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Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful? (song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?
| cover = Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful? (song) by Paloma Faith.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Paloma Faith
| album = Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?
| B-side = "Sexy Chick" (Live From BBC 1's Radio Live Lounge)
| released = 21 December 2009
| recorded = 2009
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 4:35 (album version)
3:42 (radio edit)
| label = Epic Records
| writer =
| producer = Ed Harcourt
| prev_title = New York
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = Upside Down
| next_year = 2010
| misc =
}}
"'Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?'" is a song by English recording artist Paloma Faith from her 2009 debut studio album of the same name. It was released on 21 December 2009, and peaked at number 64 on the UK Singles Chart. It was co-written with Ed Harcourt.
Critical reception
Digital Spy gave the song 4/5, saying; 'Better yet, the song itself sustains the weight of her lyrical pretensions. A sumptuous, string-swathed ballad whose charms unfurl after three or four plays - all sung in Faith's customary dramatic way of course - it's elegant, filled with intrigue and as aromatic as a boudoir whose tart keeps forgetting to snuff out the candles'.
Chart performance
Despite Faith's first two singles reaching the top 20, "Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?" failed to reach the top 20.
The single began to receive increased radio airplay throughout December 2009 and January 2010. As such, the single began to receive increasing amounts of digital downloads, and the song finally entered the UK Singles Chart on 2 January 2010 at number 90. It peaked at number 64 spending one week in the chart.[https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Loyal%20To%20The%20Game Chart Stats - Paloma Faith - Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful]
Music video
The music video for the song was released on 20 November 2009. The video has a retro style, and is similar to the "New York" video. It was directed by Chris Sweeney.
Track listing
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Charts
Release history
References
Category:2000s ballads
Category:Pop ballads
Category:Soul ballads
Category:Paloma Faith songs
Category:2009 singles
Category:Songs written by Paloma Faith
Category:Songs written by Ed Harcourt
Category:2009 songs
Category:Epic Records singles
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