"True Devotion" is a pop

Pop music

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 ballad

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, song performed by British

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 singer Samantha Fox

Samantha Fox

Samantha Karen "Sam" Fox is an English dance-pop singer, actress, and former glamour model. In 1983, at the age of 16, she began her topless modeling career on Page Three of The Sun, and went on to become a popular pin-up girl...

 and written by Lol Mason and Mark Shreeve. It was produced

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 by Steve Lovell and Steve Power

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. The song was released as the fourth single

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 from Samantha’s second album, Samantha Fox

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Samantha Fox is the second full-length album from British model-turned-singer Samantha Fox. It was released by Jive in September 1987 and charted in the United Kingdom at number twenty-two, United States at fifty-one , Canada at forty , Australia at eighty-six and Germany at sixteen.After her first...

, in 1987

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.

The single B-side was "Even in the Darkest Hours", previously unreleased song, and "Fox Hunt Mix", which is a remix of her previous hits: "I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night)

I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night)

"I Surrender " is a pop–dance, rock song performed by British singer Samantha Fox and written by Jon Astrop, Karen Moline and Mark Shreeve. It was produced by Jon Astrop...

" and "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)

Touch Me (I Want Your Body)

"Touch Me " was the first hit for British singer Samantha Fox. It was released in 1986 from her first album Touch Me. The single was a worldwide hit, peaking at number four in the United States , number three in her native UK, and topping the Australian and Canadian charts...

". On the CD single

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 also "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now

Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now (song)

-Charts:...

" was released as the B-side. It was her first single to be released on CD format.

The song failed to match the success of its predecessors in Europe

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 and performed moderately on the charts. The single peaked at number sixty-two in United Kingdom

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 and number thirty-two in Germany

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, but peaked No. 1 in Canada.

Formats and track listings

CD Single

1. "True Devotion" - 4:34
2. "Even In the Darkest Hours" (Extended Version) - 5:26
3. "Fox Hunt Mix" - 5:57
4. "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now
   Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now (song)
   -Charts:...
   
   " - 3:42

7" Single

1. "True Devotion" - 4:34
2. "Even In the Darkest Hours" (Edit Version) - 4:29

12" Single

1. "True Devotion" - 4:34
2. "Even In the Darkest Hours" (Extended Version) - 5:26
3. "Fox Hunt Mix" - 5:57

Charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position
German Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...	32
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	62