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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.

Mía
Chris Brown Lyrics

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oo-ooh
what are u thinking
i know you see your cell-phone blinking
backwards and forwards i'm pacing
tryna figure out why you ain't callin me back

what does it all mean
maybe tryna show me something

but you ain't gotta do it this way(no)
put yourself in my shoes
tell me what would you do!

(CHORUS)
she knows i been hittin her (on the phone)
and i know she'z been gettin it (somethin'z wrong)
could it be that she's with the other dude (from her past)
i know damn well that she ain't
seen her laughin with her girlfriends
lookin at the number talkin bout its him again
i know she better call pretty soon or i'm gonna send
send 'em boys out to find out just why she been M.I.A

(VERSE2)

is it a problem?
and if theres really one im'a solve it
don't know how you handled other dudes, but i'm not them
girl your runnin round got em' thinkin that i can't handle my thang
ooh are you crazy?
did you really think you could play me?
i'm bout to show up on your door step,
you better answer when i knock(knock)
you better be by yourself!!!

(CHORUS)
she knows i been hittin her (on the phone)
and i know she'z been gettin it (somethin'z wrong)
could it be that she's with the other dude (from my past)
i know damn well that she ain't
seen her laughin with her girlfriends
lookin at the number talkin bout its him again
i know she better call pretty soon or i'm gonna send
send 'em boys out to find out just why she been M.I.A

(BRIDGE)
you can't run(cause the boys are gonna find ya)
you can't hide(cause you know i'm right behind ya)
if you tellin the truth,then why you actin like you scared,over there
you can't run(cause the boys are gonna find you you!)
you can't hide(cause you know i'm right behind you you!)
if what you say is true then why you can't call me back baby
baby!yeah,yeah,yeah!!

(chorus)
she knows i been hittin her (on the phone)
and i know she's been gettin it (somethin's wrong)
could it be that she's with the other dude (from my past)
i know damn well that she ain't
seen her laughin with her girlfriends
lookin at the number talkin bout its him again
i know she better call pretty soon or i'm gonna send
send 'em boys out to find out just why she been M.I.A

(TH3 3ND)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Mía" by Chris Brown is about a man who is stressing over a woman he has been trying to call but hasn't picked up, which makes him think that something is up. The man contemplates whether the woman is trying to show him something, and struggles with not knowing what she is thinking. He wonders if she is with another man and is angry at the idea. He then declares that he will not be played by her and threatens to send his friends to find out why she has been missing in action (M.I.A).

In the chorus, he explains that he has been calling her, and he knows something is wrong. He speculates that she may be with another man from her past but claims to know that this is not likely true. He sees her laughing with her friends, and when he calls her, she doesn't pick up.

In the bridge, the man is angry and tells the woman that she cannot hide because he will find her. He wants her to call him back and is frustrated that she hasn't answered his calls. Overall, the song expresses the frustration and anger of a man who is trying to understand his relationship with a woman who seems distant.

Line by Line Meaning

oo-ooh
Chris Brown starts with a non-verbal sound to capture his emotions in the moment.

what are u thinking
Chris asks what's going through his lover's head.

i know you see your cell-phone blinking
Chris is aware that his lover is receiving his calls but not picking up.

backwards and forwards i'm pacing
Chris can't keep still because he's anxious and puzzled.

tryna figure out why you ain't callin me back
Chris is making an effort to understand why he isn't receiving a response.

what does it all mean
Chris battles to come up with a rationale for his lover's silence.

maybe tryna show me something
Chris thinks his lover is giving him a message through her silence.

but you ain't gotta do it this way(no)
Chris wants his lover to find a better way to communicate if she wants to say something.

put yourself in my shoes
Chris tries to relate to his lover's situation to better understand her perspective.

tell me what would you do!
Chris asks his lover to consider his feelings if she was in his place.

she knows i been hittin her (on the phone)
Chris acknowledges that his lover knows he has been trying to reach her.

