Becky Hill was born on 14 February 1994. She began making music at the age of 14 and started performing in a band called Shaking Trees – receiving BBC Introducing support from Andrew Marston at BBC Hereford & Worcester who selected her band to perform at the Nozstock Festival of Performing Arts, as well as a live session for Adam Green and Josh Withey at BBC Radio Shropshire. Hill is a supporter of Walsall F.C. In April 2021, she came out as queer on her Twitter account, stating "I've definitely felt uncomfortable branding myself as straight, or anything else for that matter, but queer seems to be the most fitting identity for who I am". On 11 January 2022, Hill announced her engagement via social media to her long-term boyfriend, Charlie Gardner.
Hill has appeared in a number of live performances for YouTube, including a web series called The Rebelations. She auditioned for the first series of The Voice UK, and at the blind auditions she performed "Ordinary People". Judges Jessie J and will.i.am, the only coaches with an available space on their teams, turned around for her. She opted to join Jessie. In the battle rounds she competed against Indie and Pixie performing the song "Irreplaceable", she won the battle and progressed to the live shows. She got to the semi-final stage of the competition where she was eliminated.
Since appearing on The Voice UK, versions of David Guetta's "She Wolf" and "Not Giving In" by Rudimental have been published, as have covers of Paolo Nutini's "Last Request" and Alex Clare's "Too Close". Hill featured on Rudimental's track "Powerless", taken from their debut album Home. She also provided cover for Ella Eyre's vocals for Rudimental's set at Glastonbury 2013, Bestival 2013, Wakestock 2013 and Lovebox 2013. Hill provided vocals for and co-wrote Wilkinson's song Afterglow, which peaked at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart in October 2013, the song also peaked at number 1 on the UK Dance Chart. "Powerless" received a full single release on 23 February 2014. The song peaked at number 73 on the UK Singles Chart. Hill appeared on and co-wrote a vocal version of Oliver Heldens' "Gecko", renamed "Gecko (Overdrive)", alongside MNEK. The song topped the UK Singles Chart on 29 June 2014 thus making her the first The Voice UK contestant to achieve a number 1.
On 9 November 2014 she released a single, "Losing", which was produced by MNEK and intended to be the lead single from her solo album with then label Parlophone Records. The single debuted at number 56 on the UK Singles Chart. Hill co-wrote Australian recording artist Reigan Derry's debut single "All of the Pieces". In July 2015, French house producer Watermät released a vocal version of his track "Frequency" with Hill as joint lead artist. The track was renamed to "All My Love".
In early 2016, Hill announced that she was songwriting with CocknBullKid. In May 2016 she released her first proper single in two years, entitled "Back to My Love", featuring vocals from rapper Little Simz. It was said to be the lead single off of her debut album, but was later included in the Eko EP, released in August 2017. During the summer, she collaborated with a number of artists. Her first was with DJ and record producer MK on his single "Piece of Me". The second was with Matoma on his breakthrough single "False Alarm". In the late months of 2016, she announced a second single from her EP, entitled "Warm". It was co-written with MNEK and produced by Shift K3Y. In the end of March 2017, she released a third single, entitled "Rude Love". The song was co-written and produced by MNEK. The music video was released in April alongside the launch of her official VEVO channel on YouTube.
In May 2017, Hill signed a worldwide publishing deal with Sony/ATV and also guest presented an episode of CBBC's The Playlist. Following from this, Hill released a fourth single "Unpredictable" from the Eko EP, along with the EP itself in August 2017 as the final release from her own independent label Eko Music Limited. "Unpredictable" was co-written by Karen Poole and MNEK, who also produced the track.
Hill announced in August 2017 that she had signed a worldwide record deal with Polydor Records and expected to release her debut album in 2019. Upon signing her record deal, manager Alex Martin was quoted saying "Becky is at an incredibly exciting stage in her career. The public have only seen a small amount of Becky as a solo artist and what she can do and we were looking for the right partner to work with to take that further".
In 2018, she released the single "Sunrise in the East", which was treated as the lead cut from her supposedly rejuvenated debut project. Not long after, she appeared on songs including "Back & Forth", alongside Marc Kinchen and Jonas Blue. This continued in the following year with "I Could Get Used to This", with Weiss, and finally "Wish You Well", with Sigala, which became her first top 10 hit in the UK Charts since "Gecko (Overdrive)". She also wrote the song "All Day and Night" by Jax Jones, Martin Solveig and Madison Beer, which was her first written effort to make it to the top 10 in the UK Charts. On 6 July 2019, Hill performed at Pride in London on the Trafalgar Square stage.
On 24 September 2019, Hill announced on social media that she was going to be releasing a "mini-album" that Friday, with four new tracks. These four tracks were previously planned on being released on their own as an extended play, entitled Fickle Emotions, but the idea was scrapped before including them on a compilation album. The album, under the title Get to Know, was released on 27 September 2019.
On 6 December 2019, Hill released a cover of the Yazoo song, "Only You", dedicated to her grandfather, who had introduced her to The Flying Pickets' cover version of the song when she was young.
