Little Lies

{{Infobox song

| name = Little Lies

| cover = Little Lies.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Fleetwood Mac

| album = Tango in the Night

| B-side = Ricky

| released = August 1987

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = {{flat list|

}}

| length = 3:39

| label = Warner Bros.

| writer = {{flat list|

Christine McVie
Eddy Quintela

}}

| producer = {{flat list|

}}

| prev_title = Seven Wonders

| prev_year = 1987

| next_title = Everywhere

| next_year = 1987

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|uCGD9dT12C0|"Little Lies"}}}}

}}

"Little Lies" is a song by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac from their 14th studio album, Tango in the Night (1987). It was written by band member Christine McVie and her then-husband, Eddy Quintela, with lead vocals performed primarily by McVie; the chorus features backing vocals by Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. The song was released in August 1987 by Warner Bros. Records, as the third single from Tango in the Night.

Background

McVie recalled that she wrote the song at her pool with a pad and paper; while Quintela was listed as one of the songwriters, McVie stated in an interview with MOJO that his role in the creation of "Little Lies" was minimal and that the lyrical content did not relate to him. She wrote some of the counter-vocals over an existing Buckingham composition.{{Cite web |last=Male |first=Andrew|date=7 December 2023 |title=Christine McVie Remembered: "I'm good at pathos. I write about romantic despair a lot" |url=https://www.mojo4music.com/articles/stories/christine-mcvie-remembered/ |access-date=4 March 2024 |website=MOJO |language=en}} She discussed the meaning of the lyrics in an interview with Timothy White.

{{blockquote|The idea of the lyric is: If I had the chance, I'd do it differently next time. But since I can't, just carry on lying to me and I'll believe, even though I know you're lying.{{Cite web |last=Graff |first=Gary |date=30 November 2022|title=10 Best Christine McVie Songs: Fleetwood Mac, Solo Hits & More |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-christine-mcvie-songs/fleetwood-mac-hold-me-1982/ |access-date=17 April 2025 |website=Billboard}}}}

Similar to the rest of the songs on Tango in the Night, "Little Lies" was recorded a Sony two-track digital machine for the purpose of preserving the sound of the original tracks. During the mastering process, some glitches in the audio arose from some of the manual tape splices that had been conducted to piece different sections together. Greg Droman, who served as an audio engineer for the Tango in the Night sessions, believed that some glitches on "Little Lies" were left unresolved on the released version. "There's something on one song — I think it's 'Little Lies'. You could easily say 'Oh that's a hi-hat.' But it's not. I know it's not."{{Cite web |last=Zaleski |first=Annie |date=2 April 2017 |title="He could be brash; he could be harsh. He was very motivated": The real story behind Fleetwood Mac's "Tango in the Night" |url=https://www.salon.com/2017/04/02/he-could-be-brash-he-could-be-harsh-he-was-very-motivated-the-real-story-behind-fleetwood-macs-tango-in-the-night/ |access-date=17 April 2025 |website=Salon}}

Release and commercial performance

On its release, the single stayed at number one for four weeks on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and number four on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1987. It was the third of four US Top 20 hits (and highest charting) from Tango in the Night. It was the band's last top-ten hit in the US. The single also reached number five on the UK Singles Chart, where it has since achieved 2× Platinum status. "Little Lies" continues to be played on radio stations as a classic hit of the late 1980s, along with "Everywhere" and "Seven Wonders", both of which are from Tango in the Night. "Little Lies" was also accompanied by a music video, filmed on a farm, in and around its rustic buildings and fields.

The single was also available on the 12" single format, featuring an extended dance version created by John Benitez, also known as Jellybean.{{cite magazine|title=When Young Talent Dies, Everyone Loses|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1987/Billboard-1987-09-12.pdf|magazine=Billboard|date=12 September 1987|accessdate=26 February 2025|page=29}} The other B-sides included a dub version of "Little Lies" and the song "Ricky", a non-album track penned by McVie and Buckingham. A limited 12" picture disc was also released in the United Kingdom, and it was the first Fleetwood Mac single to be issued on the cassette single format.

