2010Released
3:59

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Before Milli Vanilli got to it, "Girl You Know It's True" was a European dance hit from the Maryland-based band The Numarx. Released in 1987 as a 12" single running 7:27, it was popular in German dance clubs, which is probably where Milli mastermind Frank Farian heard the song. The Numarx version is slower with more spacing between the elements, but it's clearly the same song. The original version puts more focus on the story, which is a guy coming to the realization that the girl he's seeing is the one he wants to be with. It includes a bit of opening dialogue: Guy: "You mean a lot to me." Girl: "I really mean that much to you?" Guy: "Girl, you know it's true."

The Numarx were made up of Bill Pettaway Jr., Sean Spencer (DJ Spen), Kevin Lyles, Rodney Hollaman and along with their producer Ky Adeyemo, they all got writing credits on the Milli Vanilli hit. Numarx had some local success with dance-rap/electronica tracks in the '80s - their best known song is probably "Rhymes So Def." In a 1997 Vibe magazine story, Pettaway is credited with discovering Toni Braxton when he heard her singing at a gas station in 1990 and then introduced her to people at Arista Records.

The German producer Frank Farian created this song using the Numarx track as a guide. He used American singers, since he wanted guys with a feel for the Hip-Hop sound that was becoming so popular in the States. He found three guys who had served on the American Army base in Germany: singers John Davis and Brad Howell and rapper Charles Shaw, and these are the guys who actually perform on the track. Shaw was the one who first spilled the beans about Rob Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan (the faces of the group) not being the voices on the record.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Girl You Know It's True.
F♯Key
MinorMode
4/4Time Signature
98BPM

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Sony Music Entertainment
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