Rising to fame in late 2002, Cole was selected to become a member of girl group Girls Aloud on ITV's reality television programme Popstars The Rivals. Cole's first solo performance was on American rapper will.i.am's Heartbreaker in 2008. She was picked to appear as a dancer in the video after taking streetdancing classes during the filming of the ITV2 series The Passions of Girls Aloud, in which the members of the band achieve something they had always wanted to do, other than sing. She was later asked, by will.i.am, to sing additional vocals on the track.
In April 2009, Cole started working on solo material. Her debut album, 3 Words, was released in the UK on 26 October 2009. Cole was reunited with will.i.am for the album, in addition to collaborating with Fraser T. Smith, Syience, Danish production team Soulshock & Karlin, singer-songwriter Taio Cruz, Wayne Wilkins, and Steve Kipner. Recorded in Los Angeles and London, Cole mainly collaborated with will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas, the executive producer of 3 Words. It crosses from contemporary R&B, dance pop, house and a more general pop sound.
3 Words spent two weeks at number one. On 6 November 2009, BPI certified the album Platinum, denoting shipments of over 300,000 units. It later tripled this feat. The first single from the album, Fight for This Love, was written by Andre Merritt, Steve Kipner and Wayne Wilkins, and produced by Steve Kipner and Wayne Wilkins. According to Cole, it was released as the lead single because she "connected with the song so well". Following a performance on The X Factor live results show, Fight for This Love became the fourth best-selling single of 2009 in the UK. It charted at number one on both the Irish and UK Singles Chart. In 2010, Fight For This Love went to number one in Denmark, Norway and Hungary. The single was later certified platinum in the UK. Cole's second single 3 Words, which features will.i.am, went to number 4 in the UK and seven in Ireland. In 2010, the single was released in Australia and charted at number 5 and was certified platinum. The third single, Parachute, charted in the top five in both the UK and Ireland. The single was certified silver in the UK. From May to July 2010, Cole was the opening act for The Black Eyed Peas at the British shows (as well as some European dates) of The E.N.D. World Tour. Chris Johnson of the Daily Mail wrote, "she was supposed to be the support act. But as it turned out, Cheryl Cole ended up being the main event".
In March 2010, Cole stated that she had begun working on a follow up album to 3 Words, which she hoped to release "later on in the year". Cole's second solo album, titled Messy Little Raindrops, was released on 1 November 2010. The album's first single, Promise This, was released on 24 October 2010 and became her second number-one hit in the UK. The album was largely produced by Wayne Wilkins, but Cole also reunited with will.i.am, with collaboration from J. R. Rotem, Starsmith, Al Shux, and Free School for the first time. The album also features guest vocals from August Rigo, Dizzee Rascal, Travie McCoy, and will.i.am. The album's lead single, Promise This, went straight to number 1 in the UK, selling 157,000 in its first week. A week later, Messy Little Raindrops was released, charting at number 1 in the UK, 2 in Ireland and 7 in Europe.
Coming Up for Air
Cheryl Lyrics
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Ah ah
Ah ah ah
Ah ah, yeah yeah
Come and get me right now
Hm hurry up it's been too long
Since the last time
Hold tight I'm on my way love
To lift you out of the storm
Been drowning in the haze of who we are
Suddenly I'm with you
It's like coming up for air
Coming up for air from the deep blue
And everything we know
Leave it far below
You let me know that I'm the only one
When you let go I'll hold my breath 'til I'm with you
It's like coming up for air
Coming up for air
Ah ah
Ah ah ah
Ah ah, yeah yeah
Honey turn the lights down
Don't be afraid know you're safe now
You hurt my heart core
Fell in love with a free fall
No distance in between us
When we're together we're home
So close it's like I feel us becoming one
Suddenly I'm with you
It's like coming up for air
Coming up for air from the deep blue
And everything we know
Leave it far below
You let me know that I'm the only one
When you let go I'll hold my breath 'til I'm with you
It's like coming up for air
Coming up for air
Eh eh
Eh eh
It's the night time
You're pulling into my front drive
I hear you and I see your headlights
You steal my beating heart, heart
It's the night time
I'm pulling into your front drive
My mind is busy doing overtime
It knows what's gonna start, start
Start, start, start, (Together we're home)
I fell in love with a free fall
Start, start (Together we're home)
I fell in love with a free fall (You steal my beating heart)
Start, start (Together we're home)
I fell in love with a free fall (You steal my beating heart)
Start, start (I fell in love, fell in love)
Suddenly I'm with you
It's like coming up for air
Coming up for air from the deep blue
And everything we know
Leave it far below
You let me know that I'm the only one
When you let go I'll hold my breath 'til I'm with you
And we're coming up for air
Coming up for air
The song "Coming Up for Air" by Joel Compass is a romantic track that explains the feeling of finally finding love after worrying about never finding it. The artist is telling his lover to hurry up and come to him because it's been too long since the last time he felt this way. Compass mentions how he fell in love with a free fall, signifying how he probably took a risk or a jump that could have gone wrong but ended up leading to love.
As the song progresses, the artist describes how being with his lover feels like coming up for air from the deep blue, which represents how love saved him from being stuck in a bleak and lifeless place. He lets his lover know that she's the only one, and he will hold his breath until he's with her again. The lyrics also mention how the nights bring them closer, and every time they meet, it's like their hearts are getting stolen.
Overall, "Coming Up for Air" has a beautiful melody that matches the lyrics perfectly. The artist's voice is soulful and emotive and is bound to make anyone who listens to the song feel the power and beauty of love.
Line by Line Meaning
Come and get me right now
Hurry up and come get me
Hm hurry up it's been too long
It's been too long since I've seen you
Since the last time
Since the last time I saw you
I fell in love with a free fall
I fell in love quickly and unexpectedly
Hold tight I'm on my way love
I'm coming to be with you soon
To lift you out of the storm
To help you through a difficult time
Been drowning in the haze of who we are
We've been lost in figuring out who we are and where we stand
It's like coming up for air
Being with you feels refreshing and freeing
Coming up for air from the deep blue
Escaping from something deep and overwhelming
And everything we know
All our previous experiences and beliefs
Leave it far below
Letting go of our past to move forward
You let me know that I'm the only one
You make me feel special and wanted
When you let go I'll hold my breath 'til I'm with you
I'll wait as long as it takes to be with you
Honey turn the lights down
Lower the lights, set the mood
Don't be afraid know you're safe now
You don't have to worry, I'll protect you
You hurt my heart core
You deeply impacted me emotionally
No distance in between us
We feel close even when far apart
When we're together we're home
We feel at home and comfortable with each other
So close it's like I feel us becoming one
We feel so connected it's as if we are merging
It's the night time
It's nighttime
You're pulling into my front drive
You're arriving at my home
I hear you and I see your headlights
I can hear and see you coming
You steal my beating heart, heart
You make my heart race with excitement
My mind is busy doing overtime
I can't stop thinking about what's to come
It knows what's gonna start, start
My mind is anticipating what's about to happen
(Together we're home)
Feeling at home with each other
I fell in love with a free fall
I fell in love quickly and unexpectedly
(You steal my beating heart)
You make my heart race with excitement
(I fell in love, fell in love)
I fell deeply in love
And we're coming up for air
We're escaping from something overwhelming and finding fresh air
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Cass Lowe, Cheryl Cole, Scott Hoffman
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