Critical reception

Cash Box said that "McVie's songwriting ability combined with Lindsey Buckingham's production assistance provide a extremely likeable hit-to-be."{{cite magazine|title=Single Releases|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1987/CB-1987-08-29.pdf|magazine=Cash Box|date=29 August 1987|accessdate=11 September 2022|page=8}} Andrew Male of MOJO identified "Little Lies" as one of the two biggest highlights on Tango in the Night along with "Everywhere". The Guardian and Paste ranked the song number 21 and number 29 respectively on their lists of the 30 greatest Fleetwood Mac songs.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/may/19/fleetwood-mac-ranked-30-best-songs|title=Fleetwood Mac's 30 greatest songs – ranked!|first=Alexis|last=Petridis|work=The Guardian|date=19 May 2022|accessdate=18 September 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/fleetwood-mac/30-best-fleetwood-mac-songs|title=The 30 Greatest Fleetwood Mac Songs|first=Matt|last=Mitchell|work=Paste|date=7 August 2023|accessdate=18 September 2023}}

Track listing and formats

US 12" vinyl single (Warner Bros. Records 0-20761)

"Little Lies" (Extended version) – 6:07
"Little Lies" (Dub version) – 4:04
"Ricky" – 4:21

UK 7" vinyl single (Warner Bros. Records W 8291)

"Little Lies" – 3:38
"Ricky" – 4:21

Personnel

Christine McVie – lead and backing vocals, keyboards
Lindsey Buckingham – guitars, keyboards, Fairlight CMI, backing vocals
Stevie Nicks – backing vocals
John McVie – bass
Mick Fleetwood – drums, percussion

