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"True" is a song by English new wave band Spandau Ballet, released in April 1983 as the title track and third single from their third studio album. It was written by the band's lead guitarist and principal songwriter Gary Kemp to express his feelings for Altered Images lead singer Clare Grogan .
True is the third studio album by English new wave band Spandau Ballet, released on 4 March 1983 by Chrysalis Records.The band's songwriter/guitarist Gary Kemp realised after the release of their second album that the nightclub audience they initially wanted to attract had lost interest in them in part because of the band's transition from dance music to pop.
Spandau Ballet (/ ˈ s p æ n d aʊ ˈ b æ l eɪ / SPAN-dow BAL-ay) were an English new wave band formed in Islington, London, in 1979. Inspired by the capital's post-punk underground dance scene, they emerged at the start of the 1980s as the house band for the Blitz Kids, playing "European Dance Music" as "The Applause" for this new club culture's audience.
When Spandau Ballet guitarist/songwriter Gary Kemp met his "True" object of affection Clare Grogan in 1981, [2] her band Altered Images employed Belfast native Thomas "Kidso" Reilly as a member of their road crew. Spandau Ballet hired him to sell merchandise during their 1983 UK tour and enjoyed his upbeat personality.
Spandau Ballet were filmed separately from these scenes on a mostly bare stage with minimal set decoration. Members are shown sporadically throughout as they sing and play instruments alongside various school- and play-related props such as student desks, folding chairs, stacks of books and a blackboard.
The Best of Spandau Ballet is a greatest hits album by English new wave band Spandau Ballet, released on 16 September 1991 by Chrysalis Records.It features most of the band's singles between 1980 and 1989 in chronological order of release.
Notably, the chorus of "You" features an interpolation of Spandau Ballet's "True" (1983). On February 17, 2007, "You" became Lloyd's first, and Lil Wayne's second, Top 10 single on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, charting at No. 9 and becoming a radio favorite.
"N Dey Say" is a song by American rapper Nelly. It was released on January 24, 2005, as the third and final single from his album Suit (2004). The song uses a musical sample of "True" by Spandau Ballet, so songwriter Gary Kemp was given a writing credit.