True Love (Destinee & Paris song)

"True Love" is the debut single released by American pop music duo Destinee & Paris, released on August 9, 2011, as the intended lead single from their unreleased debut studio album, Heart of Mine.[1] The song was written by Carl Falk, Lazonate Franklin, and Rami Yacoub,[2] while Falk and Yacoub handled production alongside Steve Angello of Swedish House Mafia.[3]

"True Love"
Single by Destinee & Paris
ReleasedAugust 9, 2011
GenreDance-pop
Length3:31
LabelInterscope
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

Background

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Destinee & Paris formed as a musical group in 2009, following time as members of teen pop group Clique Girlz. After the Clique Girlz split up, the duo began work on their debut album, Heart of Mine with producer RedOne.[1] To promote the upcoming project, the duo additionally embarked on Britney Spears' Femme Fatale Tour as opening acts for the North American leg.[4]

Composition

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"True Love" is a dance-pop[5] song with a length of three minutes and thirty one seconds. It is in the key of F♯ minor, and moves at a tempo of 120 beats per minute.[6] The song's instrumentation consists of ambient synths and contains an explosive chorus. The song was compared to "Teenage Dream" by Katy Perry.[3]

Music video

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The music video for "True Love," directed by Steven Antin, was released in 2011.[7] The music video opens with a beach scene, before cutting to the duo singing and performing choreography to the song, while containing love interests for the duo at a party. The video has been described as "nautical".[3]

Track listing

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Digital download[8]

  1. "True Love" - 3:32

Release history

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Region Release date Format Ref
Various August 9, 2011 Digital download [8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Destinee & Paris". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  2. ^ "True Love - Destinee & Paris | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  3. ^ a b c "Destinee & Paris Make Pop Magic With Flawless First Single "True Love"". MuuMuse. 2011-09-10. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  4. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Destinee & Paris Love Joe Jonas' New Sound (Video)". Cambio. 2011-09-08. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  5. ^ "Meet Britney Spears' New Musical Gal-Pals". E! Online. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  6. ^ "Key and BPM for True Love by Destinee & Paris | Song Key BPM". www.songkeybpm.com. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  7. ^ "True Love" on Apple Music, retrieved 2018-01-01
  8. ^ a b True Love - Single by Destinee & Paris on Apple Music, 2011-01-01, retrieved 2018-01-01