At the beginning of 2020, Hill supported Irish pop rock band The Script on their Sunsets & Full Moons tour in the UK and Ireland and performed some of her songs from Get to Know. In late March of that year, the rest of the dates were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
She released the next singles from her debut album Only Honest on the Weekend; "Better Off Without You" with Shift K3Y and "Heaven on My Mind" with Sigala, both of which reached number fourteen on the UK Singles Chart. Follow up single "Space" peaked at seventy-nine, though this later did not make the final tracklist.
In April, she collaborated with Tiesto on the song "Nothing Really Matters" which was later released through Tiesto's seventh album The London Sessions, where she featured on another song called "Over You". In June, she premiered a Spotify podcast called "The Art of Rave" with features such as Pete Tong, Sister Bliss and DJ Zinc.
In November, she covered Alphaville's "Forever Young" for the UK's McDonald's Christmas advert. The track became her first song without a joint credit to reach the UK Top 40, when it peaked at number thirty-five.
Beginning in 2021, Hill released the singles "Last Time" and "Remember" with French DJ David Guetta. They peaked at number thirty-nine and number three respectively, the latter becoming Hill's fourth top-ten hit.
On 15 July 2021, Hill teased the release of her debut album, Only Honest on the Weekend, with a trailer on her Instagram featuring previously unreleased songs "My Heart Goes (La Di Da)" with Topic and "Through the Night" with 220 Kid. The tracklist was later confirmed in full by Official Charts. The album was originally planned to be released on 20 August 2021. Hill explained that the album would be delayed 1 week, and released on 27 August 2021 to let "My Heart Goes (La Di Da)" shine on the UK charts. Released as the final single from the album, the song spent four weeks at number 11 becoming Hill's ninth top-20 single.
Additionally, on 25 August 2021, days before the release of Only Honest on the Weekend, a "Kiss My (Uh Oh)" Girl Power Remix was released that Hill featured on along with Anne-Marie, Little Mix, Raye and Stefflon Don.
On 25 January 2022, Hill announced that she will release a song with Wilkinson 9 years after their previous hit "Afterglow". The song is called "Here For You" and it was released on 11 February 2022. She later released "Run", a collaboration with Swedish EDM duo Galantis was released on 25 February 2022. This was followed by a deluxe edition of her debut album Only Honest on the Weekend. It included singles "Space", "Run" with Galantis, "Hold On" with Netsky and "Here For You" with Wilkinson, the song "Personally" and the acoustic version of "Remember".
On 8 April 2022, Hill collaborated with David Guetta and Ella Henderson on the song "Crazy What Love Can Do". In July 2022, she performed at the closing ceremony of UEFA Women's Euro 2022 at Wembley Stadium, after which she was trolled online due to the silver leotard she wore for the performance. She also performed during the beach volleyball events at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
On 5 August 2022, Hill collaborated with British DJ Joel Corry on the song "History".
Space
Becky Hill Lyrics
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Only when we're out our minds
Now we're tryna swim in the deep end
Different people, different times
You got troubles with your mother
Then you make me suffer
Mistakes I haven't made
It's hard to love another
Without being afraid
Well, maybe we need space
Space
Well, maybe we need space
Space
I thought it would take a conversation
But now we've spent a week apart
It feels like we're losing our patience (patience)
Tryna find each other in the dark
You brush mountains under carpets
Hoping it's forgotten
Until another day
And I just wanna talk it over
Try and pull us closer
But you just run away
Well, maybe we need space
Space
Well, maybe we need space
Space
In the distance
In between us
We can find our way home
And if you want to
Be how we used to
We just need some time alone
Oh, you got troubles with your mother
Then you make me suffer
Mistakes I haven't made
And I just wanna talk it over
Try and pull us closer
But you just run away
Well, maybe we need space
Space
So, maybe we need space
Space
Well, maybe we need
Maybe we need
Maybe we need
Space
Space
Space, yeah
It's like we're only honest on the weekend
And now we're running out of time
Becky Hill’s song “Space” seems to be about two people who are trying to navigate a difficult situation in their relationship. They seem to be struggling to communicate and be honest with each other, and perhaps they feel like they need some time apart in order to figure things out. The lyrics "It's like we're only honest on the weekend, only when we're out our minds" suggests that the couple is only able to really connect and be honest when they are not in their day to day lives. The line "Now we're tryna swim in the deep end, different people, different times" seems to refer to the fact that the couple has different experiences and expectations which makes it hard for them to connect.
The song appears to be an emotional plea from one person in the relationship for some space and time to figure things out. The lines "You brush mountains under carpets, hoping it's forgotten, until another day" suggests that one person in the relationship is avoiding dealing with problems and is hoping that they will go away. The other person is trying to confront these issues, but they feel as though their partner is running away. The repetition of the phrase "well, maybe we need space" seems to suggest that the only way the couple will be able to work through their problems is by taking some time apart.
Line by Line Meaning
It's like we're only honest on the weekend
We are only truthful about our feelings and issues during the weekend when we're free from our daily obligations and routines.
Only when we're out our minds
We can only be open about what's really going on in our heads when we're in a relaxed, unguarded state of mind.
