1) Christopher Maurice… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name:
1) Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989) from Tappahannock, Virginia.
In late 2005, he released his first studio album, Chris Brown, which spawned the Billboard Hot 100 number-one debut single, "Run It!" which was produced by Scott Storch and featured Juelz Santana. The album also produced two other top ten singles: "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" and "Say Goodbye." Brown's second studio album, Exclusive was released worldwide in November 2007. It has spawned his second US number one hit, "Kiss Kiss" which was produced by T-Pain, who was also featured in the song . The third single, "With You", has reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, and has entered into the top ten in several countries across the world, becoming one of his most successful worldwide releases to date.
The second single, "Kiss Kiss", was nominated for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards in the category for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.
Brown, one of two children, was born and raised in the small town of Tappahannock, Virginia, the son of Joyce Hawkins and Clinton Brown. Brown was influenced by the artists his parents played on the home radio, such as Michael Jackson and Sam Cooke. A dancer since the age of two, Brown was not aware of his vocal talents until the age of eleven. Before becoming a vocalist, he was interested in becoming a rapper.
At thirteen, Brown was discovered by a local production team who visited his father's gas station searching for new talent. Since then, he began his recording career and moved to New York, staying there for two years. Brown's local production team organized an audition before Def Jam Vice President Tina Davis, who currently works as his manager. At the age of 15, Brown was then sent to perform for L.A. Reid and was subsequently signed in 2004 to Jive Records. By early 2005, Brown began work for his debut album, working with the likes of Scott Storch, The Underdogs, Dre, Vidal, Bryan Michael Cox, Bow Wow, and Jermaine Dupri.
Brown left school in late 2004 to begin working on his self-titled debut album which was released on November 29, 2005. The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 selling over 155,000 copies in first week of sales. Five weeks later, became certified platinum, and within a year, went double platinum. His debut single "Run It!," was #1 in the United States, New Zealand, and Australia. Following "Run It!," "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" became Brown's second top 10 hit in the US, peaking at #7, and #13 in the UK. It has been certified platinum by the RIAA.
His third single "Gimme That" was released in March 2006 which featured Lil Wayne for a remix, originally not featured on the Chris Brown album, but was later included. The single debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at #80 and climbed the charts quickly peaking at #15. Chris also co-directed his music videos for "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" and "Gimme That." His fourth single is the ballad "Say Goodbye," which is also a part of the Step Up Soundtrack. On June 13, 2006, Brown released a DVD entitled, Chris Brown's Journey, which shows footage of him travelling in England and Japan, getting ready for his first visit to the Grammys, behind the scenes of his music videos and bloopers.
On August 17, 2006 to further promote the album, Brown kicked off his major co-headlining tour, The Up Close and Personal Tour. Due to the tour, production for his next album was pushed back two months a second summer tour is in the works once the album is completed the tour may include artists: Pretty Ricky, Bow Wow, Lil Wayne, Juelz Santana, Ne-Yo, Ciara, and Cherish.'. Chris also has been the opening act for R&B singer Beyonce Knowles on the Australian leg of her The Beyonce Experience tour.
Exclusive is the second studio album by Brown. The album was released in November, 2007. It served as the sophomore album for Brown and was both critically and commercially successful. The album was supported by five singles including the songs "Kiss Kiss" and "With You". Exclusive has gone on to sell over three million copies.
Graffiti was released in 2009 and included the top-twenty single "I Can Transform Ya". Brown's fourth album F.A.M.E. was released in 2011 becoming Chris Brown's first studio album to top the Billboard 200. The album earned Brown his first Grammy Award for Best R&B Album.
His fifth album entitled Fortune was released in 2012.
Brown's latest album X was released in September, 2014.
Chris Brown has also started to act in movies and has appeared in Stomp The Yard and This Christmas as well as several episodes of The O.C.
Websites of interest:
- Chris Brown Web
- UChris
- Chris Brown World
2) Chris Brown (born 1953) is a composer, pianist, and electronic musician, who creates music for acoustic instruments with interactive electronics, for computer networks, and for improvising ensembles.
