▁f ared ▁slightly ▁better ▁than ▁" F ollow ed ▁the ▁W aves " ▁there , ▁pe aking ▁at ▁# 3 3 . ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁production ▁" Real ▁a ▁Lie " ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁many ▁songs ▁written ▁by ▁Mel issa ▁Auf ▁der ▁Maur ▁over ▁a ▁ 1 2 - year ▁period ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁Origin ally ▁titled ▁" Real al ie ", ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁first ▁performed ▁by ▁her ▁original ▁band , ▁T ink er , ▁which ▁also ▁included ▁co - writer ▁Steve ▁Dur and , ▁and ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁the ▁band ' s ▁second ▁single ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁which ▁was ▁back ed ▁with ▁the ▁b - side ▁" S ax on ▁Princess ." ▁Auf ▁der ▁Maur ▁later ▁re work ed ▁the ▁song ▁during ▁the ▁recording ▁sessions ▁for ▁Auf ▁der ▁Maur ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 - 4 ▁fe at ru ing ▁a ▁layer ▁Wall ▁of ▁sound ▁of ▁gu it ars . ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁featured ▁as ▁the ▁third ▁track ▁on ▁the ▁album . ▁ ▁Track ▁listing ▁and ▁formats ▁CD ▁single ▁" Real ▁a ▁Lie "   – ▁ 4 : 2 2 ▁( A uf ▁der ▁Maur , ▁Steve ▁Dur and ) ▁" My ▁F og gy ▁Not ion " ▁( demo ▁version )   – ▁ 4 : 1 3 ▁( A uf ▁der ▁Maur ) ▁ ▁Max i ▁single ▁" Real ▁a ▁Lie "   – ▁ 4 : 2 2 ▁" A f