Early life
David Archuleta was born to Jeff Archuleta and Lupe Marie, a salsa singer and dancer from Honduras. Archuleta has four siblings. Archuleta's family moved to the Salt Lake Valley, to the city of Sandy, Utah, when Archuleta was six. He was raised in Murray, Utah after moving there when he was 6 years old.
Archuleta started singing at age six, inspired by a Les Misérables video. "That musical is what started all of this," he said. He started performing publicly at age 10 when he participated in the Utah Talent Competition singing "I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton; he received a standing ovation and won the Child Division.
Archuleta was inspired by watching both Tamyra Gray and Kelly Clarkson to "see what performing and really getting into a song was like" during the beginning weeks of the premiere season of American Idol. He later made his television debut, at eleven years old, singing "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" on a Jenny Jones show for future Latino stars alongside season one finalist A.J. Gil. Through A.J. Gil he was able to meet and sing for Gray who had sung the song on American Idol as well as Clarkson (that year's winner) and Justin Guarini (the runner up).
Musical influences
Archuleta's mother is from Honduras, and much of the music he listened to as a child was Latin-influenced including watching his mom sing at events with her sisters. She also "was big on dancing" according to Archuleta, and would "make" him dance to traditional music with his older sister. He also listened to jazz music, he said, from his father's collection as well as gospel, pop, rock and "soulful music." In a later interview, he revealed that his father was a jazz musician. Archuleta also said he enjoys Broadway musicals.
On his American Idol "Fast Facts" page, Archuleta cites his musical influences as Natalie Cole, Stevie Wonder, Kirk Franklin and Bryan Adams. When asked to list his top pop artists, he cited Natasha Bedingfield, Natalie Cole, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Bryan Adams, Kirk Franklin, and Robbie Williams. Like Elliot Yamin and another singer he admires, John Mayer, Archuleta tries to infuse his pop selections with a soulful vibe.
Star Search
In 2003, at age 12, Archuleta sang on several episodes of the television show Star Search. He ended up as the Junior Vocal Champion on Star Search 2. On one episode, he sang against then-11-year-old Alexandréa Lushington, who also became a "top 20" semi-finalist on American Idol alongside Archuleta. Around the second year of being on Star Search he started focusing on the lyrics, "I didn't even pay attention to the lyrics when I was 12, 13".
Archuleta's competing on Star Search led to appearances on The Jenny Jones Show and CBS' The Early Show, and meeting the finalists from American Idol's first season, for whom he performed a spontaneous a cappella rendition of "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" from Dreamgirls, and received enthusiastic praise from Season 1 winner Kelly Clarkson. The year after Star Search he found out he had partial vocal paralysis but declined risky surgery and has said he feels he is almost fully recovered. He limited his singing for specific occasions like Stadium of Fire, the Independence Day celebration at Brigham Young University Stadium.
American Idol
Archuleta won his ticket to the Hollywood final auditions (with a performance of John Mayer's "Waiting on the World to Change") with the help of idol judge, Randy Jackson, who sang the background "waiting" in the song. (at the San Diego tryouts held at Qualcomm Stadium July 30 and July 31, 2007) He was 16 during the Hollywood auditions (where he sang Bryan Adams' "Heaven" and Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" to unanimous praise) and because he was not yet 18, had to attend school while a part of American Idol's seventh season. His parents were there because he was a minor. Archuleta also took advantage of the decision to allow contestants to play musical instruments when he accompanied himself on piano for his performances of "Another Day in Paradise" and "Angels."
A Los Angeles Times article speculated why Archuleta avoided singing the first verse of "Imagine": because "of his religion (Mormonism), he's unlikely to espouse the song's agnostic ideal . . . with the line about 'no religion too.'" Archuleta did, however, sing the entire song on Good Things Utah when he was 13. During his first performance of Imagine on American Idol, when asked by judge Randy Jackson why he didn't sing the first verse, Archuleta said the third verse was his favorite because it has "a great message."
In the finale he sang "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me," "In This Moment" and "Imagine." Judge Simon Cowell declared that Archuleta won the evening and even David Cook, who ultimately won, thought Archuleta would win: "I have to concede it, the kid came out all three songs and nailed it," said Cook. In the final tally, Archuleta received 44 percent of the votes. During the finale show, both Archuleta and fellow finalist Cook appeared in separate but nearly identical commercials for the game franchise Guitar Hero, mimicking a Tom Cruise scene from Risky Business.
A Little Too Not Over You
David Archuleta Lyrics
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It never crossed my mind at all
It's what I tell myself
What we had has come and gone
You're better off with someone else
It's for the best, I know it is
But I see you
What I feel inside
And I turn around
You're with him now
I just can't figure it out
Tell me why you're so hard to forget
Don't remind me, I'm not over it
Tell me why I can't seem to face the truth
I'm just a little too not over you
Not over you
Memories, supposed to fade
What's wrong with my heart?