Now we're tryna swim in the deep end
We're attempting to deal with the serious, emotionally-charged parts of our relationship that we've been avoiding or denying for too long.
Different people, different times
We're facing distinct challenges in our lives, at different moments, that are putting a strain on our connection and making it difficult to relate and understand each other.
Well, maybe we need space
Perhaps, what we need most right now is some distance and time apart to consider our own issues and feelings and see things in a clearer light.
I thought it would take a conversation
I assumed that talking about our problems would suffice to resolve them and restore our bond.
But now we've spent a week apart
Instead, we have resorted to a trial separation to gain some perspective on how we feel and what we truly need from each other.
It feels like we're losing our patience (patience)
We're growing frustrated and restless with the situation, with each other, and with ourselves, as we struggle to find a way back to where we started.
Tryna find each other in the dark
We're attempting to navigate through our doubts, fears, and uncertainties together, guided only by the faint hope that we'll eventually find our way back to each other.
You brush mountains under carpets
You tend to downplay or ignore the significant issues and conflicts that arise between us, hoping they'll disappear without tackling them head-on.
Hoping it's forgotten
You wish to forget about the past and move on without addressing the root causes of our problems or their impact on our relationship.
Until another day
You procrastinate dealing with our issues, hoping they'll resolve themselves or become less pressing with time.
And I just wanna talk it over
I want to have an honest, candid conversation with you about what's troubling us and figure out a way to move forward together.
Try and pull us closer
I aim to strengthen our bond by addressing our problems in a constructive, collaborative way and seeing how we can support each other through our individual struggles.
But you just run away
However, you tend to avoid or shut down any talk of our deeper issues, and you don't feel comfortable confronting them or sharing your feelings with me.
In the distance
If we get some space from each other and take some time apart, we'll gain some much-needed perspective on our situation and what we want from each other.
In-between us
During this time of separation, there'll be a void between us, but that void may also give us some clarity about what we want to fill it with.
We can find our way home
By taking some time to work on our individual issues and emotional needs, we can come back to each other stronger and more united, and make our relationship feel like home again.
And if you want to
If you're willing to take this journey with me towards finding ourselves and each other again, then we can make it work.
Be how we used to
We can try to recapture the closeness and intimacy we once shared, and find new ways to support and love each other as we go forward.
We just need some time alone
Right now, our best course of action is to take a break from each other and deal with our own issues separately, before attempting to rekindle our relationship.
Oh, you got troubles with your mother
You have some unresolved issues with your family that are affecting your ability to connect with me on a deeper level.
So, maybe we need space
Given the amount of emotional baggage and turmoil we're both experiencing, taking some distance from each other may help us sort out our own problems and arrive at a healthier place to start again.
Space
The idea of taking a break from each other to deal with our own issues and emotional needs before reconnecting again and attempting to rebuild our relationship.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: David Michael Whelan, Joshua Peter Record, Mark Stuart Ralph, Michael Pasquale Di Scala, Rebecca Claire Hill
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LYRICS
It's like we're only honest on the weekend
Only when we're out our minds
Now we're trying to swim in the deep end
Different people, different times
You got troubles with your mother
Then you make me suffer
Mistakes I haven't made
And I got problems with my father
It's hard to love another
Without being afraid
Well, maybe we need space
Space
Well, maybe we need space
Space
I thought it would take a conversation
But now we've spent a week apart
It feels like we're losing our patience (Patience)
Trying to find each other in the dark
You brush mountains under carpets
Hoping it's forgotten
Until another day
And I just wanna talk it over
Try and pull us closer
But you just run away
Well, maybe we need space
Space
Well, maybe we need space
Space
In the distance
In-between us
We can find our way home
And if you want to
Be how we used to
We just need some time alone
Oh, you got troubles with your mother
Then you make me suffer
Mistakes I haven't made
And I just wanna talk it over
Try and pull us closer
But you just run away
Well, maybe we need space
Space
Well, maybe we need space
Space
Well, maybe we need
Maybe we need
Maybe we need
Space
Space
Space
It's like we're only honest on the weekend
And now we're running out of time
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@vanieltonsantos9037
Amo demais essa mulher ❤️🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
@blackllyfeapparel1437
2:20 - 2:26 Literally WOOOOOOW!!!! Her voice is amaaazing!!!!! The power inside that note is e 👏🏽 ver 👏🏽 re 👏🏽 thang!!!!
@elizabetha3113
A phenomenal song, chilling, beautiful and heartbreaking. Really describes how broken so many people are because of mother and father issues.
@minecraftmike6850
Truly amazing song, the video shows how people with low esteem are trapped so many times in the wrong relationship.
Beautiful ❤
@minecraftmike6850
“There no fixing this” wonderful quote
@melissamuller2932
This song gives me goosebumps each time I listen to it. Her voice is amazing!
@Stefano19otto1
her voice fit so perfectly with dance pop, edm, trance and other subgenres of electronic music.
Big fan from Italy!
@ya_boi_paypay26
a year late but I agree, she has such a powerhouse voice. As a singer I greatly look up to her
@MattJ83
I get goosebumps listening to becky's voice. One of the best female vocalists around
@JamesGarrett87
One of her best and most underappreciated tracks.