Born in McComb, Mississippi, Norwood was raised in Carson, California, beginning her career as a backing vocalist for teen groups. After signing with Atlantic Records in 1993, she released her self-titled debut album, Brandy, the following year, which sold six million copies worldwide. Norwood ventured into acting with the UPN sitcom Moesha (1996–2001), which won her an NAACP Image Award, and resulted in numerous other roles, such as the titular character in the television film Cinderella (1997) and Karla Wilson in the slasher film I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998). Her musical breakthrough came with the wildly successful single "The Boy Is Mine" (1998), a duet with fellow R&B contemporary Monica, which went on to become one of the best selling female duets of all time. Her second album, Never Say Never, won Norwood her first Grammy Award. In 2002, Norwood starred in the reality series Brandy: Special Delivery, documenting the birth of her daughter. Her third and fourth albums, Full Moon (2002) and Afrodisiac (2004), were released to critical success.
Norwood served as a judge on the first season of America's Got Talent before being involved in a heavily publicized car accident in 2006. Norwood's fifth album, Human (2008), was released to positive reviews, although it was a commercial failure. In 2010, she returned to television as a contestant on the eleventh season of Dancing with the Stars and starred in the reality series Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business. She was a series regular in the BET series The Game (2012–2015) and released her sixth album Two Eleven (2012) thereafter, both earning her critical praise. In April 2015, Norwood made her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in the musical Chicago. She starred in and executive produced a sitcom titled Zoe Ever After on BET which premiered in January 2016. In July 2020, Norwood released her seventh studio album, B7, also her first project as an independent artist, to critical acclaim. In 2021, Norwood starred alongside Naturi Naughton, Eve and Nadine Velazquez in American Broadcasting Company's music drama series Queens to critical acclaim.
In June 2022, Norwood announced her major label return after signing with Motown Records under which she is expected to preprare her eighth studio album.
Never Say Never
Brandy Lyrics
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Who would ever thought a guy
Would want a girl like me
Who would ever thought that I
Would fall so easily
Who would ever thought that we
Would finally come to be
I guess they just don't know
Who would ever thought that they
Would have some words to say
We'll go on anyway
It's alright, it's okay
Take what ever comes our way
Together we will stay
I got three words to say
Never say never
I can't believe they'd stop our happiness
By trying to pull us down with such a mess
Why can't they let us live just like the rest
And keep us out of all of this crazy madness
Now when they talk I think it's just a shame
That all they do is sit and think my name
When all that I do is mainly
Sit and think about my baby and me
Now baby they can't believe that
You and me are together
That's why they should have never
Never say never
There were times when we thought that
You an me could never be together
That's why we should have never
Never say never
[Chorus]
Now there's a lot of talkin' goin' round
About the way me and you gettin' down
What are they jealous are they hatin' me
I guess they all have their own Ph.D's
I wish that they would just stop sweatin' me
Stop trying to get the best of me
No matter what they say baby
We gotta move on because we're gonna be happy
We didn't let the thoughts that we had
We didn't let the words that they said
Keep us from the love we now have
Never say never
Simply for me to see when
Never would've been never allowed
Now that we are together
Never say never
[Chorus]
Never say, never say, never [Repeat: x8]
[Chorus: x3]
The song "Never Say Never" by Brandy talks about the doubts and criticisms she faced in her relationship, but despite all that, she decided to pursue love, anyway. The first verse talks about the disbelief of people that someone like her would attract a guy, but she did, and they fell for each other fast. However, people always had something to say, and it got to the point where it affected their happiness. The second verse talks about how people talked about her and her partner's relationship because they seemed amazed that two people who are different from each other could be together. A lot of people were jealous and probably envious of their love. Brandy, in return, is wishing they could just leave them alone and let them be happy. The song concludes with the chorus that says they will stay together no matter what comes their way and not allow anyone's negativity to break them apart.
Line by Line Meaning
Who would ever thought a guy
It's surprising to think that a guy would choose a girl like me
Would want a girl like me
It's amazing that you chose me despite my doubts and insecurities
Who would ever thought that I
I never thought I would fall for someone so quickly and easily
Would fall so easily
I fell in love with you effortlessly and without hesitation
Who would ever thought that we
No one could have predicted that we would end up together
Would finally come to be
It's incredible that we finally found each other and fell in love
I guess they just don't know
Others may not understand how much you mean to me
How much you mean to me
You are incredibly important to me and I cherish our relationship
Who would ever thought that they
Others may have doubted our relationship and tried to bring us down
Would have some words to say
They have talked about us and tried to interfere
We'll go on anyway
Despite the challenges, we will continue to love each other
It's alright, it's okay
We will not let their negativity affect us
Take what ever comes our way
We are prepared to face any obstacles that may come our way
Together we will stay
We will stay together and support each other
I got three words to say
I want to express my feelings for you
Never say never
We will never give up on our relationship and will always fight for our love
I can't believe they'd stop our happiness
It's unfair that others would try to hinder our relationship and bring us down
By trying to pull us down with such a mess
They are causing problems and drama in our relationship
Why can't they let us live just like the rest
We just want to be able to love each other without the judgment of others
And keep us out of all of this crazy madness
Their interference and negativity is causing chaos in our relationship
Now when they talk I think it's just a shame
Their words are hurtful and unnecessary
That all they do is sit and think my name
They are obsessed with our relationship and need to mind their own business
When all that I do is mainly
I spend my time loving and focusing on you and our relationship
Sit and think about my baby and me
I am constantly thinking of our love and our future together
Now baby they can't believe that
Others are shocked that we are together and in love
You and me are together
But we have each other and that's all that matters
That's why they should have never
They should never have doubted our relationship
Never say never
We will continue to love each other and never give up
There were times when we thought that
We had doubts and insecurities about our relationship
You an me could never be together
But now we know that we belong together and our love is real
Now there's a lot of talkin' goin' round
Others are talking about us and our relationship
About the way me and you gettin' down
They are discussing the intimate aspects of our relationship
What are they jealous are they hatin' me
They may be envious of our love or trying to bring us down
I guess they all have their own Ph.D's
They think they know everything about us and our relationship
I wish that they would just stop sweatin' me
I wish they would stop obsessing over us and our relationship
Stop trying to get the best of me
They are trying to upset me and affect our relationship
No matter what they say baby
Their words cannot diminish our love for each other
We gotta move on because we're gonna be happy
We will not let their negativity affect our happiness or future together
We didn't let the thoughts that we had
We did not let our doubts or insecurities interfere with our love
We didn't let the words that they said
Their negative words did not affect our love for each other
Keep us from the love we now have
And now we have an amazing love for each other
Simply for me to see when
It's clear now that we belong together
Never would've been never allowed
If we would have given up, we may have never found each other
Now that we are together
But now we are together and our love is real
Never say never
We will never give up on each other and our love will always prevail
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing, Cloud9, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: FRED JERKINS III, LASHAWN AMEEN DANIELS, RODNEY JERKINS, JAPHE TEJEDA, RICK WILLIAMS, BRANDY NORWOOD
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