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"True" is a song by English new wave band Spandau Ballet, released in April 1983 as the title track and third single from their third studio album. It was written by the band's guitarist/songwriter Gary Kemp to express his feelings for Altered Images lead singer Clare Grogan, influenced musically by songs of Marvin Gaye and Al Green he was listening to at the time, and lyrically by Green and The Beatles. It eventually reached number one on the UK chart in April 1983 and made the top 10 in several other countries, including the US, where it became their first song to reach the Billboard Hot 100.

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  • True (Lied) (de)
  • True (canción de Spandau Ballet) (es)
  • True (chanson) (fr)
  • True (singolo Spandau Ballet) (it)
  • True (nummer van Spandau Ballet) (nl)
  • True (canção de Spandau Ballet) (pt)
  • True (Spandau Ballet song) (en)
  • True (sång av Spandau Ballet) (sv)
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  • True ist ein Lied von Spandau Ballet aus dem Jahr 1983, das von Gary Kemp geschrieben wurde und auf dem gleichnamigen Album erschien, das der Band zum internationalen Erfolg verhalf. Das Lied enthält auch ein Saxophon-Solo des Bandmitglieds (* 1960). Dank seines Titelsongs erreichte das Album True 1983 in den Albumcharts in Großbritannien den ersten Platz und in den USA den 19. Platz. (de)
  • True est une chanson du groupe anglais Spandau Ballet parue sur en 1983. Écrite par Gary Kemp, elle rend hommage au chanteur américain Marvin Gaye, bien qu'ayant été écrite avant son meurtre l'année suivante. Elle est sortie en single et a rencontré un grand succès dans le monde entier, se classant notamment no 1 au Royaume-Uni pendant quatre semaines ainsi qu'en Irlande, au Canada et aux États-Unis. (fr)
  • True is een nummer van de Britse groep Spandau Ballet. Het is de derde single van het gelijknamige album uit 1983. Op 14 april van dat jaar werd het nummer op single uitgebracht. (nl)
  • True är en låt av den brittiska gruppen Spandau Ballet. Den utgavs i april 1983 som den tredje singeln från gruppens tredje album True. Låten blev gruppens största singelframgång och en stor internationell hit. Den låg 1:a på brittiska singellistan fyra veckor, nådde 4:e plats på Billboard Hot 100 i USA och blev en topp 10-hit i ett flertal länder. True är en långsam popballad skriven av Gary Kemp. Den är delvis en hyllning till Motown-artisten Marvin Gaye, men handlar också om Kemps förälskelse i Altered Images-sångerskan Clare Grogan. (sv)
  • «True» es el título de la canción de la banda inglesa Spandau Ballet, que pertenece a su álbum True, editado en 1983. Originalmente se grabó en Compass Point Studios, Bahamas, fue compuesta por uno de los líderes del grupo Gary Kemp y consta con una duración de seis minutos y medio (en la versión del álbum). Esta balada en parte rinde homenaje al artista de Motown Marvin Gaye, y fue grabada un año antes de su asesinato.​ En 1985 la banda interpretó la canción en el cierre del Live Aid. La nueva mezcla hecha por y Gary Kemp fue incluida en el álbum de 2002 Reformation. (es)
  • "True" is a song by English new wave band Spandau Ballet, released in April 1983 as the title track and third single from their third studio album. It was written by the band's guitarist/songwriter Gary Kemp to express his feelings for Altered Images lead singer Clare Grogan, influenced musically by songs of Marvin Gaye and Al Green he was listening to at the time, and lyrically by Green and The Beatles. It eventually reached number one on the UK chart in April 1983 and made the top 10 in several other countries, including the US, where it became their first song to reach the Billboard Hot 100. (en)
  • True è un brano musicale del gruppo inglese degli Spandau Ballet, estratto come singolo dall'omonimo album True del 1983. La canzone, composta dal leader del gruppo Gary Kemp, è una ballata di sei minuti (nella versione originale sull'album), in parte ispirata alle sonorità dell'artista Marvin Gaye. La canzone era stata registrata un anno prima della morte di Gaye. (it)
  • "True" é uma canção da banda britânica Spandau Ballet. Composta pelo guitarrista da banda, Gary Kemp, a música foi lançada em 14 de Abril de 1983 como single do álbum , lançado no mesmo ano. "True" foi o maior sucesso do álbum, chegando ao topo na Inglaterra em 1983 e se tornando o sexto single mais vendido do ano. Fez um grande sucesso praticamente no mundo todo, liderando os pedidos nas rádio e as vendas em praticamente 20 países. "True" também foi o maior sucesso do Spandau Ballet nos Estados Unidos, chegando ao topo da tão cobiçada Billboard Hot 100 e no topo da Adult Contemporary, uma semana depois. (pt)
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  • True (en)
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