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.
Happy Hour
Cheryl Lyrics
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If you never ask?
How can I drive you crazy
When I've got no gas?
How can we be together
When we're so far apart?
You tell me that you love me then you go and break my heart
You say that you will help me solve them
Yes I realise some days I can be sweet and some I'm sour
But I can't help but drink you up cause you're my happy hour
Just because I'm never happy when I'm sobered up
I'm only good if I can have a cup
Some days I'm sweet and some I'm sour
But I can't help but drink you up cause you're my happy hour
Only way you go away and I can get my fix
I'm only good if I can have a sip
Some days I'm sweet and some I'm sour
But I can't help but drink you up cause you're my happy hour
Why should I be your woman
When you've got 2 more?
Why should I say that I do
When I know you don't?
Why should I stay here with you
When you are always gone?
And why should I be open
When you stay so bottled up?
I'll admit that I've got problems if
You say that you will help me solve them
Yes I realise some days I can be sweet and some I'm sour
But I can't help but drink you up cause you're my happy hour
Just because I'm never happy when I'm sobered up
I'm only good if I can have a cup
Some days I'm sweet and some I'm sour
But I can't help but drink you up cause you're my happy hour
Only way you go away and I can get my fix
I'm only good if I can have a sip
Some days I'm sweet and some I'm sour
But I can't help but drink you up cause you're my happy hour
You are all I ever needed
You are all I ever had
You are all I ever wanted
But you are making me bad
You're my happy hour
Sometimes I'm sweet and sometimes I'm sour, yeah
Just because I'm never happy when I'm sobered up
I'm only good if I can have a cup
Some days I'm sweet and some I'm sour
But I can't help but drink you up cause you're my happy hour
Only way you go away and I can't get my fix
I'm only good if I can have a sip
Some days I'm sweet and some I'm sour
But I can't help but drink you up cause you're my happy hour
Just because I'm never happy when
I'm sobered up and I'm only good if I'm with you
Some days I'm sweet and some I'm sour
But I can't help but drink you up cause you're my happy hour
In Cheryl Cole's song Happy Hour, she addresses the confusion and difficulties in a romantic relationship. She questions the intentions and actions of her partner, perplexed by the mixed messages she receives. The opening lyrics suggest that there is a communication breakdown and a lack of effort from her partner to understand her, which results in frustration for Cheryl. She then likens her love for her partner to an addiction or a happy hour, explaining that she depends on them to maintain her happiness and emotional well-being. She also acknowledges her own flaws and the fact that she is not always easy to deal with.
Furthermore, Cheryl highlights the issues of trust and loyalty within the relationship. She questions why she should stay with her partner when they have other partners and why she should continue to be open with someone who keeps their emotions bottled up. Despite these doubts, Cheryl ultimately concedes that she cannot help but be dependent on her partner, suggesting that happy hour serves as a metaphor for a quick fix to temporary happiness.
Overall, Cheryl Cole's song Happy Hour speaks on the complexities of romantic relationships, the aspects of both love and dependence, and the frustration that arises when there is a lack of open communication between partners.
Line by Line Meaning
How can I know what you mean
If you never ask?
The singer is wondering how she can understand someone when they don't communicate with her.
How can I drive you crazy
When I've got no gas?
The singer is acknowledging that she cannot keep the other person interested if she doesn't put any effort in.
How can we be together
When we're so far apart?
The singer sees a distance between herself and the other person, both physically and emotionally, preventing them from being together.
You tell me that you love me then you go and break my heart
The artist is upset with the other person for saying that they love her and then hurting her.
I'll admit that I've got problems if
You say that you will help me solve them
The artist is willing to acknowledge her problems and work on them if the other person is there to support her.
Yes I realise some days I can be sweet and some I'm sour
But I can't help but drink you up cause you're my happy hour
The singer recognizes that she has good days and bad days, but she still can't resist the other person because they make her happy.
Just because I'm never happy when I'm sobered up
I'm only good if I can have a cup
Some days I'm sweet and some I'm sour
But I can't help but drink you up cause you're my happy hour
The singer is saying that she needs the other person to make her happy and she can only be her best self when she's with them.
Only way you go away and I can get my fix
I'm only good if I can have a sip
Some days I'm sweet and some I'm sour
But I can't help but drink you up cause you're my happy hour
The artist is saying that when the other person is not around, she needs to find other ways to make herself happy, but ultimately she depends on them to feel good.
Why should I be your woman
When you've got 2 more?
The artist is questioning why she should commit to the other person when they are seeing multiple people at the same time.
Why should I say that I do
When I know you don't?
The artist is asking why she should pretend that she loves the other person when she knows that they don't actually love her.
Why should I stay here with you
When you are always gone?
The singer is questioning why she should stay in the relationship when the other person is always absent and not present with her.
And why should I be open
When you stay so bottled up?
The artist is saying that it's difficult for her to be open and vulnerable with the other person when they aren't willing to do the same.
You are all I ever needed
You are all I ever had
You are all I ever wanted
But you are making me bad
The singer is expressing that the other person means everything to her, but their actions are having a negative impact on her.
You're my happy hour
Sometimes I'm sweet and sometimes I'm sour, yeah
The singer is saying that the other person makes her happy and sometimes she has good days and bad days, but ultimately they are still her source of happiness.
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