Black Eyed Peas went to centenary state high school and got their start in 1988 when will.i.am (born 1975 William James Adams Jr.) and apl.de.ap (born 1974 Allan Pineda) began rapping and performing together around Los Angeles. The pair signed to Ruthless Records (run by Eazy-E) after catching the attention of the nephew of Jerry Heller (Eazy-E's manager). Along with Mookie Mook (Burning Star), Dante Santiago & DJ Motiv8, they called their group A.T.B.A.N. Klann. Their debut album, 'Grass Roots', was not released originally because Ruthless did not consider the social themes reflected in the group's music to be marketable to their audience. A single "Puddles of H2O" was released in 1994 but no album was released (until it leaked onto the Internet in the mid 2000s).
After Eazy-E died of an AIDS related illness in 1995, they changed their name to Black Eyed Peas; will.i.am explained on the front cover of the Monkey Business album that "Black Eyed Peas are food for the soul", hence the name. will.i.am has cited the Red Hot Chili Peppers as an influence and said he named his band after a food, like them. They replaced their original third member Mookie, with Dante Santiago the Peas original singer. Then Taboo (born Jaime Gomez) joined the group. Dante Santiago took on a role as a guest vocalist in the band and featured frequently on various tracks for their first four albums.
In 1996, they produced and appeared on a song entitled "That's Right" for Brian Austin Green's hip-hop album One Stop Carnival. Later, they began using Kim Hill as a steady background singer. Unlike many hip-hop acts, they chose to perform with a live band and adopted a musical and clothing style that differed wildly from the "gangsta rap" sounds of other Los Angeles-based hip-hop acts at the time. Through the mid-'90s, they performed in the local club circuit alongside fellow acts such as Ozomatli and Jurassic 5.
The group were signed to Interscope Records and released their debut, "Behind the Front", in 1998. The album won the group (and their accompanying live band, the Bucky Jonsons) critical acclaim. The album featured the single "Joints & Jams", which was included on the Bulworth soundtrack. Their second album, "Bridging the Gap", was released in 2000; it featured the single "Request + Line" featuring Macy Gray.
After replacing their female background singer with Fergie, the group released their breakout album, "Elephunk", and their 2005 album, "Monkey Business", which featured the hit singles "Pump It", "Don't Phunk With My Heart", "Don't Lie" and "My Humps".
"The E.N.D. (The Energy Never Dies)", their fifth album, was released worldwide in June 2009 and has managed to sell 5 million copies in 8 months (Elephunk: 7 million, Monkey Business: 10 million). It already spawned 2 of the most downloaded singles of all time: "Boom Boom Pow" and "I Gotta Feeling", both were downloaded 5 million times only in the USA. The 3rd single "Meet Me Halfway" was downloaded 2 million times and the 4th "Imma Be", which was just released, already sold 1 million. "Rock That Body" is the 5th single.
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Meet me halfway
Black Eyed Peas Lyrics
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I want you so badly, it's my biggest wish
I spent my time just thinking thinking thinking bout you
Every single day yes, I'm really missin' missin' you
And all those things we use to use to use to do
Hey girl, whats up, it use, it use to be just me and you
I spent my time just thinking thinking thinking 'bout you
And all those things we use to use to use to do
Hey girl whats up, whats up, whats up, whats up
Can you meet me halfway, right at the borderline
Is where I'm gonna wait, for you
I'll be looking out, night n' day
Took my heart to the limit, and this is where I stay
I can't go any further than this
I want you so bad it's my only wish
Girl, I travel round the world and even sail the seven seas
Across the universe I go to other galaxies
Just tell me where to go, just tell me where you wanna to meet
I navigate myself myself to take me where you be
Cause girl I want, I, I, I want you right now
I travel uptown town I travel downtown
I wanna to have you around round like every single day
I love you alway' ways
Can you meet me half way (I'll meet you halfway)
Right at the borderline
That's where I'm gonna wait, for you
I'll be looking out, night n' day
Took my heart to the limit, and this is where I'll stay
I can't go any further than this
I want you so bad it's my only wish
I can't go any further than this
I want you so bad it's my only wish
Let's walk the bridge, to the other side
Just you and I (just you and I)
I will fly, I'll fly the skies, for you and I (for you and I)
I will try, until I die, for you and I, for you and I, for for you and I,
For for you and I, for for you and I, for you and I
Can you meet me half way
Can you meet me half way
Can you meet me half way
Can you meet me half way
Meet me half way, right at the borderline
That's where I'm gonna wait, for you
I'll be looking out, night n' day
Took my heart to the limit, and this is where I'll stay
I can't go any further than this
I want you so bad it's my only wish
I can't go any further than this
I want you so bad it's my only wish
"Meet Me Halfway" by Black Eyed Peas is a song about a person who is missing their significant other so much that they are willing to meet them halfway, regardless of the distance between them. The singer talks about how they think about their lover every day and the things they used to do together. They travel around the world, through other galaxies and across the universe, just to be with them. They want to walk the bridge to the other side with their lover and fly the skies for them. They express their deep desire to be with their lover and wait for them at the borderline. The song is a romantic plea to a lover to meet them halfway and never leave them again.
The opening lines of the song signify how the singer is unable to go any further without their lover. Being away from them has left a deep void in their life, and they’ve been wanting to be with them desperately. The lines, “I spent my time just thinking thinking thinking bout you. Every single day yes, I'm really missin' missin' you. And all those things we use to use to use to do” show how the singer is nostalgic about the past and longs to relive the moments spent with their lover.
The chorus of the song is the most famous part of the song. It captures the essence of the song as the singer requests their lover to meet them halfway. They want to be with them so bad that they can’t go any further than the borderline. The lyrics, “Took my heart to the limit, and this is where I stay” reveals how the singer’s heart is full of love that they have reached the peak of their emotions, and they can’t go any further without their lover.
Overall, Meet Me Halfway is a song about being in love, longing to be with someone, and doing everything in your power to be with them, even if you have to meet them halfway.
Line by Line Meaning
I can't go any further than this
I have reached the limit of what I can do without you.
I want you so badly, it's my biggest wish
The only thing I want more than anything else is you.
I spent my time just thinking thinking thinking bout you
My thoughts revolve around you.
Every single day yes, I'm really missin' missin' you
I miss you every day.
And all those things we use to use to use to do
I miss the things we did together.
Hey girl, whats up, it use, it use to be just me and you
I remember when it was just the two of us.
Can you meet me halfway, right at the borderline
Can we both make an effort to come closer to each other?
Is where I'm gonna wait, for you
I will wait for you at the borderline.
I'll be looking out, night n' day
I will always be looking for you.
Took my heart to the limit, and this is where I stay
I have invested everything into this relationship.
Girl, I travel round the world and even sail the seven seas
I have traveled the world looking for you.
Just tell me where to go, just tell me where you wanna to meet
I will go wherever you want to meet you.
Cause girl I want, I, I, I want you right now
I want you more than anything else at this very moment.
Let's walk the bridge, to the other side
Let's cross the bridge together to a better place.
I will fly, I'll fly the skies, for you and I
I will do anything to be with you.
I will try, until I die, for you and I, for you and I, for for you and I
I will never give up on us.
Can you meet me half way
Can we both make an effort to meet each other in the middle?
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
Written by: Allan Pineda, Brian Chase, Jaime Gomez, Jean Baptiste, Karen Orzolek, Keith Harris, Nick Zinner, Printz Board, Stacy Ferguson, Sylvia Gordon, Will Adams
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