Born and raised in Chicago, he moved to California to study electronic music with Gordon Mumma and composition with William Brooks at University of California, Santa Cruz, and with David Rosenboom at Mills College. He was active early in his career as an inventor and builder of electroacoustic instruments; he has also performed widely as an improvisor and pianist with groups as "Room" and the "Glenn Spearman Double Trio." In 1986 he co-founded the pioneering computer network music ensemble "The Hub". He is also known for his recorded performances of music by Henry Cowell, Luc Ferrari, and John Zorn. He has received commissions from the Berkeley Symphony, the Rova Sexophone Quartet, the Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio, the Gerbode Foundation, the Phonos Foundation and the Creative Work Fund. His recent music includes the poly-rhythm installation "Talking Drum", the "Inventions" series for computers and interactive performers, and the radio performance "Transmissions" series, with composer Guillermo Galindo.
His 1992 epic electroacoustic work "Lava", for brass, percussion, and electronics is also available on Tzadik Records. He teaches Composition and Electronic Music at Mills College in Oakland, where he is Co-Director of the Center for Contemporary Music (CCM). He is not to be confused with R & B artist Chris Brown.
3) Chris Brown is a Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Brown was one of the primary singers and songwriters for the alternative rock band Bourbon Tabernacle Choir in the 1980s and 1990s. When that band broke up, he continued performing as a duo with his Bourbon bandmate Kate Fenner. Brown has accompanied dozens of notable musicians on stage, such as in 1998 when he spent six months filling in for Kevin Hearn as a member of Barenaked Ladies while Hearn battled leukemia.
Brown released a solo album, Burden of Belief, in 2003. He performs this material both solo and with Tony Scherr, Anton Fier, and Teddy Kumpel as Chris Brown and the Citizens' Band. The group's album Oblivion was released in 2007.
4) A San Francisco-area based power pop singer-songwriter.
5) A UK DJ/Remixer and part of Ruff Driverz.
Electric Guitar
Chris Brown Lyrics
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The sweetest melody
When I hear it
Takes over me
And I feel
Every strum
Of the strings
It reminds me
We used to be
Can't breathe at all
Cause you're coming
Coming through
My speaker
Speaker
Got me trying
To reach ya
Reach ya
But I got
To feature, feature
My electric guitar
Everytime
I'm by you, by you?
Everytime
I'm by him, by him
You're ripping up
On the chords
Playing my heart
Electric guitar (6x)
It kills me
That I can't be
With you
Thought I was the key
You're playing
Don't know
I just gotta be the one
You let bleed out
Wish I didn't know you
Got me feeling stuck
I can't let you go
Just my luck
Falling down
Without you
Can you pick me up
And I can get you
Off my head
Coming through
My speaker
Speaker
Got me trying
To reach ya
Reach ya
But I got to feature
Feature
My electric guitar
Everytime
I'm by you
By you?
Everytime
I'm by him
By him
You're ripping up
On the chords
Playing my heart
Electric guitar (6x)
I'm losing
My composure
Oh
I can't gain you over
You must think
That I'm crazy, girl
Please control me
With your melody
I'll play it
For the world
Cause I'm your girl
And I just wanna hear
(So)
Coming through
My speakers
Speaker
Got me trying
To reach ya
Reach ya
But I got to feature
Feature
My electric guitar
Everytime
I'm by you
By you?
Everytime
I'm by him
By him
You're ripping up
On the chords
Playing my heart
Electric guitar (9x)
The lyrics of Chris Brown's "Electric Guitar" discuss the power of music and how it affects memories, emotions, and relationships. The singer is listening to a song played on an electric guitar by someone who represents a romantic interest. The guitar solo causes her to feel everything and remember their past relationship. She is struggling to let go of the memories and move on. The chorus is a plea to the guitar player to notice her and pick her up from her emotional state.
The lyrics provide a metaphor for the power of music, especially when played live. Hearing something that touches your soul and activates memories can be overwhelming. The song captures the feeling of wanting the music to save you, to make everything right again, to bring back past memories or to create a new experience.