Charts

=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center" \|+Weekly chart performance for "Little Lies" !Chart (1987) !Peak position
scope="row"\|Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite book\|last=Kent\|first=David\|author-link=David Kent (historian)\|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992\|edition=illustrated\|publisher=Australian Chart Book\|location=St Ives, N.S.W.\|year=1993\|isbn=0-646-11917-6\|page=113}} N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988. \|16
scope="row"\|Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40){{cite web\|title=austriancharts.at Fleetwood Mac – "Little Lies"\|work=Hung Medien\|language=de\|format=ASP\|url=http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Fleetwood+Mac&titel=Little+Lies&cat=s\|access-date=5 May 2013}} \|21
scope="row"\|Belgium (Ultratop 50){{cite web\|title= ultratop.be Fleetwood Mac – "Little Lies"\|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/6af/Fleetwood-Mac-Little-Lies\|language=nl\|publisher=Ultratop\|work=Hung Medien\|format=ASP\|access-date=5 May 2013}} \|14
scope="row"\|Canada Top Singles (RPM){{cite magazine\|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0902&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=53gtrvbfj0gk7r9b4sd40dtvu0\|title=Top Singles – Volume 47, No. 7\|magazine=RPM\|date=21 November 1987\|access-date=5 May 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114181713/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0902&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=53gtrvbfj0gk7r9b4sd40dtvu0\|archive-date=14 November 2012\|url-status=dead}} \|13
scope="row"\|Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM){{cite magazine\|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.8480&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=53gtrvbfj0gk7r9b4sd40dtvu0\|title=Adult Contemporary – Volume 47, No. 7\|magazine=RPM\|date=21 November 1987\|access-date=5 May 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314102319/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.8480&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=53gtrvbfj0gk7r9b4sd40dtvu0\|archive-date=14 March 2014\|url-status=dead}} \|2
scope="row"\|Europe (European Hot 100 Singles){{cite magazine\|title=European Hot 100 Singles\|magazine=Music & Media\|volume=4\|issue=46\|page=14\|date=21 November 1987}} \|8
scope="row"\|Finland (Suomen virallinen lista){{cite book\|url=https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf#page=81\|first=Timo\|last=Pennanen\|year=2021\|title=Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021\|section=Fleetwood Mac\|page=81\|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava\|location=Helsinki\|access-date=26 June 2022\|language=fi}} \|3
scope="row"\|Ireland (IRMA){{cite web\|url=http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement \|title=Search the Charts \|publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association \|access-date=3 May 2010 \|format=enter "Fleetwood Mac" into the "Search by Artist" box, then select "Search" \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721125210/http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement \|archive-date=21 July 2011 }} \|4
{{single chart\|Dutch40\|10\|artist=Fleetwood Mac\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=7 April 2022}}
scope="row"\|Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web\|title=dutchcharts.nl Fleetwood Mac – "Little Lies"\|work=Hung Medien\|publisher=MegaCharts\|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Fleetwood+Mac&titel=Little+Lies&cat=s\|format=ASP\|access-date=5 May 2013}} \|10
scope="row"\|New Zealand (RIANZ){{cite web\|title=charts.nz Fleetwood Mac – "Little Lies"\|work=Hung Medien\|publisher=Recording Industry Association of New Zealand\|url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Fleetwood+Mac&titel=Little+Lies&cat=s\|format=ASP\|access-date=5 May 2013}} \|9
scope="row"\|South Africa (Springbok Radio){{cite web\|title=SA Charts 1965–March 1989\|url=http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(F).html\|access-date=5 September 2018}} \|align="center"\|22
scope="row"\|Switzerland (Hitparade){{cite web\|title= Fleetwood Mac – "Little Lies" – hitparade.ch\|url=http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Fleetwood+Mac&titel=Little+Lies&cat=s\|language=de\|work=Hung Medien\|format=ASP\|publisher=Swiss Music Charts\|access-date=5 May 2013}} \|3
scope="row"\|UK Singles (OCC){{cite web\| url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/28702/fleetwood-mac/\| title= Fleetwood Mac \| publisher=Official Charts Company\|access-date=26 February 2025}} \|5
{{single chart\|Billboardhot100\|4\|artist=Fleetwood Mac\|rowheader=true\|access-date=25 September 2024}}
{{single chart\|Billboardadultcontemporary\|1\|artist=Fleetwood Mac\|rowheader=true\|access-date=25 September 2024}}
{{single chart\|Billboardmainstreamrock\|14\|artist=Fleetwood Mac\|rowheader=true	access-date=25 September 2024}}
scope="row"\|US Cash Box Top 100{{cite web \|url=http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19871024.html \|title=CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending October 24, 1987 \|work=Cash Box magazine \|access-date=2018-07-25 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006043056/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19871024.html \|archive-date=6 October 2012 \|df=dmy-all }} \|9
scope="row"\|West Germany (Media Control){{cite web \| url=http://www.officialcharts.de/song.asp?artist=Fleetwood+Mac&title=Little+Lies&country=de\| archive-url=https://archive.today/20140707093947/http://www.officialcharts.de/song.asp?artist=Fleetwood+Mac&title=Little+Lies&country=de\| url-status=dead\| archive-date=July 7, 2014\| title=Single Search: Fleetwood Mac – "Little Lies"\| language=de\| publisher=Media Control\|access-date=20 February 2013}} \|3

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|+Weekly chart performance for "Little Lies"

!Chart (1987)

!Peak
position

scope="row"|Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=113}} N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.

|16

scope="row"|Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40){{cite web|title=austriancharts.at Fleetwood Mac – "Little Lies"|work=Hung Medien|language=de|format=ASP|url=http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Fleetwood+Mac&titel=Little+Lies&cat=s|access-date=5 May 2013}}

|21

scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50){{cite web|title= ultratop.be Fleetwood Mac – "Little Lies"|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/6af/Fleetwood-Mac-Little-Lies|language=nl|publisher=Ultratop|work=Hung Medien|format=ASP|access-date=5 May 2013}}

|14

scope="row"|Canada Top Singles (RPM){{cite magazine|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0902&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=53gtrvbfj0gk7r9b4sd40dtvu0|title=Top Singles – Volume 47, No. 7|magazine=RPM|date=21 November 1987|access-date=5 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114181713/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0902&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=53gtrvbfj0gk7r9b4sd40dtvu0|archive-date=14 November 2012|url-status=dead}}

|13

scope="row"|Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM){{cite magazine|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.8480&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=53gtrvbfj0gk7r9b4sd40dtvu0|title=Adult Contemporary – Volume 47, No. 7|magazine=RPM|date=21 November 1987|access-date=5 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314102319/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.8480&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=53gtrvbfj0gk7r9b4sd40dtvu0|archive-date=14 March 2014|url-status=dead}}

