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| artist = [[98 Degrees]] and [[Stevie Wonder]]
| artist = [[98 Degrees]] and [[Stevie Wonder]]
| album = [[Mulan (soundtrack)|Mulan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack]] {{noitalic|and}} [[98 Degrees and Rising]]
| album = [[Mulan (soundtrack)|Mulan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack]] {{noitalic|and}} [[98 Degrees and Rising]]
| released = 1998
| B-side = "Was It Something I Didn't Say"
| recorded =
| released = May 24, 1998
| studio =
| recorded = 1998
| genre = <!--do not add unsourced genres-->
| genre = {{hlist|[[Pop music|Pop]]|[[Soul music|soul]]|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]}}
| length =
| length = 4:15
| label =
| label =
* [[Walt Disney Records|Walt Disney]]
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| writer =
*[[Matthew Wilder]]
* [[Motown Records|Motown]]
| composer = [[Matthew Wilder]]
*[[David Zippel]]
| producer =
| lyricist = [[David Zippel]]
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| producer = Matthew Wilder
*[[Jerry Goldsmith]]
| misc = {{Extra chronology
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*Matthew Wilder
| artist = [[98 Degrees]]
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| type = single
| prev_title = Was It Something I Didn't Say
| prev_year = 1998
| title = True to Your Heart
| year = 1998
| next_title = [[Because of You (98 Degrees song)|Because of You]]
| next_year = 1998
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Stevie Wonder]]
| type = single
| prev_title = [[How Come, How Long]]
| prev_year = 1997
| title = True to Your Heart
| year = 1998
| next_title = Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours
| next_year = 2003
}}
{{External music video|header=Audio video|{{YouTube|_AIUX5m7zyg|"True To Your Heart"}}}}
}}
}}


"'''True to Your Heart'''" is the "end-credits song"<ref name=":0"/> of Disney's 1998 animated film ''[[Mulan (1998 film)|Mulan]]'', and one of two singles released off the soundtrack. It was written by [[Matthew Wilder]] and [[David Zippel]] and by American boy band [[98 Degrees]] and musician [[Stevie Wonder]]. The song was also included on their second album, ''[[98 Degrees and Rising]]''.
"'''True to Your Heart'''" is the "end-credits song"<ref name=":0"/> of Disney's 1998 animated film ''[[Mulan (1998 film)|Mulan]]'', and one of two singles released off the soundtrack. It was written by [[Matthew Wilder]] and [[David Zippel]] and performed by American boy band [[98 Degrees]] and singer-songwriter [[Stevie Wonder]]. The song was also included on the band's second album, ''[[98 Degrees and Rising]]''.


Critics felt the song was vibrant but ultimately seemed out of place in the ''Mulan'' film and soundtrack.
Critics felt the song was vibrant but ultimately seemed out of place in the ''Mulan'' film and soundtrack.
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== Release ==
== Release ==
The song was released as the first single off the soundtrack<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|author=MTV News Staff|title=98 Degrees, Stevie Wonder Stay "True" For Disney|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1432694/98-degrees-stevie-wonder-stay-true-for-disney/|access-date=2020-09-22|website=MTV News|language=en}}</ref> and was nominated for the [[40th Annual Grammy Awards|1998 Grammy Awards]] in the category of [[Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media|Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television]]. The song has different lyrics in the movie than on the soundtrack.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Music of Mulan|url=http://www.oocities.org/hollywood/5082/music.html|access-date=2020-09-22|website=www.oocities.org}}</ref> The song reached 51 on the Adult Contemporary chart in 1998.
The song was released as the first single off the soundtrack<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|author=MTV News Staff|title=98 Degrees, Stevie Wonder Stay "True" For Disney|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1432694/98-degrees-stevie-wonder-stay-true-for-disney/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818173344/http://www.mtv.com/news/1432694/98-degrees-stevie-wonder-stay-true-for-disney/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 18, 2017|access-date=2020-09-22|website=MTV News|language=en}}</ref> and was nominated for the [[40th Annual Grammy Awards|1998 Grammy Awards]] in the category of [[Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media|Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television]]. The song has different lyrics in the movie than on the soundtrack.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Music of Mulan|url=http://www.oocities.org/hollywood/5082/music.html|access-date=2020-09-22|website=www.oocities.org}}</ref> The song reached 51 on the Adult Contemporary chart in 1998.


