Simpson began to record songs in his bedroom during the summer of 2009 on YouTube, performing Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours", "Cry Me a River" by Justin Timberlake, and his own songs, "One" and "Perfect". He was subsequently discovered on YouTube by Shawn Campbell, a Grammy-nominated record producer who has produced for Jay-Z and other artists and moved to the US in June 2010 to sign with Atlantic Records. His debut single, iYiYi (featuring. Flo Rida), was released in June 2010 and peaked in the top 20 in Australia and top 30 in New Zealand.
Simpson released two studio albums with Atlantic Records, Paradise (2012), and Surfers Paradise (2013), before departing the label due to creative differences in August 2014. His first independent release, 2015's Free, marked a shift from his teen pop music to a more acoustic rock singer/songwriter sound. In 2017 he formed a band called Cody Simpson and the Tide, and released the blues and surf-rock influenced EPs Wave One (2018) and Wave Two (2019) before splitting in 2019.
In 2019, Simpson returned to solo work, releasing the single Golden Thing on 18 October, a song he wrote about his then-girlfriend Miley Cyrus.
In December 2020, Simpson revealed on Instagram that he had qualified for the Australian Olympic trials in the 100m butterfly, but failed to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics after finishing in 8th place in the trails in Adelaide in June 2021. He is currently training to make the 2024 Paris Olympics.
On 25 January 2022, Simpson released his first single in more than two years, Nice To Meet You, the first single off his upcoming 4th studio album, due to be released in early 2022.
Evenings in London
Cody Simpson Lyrics
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Looking through my call log,
All I see is your name there
I wish I could just call you
I've been overseas too long
Hope you ain't gonna go try
To find yourself a new guy
And I've been thinkin so much
Nights in Paris used to feel so right
Rather stay in my hotel talk to you all night
Evenings in London
Never felt so sad
I wish you were here to share these days so bad
Oh
The life we chose we're never together
And never together but always and forever
Mornings in Rome
Yeah you should be here too
And even in London
I'll always be faithful
Ohh, yeaah, yeah.
Text you an x-o
From my hotel in Melbourne
So busy here in Melbourne
I never have the time to kick it no more
My flight's in the morning
But is it really so important
The jet setter life I'm leadin'
Should I be coming home to you
Time Square New York
Used to feel so bright
Rather stay in my hotel
And talk to you all night
Evenings in London
Never felt so sad
I wish you were here
To share these days so bad
Oh
The life we chose we're never together
And never together but always and forever
Mornings in Rome
Yeah you should be here too
Even in London
I'll always be faithful
I never stop thinking 'bout how I miss ya too much
And how I don't kiss you enough,
I know that
I don't think I'm conscious of the monsters in the basement till I
Vacation and it all goes bad
But damn it's all good
Babe I just landed oh yeah I just landed
You need to come over cause babe I just landed
How 'bout I text you what time you should be here
Text me right back okay as soon as you're leavin'
I need you right now,
Are you down to come chill with me,
Ain't no other city that I'd rather be
Just like all these beaches were made just for me
Forgot to bring your present back I'm ashamed
Bet you'd love that ring engraved with your name
But evenings in London they all felt the same
You texted me all week oh girl please explain
You findin it hard getting used to my fame
Crushing that mixture,
I've been going crazy girl knowing how I missed ya
Knowing how he kissed you
Oh damn I can't believe you.
Oh, oh, oh, oh
In the song "Evenings in London," Cody Simpson expresses his longing for a girl back home while he travels the world. He begins by looking at his call log and seeing her name, which makes him wish he could call her. Being away from her for so long makes him worried that she might find someone else. He reminisces about how nights in Paris used to make him feel alive, but now they just make him want to talk to her all night. Evenings in London used to be exciting, but now they just make him feel sad and miss her even more. He wishes she was there to share these experiences with him.
In the second verse, Simpson describes his jaunts around the world. He thinks about her even in exciting cities like Rome and Time Square and wishes she was there to experience them with him. He acknowledges that they lead separate lives and are never together, but they will always be faithful to each other. He misses her terribly, but the busy life of a jet-setter makes it hard for him to find time to connect with her. However, he is desperate to see her and invites her to visit him, promising that there is nowhere he'd rather be than with her.
The song is a heartbreaking ode to the difficulties of long-distance relationships and the pain of being so far away from someone you love. Simpson's vulnerability and raw emotion come through in the lyrics, touching listeners who can relate to the sentiment.
