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{{Infobox song
| name       = True Love
| cover      = Destinee and Paris.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Destinee & Paris]]
| album      =
| released   = August 9, 2011
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| venue      =
| genre      = [[Dance-pop]]
| length     = 3:31
| label      = [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
| writer     = {{flatlist|
*[[Carl Falk]]
*Lazonate Franklin
*[[Rami Yacoub]]
}}
| producer   = {{flatlist|
*Carl Falk
*Rami Yacoub
*[[Steve Angello]]
}}
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'''"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''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/destineeandparis/?nid=36289|title=Destinee & Paris|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2018-01-01}}</ref> The song was written by Carl Falk, Lazonate Franklin, and Rami Yacoub,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/true-love-mw0002389465|title=True Love - Destinee & Paris {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=2018-01-01}}</ref> while Falk and Yacoub handled production alongside Steve Angello of Swedish House Mafia.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://muumuse.com/2011/09/destinee-paris-first-single-true-love.html/|title=Destinee & Paris Make Pop Magic With Flawless First Single "True Love"|date=2011-09-10|work=MuuMuse|access-date=2018-01-01|language=en-US}}</ref>
== Background ==
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]].<ref name=":0" /> To promote the upcoming project, the duo additionally embarked on [[Britney Spears]]' [[Femme Fatale Tour]] as opening acts for the North American leg.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cambio.com/news/exclusive-destinee-paris-talk-joe-jonas-video/|title=EXCLUSIVE: Destinee & Paris Love Joe Jonas' New Sound (Video)|date=2011-09-08|work=Cambio|access-date=2018-01-01|language=en}}</ref>
== Composition ==
"True Love" is a [[dance-pop]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/260307/meet-britney-spears-new-musical-gal-pals|title=Meet Britney Spears' New Musical Gal-Pals|work=E! Online|access-date=2018-01-01|language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.songkeybpm.com/Info/True-Love-Destinee-Paris/0yNdfvafiv5a5Ms1BzFyln|title=Key and BPM for True Love by Destinee & Paris {{!}} Song Key BPM|website=www.songkeybpm.com|access-date=2018-01-01}}</ref> The song's instrumentation consists of ambient synths and contains an explosive chorus. The song was compared to "[[Teenage Dream (Katy Perry song)|Teenage Dream]]" by [[Katy Perry]].<ref name=":1" />
== Music video ==
The music video for "True Love," directed by [[Steve Antin|Steven Antin]], was released in 2011.<ref>{{Citation|title="True Love" on Apple Music|url=https://itunes.apple.com/ca/music-video/true-love/460021489|language=en-ca|accessdate=2018-01-01}}</ref> 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".<ref name=":1" />
== Track listing ==
'''Digital download'''<ref name=":2">{{Citation|title=True Love - Single by Destinee & Paris on Apple Music|date=2011-01-01|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/true-love-single/456826217|language=en-us|accessdate=2018-01-01}}</ref>
# "True Love" - 3:32
== Release history ==
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|Various
|August 9, 2011
|[[Music download|Digital download]]
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== References ==
{{Reflist}}
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[[Category:2011 singles]]
[[Category:Interscope Records singles]]
[[Category:American pop songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Carl Falk]]
[[Category:Songs written by Rami Yacoub]]
[[Category:2011 songs]]