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.
Yellow Love
Cheryl Lyrics
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I know you see feelings on my face
And with all these roads
Love feels cruel
True, if you only knew what I would change
Running towards you, my heart's ablaze
In swimming pools
I drown with you
I fly in skies alone
I keep it silent
Up in the clouds, I'm home
I'm fitting right in
Closing my mind
To wish I hold her tightly
No, I'm not afraid to fall
I don't care
Who do they think they are?
We should be flying like superstars
And when the world tries to give its all
You just can't
Fight the love
Fight the love
Fight the love
And I swear
I'm gonna lift us up
And wipe the sky with this yellow love
I raise my hands 'cause I'm strong enough
To hold down
Both of us
Both of us
Both of us
I walk to the edge of a higher place
Thought you could meet me about halfway
Under the sun
That yellow love
I fly in skies alone
I keep it silent
Up in the clouds, I'm home
I'm fitting right in
Closing my mind
To wish I hold her tightly
No, I'm not afraid to fall
I don't care
Who do they think they are?
We should be flying like superstars
And when the world tries to give its all
You just can't
Fight the love
Fight the love
Fight the love
And I swear
I'm gonna lift us up
And wipe the sky with this yellow love
I raise my hands 'cause I'm strong enough
To hold down
Both of us
Both of us
Both of us
(Oh, oh, oh)
(Oh, oh, oh)
(Oh, oh, oh)
And I know that we don't choose
Still, you all got stuff to say
And I know that's how it goes
But you say it anyway
I don't care
Who do they think they are?
We should be flying like superstars
And when the world tries to give its all
You just can't
Fight the love
Fight the love
Fight the love
And I swear
I'm gonna lift us up
And wipe the sky with this yellow love
I raise my hands 'cause I'm strong enough
To hold down
Both of us
Both of us
Both of us
In Cheryl's Yellow Love, she describes her intense feelings of love and the various obstacles that stand in the way of it. The lyrics are filled with vivid imagery that convey a message of hope and determination. In the opening lines, Cheryl describes feeling lost and alone, but also determined to convey her emotions to the person she loves. She talks about how "Love feels cruel" because of the various challenges that come with it, but she also knows that she would do anything to be with the person she loves.
The chorus is a declaration of Cheryl's determination to fight for her love, even when the world tries to get in the way. She wants to be with her lover, to fly and to feel like a superstar with them. She believes that with her yellow love, she can wipe the sky and conquer any issues that come their way. She concludes by stating that she is willing to hold both of them down, showing that she is committed to the relationship and willing to support her lover in all their endeavors.
Overall, Cheryl's Yellow Love is a powerful song about the strength of love and the importance of never giving up on it.
Line by Line Meaning
Blue, quiet all out in a mist of brace
I'm feeling blue, alone and vulnerable, surrounded by a cloud of emotions.
I know you see feelings on my face
You can see my true emotions just by looking at my face.
And with all these roads, love feels cruel
Despite all the options available to me, love still seems unkind and difficult.
True, if you only knew what I would change
It's true that if you knew what I wanted to happen, things would be different.
Running towards you, my heart's ablaze
When I'm with you, I feel alive and passionate.
In swimming pools, I drown with you
Even though love can be overwhelming like drowning in a swimming pool, I still want to experience it with you.
I fly in skies alone
I often feel like I'm soaring high above everyone else by myself.
I keep it silent
I keep my feelings and thoughts to myself.
Up in the clouds, I'm home
Being in the clouds feels like home to me, it's where I belong.
I'm fitting right in
I feel comfortable and at ease in the clouds.
Closing my mind, to wish I hold her tightly
I'm blocking out everything else and focusing on my desire to hold my loved one tight.
No, I'm not afraid to fall
Even though falling in love can be scary, I'm not afraid of taking that risk.
I don't care
I'm not concerned with other's opinions or judgments.
Who do they think they are?
I don't understand why others feel they have a right to judge me or my relationship.
We should be flying like superstars
Our love should be celebrated and admired like the success of a superstar.
And when the world tries to give its all, you just can't
Despite the world's challenges and problems, love is still worth fighting for.
Fight the love, fight the love, fight the love
We need to keep fighting for our love, no matter what obstacles we face.
And I swear, I'm gonna lift us up
I promise to do everything in my power to elevate our love and make it stronger.
And wipe the sky with this yellow love
Our love is bright and vibrant like the color yellow and it will light up the sky.
I raise my hands 'cause I'm strong enough to hold down both of us
I can support and care for both of us because I'm strong enough to handle anything.
And I know that we don't choose
Sometimes, love chooses us and we don't have control over it.
Still, you all got stuff to say
Even though we didn't choose to fall in love, other people still have opinions and criticisms to share.
And I know that's how it goes, but you say it anyway
Even though it's inevitable that others will judge us, they still feel the need to express their opinions.
Both of us, both of us, both of us
Our love is not just about me or you, but it's about us together as a team.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DAVID PAUL DAWOOD, NICOLA ROBERTS
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