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The Truth
James Arthur
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- Album
- Back from the Edge
- Released
- 2016
- Genres
- soft pop
- Length
- 4:20
- Tempo
- 122 BPM
- Label
- Columbia
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About this song
"The Truth" was released on iTunes in the US on October 28, 2016, and appears on James Arthur's second studio album, Back from the Edge, also from 2016. Arthur has described it as the most autobiographical song on that album, and in an interview he said he was literally writing about what was happening and what had happened.
What it's about
The song deals with Arthur getting free of the depression that held him after his self-titled album, a period he links to mistakes he made that led him to damage what he had dreamed of. It is about moving past those demons.
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Fun facts
- Written by Rick Parkhouse, George Tizzard and James Arthur.
- Produced by Red Triangle.