“Baby Don’t Lie” is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Gwen Stefani for her upcoming third studio album. Written by Stefani, Ryan Tedder, Benny Blanco and Noel Zancanella, and produced by Tedder and Blanco,
“Baby Don’t Lie” is a mid tempo pop and reggae-pop track and was made available for digital download on October 20, 2014, and a day later to mainstream radio stations. It serves as Stefani’s musical comeback as a solo artist, her last solo single “Early Winter” was released in 2008. The track was released in mid-late October 2014, via Gwen Stefani’s official YouTube VEVO channel.
Lyrically, “Baby Don’t Lie” talks about insecurities in a relationship. The song received generally mixed to favorable reviews, with some being receptive towards its reggae environment, while a few were ambivalent towards the song, noting that it wasn’t as assertive as they expected.
“Baby Don’t Lie” debuted at number 35 on the Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart and at number 29 on the Billboard Pop Songs chart, respectively, for the week ending November 8, 2014. On the US Billboard Hot 100, the single debuted at number 46.
The music video for the song was directed by Sophie Muller and Weirdcore; Muller has worked with Stefani in numerous videos from her band No Doubt and her solo career. It was released on October 21, 2014, the day after the song’s release. On October 20, 2014, she posted on her Instagram a sneak peek of the behind the scenes from the video.
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Lyrics for Gwen Stefani – Baby Don’t Lie
Uh huh, here we go
We been walking down this road for sometime
And you love, and you love me good, no lie
But there’s something behind those eyes, those eyes
That you can’t, that you can’t disguise, disguiseBaby don’t, baby don’t, baby don’t lie
I don’t wanna cry no longer
Baby don’t, baby don’t, baby don’t lie
I’m a’ need a love that’s stronger
I’ll tell you know, tell you know, tell you know why, know why
If we ever give up, then we’re gonna die
Look me in the eye
Baby don’t lieWe been walking down this road for sometime
And you love, and you love me good, no lie
But there’s something behind those eyes, those eyes
That you can’t, that you can’t disguise, disguiseBaby tell me there’s nothing below (ooh)
Baby tell me there’s nothing below (here we go, come on!)Baby don’t, baby don’t, baby don’t lie
I don’t wanna cry no longer
Baby don’t, baby don’t, baby don’t lie
I’m a’ need a love that’s stronger
I’ll tell you know, tell you know, tell you know why, know why
If we ever give up, then we’re gonna die
Look me in the eye
Baby don’t lieWhatcha’ hiding boy?
Whatcha’ hiding boy?
I can tell what you’ve been hiding boy
And you can tell me if I’m getting warm
Am I getting warm?
Am I getting warm?
Am I getting warm?
And you can tell me if I’m getting warmBaby don’t, baby don’t, baby don’t lie
I don’t wanna cry no longer
Baby don’t, baby don’t, baby don’t lie
I’m a’ need a love that’s stronger
I’ll tell you know, tell you know, tell you know why, know why
If we ever give up, then we’re gonna die
Look me in the eye
Baby don’t lieBaby don’t lie
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Baby don’t lie