scope="row"|Europe (European Hot 100 Singles){{cite magazine|title=European Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=4|issue=46|page=14|date=21 November 1987}}

scope="row"|Finland (Suomen virallinen lista){{cite book|url=https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf#page=81|first=Timo|last=Pennanen|year=2021|title=Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021|section=Fleetwood Mac|page=81|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava|location=Helsinki|access-date=26 June 2022|language=fi}}

scope="row"|Ireland (IRMA){{cite web|url=http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement |title=Search the Charts |publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association |access-date=3 May 2010 |format=enter "Fleetwood Mac" into the "Search by Artist" box, then select "Search" |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721125210/http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement |archive-date=21 July 2011 }}

{{single chart|Dutch40|10|artist=Fleetwood Mac|rowheader=true|accessdate=7 April 2022}}

scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|title=dutchcharts.nl Fleetwood Mac – "Little Lies"|work=Hung Medien|publisher=MegaCharts|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Fleetwood+Mac&titel=Little+Lies&cat=s|format=ASP|access-date=5 May 2013}}

|10

scope="row"|New Zealand (RIANZ){{cite web|title=charts.nz Fleetwood Mac – "Little Lies"|work=Hung Medien|publisher=Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Fleetwood+Mac&titel=Little+Lies&cat=s|format=ASP|access-date=5 May 2013}}

scope="row"|South Africa (Springbok Radio){{cite web|title=SA Charts 1965–March 1989|url=http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(F).html|access-date=5 September 2018}}

|align="center"|22

scope="row"|Switzerland (Hitparade){{cite web|title= Fleetwood Mac – "Little Lies" – hitparade.ch|url=http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Fleetwood+Mac&titel=Little+Lies&cat=s|language=de|work=Hung Medien|format=ASP|publisher=Swiss Music Charts|access-date=5 May 2013}}

scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite web| url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/28702/fleetwood-mac/| title= Fleetwood Mac | publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=26 February 2025}}

{{single chart|Billboardhot100|4|artist=Fleetwood Mac|rowheader=true|access-date=25 September 2024}}

{{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|1|artist=Fleetwood Mac|rowheader=true|access-date=25 September 2024}}

{{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|14|artist=Fleetwood Mac|rowheader=true

access-date=25 September 2024}}

scope="row"|US Cash Box Top 100{{cite web |url=http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19871024.html |title=CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending October 24, 1987 |work=Cash Box magazine |access-date=2018-07-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006043056/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19871024.html |archive-date=6 October 2012 |df=dmy-all }}

scope="row"|West Germany (Media Control){{cite web

| url=http://www.officialcharts.de/song.asp?artist=Fleetwood+Mac&title=Little+Lies&country=de| archive-url=https://archive.today/20140707093947/http://www.officialcharts.de/song.asp?artist=Fleetwood+Mac&title=Little+Lies&country=de| url-status=dead| archive-date=July 7, 2014| title=Single Search: Fleetwood Mac – "Little Lies"| language=de| publisher=Media Control|access-date=20 February 2013}}

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Chart (2018) !Peak position
{{single chart\|Poland\|96\|chartid=2646\|year=2018\|access-date=3 April 2018\|rowheader=true}}

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Chart (2018)