Line by Line Meaning
I Like this right here, (yeah)
I am feeling content in this moment
Looking through my call log,
All I see is your name there
I wish I could just call you
I've been overseas too long
Hope you ain't gonna go try
To find yourself a new guy
And I've been thinkin so much
That imma call you anyway and say
I miss my significant other and hope they haven't moved on. I want to call them and express my feelings
Nights in Paris used to feel so right
Rather stay in my hotel talk to you all night
Evenings in London
Never felt so sad
I wish you were here to share these days so bad
Oh
I used to enjoy being alone in Paris, talking to my significant other all night. However, being alone in London is causing me sadness and I wish they were here with me
The life we chose we're never together
And never together but always and forever
Mornings in Rome
Yeah you should be here too
And even in London
I'll always be faithful
Ohh, yeaah, yeah.
Our chosen lifestyles keep us physically apart, but I will always be faithful. I wish you were with me in Rome and in London
Text you an x-o
From my hotel in Melbourne
So busy here in Melbourne
I never have the time to kick it no more
My flight's in the morning
But is it really so important
The jet setter life I'm leadin'
Should I be coming home to you
I send you a virtual kiss while I am in Melbourne, but I am too busy with my jet setter lifestyle. Should I prioritize coming home to you?
Time Square New York
Used to feel so bright
Rather stay in my hotel
And talk to you all night
Evenings in London
Never felt so sad
I wish you were here
To share these days so bad
Oh
I used to enjoy the bright lights of New York, but now I'd rather stay in and talk to you. Being alone in London is causing me sadness again
I never stop thinking 'bout how I miss ya too much
And how I don't kiss you enough,
I know that
I don't think I'm conscious of the monsters in the basement till I
Vacation and it all goes bad
But damn it's all good
Babe I just landed oh yeah I just landed
You need to come over cause babe I just landed
How 'bout I text you what time you should be here
Text me right back okay as soon as you're leavin'
I need you right now,
Are you down to come chill with me,
Ain't no other city that I'd rather be
Just like all these beaches were made just for me
Forgot to bring your present back I'm ashamed
Bet you'd love that ring engraved with your name
But evenings in London they all felt the same
You texted me all week oh girl please explain
You findin it hard getting used to my fame
Crushing that mixture,
I've been going crazy girl knowing how I missed ya
Knowing how he kissed you
Oh damn I can't believe you.
I can't stop thinking about missing you and how much I love you. I don't realize my worries until I'm on vacation and it all comes crashing down. I wish you were here with me. I forgot to bring back your gift and feel ashamed. I wonder if you're struggling to adjust to my fame. I've been going crazy thinking about how much I miss you and knowing someone else has been kissing you. I can't believe it
Contributed by Sophia C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@giovannamaciel6431
Yeah
Looking through my call log
All I see is your name there
I wish I could just call you
I’ve been overseas too long
I hope you aren’t goning go try
To find yourself a new guy
And I’ve been thinking so much
That I'm a call you anyway and say…
Nights in Paris used to feel so right
[Chorus]
Rather stay in my hotel talk to you all night
Evenings in London never felt so sad
I wish you were here to share these days so bad
Oh
Yeah
The life we chose, we're never together
Never together but always and forever
The mornings in Rome, yeah you should be here too
And even in London, I’ll always be faithful
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Woah
Yea-a-a-a-a-a-ah
Yeah
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[Verse 2]
I text you an ‘xo
From my hotel in Melbourne
So busy here in Melbourne
I never have the time to kick it no more
My flight's in the morning
But is it really so important?
Jet-setter life I’m leading
Til I’ll be coming home to you
Times square, New York
Used to feel so bright
[Chorus]
[Verse 3 Rap : Cody]
I've never stopped thinking about how I miss you so much
And how I don’t kiss you enough I know that
I don’t think I'm conscious of the monsters
In the basement til I vacation, then it all goes bad
But damn it’s all good, Babe I just landed
Ooh yeah I just landed
You need to come over because babe I just landed
How about I text you what time you should be here?
Text me right back yeah as soon as you’re leaving
I need you right now, are you down to come chill with me?
Isn't no other city that I’d rather be
It’s like all these beaches were made just for me
Forgot to bring your present back, I’m ashamed
Bet you'd love that ring, engraved with your name
The evening in London, they all felt the same
Been texting me all week, oh girl, please explain
Your finding it hard getting used to my fame?
Crushing that mixture
I’ve been going crazy girl, knowing how he missed you
Knowing how he kissed you
Oh damn, I can’t believe you
Oh-oh-oh..oh-oh-oh
@lianepereira4639
2020 and this is still one of my fav songs ever
@kirstikviteng501
Same
@kirstikviteng501
*now 2021 <3
@selinasa5051
2022 <3
@JCB16328
2023 :)
@mayahampton3325
@@JCB16328 listening in June 2023. Recently I've noticed myself singing random lyrics from this song several times. Eleven years later and it's still an awesome song 🎵.
@alimrts
I used to listen to this 4 times per day, now years later I'm back and it's still great
@vanessap3312
Me too
@brookefesta
Ok this version is still really great.
@Enyeno94420
2021 and i still can't get over this cover