Bill Pettaway, an Annapolis resident was working as a gas station attendant at the time[6][7] also wrote songs and played guitar on the side.

In addition, then-current Starpoint member Kayode "Ky" Adeyemo joined in, co-writing and co-producing the song with Pettaway.

[4] Kevin Liles and Kool Rod are the lead vocalists rhyming on the record with Spencer providing some background vocals.

Although the song did not match the success of "Rhymes So Def" in America, "Girl You Know It's True" did connect with audiences on the other side of the Atlantic, becoming a popular hit in the German clubs.

Pettaway was later credited with discovering multi-platinum-selling singer Toni Braxton and has gone on to prominence as a session guitarist for Timbaland[11] and other artists.

[citation needed] The New York City subway remix of the song features samples from several pop and R&B artists who were popular in the '80s.

These include Flavor Flav's signature "Yeah, boyyy" phrase and a piece from Dennis Edwards' 1984 song "Don't Look Any Further".

Milli Vanilli made a cameo appearance performing the song in an episode of NBC's Saturday-morning cartoon The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, based on the video game.

After the lip-synching scandal broke out the following month, the episode was edited to replace the Milli Vanilli songs featured in the episode ("Girl You Know It's True" and "Blame It on the Rain") with a generic pop instrumental version of "Mega Move" from Captain N: The Game Master, and specific references and jabs at these songs were removed.