True (George Strait song)

"True"
Single by George Strait
from the album One Step at a Time
B-side	"Remember the Alamo"
Released	June 22, 1998
Format	CD Single, 7" single
Recorded	September 8, 1997
Genre	Country
Length	3:31
Label	MCA Nashville
Writer(s)	Marv Green Jeff Stevens
Producer	Tony Brown George Strait
George Strait singles chronology
"I Just Want to Dance with You" (1998) "True" (1998) "We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This" (1998)

"True" is the title of a song written by Marv Green and Jeff Stevens, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in June 1998 as the second single from his album, One Step at a Time. The song peaked at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts and reached number-one on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.

Content

The song is an up-tempo, in which the narrator states that the love for his significant other is "true".

Critical reception

Larry Flick, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that the production has an "open, airy feel that underscores the honest emotion in the lyric." He goes on to say that Strait's phrasing "adds appeal and turns a sweet, ordinary song into something special."

Chart performance

The song debuted at #69 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart dated May 2, 1998, from unsolicited airplay, while "I Just Want to Dance With You" was still climbing that chart. A month later, it was released as a single, and re-entered the chart at #64 on the week of June 13, 1998. It charted for a total of 25 weeks on that chart, and peaked at #2 on the chart dated August 29, 1998.

"True" was the first of Strait's singles to top the charts in Canada, without reaching #1 in his native USA.

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs	2
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

Preceded by "26 Cents" by The Wilkinsons

RPM Country Tracks number-one single August 31-September 7, 1998

Succeeded by "If You Ever Have Forever in Mind" by Vince Gill