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{{Short description|2003 single by David Sneddon}}
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{{Infobox song
| name       = Stop Living the Lie
| cover      = Stop Living the Lie cover.png
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[David Sneddon]]
| album      = [[Seven Years – Ten Weeks]]
| B-side     =
* "[[Goodnight Girl]]"
* "[[Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me]]" (acoustic)
| released   = {{start date|2003|1|13|df=y}}<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book|first=David|last=Roberts|year=2006|title=[[British Hit Singles & Albums]]|edition=19th|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited|location=London|isbn=1-904994-10-5|pages=681–2}}</ref>
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = <!-- Do not add unsourced genres -->
| length     = 3:57
| label      = [[Mercury Records|Mercury]]
| writer     = David Sneddon
| producer   = [[Paul Meehan]], Nigel Lowis
| next_title = [[Don't Let Go (David Sneddon song)|Don't Let Go]]
| next_year  = 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 1|Fame Academy]]'' final shows.
==Track listings==
'''UK CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Stop Living the Lie|others=[[David Sneddon]]|year=2002|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=[[Mercury Records]]|id=063 729-2}}</ref>
# "Stop Living the Lie"
# "[[Goodnight Girl]]"
# "[[Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me]]" (acoustic)
'''UK cassette single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Stop Living the Lie|others=David Sneddon|year=2003|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Mercury Records|id=063 729-4}}</ref>
# "Stop Living the Lie"
# "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (acoustic)
==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col"|Chart (2003)
!scope="col"|Peak<br/>position
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!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2003/MM-2003-02-01.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=21|issue=6|page=11|date=1 February 2003|access-date=29 January 2021}}</ref>
|7
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{{single chart|Ireland2|5|artist=David Sneddon|song=Stop Living the Lie|rowheader=true|access-date=28 January 2020}}
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{{single chart|Scotland|1|date=20030125|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|UK|1|date=20030125|rowheader=true}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col"|Chart (2003)
!scope="col"|Position
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!scope="row"|Ireland (IRMA)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/2fm/charts/top100_2003.html|title=Top 100 Songs of 2003|publisher=[[Raidió Teilifís Éireann]]|year=2003|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040602113024/http://www.rte.ie/2fm/charts/top100_2003.html|archive-date=2 June 2004|access-date=16 March 2022}}</ref>
|44
|-
!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2003.pdf|title=End of Year Charts: 2003|work=[[UKChartsPlus]]|access-date=16 June 2018}}</ref>
|18
|}
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==Certifications==
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=David Sneddon|title=Stop Living the Lie|award=Silver|relyear=2003|certyear=2013|id=9142-2573-1|access-date=29 January 2021}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
==References==
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{{David Sneddon}}
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[[Category:2003 debut singles]]
[[Category:2003 songs]]
[[Category:David Sneddon songs]]
[[Category:Mercury Records singles]]
[[Category:Number-one singles in Scotland]]
[[Category:Songs written by David Sneddon]]
[[Category:UK singles chart number-one singles]]
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