Stop Living the Lie

"Stop Living the Lie"
Single by David Sneddon
from the album Seven Years – Ten Weeks
B-side	"Goodnight Girl" "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (acoustic)
Released	13 January 2003 (2003-01-13)[1]
Length	3:57
Label	Mercury
Songwriter(s)	David Sneddon
Producer(s)	Paul Meehan, Nigel Lowis
David Sneddon singles chronology
"Stop Living the Lie" (2003) "Don't Let Go" (2003)

"Stop Living the Lie" is the debut single of Scottish singer-songwriter David Sneddon, taken from his album Seven Years – Ten Weeks. It was released through Mercury Records on 13 January 2003. During its first week of release, it charted at number one on the UK Singles Chart and reached number five in Ireland. Sneddon performed the song on the BBC's Fame Academy show, which he went on to win in December 2002.

Both the CD and cassette editions featured the radio edit of the song, a cover of Wet Wet Wet's "Goodnight Girl", and an acoustic version of Elton John's "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", a song he performed live during the Fame Academy final shows.

Track listings

UK CD single[2]

1. "Stop Living the Lie"
2. "Goodnight Girl"
3. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (acoustic)

UK cassette single[3]

1. "Stop Living the Lie"
2. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (acoustic)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2003) Peak position Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[4] 7 Ireland (IRMA)[5] 5 Scotland (OCC)[6] 1 UK Singles (OCC)[7] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2003) Position Ireland (IRMA)[8] 44 UK Singles (OCC)[9] 18

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[10]	Silver	200,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 681–2. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
2. Stop Living the Lie (UK CD single liner notes). David Sneddon. Mercury Records. 2002. 063 729-2.
3. Stop Living the Lie (UK cassette single sleeve). David Sneddon. Mercury Records. 2003. 063 729-4.
4. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 21, no. 6. 1 February 2003. p. 11. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
5. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Stop Living the Lie". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
6. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
7. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
8. "Top 100 Songs of 2003". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 2003. Archived from the original on 2 June 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
9. "End of Year Charts: 2003" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
10. "British single certifications – David Sneddon – Stop Living the Lie". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 29 January 2021.