Line by Line Meaning
He plays
Refers to the musician playing the electric guitar
The sweetest melody
The music played by the electric guitar sounds melodious
When I hear it
The singer listens to the music played by the electric guitar
Takes over me
The singer gets engrossed in the music being played by the electric guitar
And I feel
The singer experiences certain emotions upon listening to the music played by the electric guitar
Every strum
Refers to every sound produced by the string when plucked
Of the strings
Refers to the guitar strings
It reminds me
The music played by the electric guitar reminds the singer of something
Of all the things
The music played by the electric guitar reminds the singer of various things/experiences
We used to be
The music played by the electric guitar reminds the singer of a past relationship
Can't breathe at all
The singer feels suffocated and overwhelmed by their emotions
Cause you're coming
The person related to the past relationship is somehow still present in the singer's life
Coming through
Refers to the music played by the electric guitar being heard
My speaker
Refers to the device that plays the music
Got me trying
The singer is attempting to connect with the person related to the past relationship
To reach ya
The singer is attempting to communicate with the person related to the past relationship
But I got
However, the singer has to do something else instead
To feature, feature
The singer has to showcase their electric guitar skills instead
My electric guitar
Refers to the instrument that the singer plays
Everytime I'm by you
The singer experiences certain emotions when in close proximity to the person related to the past relationship
Everytime I'm by him
The singer experiences certain emotions when in close proximity to someone else
You're ripping up
The person related to the past relationship is simultaneously 'tearing apart' the singer's emotions and making beautiful music with their electric guitar skills
On the chords
Refers to the player producing different sounds by placing their fingers on different parts of the strings
Playing my heart
The music played on the electric guitar is stirring up strong emotions in the singer
Electric guitar (6x)
Repeats the title of the song multiple times
It kills me
The situation is causing emotional pain to the singer
That I can't be
The singer is unable to be with the person they desire
With you
Refers to the person related to the past relationship
Thought I was the key
The singer was under the impression that they were the solution to the other person's problems
You're playing
Refers to the person related to the past relationship playing music, as well as playing with the singer's emotions
Don't know
The singer is uncertain about the other person's thoughts/feelings
I just gotta be the one
The singer wants to be the most important person in the other person's life
You let bleed out
The other person is responsible for the singer's emotional pain and heartache
Wish I didn't know you
The singer regrets ever meeting the other person
Got me feeling stuck
The situation is making the singer feel trapped and helpless
I can't let you go
The singer is unable to move on from the other person
Just my luck
The singer is unhappy with how things have turned out
Falling down
The singer is emotionally spiraling out of control
Without you
Refers to the person related to the past relationship
Can you pick me up
The singer is asking the other person to help them feel better
And I can get you
The singer is suggesting that they would be able to make the other person feel better as well
Off my head
The singer wants to stop thinking about the other person
I'm losing
The singer is encountering emotional difficulties
My composure
Refers to the ability to maintain a calm demeanor
Oh
An expression of surprise or realization
I can't gain you over
The singer is unable to win over the other person
You must think
The singer is speculating about what the other person might be thinking
That I'm crazy, girl
The singer is acknowledging that they may appear insane to others
Please control me
The singer wants the other person to take control of their emotions
With your melody
The singer finds the other person's music soothing and calming
I'll play it
The singer is willing to play music to make the other person happy
For the world
The singer wants others to hear the music played for the other person
Cause I'm your girl
The singer is conveying their dedication to the other person
And I just wanna hear
The singer simply wants to listen to the other person's music
(So)
An interjection suggesting a strong desire or request
Electric guitar (9x)
Repeats the title of the song multiple times
Contributed by Nora S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Binea21
It's 2021, I'm 30 and this brings back so many good memories of my youth❤️
Stir The Soup 🍜
Same ❤❤❤❤
Warka Ayemi
Its 2022 n i still can't get enough of this song
Galeng Ness
Same here. we were all teens back then hehe. First love and heart break and all that stuff
Pradeep Thakur
@Born Chyne 🤣
Harley Loves
Same here, in my 30’s ❤
Ann Marie Peters
Chris Brown should release this officially; it needs to be on ITunes, Spotify, everywhere. It’s too good, and could revive old music. 2020 y’all :)
Mikey Mikey
Was supposed to feature Rhianna in this track but the conflict happened that’s why it’s not official. Basically only his part got leaked
Estella Rodrica
I am still waiting for it too
Envisioned Performance
He already has!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mCiz-Srscc