Little White Lies (song)

"Little White Lies" is a song performed by British singer, drummer, and songwriter Florrie. It was released on August 15, 2014undefined on iTunes through Sony Music. The song was written by Florrie, Brian Higgins, Toby Scott, and Wayne Hector. "Little White Lies" was intended to be the first single of Florrie's long-delayed debut album, until the project to which the song belonged went ultimately shelved and the song remained as a non-album single.

Background and release
In early 2014, Florrie released her fourth EP, Sirens, which included three brand new songs ("Seashells", "Free Falling", and "Wanna Control Myself"), plus a remix of a then-unreleased song, "Little White Lies". Afterwards, on August 15 of the same year, Florrie released the song as the lead single of her upcoming debut album, but it was ultimately shelved for unknown reasons. The song was released as an EP through iTunes, including the original version, five more remixes, and Florrie edits for her earlier tracks "Left Too Late" and "Give Me Your Love", both released in her debut EP Introduction.

Main article: 2014 album sampler
By mid-2014, an album sampler of Florrie's debut album began circulating on the web, and different users could acquire a copy of it through different sites. The album sampler included six songs, between them "Little White Lies" listed as the fifth track in itundefined. However, the album was not released and the songs eventually were whether leaked or released as non-album singles. A fanmade album also exists, which collects the leaked tracks from this era, as well as the Sirens EP and the few standalone singles that were released.

Composition
An indie pop song inflicted with heavy drums, "Little White Lies" runs at a fast tempo of 124 beats per minute set at a 4/4 time signature. The song lasts for three minutes and three seconds.

Music video
A music video of the song premiered on Florrie's official YouTube account on July 6, 2014undefined, previous to the song's single release on iTunes. It shows Florrie drumming in a grass field, as well as entering into a wood house, and releasing a lot of plastic bags to the wind.

Versions

 * Official version — 3:04
 * Demo version — 3:24
 * Instrumental demo version — 3:24
 * Florrie Remix — 4:52
 * Shadow Child Remix — 4:56
 * Shadow Child Dub Mix — 4:55
 * Moon Boots Remix — 5:26
 * Wideboys Remix — 5:51
 * KDA Remix — 7:49
 * Acoustic version — 2:46

Reception
The song received overall positive reviews from different websites. Bradley Stern wrote for the website MuuMuse that the song was her "first big bid for pop superstardom". Stern also wrote for the website Idolator, and described the song as a "dreamy, devastating slice of electro-pop", and praised the production handled by Xenomania, the singer's production team.

Cross-references

 * Pretending is also a theme in "Experimenting with Rugs", "Panic Attack", and "She Always Gets What She Wants".
 * Florrie's intentions are also mentioned in "Live a Little".