Welcome to My Truth
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| "Welcome to My Truth" | ||
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| Single by Anastacia | ||
| from the album Anastacia | ||
| B-side(s) | "Saddest Part" | |
| Released | November 8, 2004 (EU) November 14, 2004 (UK) |
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| Format | CD single, Maxi single |
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| Recorded | 2003 | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 4:03 | |
| Label | Epic | |
| Writer(s) | Anastacia Newkirk, Kara DioGuardi, John Shanks | |
| Producer(s) | Glen Ballard | |
| Chart positions | ||
| Anastacia singles chronology | ||
| "Sick and Tired" (2004) |
"Welcome to My Truth" (2004) |
"Heavy on My Heart" (2005) |
"Welcome to My Truth" is a biographical pop-rock song recorded by American pop singer Anastacia. It was co-written by Anastacia, Kara DioGuardi and John Shanks for her third studio album Anastacia (2004) and chronicles the singer's strained relationship with her father, who left when she was a little girl and never tried to contact her.In this piece Anastacia conveys her optimistic views and shows us how this has not troubled her, in fact she wishes her father would see her success and joy-"Somebody bring up the lights I want you to see" The song was released as the album's third single on November 8, 2004 (see 2004 in music) and received a positive reception from music critics. While "Welcome to My Truth" failed to match overall the success of its predecessors "Left Outside Alone" and "Sick and Tired", it entered the top twenty in Italy, the Netherlands, and Denmark and did in fact do well in Spain giving her the highest chart position the singer has reached in the country to date.
[edit] Music video
The video was filmed on July 17 and 18, 2004, in The Valley, California, USA. The video was directed by Diane Martel.
In the music video, a young girl is shown noticing her parents having a fight, while clips are shown of Anastacia in a garden singing that "she has hit about a million walls". The father reluctantly leaves the house and waves goodbye to the little girl. At the second verse, the little girl is shown playing with toys and watching TV with her brother and mother. When the chorus reprises, the girl is at school making a portrait of Mona Lisa, for which she is given a medal. When she gets home, she sticks the #1 prize to the refrigerator so her mom will see it and be proud of her. The mom, however, doesn't look at her prize and walks by it This obviously upsets the child, it also reveals the sadness of her mother, distracted by grief. Next, the child is shown painting a happy painting at night time. Anastacia then is seen hugging the girl in a garden, as Anastacia's past and present collide we can see she is overcoming her pain. The painting the child creates represents that even though her life isn't as perfect as she wants it to be, due to her parents fighting all the time, she can still be happy.
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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| Australian ARIA Top 50 | 41 |
| Austria Top 75 | 41 |
| Denmark Top 20 | 18 |
| Dutch Top 40 | 14 |
| Finland Singles Top 20 | 4 |
| Irish Top 50 | 23 |
| Italian Top 50 | 12 |
| German Top 50 | 30 |
| Greece Top 20 | 7 |
| Portuguese Top 20 | 9 |
| Spanish Top 20 | 4 |
| Swedish Top 60 | 49 |
| Swiss Top 100 | 35 |
| UK Top 75 | 25 |
| World Singles Top 40 | 29 |
[edit] Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "Welcome to My Truth".
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| Anastacia |
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| Discography | Awards | Music videos |
| Albums |
| Not That Kind (2000) · Freak of Nature (2001) Anastacia (2004) · Pieces of a Dream (2005) |
| Singles |
| I'm Outta Love · Not That Kind · Cowboys & Kisses · Made for Lovin' You Paid My Dues · One Day in Your Life · Why'd You Lie to Me · You'll Never Be Alone Left Outside Alone · Sick and Tired · Welcome to My Truth · Heavy on My Heart Everything Burns · Pieces of a Dream · I Belong to You |
| Soundtrack Singles |
| Boom · Love Is a Crime |
| DVDs |
| The Video Collection · Live at Last |
