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"'''True'''" by the band [[Spandau Ballet]] is the title cut from their [[True (Spandau Ballet album)|most popular album from 1983]]. Composed by group leader [[Gary Kemp]], it is a six-minute (in its original album version) slow ballad-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 band performed the then two-year old song during [[Live Aid]]. A new mix by [[Jolley & Swain|Tony Swain]] and [[Gary Kemp]] was released in 2002 on the compilation album Reformation.

Rad Girls is a [[television]] show on the network [[Fuse TV]]. The show's format is much like a female version of [[MTV]]'s [[Jackass]], with 3 lesbian performers (Ramona, Munchie, and Darling Clementine) doing a variety of stunts that include nudity and vomit. The first episode premiered Tuesday [[April 24th]], [[2007]] at 10pm.

It was [[sampling (music)|sampled]] in the song "[[Set Adrift on Memory Bliss]]" by [[P.M. Dawn]], "Be There" by [[Silkk the Shocker]], and "[[N Dey Say]]" by [[Nelly]]. Its melody was the basis of "You (Remix)" by [[Lloyd]].

It has been [[cover song|covered]] in:

*[[1997]] by [[Queen Pen]] featuring [[Chico DeBarge]] on the single "It's True"

*[[2004]] by [[Will.i.am]] & [[Stacy Ferguson|Fergie]] from [[Black Eyed Peas]]

*[[2005]] by [[Paul Anka]] on the album ''[[Rock Swings]]''

*[[2006]] by [[Sister South]] (Shelly Colvin and Sarah Cardenas)

*[[2006]] by [[Lloyd]] on the single "[[You_%28Lloyd_Song%29|You]]"

*[[2006]] by [[Z-Ro]] on the single, "[[Continue 2 Roll]]"

== In the media==

Versions of "True" have featured in:

===[[Film]]===

*''[[Sixteen Candles]]'' ([[1984]])

*''[[The Wedding Singer]]'' ([[1998]])

*''[[Charlie's Angels]]'' ([[2000]])

*''[[Not Another Teen Movie]]'' ([[2001]])

*''[[Grind (2003 film)|Grind]]'' ([[2003]])

*''[[Duplex (film)|Duplex]]'' ([[2003]])

*''[[50 First Dates]]'' ([[2004]])

*''[[Sky High (2005 film)|Sky High]]'' ([[2005]])

*''[[Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector]]'' ([[2006]])

*''[[Wedding Crashers]]'' ([[2006]])

===[[Television]]===

*''[[King of Queens]]''

*''[[Shameless (UK TV series)|Shameless]]''

*''[[The Office]]''

*''[[The Simpsons]]'' (twice)

*''[[Veronica Mars]]''

*''[[Spin City]]''

*''[[MTV Cribs]]''

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| before = "[[Let's Dance (David Bowie song)|Let's Dance]]" by [[David Bowie]]

| title = [[List of number-one singles (UK)|UK number one single]]

| years = [[April 24]] [[1983]]

| after = "[[Candy Girl (New Edition song)|Candy Girl]]" by [[New Edition]]

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