" 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. - source