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==Remix==
==Boy's a Liar Pt. 2==
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"Boy's a Liar"
Single by PinkPantheress
from the EP Take Me Home
B-side"Do You Miss Me?"
Released30 November 2022 (2022-11-30)
Genre
Length2:11
LabelWarner
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • PinkPantheress
  • Mura Masa
PinkPantheress singles chronology
"Do You Miss Me?"
(2022) 		"Boy's a Liar"
(2022) 		"Take Me Home"
(2022)
Audio video
"Boy's a Liar" on
YouTube

"Boy's a Liar" is a song by British singer PinkPantheress. It was released on 30 November 2022 through Warner Records as a single and included on her extended play, Take Me Home, in December 2022. Written and produced by PinkPantheress and Mura Masa, "Boy's a Liar" is a dance-pop and bubblegum pop song with a Jersey club beat and elements of chiptune with lyrics about feeling inadequate in a relationship. It gained traction on TikTok soon after its release and later peaked at number two in the UK and Australia.

A remix of the song with American rapper Ice Spice, titled "Boy's a Liar Pt. 2", was released through Parlophone Records, Elektra Records, and 3EE on 3 February 2023. It features an additional verse from Ice Spice, and its music video, directed by George Buford and Frederick Buford, depicts both performers in various locations throughout New York City. The remix was received well by critics and became PinkPantheress's first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 and the first top-10 for both PinkPantheress and Ice Spice after it peaked at number three on the chart, also peaking at number four on the Billboard Global 200.

Original version

Background and composition

PinkPantheress in 2022
Mura Masa
"Boy's a Liar" was written and produced by PinkPantheress (left) and Mura Masa (right)

Prior to the release of "Boy's a Liar", English singer PinkPantheress found success on TikTok and with the release of her debut mixtape To Hell with It.[1] After she released the Kaytranada-produced "Do You Miss Me?" in early November 2022, "Boy's a Liar" was released through Warner Records on 30 November 2023 and later included on PinkPantheress's extended play Take Me Home, released in December 2022.[2][3][4][5] It became popular on TikTok, where it soundtracked over 760,000 videos as of February 2023.[6]

"Boy's a Liar" runs for two minutes and 11 seconds.[7] It is a dance-pop[8] and bubblegum pop[1][9] song with elements of chiptune.[8] It was written and produced by PinkPantheress and Mura Masa;[10] on it, PinkPantheress sings with "spacey" vocals about her insecurities stemming from a toxic relationship.[9] PinkPantheress wrote the song based on "that feeling that someone's only interested in you when you look good".

8-bit synths.[11]

Reception

Shaad D'Souza of

Pitchfork called "Boy's a Liar" "one of PinkPantheress' strongest tracks" and the only song on Take Me Home that "really holds its own against PinkPantheress’ most indelible hits" as PinkPantheress was "step[ping] fully into the pop star role that she's been trying on over the past year".[8]

After spending 10 weeks on the

UK Singles Chart, "Boy's a Liar" peaked at number two on the chart dated 24 February 2023.[12] It also peaked at number two on the ARIA Charts.[13]

Charts

Chart performance for "Boy's a Liar"
Chart (2022–2023) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[14] 2
Ireland (IRMA)[15] 2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16] 10
Singapore (RIAS)[17] 5
UK Singles (OCC)[18]
 2
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[19] 5

Remix

"Boy's a Liar Pt. 2"
Single by PinkPantheress and Ice Spice
B-side"Boy's a Liar"
Released3 February 2023 (2023-02-03)
Genre
Length2:11
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • PinkPantheress
  • Mura Masa
PinkPantheress singles chronology
"Way Back"
(2022) 		"Boy's a Liar Pt. 2"
(2023)
Ice Spice singles chronology
"In Ha Mood"
(2023) 		"Boy's a Liar Pt. 2"
(2023)
Music video
"Boy's a Liar Pt. 2" on
YouTube

Background, composition, and music video

The remix came about after Ice Spice followed PinkPantheress on Instagram and PinkPantheress sent her a direct message saying that she would like to meet up if Ice Spice was ever in the UK, to which Ice Spice replied that she was a fan of hers.[10] After Ice Spice posted the original version of "Boy's a Liar" on her Instagram story, PinkPantheress replied asking to collabrate.[20] "Boy's a Liar Pt. 2" was released on 3 February 2023 through Parlophone, Elektra Records, and 3EE.[20][6]

"Boy's a Liar Pt. 2" features an additional verse from Ice Spice, who, in contrast with PinkPantheress's "timid fragility",[9] raps with a "raspy voice"[21] and a "collected, indifferent delivery"[22] about a deceitful lover who is already in a relationship.[23][24]

The music video for "Boy's a liar Pt.2" was directed by George Buford and Frederick Buford and filmed throughout New York City, including on the rooftop of a Harlem apartment building.[20][10]

Commercial performance

"Boy's a Liar Pt. 2" was promoted by Warner by getting social media influencers, including livestreamers, to make reaction videos to the song.[20] The song debuted at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on 18 February 2023. It became Mura Masa and PinkPantheress's first entries on the Hot 100.[6] The following week, the song rose to number four on the chart, marking the first top-10 entry on the chart for both Ice Spice and PinkPantheress.[1] It was the first duet between two artists making their top-10 debut to reach the top-10 in two weeks or less since "Calling My Phone" by Lil Tjay and 6lack debuted at number three in February 2021.[11]

The song also debuted at number 15 on the Billboard Global 200 chart, where it peaked at number four the week after its debut.[25]

Critical reception

LaTesha Harris of NPR praised "Boy's a Liar Pt. 2" as "never overstay[ing] its welcome", calling Ice Spice's verse "hilarious".[22] Pitchfork's Matthew Ritchie called "Boy's a Liar Pt. 2" "an impeccable team-up from a baddie and her baddie friend," referencing viral lyrics from Ice Spice's track "Bikini Bottom".[9] For Complex, Joe Price wrote that "Ice Spice effortlessly blends into the track on the remix", while Stereogum's Tom Breihan wrote that the song "works" and that there was "something really fun about the idea of PinkPantheress and Ice Spice making music together".[26][27]

Charts

Chart performance for "Boy's a Liar Pt. 2"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[28] 37
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[29] 2
Croatia (Billboard)[30] 17
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[31] 49
Denmark (
Tracklisten)[32]
 13
France (
SNEP)[33]
 79
Germany (Official German Charts)[34] 53
Global 200 (Billboard)[35] 3
Lithuania (AGATA)[36] 3
Luxembourg (Billboard)[37] 8
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[38] 24
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[39] 1
Norway (VG-lista)[40] 15
Philippines (Billboard)[41] 11
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)[42] 42
Portugal (AFP)[43] 55
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[44] 15
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[45] 28
US Billboard Hot 100[46] 3
US
Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[47]
 33
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[48] 32
Vietnam (Vietnam Hot 100)[49] 93

Certifications

Certifications for "Boy's a Liar Pt. 2"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[50] Gold 15,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for "Boy's a Liar"
Region Date Format Version Label(s) Ref.
Various 30 November 2022
Original
Warner Music UK
 [51]
3 February 2023 Remix [52]
United States 7 March 2023
Rhythmic contemporary radio
 300 Elektra [53]

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