...(And That's No Lie)

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"...(And That's No Lie)"
Synthpop, new wave
Length3:25
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Martyn Ware
  • Greg Walsh
Heaven 17 singles chronology
"This Is Mine"
(1984) 		"...(And That's No Lie)"
(1985) 		"
The Foolish Thing To Do
"
(1986)

"...(And That's No Lie)" is a song by the British

UK Singles Chart and remained in the top 100 for five weeks.[3]
A music video was filmed to promote the single.

In the UK, the 12-inch single was issued in five different sleeves.[4] All track listings were the same, except on the fifth and final 12-inch variation, which contains the exclusive "The Heaven 17 Megamix". It features extracts of "This Is Mine", "Crushed by the Wheels of Industry", "The Height of the Fighting (He-La-Hu)", "Penthouse and Pavement", "Temptation", "I'm Your Money" and "Play to Win".

Critical reception

On its release as a single, Martin Townsend of

New Musical Express commented, "This highlights the oft forgotten melodic strengths of Heaven 17 but are we really expected to get excited about a three minute edit from a ten minute track, the fourth A side from a non too thrilling LP?" He questioned how successful the single would be in the charts, but noted the "nice sleeve".[7]

DJ Mark Hollis, writing for the Daily Mirror stated, "Heaven 17 disappointed me with this on first hearing. Maybe a few plays will change that."[8] Frank Edmonds of the Bury Free Press gave the song a 5 out of 10 rating and wrote, "After two great singles this is pretty damn boring."[9] In a retrospective review of How Men Are, Aaron Badgley of AllMusic picked the song as a "highlight", describing it as "very long but very wonderful". He noted the "strong melody", "stunning vocals" and "tight production".[10]

Formats and track listings

7-inch single

  1. "...(And That's No Lie)" - 3:25
  2. "The Fuse" - 3:53

12-inch single

  1. "...(And That's No Lie)" (Re-mixed To Enhance Its Danceability) - 6:10
  2. "The Fuse" (L.P. version) - 3:05
  3. "...(And That's No Lie)" (L.P. version) - 10:02

12-inch single (UK 5/5 release)

  1. "...(And That's No Lie)" (Re-mixed To Enhance Its Danceability) - 6:10
  2. "The Fuse" (L.P. version) - 3:05
  3. "The Heaven 17 Megamix" - 8:28

Personnel

Credits sourced from the original album liner notes.

Heaven 17

Additional personnel

  • Greg Walsh - producer
  • Nick Plytas - piano
  • Ray Russell - guitars
  • John Wilson - bass guitar
  • David Cullen - orchestral arrangements and conductor
  • Afrodiziak - backing vocals
  • Sanny X - remixer of "The Heaven 17 Megamix"

Charts

Chart (1985) Peak
position
Irish Singles Chart[11] 22
UK Singles Chart[3] 52

References

  1. ^ "Heaven 17 - ... (And That's No Lie) / The Fuse - Virgin - UK - VS 740". 45cat. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Heaven 17 - How Men Are at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b "HEAVEN 17 | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Heaven 17 - ...(And That's No Lie) (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  5. ^ Townsend, Martin (12 January 1985). "Singles". Number One. p. 36.
  6. ^ Gardiner, Mike (12 January 1985). "Singles". Record Mirror. p. 6.
  7. New Musical Express
    . p. 16.
  8. ^ Hollis, Mark (7 January 1985). "Mark Hollis's Top Tips". Daily Mirror. p. 7.
  9. ^ Edmonds, Frank (18 January 1985). "Soundscene". Bury Free Press. p. 10.
  10. ^ Badgley, Aaron. "How Men Are - Heaven 17". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  11. ^ Jaclyn Ward. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
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