Sandy and Jr. interpreted the song in Portuguese as "Seu Coração".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Folha de S.Paulo – CD tem apenas cinco canções – 01/07/98|url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/ilustrad/fq01079819.htm|access-date=2020-09-22|website=www1.folha.uol.com.br}}</ref>
Sandy and Jr. interpreted the song in Portuguese as "Seu Coração".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Folha de S.Paulo – CD tem apenas cinco canções – 01/07/98|url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/ilustrad/fq01079819.htm|access-date=2020-09-22|website=www1.folha.uol.com.br}}</ref>


Raven-Symone recorded the song in 2004 for the soundtrack to ''[[Ella Enchanted]]'' and ''[[Disneymania 2]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ella Enchanted CD 2004|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/recordings/Ella-Enchanted-2004-|access-date=2020-09-22|website=www.broadwayworld.com}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Mulan: Special Edition DVD Review|url=https://www.dvdizzy.com/mulan.html|access-date=2020-09-22|website=www.dvdizzy.com}}</ref> Both versions were released on 2004's Mulan: Special Edition.<ref>{{Citation|title=Mulan: Special Edition – IGN|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/10/18/mulan-special-edition|language=en|access-date=2020-09-22}}</ref>
[[Raven-Symoné]] recorded a cover of the song in 2004 for the [[Ella Enchanted (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] to ''[[Ella Enchanted (film)|Ella Enchanted]]'' and ''[[Disneymania 2]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ella Enchanted CD 2004|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/recordings/Ella-Enchanted-2004-|access-date=2020-09-22|website=www.broadwayworld.com}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Mulan: Special Edition DVD Review|url=https://www.dvdizzy.com/mulan.html|access-date=2020-09-22|website=www.dvdizzy.com}}</ref> Both versions were released on 2004's Mulan: Special Edition.<ref>{{Citation|title=Mulan: Special Edition – IGN|date=18 October 2004 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/10/18/mulan-special-edition|language=en|access-date=2020-09-22}}</ref>


===Track listing===
===Track listing===
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== Critical reception ==
== Critical reception ==
''MTV'' described it as a "celebratory tune that captures the mood of the film's conclusion" a la "[[Circle of Life]]".<ref name=":1" /> Soundtrack.net felt the song "seems very out of place on this soundtrack".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mulan – by Jerry Goldsmith – Pick Of The Week|url=https://www.soundtrack.net/content/article/?id=35|access-date=2020-09-22|website=www.soundtrack.net}}</ref> NPO3FM deemed the song the "big breakthrough" of 98 Degrees.<ref>{{Cite web|title=98 Degrees|url=https://www.npo3fm.nl/muziek/artiesten/1883-98-degrees|access-date=2020-09-22|website=NPO 3FM|language=nl-nl}}</ref> ''DVDDizzy'' deemed it "catchy but out-of-left-field" and a "soundtrack anomaly", though added that the music video does a "good job at inspiring laughter".<ref name=":2" /> CinemaBlend felt the singers were "crooning" in the song.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-05-27|title=Mulan: Special Edition|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/dvds/Mulan-Special-Edition-722.html|access-date=2020-09-22|website=CINEMABLEND}}</ref> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' deemed it the 22nd best Disney Renaissance song, deeming it a "pretty promising combination" of artists, who "lived up to the hype with this playful, harmonica-flavored boy band jam".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-03-15|title=Every Song From the Disney Renaissance (1989–'99), Ranked: Critics' Take|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/movies/7727697/disney-renaissance-songs-ranking-beauty-and-the-beast|access-date=2020-09-22|website=Billboard}}</ref>
MTV described it as a "celebratory tune that captures the mood of the film's conclusion" a la "[[Circle of Life]]".<ref name=":1" /> Soundtrack.net felt the song "seems very out of place on this soundtrack".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mulan – by Jerry Goldsmith – Pick Of The Week|url=https://www.soundtrack.net/content/article/?id=35|access-date=2020-09-22|website=www.soundtrack.net}}</ref> NPO3FM deemed the song the "big breakthrough" of 98 Degrees.<ref>{{Cite web|title=98 Degrees|url=https://www.npo3fm.nl/muziek/artiesten/1883-98-degrees|access-date=2020-09-22|website=NPO 3FM|language=nl-nl}}</ref> ''DVDDizzy'' deemed it "catchy but out-of-left-field" and a "soundtrack anomaly", though added that the music video does a "good job at inspiring laughter".<ref name=":2" /> CinemaBlend felt the singers were "crooning" in the song.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-05-27|title=Mulan: Special Edition|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/dvds/Mulan-Special-Edition-722.html|access-date=2020-09-22|website=CINEMABLEND}}</ref> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' deemed it the 22nd best Disney Renaissance song, deeming it a "pretty promising combination" of artists, who "lived up to the hype with this playful, harmonica-flavored boy band jam".<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=2017-03-15|title=Every Song From the Disney Renaissance (1989–'99), Ranked: Critics' Take|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/movies/7727697/disney-renaissance-songs-ranking-beauty-and-the-beast|access-date=2020-09-22|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>


