"Truth Is" was the second single single released by the music artist, Fantasia, from her debut album Free Yourself. Truth Is peaked at #21 on the Billboard Hot 100 and had great success on the US R&B 100 chart peaking at number two and setting a record for the longest stay at number one for a female artist with 14 consecutive weeks on the Billboard Adult R&B Airplay chart. In 2006, Truth Is, along with Free Yourself, became the winner of an ASCAP R&B/Hip-Hop award.

The song's distinctive piano line was sampled from "Highways of My Life" by The Isley Brothers.