"The Truth" is a song by American

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band

Relient K Relient K () is an American Rock music, rock band formed in 1998 in Canton, Ohio by Matt Thiessen, Matt Hoopes, and Brian Pittman during their third year in high school and time at Malone University in Canton. The band is named after guitarist ...

. It was as the lead and only single from their fifth EP ''

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''. It was released for

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on November 14, 2005.

Background

The song was inspired from the 2005 fantasy film '' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe''.

Matthew Thiessen Matthew Arnold Thiessen (born August 12, 1980) is a Canadian-born American musician known for being co-founder, lead singer, guitarist, pianist, and primary songwriter for the rock band Relient K. With Relient K, he has released Relient K discogr ...

said that "The Truth" was originally about how everyone wouldn't believe the character of Lucy, although she'd never lied to them before, but he then changed it to fit a relationship with

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Composition

"The Truth" was written by

and produced by Mark Lee Townsend. It was recorded at S S Studio in

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, and mastered at Final Stage Mastering in

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by Randy Leroy. Lyrically, the song speaks about dealing with the inability at times to believe "The truth" and "that we are intellectually inept." It also explores having faith in God and strengthening a relationship with him.

Personnel

Credits for "The Truth" adapted from album's

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. Relient K *

– lead vocals * Matt Hoopes – guitars, backing vocals * Jon Schneck – guitars, backing vocals * John Warne – bass guitar, backing vocals * Dave Douglas – drums, backing vocals Production * Mark Lee Townsend – producer, recording * Randy Leroy – mastering at Final Stage Mastering (Nashville, TN) * JR McNeely – mixing * Matt Weeks – mixing assistant

Charts

Release history

References

2005 singles Relient K songs Songs written by Matt Thiessen 2005 songs Capitol Records singles {{Christian-song-stub