''Animated Views'' deemed Raven-Symone's version "over-emoted".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mulan: Special Edition – Animated Views|url=https://animatedviews.com/2004/mulan-special-edition/|access-date=2020-09-22|language=en-US}}</ref>
''Animated Views'' deemed Raven-Symone's version "over-emoted".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mulan: Special Edition – Animated Views|url=https://animatedviews.com/2004/mulan-special-edition/|access-date=2020-09-22|language=en-US}}</ref>
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== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{YouTube|X-Dl7QtNXqg|"True To Your Heart"}}


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Latest revision as of 00:37, 18 September 2024

"True to Your Heart"
Single by 98 Degrees and Stevie Wonder
from the album Mulan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack and 98 Degrees and Rising
B-side"Was It Something I Didn't Say"
ReleasedMay 24, 1998
Recorded1998
Genre
Length4:15
Label
Composer(s)Matthew Wilder
Lyricist(s)David Zippel
Producer(s)Matthew Wilder
98 Degrees singles chronology
"Was It Something I Didn't Say"
(1998) 		"True to Your Heart"
(1998) 		"Because of You"
(1998)
Stevie Wonder singles chronology
"How Come, How Long"
(1997) 		"True to Your Heart"
(1998) 		"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"
(2003)
Audio video
"True To Your Heart" on YouTube

"True to Your Heart" is the "end-credits song"[1] of Disney's 1998 animated film Mulan, and one of two singles released off the soundtrack. It was written by Matthew Wilder and David Zippel and performed by American boy band 98 Degrees and singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder. The song was also included on the band's second album, 98 Degrees and Rising.

Critics felt the song was vibrant but ultimately seemed out of place in the Mulan film and soundtrack.

Production

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Matthew Wilder & David Zippel had written the song originally for Hanson, but the deal eventually fell through. They were subsequently asked to alter the song to give it a "Stevie Wonder feel".[1] The writers previously had the opportunity to work with famous performers like dubbing artist Marni Nixon, though were "excited and astonished" to work with Wonder.[1] Wilder recalled: "While sitting in the studio waiting for Wonder's arrival, some guy walks in and sets up a keyboard and then walks out with saying a word. After several hours passed, Wonder finally arrived. I peaked my head out into the hallway in time to see him floating down this long hallway in this floor-length dashiki. He looked like an African god."[1] Wilder and Zippel didn't have a clear collaboration in mind when calling Wonder into the studio. Initially they had asked him to play harmonica on the track. Wonder said that he liked the song, describing it as "a song I would've written back in the '70s and I’m into it" and offered to sing on it.[1]

Meanwhile, 98 Degrees had recently released their debut album with just one single "Invisible Man" and the album failed to chart. The band's next creative step following this was to explore the international markets of Asia and Europe and record "True to Your Heart" with Stevie Wonder for Disney's Mulan soundtrack which led them to wider recognition.[2]

Release

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The song was released as the first single off the soundtrack[3] and was nominated for the 1998 Grammy Awards in the category of Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television. The song has different lyrics in the movie than on the soundtrack.[4] The song reached 51 on the Adult Contemporary chart in 1998.

