True to Yourself
| "True To Yourself" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Single by Vanessa Amorosi | ||||
| from the album Change | ||||
| Released | 24 February 2003 | |||
| Format | CD Maxi | |||
| Recorded | 2002 | |||
| Genre | Pop, downtempo | |||
| Length | 3:41 | |||
| Label | Transistor | |||
| Writer(s) | Gary Barlow, Andy Murray, Sylvia Bennett Smith, Jane Vaughan | |||
| Producer(s) | Andy Murray/Christian Ballard | |||
| Vanessa Amorosi singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
"True To Yourself" is a German only release taken from Australian recording artist Vanessa Amorosi's second studio album Change. The single was released on 24 February 2003 and peaked at No.99.
It was included on the "Top Of The Pops 2003" compilation album. [1]
In 2002, Amorosi re-recorded the song as a duet with Olivia Newton-John and it was to be included on Newton-John's album 2 (as track two). [2] However, the track was dropped at the last minute due to contractual disagreements between Amorosi's Transistor Music and Newton-John's Universal Music labels. Both women declared to feel very sad about this situation and have been quick to say that there is no problem between them, but that it is simply a contractual matter. [3]
Lyrics
Lyrically, the song is about self-empowerment. The chorus includes the lyrics; "Sometimes you gotta look a little harder, Sometimes you gotta be, be smarter, Hold on just a little bit longer, Just be true to yourself"
Promotion
Amorosi performed "True to Yourself" on Top of the Pops and the hugely successful long-running show Wetten, dass..? which screens throughout Europe.[4]
Track listing
- CD Maxi
| # | "True To Yourself" | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "True To Yourself" | 03:41 |
| 2. | "Spin (Everybody's Doin' It)" | 03:04 |
| 3. | "Sometimes Happiness " | 04:55 |
(Universal 019 855-2 / EAN 0044001985522 )
Charts
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Singles Chart[5] | 99 |
References
- ↑ "Various Artists / Top of the Pops 2003 [Universal]". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ↑ "Olivia Newton John Duet - Album Pre-Order". www.darrenhayescentral.com. 26 September 2002. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ↑ "El affaire Olivia Newton-John-Vanessa Amorosi". Zona Musical. 8 November 2002. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ↑ "Vanessa Amorosi Appears on the Thomas Gottschalk Show". Getty Images. 22 February 2003. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ↑ "VANESSA AMOROSI - TRUE TO YOURSELF (SONG)". http://www.australian-charts.com/. Retrieved 13 March 2015. External link in
|publisher=(help)