I Believe You Liar

I Believe You Liar is the debut studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Washington. It was released on Mercury Records in Australia on 30 July 2010. The album peaked at #3 on the Australian ARIA charts.^[1]

Background

I Believe You Liar is largely composed of tracks from Washington's previous three EP releases, Clementine (2008), How to Tame Lions (2009), and Rich Kids (2010). Out of the twelve tracks on the original Australian edition, five were included previously on these releases. Although the album somewhat lacked new material, it was a commercial success in Washington's native Australia, peaking at #3 on the ARIA Albums Chart, and gained a Platinum accreditation for shipments of 75,000 units.^[2] The album debuted on the Albums Chart at #3, and spent a total of 30 weeks in the Top 50, 6 of which in the Top 10.^[1] A special edition of the album was released simultaneously, including a bonus CD which included all other tracks from Washington's previous three EPs.^[3]

In October 2011, the album was released internationally in the UK and US with new cover artwork, and a revised track listing omitting "Clementine" and including two new tracks from Washington's then-upcoming EP Insomnia, which was released exclusively in Australia two weeks later. This edition of the album was also slightly remixed and featured alternate production on some songs, and was also released in Australia as a re-release on the same day.^[4] Compared to the original release, the album was a commercial flop, failing to chart in both the UK and US, and failed to re-enter the album into the ARIA Top 50.

Five singles were released from I Believe You Liar; "Sunday Best" and "The Hardest Part" were released exclusively in Australia in August and October 2010 following the album's release in July.^[5] "Clementine" was released as the album's lead and only single in the US in June 2011, despite the song not being included on the US edition of the album.^[6] "Holy Moses" was released in Australia and the UK in August 2011 as the album's third single, and lead single from Insomnia in Australia, and as the album's lead single in the UK.^[7]^[8] The album's title track, "I Believe You Liar" was released as the album's second and final single in the UK in November 2011.^[9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[10]

Alexey Eremenko from Allmusic gave I Believe You Liar a mixed-to-positive review, criticizing the album's production and questioned its authenticity, and called it a "missed chance". However, he praised the upbeat atmosphere and lyrics, and said the album "packs plenty of potential and some downright good songs".^[10]

Track listing

Original edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"1997"	Megan Washington; Michael Tomlinson		2:53
2.	"Navy Blues"	Washington		3:37
3.	"Cement"	Washington	John Castle; Megan Washington	3:36
4.	"Underground"	Washington		3:47
5.	"Rich Kids"	Washington		3:03
6.	"Sunday Best"	Washington		3:21
7.	"Clementine"	Washington		3:07
8.	"Lover / Soldier"	Washington		5:35
9.	"Spanish Temper"	Washington		4:11
10.	"The Hardest Part"	Washington		4:12
11.	"How to Tame Lions"	Washington	Castle; Washington	3:48
12.	"I Believe You Liar"	Washington		5:35

Australasian special edition bonus disc
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"One Man Band"			4:04
2.	"Teenage Fury"	Washington	Castle; Washington	3:12
3.	"80 Miles"			2:38
4.	"Someone Else in Mind"			3:34
5.	"Five & Ten"			2:08
6.	"Halloween"	Washington	Castle; Washington	3:52
7.	"Welcome Stranger"	Washington	Castle; Washington	3:57
8.	"Fighting the Good Fight"			3:18
9.	"The Belly of the Whale"			2:42

2011 Re-release
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"1997"	Washington; Tomlinson	Castle; Washington	2:54
2.	"Navy Blues"	Washington	Castle; Washington	3:38
3.	"Cement"	Washington	Castle; Washington	3:41
4.	"Underground"	Washington	Castle; Washington	3:50
5.	"Holy Moses"	Washington; Jarrad Kritzstein	Castle; Jarrad Kritzstein; Washington	3:38
6.	"Sunday Best"	Washington	Castle; Washington	3:22
7.	"Rich Kids"	Washington	Castle; Washington	3:04
8.	"Lover / Soldier"	Washington	Castle; Washington	5:34
9.	"Spanish Temper"	Washington	Castle; Washington	4:12
10.	"Plastic Bag"	Washington	Castle; Washington	3:38
11.	"The Hardest Part"	Washington	Castle; Washington	4:11
12.	"How to Tame Lions"	Washington	Castle; Washington	3:48
13.	"I Believe You Liar"	Washington	Daniel Denholm	5:36

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[1]	3

Certifications

Territory	Certification	Sales
Australia (ARIA)^[2]	Platinum	70,000

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Edition
Australia^[11]^[12]	30 July 2010	CD, digital download	Mercury	Original
Australia^[11]^[12]	30 July 2010		Mercury	Special
Australia^[13]	7 October 2011		Mercury, Universal	Re-release
United Kingdom^[14]	7 October 2011
United States^[15]	11 October 2011

References

ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist

Album	...Ish by 1927 (1989) Tales of the City by Rockmelons (1989) Matchbook by Ian Moss (1990) Safety in Numbers by Margaret Urlich (1991) Baby Animals by Baby Animals (1992) Marvin the Album by Frente! (1993) Get on Board by The Badloves (1994) Frogstomp by Silverchair (1995) Tu-Plang by Regurgitator (1996) Savage Garden by Savage Garden (1997) Left of the Middle by Natalie Imbruglia (1998) The Living End by The Living End (1999) Reflector by Killing Heidi (2000) Since I Left You by The Avalanches (2001) Polyserena by George (2002) Innocent Eyes by Delta Goodrem (2003) Get Born by Jet (2004) The Sound of White by Missy Higgins (2005) Wolfmother by Wolfmother (2006) Sneaky Sound System by Sneaky Sound System (2007) Lessons to Be Learned by Gabriella Cilmi (2008) Ladyhawke by Ladyhawke (2009) Moonfire by Boy & Bear (2011)

Single	"That's When I Think of You" by 1927 (1989) "Tucker's Daughter" by Ian Moss (1990) "Token Angels" by Wendy Matthews (1991) "Early Warning" by Baby Animals (1992) "Ordinary Angels" by Frente! (1993) "Lost" by The Badloves (1994) "Tomorrow" by Silverchair (1995) "It's Alright" by Deni Hines (1996) "Shut My Eyes" / "Eight Step Rail" by The Superjesus (1997) "Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia (1998) "Lucky Star" by Alex Lloyd (1999) "Get Set" by Taxiride (1999) "Don't Call Me Baby" by Madison Avenue (2000) "Frontier Psychiatrist" by The Avalanches (2001) "Get Free" by The Vines (2002) "Born to Try" by Delta Goodrem (2003) "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" by Jet (2004) "O Yeah" by End of Fashion (2005) "Forever Young" by Youth Group (2006) "Just a Song About Ping Pong" by Operator Please (2007) "Sweet About Me" by Gabriella Cilmi (2008) "My Delirium" by Ladyhawke (2009) "Feeding Line" by Boy & Bear (2011)

Release	I Believe You Liar by Megan Washington (2010) Falling & Flying by 360 (2012) Flume by Flume (2013) The New Classic by Iggy Azalea (2014) Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit by Courtney Barnett (2015)

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