Title: True Love
From: Deadly Party EP
Released: October 6, 2015
Format: Digital Download
Recorded: 2015
Genre: Pop
Length: 3:33
Label: Just Record Records
Writer(s): Johnny Carter, Beyince Carols
Producer(s): Naughty Boy, Johnny Carter
True Love is a song recorded by American singer Johnny Carter. It was released on October 6, 2015 as the last single from Johnny's debut EP, Deadly Party. Beyince Carols co-wrote and Naughty Boy co-produced "True Love" with Johnny Carter. For the song Johnny used his personal experience as he felt this way a while ago. Upon its release, the song received positive reviews from music critics, who praised the singer's raw vocals and applauded the song for its pop appeal; many of them further hailed it as a highlight of the EP.
BackgroundOn October 5, 2015, Johnny announced that he would release "True Love" as the last single from his debut EP, Deadly Party. The following day, he shared the cover art for the single and asked his fans to post a picture or video on Instagram with their true love using the hashtag #TrueLove. Johnny wrote the song for a person he loved but didn't love him back. He picked the song as the last single from his EP because it's a special song for him and it's written from his heart.
Composition And Lyrics"True Love" is a contemporary power ballad that features a pop production.
In "True Love", Johnny professes his love to someone with open-hearted emotion and says that he could wait forever. He said, "I wrote this song because I wanted to express my feelings for a person in a special way. Sometimes you're in love with someone and that person doesn't feel the same way about you and you know it but you have hope... You can wait a million years for them to love you and that's what the song is about. You love someone without receiving the love back and that's true love"
Chart Performance"True Love" debuted at #10 on The Hot Digital Songs Chart, selling 135,000 digital downloads. The following week, the song rose to number #5 after 160,000 download copies were sold. The third week, "True Love" fell to number #7, where it stayed for one more week. On the Top 20 Weekly Airplay Charts, "True Love" debuted at #6; the same week it was the 5th most requested Pop/Dance/Rhythmic track. The second and third week fell to number #8 and #13. "True Love" was certified Gold in November 1, 2015, Platinum in November 29, 2015 and 2x Platinum in January 10, 2016. As of January 17, 2016, it has sold 2,160,000 paid digital downloads.
LyricsI wanna kiss you so bad
And show you how I feel
But everything is so complicated
That I can't even speak
I'm constantly thinking of you
And how it'd be to be with you
But then reality kicks in
And my dreams just won't come true
The only thing I want in my life
Is to hold you, kiss you, touch you
To express my love and passion
And to make you feel attraction
I only want to see you smile
Even if I'm not the one you love
I'll just help to build your life
And I'll stare from far apart your world
The only thing I want in my life
Is to hold you, kiss you, touch you
To express my love and passion
And to make you feel attraction
After many years I'll still have hope for your kiss and love
Maybe later you'll see and realize, what you truly mean to me, my love
The only thing I want in my life
Is to hold you, kiss you, touch you
To express my love and passion
And to make you feel attraction
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