"Truth Is" | ||||
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Single by Fantasia | ||||
from the album Free Yourself | ||||
B-side | ||||
Released | December 7, 2004 | |||
Recorded | 2003 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:55 | |||
Label | J | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Soulshock & Karlin | |||
Fantasia singles chronology | ||||
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"Truth Is" is the first single released by Fantasia from her debut album, Free Yourself.[2] The song peaked at number twenty-one on the Billboard Hot 100 and had great success on the US R&B 100 chart, peaking at number two and setting a record for the longest stay at number one for a female artist on the Billboard Adult R&B Airplay chart, with fourteen consecutive weeks. In 2006, Truth Is, along with "Free Yourself", won an ASCAP R&B/Hip-Hop award.
The song's distinctive piano line is sampled from "Highways of My Life" by The Isley Brothers.
The song appears in the game Karaoke Revolution Party.
Release and promotion
[edit]Single was released on December 7, 2004, for digital download, CD and 12" vinyl. On 7" vinyl, its B-side was "Baby Mama" while on 12" vinyl and some CD versions "It's All Good" was its B-side. It was released in a digital remix EP format (Dance Vault Mixes) on March 29, 2005. It was promoted by a music video, which was released in 2004 and numerous live performances.
Commercial performance
[edit]Single peaked at number twenty-one on US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. It also topped the Adult R&B Airplay chart for fourteen consecutive weeks, setting a record for the longest stay at number one for a female artist on that chart. It also peaked at number two on US Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. In 2006, it won an ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Award for Most Performed Song, along with "Free Yourself".
Track listings
[edit]"Dance Vault Mixes - "Truth Is" digital EP
- "Truth Is" (Nate Skaten Radio Edit) – 4:02
- "Truth Is" (Nate Skaten Instrumental) – 4:01
- "Truth Is" (Nate Skaten Acappella) – 3:48
- "Truth Is" (Nate Skaten Mixshow) – 4:58
US promo CD single
- "Truth Is" (Album Version) – 3:53
- "Truth Is" (Instrumental) – 3:53
- "Truth Is" (Call Out Hook) – 0:10
US 7" single
- "Truth Is" – 3:53
- "Baby Mama" – 4:15
Charts
[edit]Chart (2004–05) | Peak position |
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Netherlands (Urban Top 100)[3] | 18 |
US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 21 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] | 2 |
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[6] | 31 |
Awards and nominations
[edit]Year | Award | Category | Result |
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2006 | ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Award | Most Performed Song | Won |
Release history
[edit]Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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United States | December 7, 2004 | [7] | ||
March 29, 2005 | Dance Vault Mixes EP – digital download | [8] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Fantasia – Truth Is/Baby Mama". (n.d.) Yahoo! Shopping. Retrieved December 12, 2006.
- ^ "Fantasia (4) – Free Yourself (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2004-11-23. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
- ^ "The Urban Chart Top 100 - Urban Top 100". urbantop100.nl. Archived from the original on June 22, 2005. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- ^ "Fantasia Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Fantasia Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Fantasia Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- ^ "Fantasia – Truth is / It's All Good (2004, Vinyl)". Discogs.
- ^ "Truth is (Dance Vault Mixes) - EP by Fantasia". iTunes. 29 March 2005.