True Colors

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True Colors is a 1986 pop ballad by Cyndi Lauper known for its uplifting message of self-acceptance and its enduring status as an LGBTQ+ anthem.

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Label Occurrences
True Colors canonical 5
True Colors (album) 1
True Colours (cover) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
composer Billy Steinberg NERFINISHED
Tom Kelly NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
decadeOfRelease 1980s
describedAs LGBTQ+ anthem
gay anthem
encourages acceptance of one’s identity
self-expression
genre pop
pop ballad
hasCulturalSignificance LGBTQ+ community
hasEnduringPopularity true
hasInstrumentation bass guitar
drums
piano
synthesizer
hasLyricalPerspective second person
hasMood emotional
inspirational
hasMusicVideo True Colors (Cyndi Lauper music video) NERFINISHED
hasNotableCoverVersionBy Anna Tsuchiya NERFINISHED
Glee cast NERFINISHED
Justin Timberlake NERFINISHED
Kasey Chambers NERFINISHED
Phil Collins NERFINISHED
Trolls (film) cast
hasTempo slow
hasTheme authenticity
emotional support
inner beauty
self-acceptance
hasUpliftingMessage self-acceptance
language English
lyricist Billy Steinberg NERFINISHED
Tom Kelly NERFINISHED
musicVideoPerformer Cyndi Lauper NERFINISHED
originallyBy Cyndi Lauper NERFINISHED
partOfAlbum True Colors (album) NERFINISHED
performer Cyndi Lauper NERFINISHED
recordLabel Epic Records
releaseYear 1986
titleTrackOf True Colors (album) NERFINISHED
usedAs anthem for LGBTQ+ rights
usedIn Trolls (2016 film) NERFINISHED
vocalist Cyndi Lauper NERFINISHED

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Cyndi Lauper notableWork True Colors
Cyndi Lauper notableWork True Colors
this entity surface form: True Colors (album)
Frankie Faison notableWork True Colors
Kasey Chambers notableWork True Colors
this entity surface form: True Colours (cover)
I Want You to Know album True Colors
I Want You to Know partOf True Colors