Is It True (Tame Impala song)

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"Is It True"
Tame Impala Is It True.jpeg
Single by Tame Impala
from the album The Slow Rush
Released7 August 2020
Genre
Length3:58
5:23 (Four Tet remix)
Label Modular Recordings
Songwriter(s) Kevin Parker
Producer(s) Kevin Parker
Tame Impala singles chronology
"Breathe Deeper"
(2020)
"Is It True"
(2020)
"No Choice"
(2021)
Music video
"Is It True" on YouTube

"Is It True" is a song by Australian psychedelic project Tame Impala, and is the sixth and final single released in promotion of their fourth studio album, The Slow Rush . While it was initially released on February 14, 2020 as the ninth track on the album, it would be released as a standalone single on August 7, 2020.

Contents

The song would be remixed by Four Tet for the deluxe edition of the album called The Slow Rush – B-Sides and Remixes. [4] A visualizer would be made for the remix in a similar style to the lyric video. [5]

The song peaked at number 15 on US Rock Airplay [6] and number 10 on US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs. [7]

Promotion

Tame Impala performed the song live on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert during Covid lockdown, where on the video of the performance he "cloned himself". [8] [9]

Composition

The song has been described as a disco track [1] and a boogie track. [3] The song has also been noted for being one of the more fun and happy tracks on the record [10] featuring progressive and Vegas Strip-esk synthesizer work. [1] [11] The song has also been described as being a Pharrell Williams-like track. [12]

Lyric video

The lyric video was released on August 6, 2020 [13] and features Kevin Parker singing the track over trippy & psychedelic visuals. [14] The music video has been described as being reminiscent of Tame Impala's live shows as it also features visuals used in previous live shows. [13] [14] The music video also looks like it is being played on VHS [14] tape with an "old-school TV Screen". [15] The lyrics appear on the video in all white hue at the bottom of the screen. [16]

Track listing

  1. "Is It True (Four Tet Remix)" – 5:25
  2. "Is It True" – 3:58

Charts

Chart (2020)Peak
position
Belgium (Flemish Ultratip Charts Flanders) [17] 7
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard) [7] 10
Canada Rock (Billboard) [18] 27
US Rock Airplay (Billboard) [6] 15
US Rock Streaming Songs (Billboard) [19] 25

Certifications

Certifications for "Is It True"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [20] Platinum70,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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