About
Why The F**k You Lyin’ is a Vine video of a young black man performing a short homemade song about liars in his backyard to the tune of R&B band Next’s hit single Too Close. The video immediately became viral within the site, leading to many parodies.
Origin
On August 29th, 2015, Vine user Nicholas Fraser uploaded a short clip titled “That one person that’s sways lying on what they own”[1], featuring himself listening to another person allegedly telling a lie. It then cut to Fraser, dancing in a backyard while singing “Why the f*ck you lyin’?” to the tune of hit single Too Close from American R&B band Next (full clip uploaded to YouTube shown below). As of September 7th, 2015, the Vine has been looped over 1 million times and gained over 31 000 likes.
Lyrics
Why the fuck you lyin’?
Why you always lyin’?
Hmmmmm Oh my god
Stop fucking lying!
Spread
The day later, on August 30th, Fraser posted the music bit to Vine[2], titled “When she say(sic) she got a cute friend for you”, which has been looped over 21 million times and gained over 344 000 likes as of September 7th 2015.
As early as August 31th, Complex staff writer Angel Diaz published an article about the clip[3], stating that the full version was also uploaded to his Instagram account where it gained about 30 000 likes and 11 000 comments as of September 7th 2015[4].
Fraser’s newborn fame reached Buzzfeed on September 3rd[5] and The Guardian on September 4th[6]. As a matter of fact, Complex made a followup article on September 3rd featuring an interview with the Vine star[7].
Parodies
Various parody clips soon emerged mixing the clip with various other clips featuring people allegedly telling lies (YouTube compilation shown below). They began to spread on Vine with the hashtags #WhyTheFuckYouLying and its derivatives #WhyTheFuckYouLyin and #WhyYouALwaysLyin[8].
Various Examples
External References
[1]Vine – That one person that’s sways lying on what they own
[2]Vine – When she say she got a cute friend for you
[3]Complex – This Guy Changed Next’s “Too Close” Into A Viral Video Calling Out All You Liars
[4]Instagram – Everybody knows that one person that’s always lying on what they own [Since yall can’t find the video]
[5]Buzzfeed – This “Why You Always Lying” Video Gets Funnier Every Time You Watch It
[6]The Guardian – When people say Nicholas Fraser’s vine isn’t the best of 2015: why you always lyin’?
[7]Complex – An Interview With The Legend Behind The “Why You Always Lyin’” Video
[8]Vine – #WhyTheFuckYouLying