Honestly

Honestly

Infobox Single
Name = Honestly


Cover size =
Caption =
Artist = Stryper
from Album = To Hell with the Devil
A-side = Honestly
B-side = Sing-Along Song
Released = 1987
Format = Vinyl
Recorded = 1986
Genre = Christian metal
Length =
Label = Enigma Records
Writer = Michael Sweet
Producer =
Certification =
Chart position = The Billboard Hot 100 23
Last single = Free/Calling On You
(1986)
This single = Honestly
(1987)
Next single = Always There for You
(1988)
Misc =

Honestly is the American glam metal band Stryper's fifth single and their highest charting single on The Billboard Hot 100. "Honestly" became one of the most-requested songs on MTV.cite book |last=Erickson, Sturdevant |title=Stryper: Loud n' Clear |year=2006 |publisher=Classic CD Books |location=Maryland |edition=unabridged audio |isbn=0976480549 ] and "Honestly" is Stryper's best-known song, peaking at #32 on the Top 40 charts.cite book |last=George-Warren |first=Holly, ed |coauthors=Jon Pareles, Patricia Romanowski Bashe |title=The New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll |edition=Second Edition |year=1995 |publisher=Fireside |location=New York City |isbn=0-684-81044-1 |chapter=Stryper |pages=962-963 ]

The single was released in several different formats, including 12" inch & 7" vinyl singles, as well as cassette singles.

"Honestly" is a power ballad, a love song that the vocalist Michael Sweet wrote for his wife Kyle Sweet. The critics typically described the song as overtly syrupy or sugary. [cite web |url=http://wm07.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jjftxql5ldje |title= Stryper - To Hell with the Devil|accessdate=2007-12-27 |last=Henderson |first=Alex |coauthors= |date= |work=Allmusic |publisher=]

Track listing

#Honestly
#Sing-Along Song
#Loving You (Live in Japan)

References

External links

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