Truth Is (Fantasia song)

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"Truth Is"
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Single by Fantasia
from the album Free Yourself
B-side
ReleasedDecember 7, 2004 (2004-12-07)
Recorded2003
Genre
Length3:55
LabelJ Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Soulshock & Karlin
Fantasia singles chronology
"I Believe"
(2004) 		"Truth Is"
(2004) 		"Baby Mama"
(2005)

"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[]

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[]

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[]

"Dance Vault Mixes - "Truth Is" digital EP

  1. "Truth Is" (Nate Skaten Radio Edit) – 4:02
  2. "Truth Is" (Nate Skaten Instrumental) – 4:01
  3. "Truth Is" (Nate Skaten Acappella) – 3:48
  4. "Truth Is" (Nate Skaten Mixshow) – 4:58

US promo CD single

  1. "Truth Is" (Album Version) – 3:53
  2. "Truth Is" (Instrumental) – 3:53
  3. "Truth Is" (Call Out Hook) – 0:10

US 7" single

  1. "Truth Is" – 3:53
  2. "Baby Mama" – 4:15

Charts[]

Chart (2004-05) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 21
US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)[4] 1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] 2

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Result
2006 ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Award Most Performed Song Won

Release history[]

Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States December 7, 2004
[6]
March 29, 2005 Dance Vault Mixes EP – digital download [7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Fantasia – Truth Is/Baby Mama". (n.d.) Yahoo! Shopping. Retrieved December 12, 2006.
  2. ^ "Fantasia (4) – Free Yourself (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2004-11-23. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
  3. ^ "Fantasia Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Fantasia Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Fantasia Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  6. ^ https://www.discogs.com/Fantasia-Truth-Is-Its-All-Good/release/3042839
  7. ^ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/truth-is-dance-vault-mixes-ep/id253363087

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