and i know she'z been gettin it (somethin'z wrong)
Chris is aware that something is off because his lover is not responding as she usually would.

could it be that she's with the other dude (from her past)
Chris considers the possibility of his lover being with someone from her past.

i know damn well that she ain't
Chris is sure that his lover is not with another guy.

seen her laughin with her girlfriends
Chris pictures his lover having fun with her friends while he's worried sick.

lookin at the number talkin bout its him again
Chris imagines his lover seeing his missed calls and having mixed emotions.

i know she better call pretty soon or i'm gonna send
Chris is running out of patience and prepared to take drastic measures.

send 'em boys out to find out just why she been M.I.A
Chris threatens to send someone to investigate his lover's mysterious absence.

is it a problem?
Chris questions if there's an issue or misunderstanding with his lover.

and if there's really one im'a solve it
Chris promises to confront and fix any problems if they exist.

don't know how you handled other dudes, but i'm not them
Chris declares that he's different from other guys his lover may have been with in the past.

girl your runnin round got em' thinkin that i can't handle my thang
Chris feels his lover's action is making him look weak and ineffective in handling their relationship.

ooh are you crazy?
Chris expresses his disbelief at his lover's behavior.

did you really think you could play me?
Chris is suspicious that his lover may be playing games with him.

i'm bout to show up on your door step,
Chris plans to pay his lover an unexpected visit to sort things out.

you better answer when i knock(knock)
Chris warns his lover that he will not take kindly to being ignored when he arrives.

you better be by yourself!!!
Chris is hoping to catch his lover alone when he visits her so they can talk undisturbed.

you can't run (cause the boys are gonna find ya)
Chris reminds his lover that he has people who can locate her wherever she tries to hide.

you can't hide (cause you know i'm right behind ya)
Chris is claiming that he'll track his lover down no matter where she tries to go.

if you tellin the truth, then why you actin like you scared, over there
Chris doubts his lover's truthfulness because he senses fear, which he believes someone who's innocent wouldn't have.

if what you say is true then why you can't call me back baby baby! yeah, yeah, yeah!!
Chris is calling on his lover to provide sensible and straightforward answers if she wants to avoid any further confusion and drama.

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Whoooow
What are you thinking?
I know you see your cell phone blinkin
Backwards and forwards I'm pacing
Trynna firgure out why you ain't calling me back...
What does it all mean? maybe tryin' to show me something
But you ain't gotta do it
This way, noooo
Put yo' self in my shoes tell me, what would you do

[Chorus:]
She knows I been gettin her on the phone
And I know she been gettin it somethings wrong
Could it be that she's with
The other dude from her past
I know damn well that she ain't
She not laughing with her girlfriends
Left a number talking bout the same again
I'm going to find out just what she's been M.I.A.

[Verse 2:]
Is there a problem
And if it's really one I'm a solve it
Don't know how you handeled other dudes but I'm not them
Girl you run around got em thinking that I
Can't handle my thing
Oeh, are you crazy did you really think you could play me?
I'm bout to show up on your door step
You better answer when I, knock knock
You better be by yourself

[Chorus:]
She knows I been gettin her on the phone
And I know she been gettin it somethings wrong
Could it be that she's with
The other dude from her past
I know damn well that she ain't
She not laughing with her girlfriends
Left a number talking bout the same again
Said I'm going to find out just what she's been M.I.A.

[Bridge:]
You can't run (cause the boy he gonna find ya girl)
You can't hide (cause you know I'm right behind ya girl)
If you tellin' the truth
Then why you actin like you're scared? over there
You can't run (cause the boy he gonna find ya oh)
You can't hide (cause you know I'm right behind you oow)
If what you say is true
Than why you can't call me back baby, baby, yeahehe

[Chorus:]
She knows I been gettin her on the phone
And I know she been gettin it somethings wrong
Could it be that she's with
The other dude from her past
I know damn well that she ain't
She not laughing with her girlfriends
Left a number talking bout the same again
Said I'm going to find out just what she's been M.I.A.