Covers and Samples
Parts of the original version have been sampled and used in a number of songs - most notably PM Dawn's 1991 U.S #1 hit "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss," which contains a sample of the song's famous guitar hook. PM Dawn's song was also covered by the Backstreet Boys. The song was also sampled in 1997 on the song "Serenade" by R&B all-female group Shades, by US female rapper Queen Pen on her 1998 single "It's True", and again in 2005 on the Nelly song "'N' Dey Say". There is also a remix of "Happy People" by R. Kelly that utilizes a sample from this song.
Lloyd's "You" contains an interpolation of "True". Lloyd sampled "True" again on the song "Forever" which is slated to be featured on his upcoming album King Of Hearts. Texas rapper Z-Ro used the sample for his song "Continue 2 Roll". Other notable covers include "Be There" by Silkk the Shocker, "True" by Underworld 805 Family and "True" by Soul:ID.
Paul Anka released a swing version of the song on his 2005 album, Rock Swings. Other pop versions include covers by Arnee and Joanna Wang. The opening sequence of "True" is sampled in the song "Ask About Me" by Girl Talk on the 2006 album Night Ripper.
The Backstreet Boys sang part of the chorus during their song, "Bigger", on their 2009 This Is Us Tour. The piano melody in "True" at approximately 4:20 in the song is interpolated during the chorus of their 1999 song "I Want It That Way".
Duvall covered the song on their 2003 album Volume & Density.
American alternative rock band Lazlo Bane covered the song for the 2009 film I Love You, Beth Cooper. However, it wasn't featured on the official soundtrack.
Cézaire, a French electronic music producer, sampled portions of "True" in 2012 for a song of the same title.
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