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"Tears Don't Lie" is a song by German DJ Mark 'Oh, released in late 1994 by
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as the third single from his debut album, '' Never Stop That Feeling'' (1995). The song was produced by Albrecht with Holger Scheiker. It uses the same melody best known in English-speaking countries as " When a Child is Born". "Tears Don't Lie" peaked at number-one in Austria, Germany, and Sweden and was a top-10 hit across continental Europe and Ireland. It was also nominated to the 1996
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for the best German dance single. Matt Broadley directed the music video for the song. In 2002, the song was released in a new version, as "Tears Don't Lie 2002", peaking at numbers 35 and 36 in Germany and Austria.


Critical reception

Alan Jones from ''
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'' wrote, "The oddest single of the week has to be Mark 'Oh's 'Tears Don't Lie', which starts with some fairly ambient synth work before turning into a very fast
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track, overlaid with the humming melody from ' When a Child is Born'. Already making its ascent of '' RM''s On a Pop Tip chart, it's so unusual it can't help but attract attention and seems destined to maintain the Systematic label's 100% strike rate."
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from the ''RM'' Dance Update gave it four out of five, saying, "Using
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'When a Child is Born' theme, the Euro stomper adds its 140bpm-plus
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s, sped-up ''tears don't lie'' bytes and great melodic breakdowns to great commercial effect." Another ''RM'' editor,
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, named it a "insanely infectious German novelty". In April 1995, ''
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'' predicted that 'Tears Don't Lie' would be a future hit, writing, "They're calling it the next ' Saturday Night' — a record by an unknown European that comes from nowhere straight into the charts. ..You'll either find it the most annoying thing ever or you'll ''love'' it. Either way, it's going to be a massive hit!"


Chart performance

"Tears Don't Lie" was very successful on the charts in Europe, remaining Mark 'Oh's biggest and sole number-one hit. It peaked at number-one in at least three countries; Austria (5 weeks), Germany (3 weeks), and Sweden (2 weeks). The song was also a top-10 hit in Belgium (
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) (2), Denmark (2), Finland (6), Ireland (9), the Netherlands (2), Norway (8), and Switzerland (3), as well as on the
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, where it peaked at number two. In the UK, the single reached number 24 in its first week on the UK Singles Chart, on 30 April 1995, with three weeks within the chart in total. On the ''
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'' UK on a Pop Tip Club Chart, it reached number five. In Belgium and the Netherlands, "Tears Don't Lie" was kept of the top spot by "
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" by
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and " No Limit" by
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& De Smurfen. The song was also a top-20 hit in Scotland (18) and
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(14). In 2002, it was released in a new version as "Tears Don't Lie 2002", peaking at numbers 35 and 36 in Germany and Austria, respectively.


Music video

The accompanying music video for "Tears Don't Lie" was directed by Swedish-based director Matt Broadley. It was A-listed on Germany's VIVA in December 1994.


Track listings

* 12-inch single # "Tears Don't Lie" (12" Mix) – 4:57 # "Tears Don't Lie" (O. Lieb Remix) – 6:17 # "Tears Don't Lie" (Mark' Oh Remix) – 4:32 # "Tears Don't Lie" (Hooligan Remix) – 5:29 * CD single # "Tears Don't Lie" (Short Mix) – 3:34 # "Tears Don't Lie" (12" Mix) – 4:55 * CD maxi # "Tears Don't Lie" (12" Mix) – 4:55 # "Ultimate" – 4:16 # "Tears Don't Lie" (Shortmix) – 3:34 * CD maxi - Remixes # "Tears Don't Lie" (O.Lieb Remix) – 6:17 # "Tears Don't Lie" (Mark' Oh Remix) – 4:36 # "Tears Don't Lie" (Hooligan Remix) – 5:34


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References

{{Authority control 1994 singles 1994 songs Happy hardcore songs Music videos directed by Matt Broadley Number-one singles in Austria Number-one singles in Germany Number-one singles in Sweden Techno songs