|url-status=dead}} Katie Atkinson of Billboard opined that the song's horn arrangement suited a live environment,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/festivals/8530669/camila-cabello-iheartradio-festival-shameless-liar-senorita|title=Camila Cabello Doesn't Need Shawn Mendes to Perform 'Senorita' at 2019 iHeartRadio Music Festival|last=Atkinson|first=Katie|magazine=Billboard|date=September 21, 2019|access-date=October 13, 2019}} while Hayden Brooks of iHeartRadio considered her performance with the backup dancers to have high energy.{{cite web|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2019-09-20-camila-cabello-live-debuts-new-singles-at-2019-iheartradio-music-festival/|title=Camila Cabello Live Debuts New Singles At 2019 iHeartRadio Music Festival|last=Brooks|first=Hayden|publisher=iHeartRadio|date=September 20, 2019|access-date=September 29, 2021}} Cabello performed the song at the Fillmore Miami Beach in a private concert hosted by Verizon Up on September 25, 2019.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8531419/camila-cabello-miami-show-recap|title=Camila Cabello Proves She's the Queen of Miami With Intimate, Yet Epic Hometown Show|last=Roiz|first=Jessica|magazine=Billboard|date=September 26, 2019|access-date=September 29, 2021}} Cabello wore a white catsuit covered in bandages with white heels and "long curly locks", as she performed with a hip-swaying dance while clouds appeared on the screen's background. On October 2, 2019, she appeared on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge segment to perform "Liar" and a cover of Lewis Capaldi's 2018 song "Someone You Loved".{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/camila-cabello-brass-tinged-cover-lewis-capaldi-someone-you-loved-2553294|title=Lewis Capaldi responds to Camila Cabello's 'Someone You Loved' Live Lounge cover|last=Gwee|first=Karen|website=NME|date=October 3, 2019|access-date=September 29, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://etcanada.com/news/516635/camila-cabello-performs-stripped-down-version-of-lewis-capaldis-someone-you-loved/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002171815/https://etcanada.com/news/516635/camila-cabello-performs-stripped-down-version-of-lewis-capaldis-someone-you-loved/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 2, 2019|title=Camila Cabello Performs Stripped-Down Version Of Lewis Capaldi's 'Someone You Loved'|last=Darmon|first=Aynslee|website=Entertainment Tonight Canada|date=October 2, 2019|access-date=September 29, 2021}} Cabello performed the song on The Graham Norton Show dated October 25, 2019,{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a29411975/graham-norton-show-guests-game-of-thrones-reunion-emilia-clarke-jason-momoa/|title=The Graham Norton Show is giving us a big Game of Thrones reunion|last=Warner|first=Sam|website=Digital Spy|date=October 9, 2019|access-date=September 29, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://entertainment.ie/tv/tv-news/whos-on-graham-norton-show-425878/|title=Here's who's on 'The Graham Norton Show' this week|last=Flynn|first=Fiona|website=Entertainment.ie|date=October 17, 2019|access-date=September 29, 2021}} where she embraced Emilia Clarke following the performance.{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1086475/watch-camila-cabello-completely-fangirl-over-game-of-thrones-emilia-clarke|title=Watch Camila Cabello Completely Fangirl Over Game of Thrones' Emilia Clarke|last=Vulpo|first=Mike|website=E! Online|date=October 26, 2019|access-date=September 29, 2021}} Cabello performed "Liar" at the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball in New York City on December 13, 2019, while wearing a pearl corset with latex pants.{{cite web|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2019-12-13-camila-cabello-heats-up-2019-jingle-ball-in-sexy-figure-hugging-outfit/|title=Camila Cabello Heats Up 2019 Jingle Ball In Sexy Figure-Hugging Outfit|last=Blakemore|first=Peyton|publisher=iHeartRadio|date=December 14, 2019|access-date=September 29, 2021}} During her virtual concert series titled 'Priceless Experiences at Home' which was released on July 15, 2020, Cabello performed "Liar" in a piano medley with "Señorita" and "My Oh My" by incorporating several vocal layers.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9417044/camila-cabello-my-oh-my-senorita-liar-medley-virtual-concert/|title=Camila Cabello Reimagines 'My Oh My,' 'Señorita' & 'Liar' With Pretty Piano Medley|last=Iasimone|first=Ashley|magazine=Billboard|date=July 11, 2020|access-date=September 29, 2021}}
