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True (Spandau Ballet song)
True (Spandau Ballet song)
“True”
new mix by Gary Kemp and original co-producer Tony Swain, the remastered album version, plus a live recordings of "True" and "Gold" from the last show of the group’s 1983 tour at Sadlers Wells.
Single by Spandau Ballet from the album True Released Format Recorded Genre Length Label Writer(s) Producer 1983 7", 12" 1982 New Wave, Synthpop 6:29 Chrysalis Records Gary Kemp Jolley & Swain
Covers and samples
Parts of the original version have been sampled and used in a number of songs. The most famous is P.M. Dawn’s "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss". The song has also been covered by several artists. In 2006 German singer Thomas Anders (formerly of Modern Talking) recorded a jazzy cover of the song for his swing album Songs Forever.
In the media
Versions of "True" have been featured in:
"Gold" (1983)
Spandau Ballet singles chronology "Communication" (1983) "True" (1983)
Film
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • Sixteen Candles (1984) The Wedding Singer (1998) Charlie’s Angels (2000) Not Another Teen Movie (2001) Grind (2003) Duplex (2003) 50 First Dates (2004) Sky High (2005) Wedding Crashers (2005) Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector (2006) I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007) A Very Special Love (2007) Angus, Thongs and the Perfect Snogging (2008) You Changed My Life (2009)
"True" is the title track from Spandau Ballet’s 1983 album True. It was composed by group leader, Gary Kemp, and is a six-minute (in its original album version) slow balladGentleman pop-like love song that in part pays tribute to the late Motown artist Marvin Gaye and the sound he helped to establish. The song was recorded before Gaye’s murder a year later. The song was a huge worldwide hit, peaking at number one in the UK for four weeks in the spring of 1983 and charting highly in 20 other countries. It is their biggest and most remembered song in the U.S., reaching number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the autumn of that same year and topping the adult contemporary chart for one week. In 1985, the band performed the then twoyear old song during Live Aid. A new mix by Tony Swain and Gary Kemp was released in 2002 on the compilation album Reformation. On 30 April 2008, the single celebrated its 25th anniversary, and in honour of this, EMI released a brand new True EP on 5 May 2008, which included the original single, a
Television
• • • • • • • • Cold Case Charlie’s Angels King of Queens Shameless The Office The Simpsons (twice) Veronica Mars Spin City
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Preceded by "Let’s Dance" by David Bowie • • • • • • UK number-one single 24 April - 15 May 1983
True (Spandau Ballet song)
Succeeded by "Candy Girl" by New Edition
MTV Cribs Psych Romeo! Spaced Two Pints of Lager & a Packet of Crisps Gilmore Girls
• Ugly Betty • Top of the Pops - It was the number one single on the 1,000th edition of Top of the Pops. • Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job
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