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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
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Despite Faith's first two singles reaching the top 20, "Do You Want the Truth or
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on 2 January 2010 at number 90. It peaked at number 64 spending one week in the chart.
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740:Trouble with My Baby
498:– via YouTube.
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712:Never Tear Us Apart
691:Smoke & Mirrors
906:Paloma Faith songs
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814:Keep Moving
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761:Lullaby
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719:Just Be
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