Welcome to My Truth

"Welcome to My Truth"
Single by Anastacia
from the album Anastacia
B-side	"The Saddest Part"
Released	November 8, 2004 (Europe) November 14, 2004 (UK)
Format	CD single
Recorded	2003, Henson Recording Studios (Hollywood, Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Pop rock
Length	4:03
Label	Epic, Daylight
Writer(s)	Anastacia, Kara DioGuardi, John Shanks
Producer	John Shanks
Anastacia singles chronology
"Sick and Tired" (2004) "Welcome to My Truth" (2004) "Heavy on My Heart" (2005)

"Welcome to My Truth" is a song by American recording artist Anastacia from her third studio album, Anastacia. Written by Anastacia, Kara DioGuardi, and John Shanks and released as the album's third single in Europe on November 8, 2004, the song chronicles Anastacia's strained relationship with her father, who left her at a young age, along with the singer's battle with breast cancer. While "Welcome to My Truth" failed to match overall the success of its predecessors, "Left Outside Alone" and "Sick and Tired", it fared relatively well in certain European nations, such as Italy, the Netherlands, and Spain.

Music video

Anastacia in the music video.

Directed by Diane Martel, the video was filmed in the Napa County, California, on July 17–18, 2004.

In the music video, a young girl is seen watching her parents having a fight, while clips are shown of Anastacia in a garden singing that "she has hit about a million walls". The father reluctantly leaves the house and waves goodbye to the little girl. At the second verse, the little girl is shown playing with toys and watching TV with her brother and mother. When the chorus reprises, the girl is at school painting a portrait of Mona Lisa, for which she is given a medal. When she gets home, she sticks the number-one prize to the refrigerator so that her mother could see it and be proud of her. The mother, however, does not take notice of her prize and walks by it, which obviously upsets the child; it also reveals the sadness of her mother, distracted by grief.

Next, the child is shown painting a happy painting at nighttime. Anastacia is then seen hugging the girl in a garden, and as Anastacia's past and present collide we can see she is overcoming her pain. The painting the child creates represents that even though her life is not as perfect as she wants it to be, she can still be happy.

Track listings

UK CD 1

1. "Welcome to My Truth" – 4:03
2. "Left Outside Alone" (Jason Nevins Mix Show Edit)

UK CD 2

1. "Welcome to My Truth" – 4:03
2. "The Saddest Part" – 4:10
3. "Left Outside Alone" (Jason Nevins Global Club Edit) – 3:48
4. "Welcome to My Truth" (Live Version) – 4:06
5. "Welcome to My Truth" (Video)

European CD single

1. "Welcome to My Truth" – 4:03
2. "The Saddest Part" – 4:10

European CD maxi single

1. "Welcome to My Truth" – 4:03
2. "The Saddest Part" – 4:10
3. "Sick and Tired" (Live from The Hospital) – 3:59
4. "Welcome to My Truth" (Video)

Australian CD single

1. "Welcome to My Truth" – 4:03
2. "The Saddest Part" – 4:10
3. "Sick and Tired" (Live from The Hospital) – 3:59

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (2004/2005)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart	41
Austrian Singles Chart	41
Belgian Tip Chart (Flanders)	2
Belgian Tip Chart (Wallonia)	3
Danish Singles Chart	18
Dutch Top 40	14
German Singles Chart	30
Hungarian Airplay Chart	24
Irish Singles Chart	23
Italian Singles Chart	14
Spanish Singles Chart	4
Swedish Singles Chart	49
Swiss Singles Chart	35
UK Singles Chart	25

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)	Position
Dutch Top 40	120