"Would I Lie to You?" is a song by American soul music duo Charles & Eddie. Written by Mick Leeson and Peter Vale, and produced by Josh Deutsch, it was released in August 1992 as the debut single from the duo's first album, Duophonic (1992). It proved to be their biggest hit and a major international success. The song reached number-one on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in November 1992, and was also number one in New Zealand, Germany, Austria and Zimbabwe. It was a top five hit in several other European countries, while in Australia and Canada it went to number three. The single became a top 20 hit in the US, peaking at number 11 on the Cash Box Top 100 and number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. It achieved award-winning sales, earning a platinum record in the UK, a gold record in both Germany and Austria and silver record award in France. The songwriters, Leeson and Vale, received the 1992 Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. American singer and former teen idol Donny Osmond covered the song in 2002, while both John Gibbons and David Guetta released their covers in 2016. Chart performance "Would I Lie to You?" was very successful on the singles charts all over the world. In Europe, it went to number-one in Austria, Flemish Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom, where the song hit number-one on November 15, 1992, after four weeks on the chart. It also reached number two in Denmark, France, Ireland, the Netherlands and Switzerland. In addition, the single was a top 10 hit also in Italy, Norway, Poland and Sweden. On the Eurochart Hot 100, "Would I Lie to You?" peaked at number two in January 1993. In the US, it reached number 11 on the Cash Box Top 100 and number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, while reaching number three in Canada. In Zimbabwe, the single went to number-one. It was awarded with a gold record in Austria and Germany, with a sale of 15,000 and 250,000 singles. In France, the song received a silver record, with a sale of 125,000 and in the United Kingdom, it earned a platinum record, with 600,000 singles sold. Critical reception The song received favorable reviews from music critics. AllMusic editor Alex Henderson felt that Charles & Eddie "shows a great deal of promise on