The song was released as the third single from Spandau Ballet’s album of the same name on 14 April 1983 under the label Chrysalis Records.True” is noted for being Spandau Ballet’s biggest hit, especially in the US where the song peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. And outside of that, the track also made it onto the top 10 in a few other countries in addition to actually topping the charts in Canada, Ireland and the band’s homeland of the United Kingdom.Part of reason this song blew up Stateside is due to its video being featured on the relatively-new (at the time) Music Television network (MTV). In fact Spandau Ballet is considered to be part of the ‘British Invasion’ of musicians from across the pond who scored big in the US during the early 1980s, thanks in large part to MTV. And in that regard, the director of the music video was Russell Mulcahy.This song has been featured on a few prominent TV shows, such as “The Simpsons” and “The Office”, in addition to some major motion films. In fact it is known to be a favorite in terms of being featured during wedding scenes on such programs.Moreover the Spandau Ballet performed this tune at the historic Live Aid charity concert in 1985.Together with Gold, Through the Barricades and I'll Fly for You, True shows off some of Tony Hadley's best performance ever as a singer.