Sandy and Jr. interpreted the song in Portuguese as "Seu Coração".[5]

Raven-Symoné recorded a cover of the song in 2004 for the soundtrack to Ella Enchanted and Disneymania 2.[6][7] Both versions were released on 2004's Mulan: Special Edition.[8]

Track listing

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  • UK CD single
  1. "True To Your Heart" (performed by 98 Degrees, Stevie Wonder) – 4:18
  2. "True To Your Heart" (Instrumental) – 4:16
  3. "Was It Something I Didn't Say" (performed by 98 Degrees) – 5:02
  • UK & European CD maxi single
  1. "True To Your Heart" (performed by 98 Degrees, Stevie Wonder) – 4:15
  2. "True To Your Heart" (Instrumental) – 4:15
  3. "True To Your Heart" (98° Vocal Version) (performed by 98 Degrees) – 4:15
  • European CD single
  1. "True To Your Heart" (performed by 98 Degrees, Stevie Wonder) – 4:15
  2. "True To Your Heart" (Instrumental) – 4:15
  • Australian CD single
  1. "True To Your Heart" (performed by 98 Degrees, Stevie Wonder) – 4:15
  2. "I'll Make A Man Out Of You" (performed by Donny Osmond) – 3:21
  • Japanese CD single
  1. "True To Your Heart" (LP Version) (performed by 98 Degrees, Stevie Wonder) – 4:16
  2. "Because Of You" (LP Version) (performed by 98 Degrees) – 4:56
  3. "Because Of You" (Radio Edit) (performed by 98 Degrees) – 3:55
  • French Promo CD single
  1. "True To Your Heart" (Radio Edit) (performed by 98 Degrees, Stevie Wonder) – 4:15
  • US Promo CD single
  1. "True To Your Heart" (performed by 98 Degrees, Stevie Wonder) – 4:16
  • UK & European Promo CD single
  1. "True To Your Heart" (Radio Edit) (performed by 98 Degrees, Stevie Wonder) – 4:15
  • UK Promo CD single
  1. "True To Your Heart" (performed by 98 Degrees, Stevie Wonder) – 4:15
  • Japanese Promo CD single
  1. "True To Your Heart" (LP Version) (performed by 98 Degrees, Stevie Wonder) – 4:16
  2. "Because Of You" (LP Version) (performed by 98 Degrees) – 4:56
  3. "Because Of You" (Radio Edit) (performed by 98 Degrees) – 3:55

Critical reception

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MTV described it as a "celebratory tune that captures the mood of the film's conclusion" a la "Circle of Life".[3] Soundtrack.net felt the song "seems very out of place on this soundtrack".[9] NPO3FM deemed the song the "big breakthrough" of 98 Degrees.[10] DVDDizzy deemed it "catchy but out-of-left-field" and a "soundtrack anomaly", though added that the music video does a "good job at inspiring laughter".[7] CinemaBlend felt the singers were "crooning" in the song.[11] Billboard deemed it the 22nd best Disney Renaissance song, deeming it a "pretty promising combination" of artists, who "lived up to the hype with this playful, harmonica-flavored boy band jam".[12]

Animated Views deemed Raven-Symone's version "over-emoted".[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "'Mulan': The story behind 'I'll Make a Man Out of You' and its other hit songs". EW.com. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  2. ^ "98[Degrees], rising". EW.com. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  3. ^ a b MTV News Staff. "98 Degrees, Stevie Wonder Stay "True" For Disney". MTV News. Archived from the original on August 18, 2017. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  4. ^ "The Music of Mulan". www.oocities.org. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  5. ^ "Folha de S.Paulo – CD tem apenas cinco canções – 01/07/98". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  6. ^ "Ella Enchanted CD 2004". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  7. ^ a b "Mulan: Special Edition DVD Review". www.dvdizzy.com. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  8. ^ Mulan: Special Edition – IGN, 18 October 2004, retrieved 2020-09-22
  9. ^ "Mulan – by Jerry Goldsmith – Pick Of The Week". www.soundtrack.net. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  10. ^ "98 Degrees". NPO 3FM (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  11. ^ "Mulan: Special Edition". CINEMABLEND. 2016-05-27. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  12. ^ "Every Song From the Disney Renaissance (1989–'99), Ranked: Critics' Take". Billboard. 2017-03-15. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  13. ^ "Mulan: Special Edition – Animated Views". Retrieved 2020-09-22.
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