Is It True (Tame Impala song) explained

"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.

The song would be remixed by Four Tet for the deluxe edition of the album called The Slow Rush – B-Sides and Remixes.^[1] A visualizer would be made for the remix in a similar style to the lyric video.^[2]

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

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".^[3]

Composition

The song has been described as a disco track and a boogie track. The song has also been noted for being one of the more fun and happy tracks on the record^[4] featuring progressive and Vegas Strip-esk synthesizer work.^[5] The song has also been described as being a Pharrell Williams-like track.^[6]

Lyric video

The lyric video was released on August 6, 2020^[7] and features Kevin Parker singing the track over trippy & psychedelic visuals.^[8] 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. The music video also looks like it is being played on VHS tape with an "old-school TV Screen".^[9] The lyrics appear on the video in all white hue at the bottom of the screen.^[10]

Track listing

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

Charts

Chart (2020)	Peakposition
Belgium (Flemish Ultratip Charts Flanders)[11]	7
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[12]	10
Canada Rock (Billboard)[13]	27
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[14]	15
US Rock Streaming Songs (Billboard)[15]	25

References

1. Web site: 2020-08-21 . Four Tet Remixes Tame Impala's "Is It True" . 2023-03-12 . Pitchfork . en-US.
2. Web site: Tame Impala - Is It True (Four Tet Remix) (Official Visualiser) . . 2023-03-12 . en.
3. Shaffer . Claire . 2020-05-12 . Tame Impala Clones Himself for 'Is It True' Performance on 'Colbert' . 2023-03-12 . Rolling Stone . en-US.
4. Web site: The Slow Rush by Tame Impala . Metacritic . 2023-03-12 . en.
5. Web site: 2020-02-14 . Album reviews: Tame Impala – 'The Slow Rush', and Nathaniel Rateliff – 'And It's Still Alright' . 2023-03-12 . The Independent . en.
6. Web site: Tame Impala - The Slow Rush Album Reviews, Songs & More . AllMusic . 2023-03-12 . en.
7. Web site: 2020-08-06 . Tame Impala Shares Psychedelic New Music Video For "Is It True" . 2023-03-12 . This Song Is Sick . en-US.
8. Shaffer . Claire . 2020-08-06 . Tame Impala Share Psychedelic 'Is It True' Lyric Video . 2023-03-12 . Rolling Stone . en-US.
9. Web site: Smith . Sophie . 2020-08-06 . Watch Tame Impala's Trippy Visual For 'Is It True' . 2023-03-12 . uDiscover Music . en-US.
10. Web site: 2020-08-07 . Tame Impala Drops Technicolor "Is It True" Visual . 2023-03-12 . Hypebeast.
11. Web site: Discografie Tame Impala - ultratop.be . 2023-03-12 . www.ultratop.be.
12. Tame Impala Chart History (US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs) . 2023-03-12 . Billboard . en-US.
13. Tame Impala Chart History (Canada Rock) . 2023-03-12 . Billboard . en-US.
14. Tame Impala Chart History (Rock Airplay) . 2023-03-12 . Billboard . en-US.
15. Tame Impala Chart History (Rock Streaming Songs) . 2023-03-12 . Billboard . en-US.