Throughout the Born Pink World Tour by South Korean girl group Blackpink, member Jisoo performed a solo cover of "Liar" while sporting a red outfit, which was positively received by Cabello.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/camila-cabello-praises-jisoo-blackpink-covers-liar-1234612912|title=Camila Cabello Praises Blackpink's Jisoo for Covering Her Song 'Liar': 'Get It Girl'|last=Mier|first=Tomás|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=October 17, 2022|access-date=November 20, 2022}} During their tour at the Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles on November 19, 2022, Jisoo performed the song with Cabello, with the latter appearing in customized Blackpink-branded attire.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/blackpink-jisoo-camila-cabello-liar-los-angeles-1235174615/|title=Blackpink's Jisoo & Camila Cabello Perform 'Liar' Together in Los Angeles|last=Iasimone|first=Ashley|magazine=Billboard|date=November 20, 2022|access-date=November 21, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/blackpink-jisoo-liar-camila-cabello-duet-los-angeles-born-pink-world-tour-3352689|title=Blackpink's Jisoo sings 'Liar' with Camila Cabello at Los Angeles stop of 'Born Pink' world tour|last=Tan|first=Derrick|website=NME|date=November 21, 2022|access-date=November 21, 2022}}
Track listings
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{{Track listing|title_width=20em
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| title1 = Liar
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Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Romance.{{cite AV media notes|title=Romance|others=Camila Cabello|year=2019|publisher=Epic Records / Syco Music|publication-place=United States|type=liner notes|id=19439727082|page=15, 18}}
Recording
- Recorded at Gold Tooth Music (Beverly Hills, California) and SARM Studios (London, England)
- Mixed at MixStar Studios (Virginia Beach, Virginia)
- Mastered at the Mastering Palace (New York City, New York)
Personnel
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- Camila Cabello{{spaced en dash}} vocals, songwriting
- The Monsters and the Strangerz{{spaced en dash}} production, keyboards
- Andrew Watt{{spaced en dash}} production, songwriting, guitar, keyboards
- Jon Bellion{{spaced en dash}} miscellaneous production, songwriting
- Alexandra Tamposi{{spaced en dash}} songwriting
- Jordan Johnson{{spaced en dash}} songwriting
- Stefan Johnson{{spaced en dash}} songwriting
- Jenny Berggren{{spaced en dash}} songwriting
- Jonas Berggren{{spaced en dash}} songwriting
- Malin Berggren{{spaced en dash}} songwriting
- Ulf Ekberg{{spaced en dash}} songwriting
- Lionel Richie{{spaced en dash}} songwriting
- John Hanes{{spaced en dash}} mixing
- Serban Ghenea{{spaced en dash}} mixing
- Paul Lamalfa{{spaced en dash}} recording
- Dave Kutch{{spaced en dash}} mastering
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Sample credits
- "Liar" contains a sample of "All Night Long (All Night)" (1983) performed and written by Lionel Richie, and "All That She Wants" (1992) performed by Ace of Base and written by members Ulf Ekberg, Malin Berggren, Jenny Berggren and Jonas Berggren.
Charts
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|+ Year-end chart performance for "Liar" in 2020 ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2020|title=Rapports Annuels 2020|publisher=Ultratop|access-date=December 18, 2020}}
| 65 |
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| scope="row"| Hungary (Rádiós Top 40){{cite web|url=http://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/radios/2020|title=Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2020|publisher=Mahasz|access-date=February 8, 2021}}
| 56 |
| scope="row"| Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100){{cite web|url=http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/aktualnosci.php?idaktualnosci=1912|title=Najpopularniejsze single radiowe i najlepiej sprzedające się płyty 2020 roku|publisher=Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry|language=pl|access-date=January 28, 2021}}
| 57 |
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Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for "Liar"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2019|certyear=2019|access-date=September 20, 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|artist=Camila Cabello|title=Liar|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2020|access-date=September 20, 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Camila Cabello |title=Liar|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2019|certyear=2021|access-date=July 7, 2021}}
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