[1] In an interview with XFM, VanWyngarden explained the meaning behind of this song: "'Your Life Is a Lie' in particular was never meant to be directed at our fans or anybody in particular.

"[2] The band first premiered the song live at the Portland State Theater on April 30, and was later performed on following shows through North America as their spring 2013 tour.

On the August 22 episode of The Late Show with David Letterman, the band appeared and performed the song.

On August 28, Pitchfork premiered a 'Sunroof Remix' of the song made by Mute Records founder Daniel Miller, alongside producer Gareth Jones.

[8] Rolling Stone listed "Your Life is a Lie" as the 98th-best song of the year, calling it, "a two-minute skull-boring pop nugget that makes the title's argument with such ear-wormy power.