Telling Lies (song)

"Telling Lies"
Single by David Bowie
from the album Earthling
ReleasedSeptember 1996 (1996-09)
RecordedFebruary–May 1996
Studio
Genre
Length
  • 4:49 (album version)
  • 5:07 (Feelgood mix version)
Label
Songwriter(s)David Bowie
Producer(s)David Bowie
David Bowie singles chronology
"Hallo Spaceboy"
(1996)
"Telling Lies"
(1996)
"Little Wonder"
(1997)

"Telling Lies" is a song by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, written and released for downloading and as a single in 1996 and later included on his 21st studio album, Earthling (1997). The song was initially an Internet-only release, and was the first-ever downloadable single by a major artist. No music video was produced for the song.

Three versions of "Telling Lies" were released on Bowie's official website beginning 11 September 1996  one version for each of three weeks. According to issued press releases, over 300,000 people downloaded the original release. Two months later, it was released as a single by BMG.