What Is Truth
| "What Is Truth" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Johnny Cash | ||||
| B-side | "Sing a Traveling Song" | |||
| Released | February 1970 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:37 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Johnny Cash | |||
| Producer(s) | Bob Johnston | |||
| Johnny Cash singles chronology | ||||
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"What Is Truth" is a song written and recorded by American country singer-songwriter Johnny Cash released in February 1970.
Background
[edit]Johnny Cash's recording is generally viewed as a protest song, a rarity in country music at the time; its criticism of the Vietnam War and the generation gap made the song a major crossover hit. Cash played this song in front of Richard Nixon in the White House on April 17, 1970.[3]
Chart performance
[edit]The song peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles. It also became Cash's 12th top 40 single on the Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 19, and his second top 10 single on the *** Contemporary chart, peaking at number 4.[4] It also reached number one on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada,[5] and number 21 on the UK Singles Chart.
| Chart (1970) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 3 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 19 |
| U.S. Billboard Easy Listening | 4 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 9 |
| U.K. Singles Chart[8] | 21 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Man in Black: Johnny Cash's 10 Best Songs". Taste of Country. February 26, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- ^ "10 Protest Songs of Johnny Cash". Protest Music Hall of Fame. January 9, 2024. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ^ "A Country Evening in the East Room". WHHA (en-US). Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ "Johnny Cash singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ^ "RPM Country Singles for June 6, 1970". RPM. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ^ "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Johnny Cash Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
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