!Peak
position

{{single chart|Poland|96|chartid=2646|year=2018|access-date=3 April 2018|rowheader=true}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center" \|+1987 year-end chart performance for "Little Lies" !Chart (1987) !Rank
scope="row"\|Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite web\|url=https://i.imgur.com/sPdqqRt.jpg\|title=Australian Music Report No 701 – 28 December 1987 > National Top 100 Singles for 1987\|publisher=Kent Music Report, via Imgur.com\|access-date=11 December 2019}} \|85
scope="row"\|Canada Top Singles (RPM){{cite magazine\|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0920&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=53gtrvbfj0gk7r9b4sd40dtvu0\|title=Top Singles – Volume 47, No. 12; Top 100 Single of 1987\|magazine=RPM\|date=26 December 1987\|access-date=5 May 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927072725/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0920&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=53gtrvbfj0gk7r9b4sd40dtvu0\|archive-date=27 September 2016\|url-status=dead}} \|89
scope="row"\|Europe (European Top 100 Singles){{cite web\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1987/M&M-1987-12-26.pdf\|title=European Charts of the Year 1987: Singles\|page=34\|work=Music & Media\|date=26 December 1987\|access-date=6 April 2022\|volume=5\|issue=11}} \|94
scope="row"\|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web\|title= Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1987 \|publisher= Dutch Top 40 \|access-date=6 April 2022 \|url= http://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1987 \|language= nl}} \|76
scope="row"\|Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web\|title= Jaaroverzichten – Single 1987 \|publisher= Single Top 100. Hung Medien \|access-date=6 April 2022 \|url= http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1987&cat=s \|language= nl}} \|70
scope="row"\|UK Singles (OCC){{cite magazine\|title=Gallup Year End Charts 1987: Singles\|magazine=Record Mirror\|page=36\|date=23 January 1988}} \|55
scope="row"\|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JCgEAAAAMBAJ&q=fleetwood+Mac+Little+Lies&pg=RA1-PA33\|title=Billboard Magazine – Year End Charts – Year-end Charts of 1987 \|last1=Nielsen Business Media \|first1=Inc \|date=26 December 1987}} \|51
scope="row"\|US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) \|28

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|+1987 year-end chart performance for "Little Lies"

!Chart (1987)

!Rank

scope="row"|Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/sPdqqRt.jpg|title=Australian Music Report No 701 – 28 December 1987 > National Top 100 Singles for 1987|publisher=Kent Music Report, via Imgur.com|access-date=11 December 2019}}

|85

scope="row"|Canada Top Singles (RPM){{cite magazine|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0920&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=53gtrvbfj0gk7r9b4sd40dtvu0|title=Top Singles – Volume 47, No. 12; Top 100 Single of 1987|magazine=RPM|date=26 December 1987|access-date=5 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927072725/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0920&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=53gtrvbfj0gk7r9b4sd40dtvu0|archive-date=27 September 2016|url-status=dead}}

|89

scope="row"|Europe (European Top 100 Singles){{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1987/M&M-1987-12-26.pdf|title=European Charts of the Year 1987: Singles|page=34|work=Music & Media|date=26 December 1987|access-date=6 April 2022|volume=5|issue=11}}

|94

scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|title= Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1987 |publisher= Dutch Top 40 |access-date=6 April 2022 |url= http://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1987 |language= nl}}

|76

scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|title= Jaaroverzichten – Single 1987 |publisher= Single Top 100. Hung Medien |access-date=6 April 2022 |url= http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1987&cat=s |language= nl}}

|70

scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite magazine|title=Gallup Year End Charts 1987: Singles|magazine=Record Mirror|page=36|date=23 January 1988}}

|55

scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JCgEAAAAMBAJ&q=fleetwood+Mac+Little+Lies&pg=RA1-PA33|title=Billboard Magazine – Year End Charts – Year-end Charts of 1987 |last1=Nielsen Business Media |first1=Inc |date=26 December 1987}}

|51

scope="row"|US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)

|28

Certifications and sales

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for "Little Lies"}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=single|artist=Fleetwood Mac|title=Little Lies|award=Gold|relyear=1987|certyear=2024|id=14456|access-date=October 3, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Fleetwood Mac|title=Little Lies|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2004|certyear=2024|id=14187-1472-1|access-date=16 February 2024}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}

Hilary Duff version

{{Infobox song

| name = Little Lies

| cover = Hilary Duff - Little Lies.png

| border = yes

| type = promotional

| artist = Hilary Duff

| released = {{Start date|2016|01|13}}

| recorded = 2015

| genre = {{hlist|Dance|dubstep|synth-pop}}

| length = {{duration|m=3|s=23}}

| label = {{hlist|RCA|Sony}}

| writer = {{hlist|Christine McVie|Eddy Quintela}}

| producer = {{hlist|Peer Åström|Adam Anders}}

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|NBA2JzR_mOw|"Little Lies" (Younger Promo)}}}}

