According to Billboard, there was little interest from the musicians: 'For these contented men, whose career peaks were at least twenty years behind them, Avicii was at best an obscure Swede with a summer hit.' Promotion Amongst the anecdotes in the work was revealed that Avicii had wanted to collaborate with American icons such as: Paul Simon, Mick Jagger ('who said no'), Van Morrison ('who's representatives were vague in their answer'), while a representative from Interscope Records was unable to get in touch with Slash, Stevie Wonder or Sting regarding potential collaborations. That's what fans are to me.' In 2022, Avicii's biography was released four years after his death. It's what I stand for, so whoever loves it loves what I love. For me it will be successful if it resonates with people – no matter how many. He further explained that True 'is about me being true to my sound but also to my own influences and musical preferences. Speaking to music magazine Billboard about the new album, Avicii said in response to an earlier conflict at the Ultra Music Festival that he wanted to 'bring 15 minutes of something fresh to break up.' In context to the listener's reactions to the heavy bluegrass and country music influences, he additionally stated, 'We knew people would be provoked'. In his own words, he wanted to bring 'disruption' to the electronic dance music scene, which he described as 'half stuck'. Since starting work on a studio album, Avicii stated on multiple occasions that the material on the album will not be a replication of his earlier hits like ' Levels' and ' Silhouettes' but rather an experimental and more synthetic record. A two-disc edition, comprising the standard 10-track edition alongside the remix album featuring a new album cover, was released in June 2014. On 24 March 2014, Avicii released a remixed version of the album titled True (Avicii by Avicii).

True debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart and peaked within the top-ten of at least ten countries it subsequently re-peaked at number two on the chart in February 2014. True was preceded by the release of the Aloe Blacc-assisted ' Wake Me Up' that featured a rare Marantz Enhanced Digital Stereo audio track and topped several charts around the world, and ' You Make Me', which features vocals from Swedish artist Salem Al Fakir. Avicii said that sonically, the album would move away from his earlier house music sound on previous records by incorporating elements of other genres such as country music. True is the debut studio album by Swedish electronic music producer Avicii, released on 13 September 2013 by PRMD Music, Lava Records and Sony Music Entertainment's Columbia Records.

Avicii True Remix Album