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Hilary Duff recorded a cover of the song, produced by Peer Åström and Adam Anders, in promotion of the second season of her TV Land comedy series, Younger.{{cite magazine|last1=Strecker|first1=Erin|title=Hilary Duff Brings Fleetwood Mac's 'Little Lies' to the Dance Floor: Listen|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/6812890/hilary-duff-fleetwood-mac-little-lies-dance-cover|access-date=December 18, 2016|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=December 16, 2015}} It was released January 13, 2016 through RCA Records and Sony Music Entertainment.{{cite web|title=Little Lies – Single by Hilary Duff|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/little-lies-single/1073156860|website=iTunes Store (Canada)|date=13 January 2016|publisher=Apple Inc|access-date=December 18, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160502130148/https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/little-lies-single/id1073156860|archive-date=May 2, 2016}}

=Background and recording=

"TV Land called me," Duff told People, "They were like, 'We want you to cover a song for the promos for the second season.' And I’m like, 'Oh my God. Yes, of course, I would love to.'"{{cite news|last1=Maslow|first1=Nick|title=Surprise – Hilary Duff Debuts Crazy-Catchy Cover of Fleetwood Mac's 'Little Lies' for Younger|url=http://people.com/tv/hilary-duff-drops-cover-of-fleetwood-macs-little-lies-for-younger/|access-date=December 18, 2016|work=People|publisher=Time Inc.|date=December 16, 2015}} A preview of her rendition of the song was made available through the magazine in December 2015. The recording was produced by Peer Åström and Adam Anders, with vocal engineering and production from Alex Anders, the same team responsible for the music behind the popular Fox musical comedy-drama, Glee.

Duff's recording has been described as synthpop,{{cite news|last1=Grebey|first1=James|title=Hmmmm… Hilary Duff Recorded a Synth-Pop Cover of Fleetwood Mac's 'Little Lies'|url=http://www.spin.com/2015/12/hilary-duff-fleetwood-mac-little-lies-cover-younger-sure/|access-date=December 18, 2016|work=Spin|publisher=SpinMedia|date=December 16, 2015}} with additional influences of dance genres, especially dubstep.{{cite news|last1=Lipshutz|first1=Jason|title=Hilary Duff's Dubstep Cover of Fleetwood Mac's 'Little Lies': Listen|url=http://www.fuse.tv/2015/12/hilary-duff-fleetwood-mac-little-lies|access-date=December 18, 2016|work=Fuse|publisher=Fuse Networks, LLC|date=December 16, 2015}}{{cite news|last1=Villa|first1=Lucas|title=Listen: Hilary Duff takes Fleetwood Mac's 'Little Lies' to the club|url=https://www.axs.com/news/listen-hilary-duff-takes-fleetwood-mac-s-little-lies-to-the-club-74164|access-date=December 18, 2016|work=AXS TV|publisher=2929 Entertainment|date=December 16, 2015}}

=Critical reception=

Duff's genre-altering recording of "Little Lies" has received mixed reviews from critics. "This cover doesn’t work for me," writes Mike Wass of Idolator, "The plodding electronic production ... completely overwhelms Fleetwood Mac’s delicate Tango In The Night smash and makes the "Sparks" diva sound like Siri's older sister."{{cite news|last1=Wass|first1=Mike|title=Hilary Duff Delivers An Electro-Pop Cover Of Fleetwood Mac's "Little Lies"|url=http://www.idolator.com/7618090/hilary-duff-electro-pop-cover-fleetwood-mac-little-lies|access-date=December 18, 2016|work=Idolator|publisher=Hive Media|date=December 16, 2015}} However, Lucas Villa of AXS TV was more complimentary, writing that Duff "rises above the synths to emerge as the dance floor queen she's been since the release of her 2007 album, Dignity."

=Release history=

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scope="row"\| Worldwide \| January 13, 2016 \| rowspan=2\| Digital download \| {{hlist\|RCA\|Sony}}
scope="row"\| Russia{{Cite web\|url=https://tophit.ru/en/tracks/72106/\|title = Hilary Duff — Little Lies\|website = Tophit}} \| February 19, 2016 \| Sony

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| January 13, 2016

| rowspan=2| Digital download

| {{hlist|RCA|Sony}}

scope="row"| Russia{{Cite web|url=https://tophit.ru/en/tracks/72106/|title = Hilary Duff — Little Lies|website = Tophit}}

| February 19, 2016

| Sony