Shake it off, let it go
Didn't think it'd be this hard
Should be strong, movin' on
But I see you
Sometimes I try to hide
What I feel inside
And I turn around
You're with him now
I just can't figure it out
Tell me why you're so hard to forget
Don't remind me, I'm not over it
Tell me why I can't seem to face the truth
I'm just a little too not over you
Maybe I regret everything I said
No way to take it all back, yeah
Now I'm on my own
How I let you go, I'll never understand
I'll never understand, yeah, oohh
Oohhh, oohhh, oohhhh
Oohhh, ooohhhh, oohhh
Tell me why you're so hard to forget
Don't remind me, I'm not over it
Tell me why I can't seem to face the truth
I'm just a little too not over you
Tell me why you're so hard to forget.
Don't remind me, I'm not over it
Tell me why I can't seem to face the truth
And I really don't know what to do
I'm just a little too not over you
Not over you, oohhh
The lyrics of David Archuleta’s “A Little Too Not Over You” depict the singer struggling to move on from a past relationship. He admits that he had convinced himself that he was over his ex, but seeing her with someone else brings back all the memories and feelings he had tried to bury. The singer questions why his ex is so hard to forget and why he can’t seem to face the reality that the relationship is over.
The chorus of the song is an admission of the singer’s inability to move on from his ex-girlfriend. He knows that he should be over her and he’s tried to get over her, but he can’t shake off the memories and feelings he has. He even goes so far as to question whether he should have said and done things differently in their relationship in order to keep her.
Overall, “A Little Too Not Over You” is a powerful and emotional ballad about the difficulties of letting go of past relationships despite one’s best efforts.
Line by Line Meaning
Oohhhh oh, oh
An emotional opening, conveying without words that the singer is struggling with intense feelings.
It never crossed my mind at all
The end of the relationship was unexpected or unforeseen.
It's what I tell myself
The singer is trying to convince themselves that the breakup was the right thing to do.
What we had has come and gone
The relationship is in the past, and the artist understands that it's over.
You're better off with someone else
The artist believes that their former partner is happier with someone else.
It's for the best, I know it is
The singer acknowledges that the end of the relationship was necessary for the well-being of everyone involved.
But I see you
Despite trying not to think about their ex, the singer is still reminded of them sometimes.
Sometimes I try to hide
The artist tries to conceal their feelings when they see their ex.
What I feel inside
The strong emotions the artist experiences when reminded of their ex.
And I turn around
The artist tries to avoid confronting their feelings by turning away from their ex.
You're with him now
The ex is now with someone else, intensifying the singer's feelings of heartbreak and confusion.
I just can't figure it out
The artist is struggling to understand why their ex has moved on and they have not.
Tell me why you're so hard to forget
The singer is struggling to move on, and their ex is a big part of the reason why.
Don't remind me, I'm not over it
The singer is asking their ex not to do things that remind them of the relationship and the pain of the breakup.
Tell me why I can't seem to face the truth
The singer is having trouble accepting that the relationship is really over.
I'm just a little too not over you
The artist is still deeply affected by the end of the relationship, even though they know they should move on.
Memories, supposed to fade
The artist is surprised that memories of their ex are still very strong, even though they expected the memories to fade over time.
What's wrong with my heart?
The singer is questioning why they are having such a hard time moving on from the relationship.
Shake it off, let it go
The singer is trying to convince themselves to move on and not dwell on the relationship anymore.
Didn't think it'd be this hard
The artist didn't expect to have such a hard time moving on from the relationship.
Should be strong, movin' on
The artist knows they should be strong and move on, but they're having trouble doing so.
Maybe I regret everything I said
The artist is reflecting on things they said in the relationship and wondering if they should have said something differently.
No way to take it all back, yeah
The singer knows they can't change the past and wishes they could have done things differently.
Now I'm on my own
The artist is single now and trying to navigate life without their ex.
How I let you go, I'll never understand
The singer is still struggling to come to terms with the end of the relationship and can't believe they let their ex go.
I'll never understand, yeah, oohh
The singer is resigned to the fact that they may never fully understand why the relationship ended.
Tell me why you're so hard to forget.
Reprise of an earlier line, highlighting how central the ex is to the singer's thoughts and feelings.
And I really don't know what to do
The artist feels stuck and doesn't know how to move on from the relationship.
Not over you, oohhh
Reprise of the chorus, expressing the emotional heart of the song.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Matthew R. T. Gerrard, Robert S. Nevil, David Archuleta, Michael Krompass
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Cik Zxaaty
2021 and still this is one of the best songs during my highschool year until now 🥰
Forever Student
Ha'ah apalagi dianya udah nikah awokawok
Haziq Ariffin
Betul tu
Jonsilver MT
utk komen ni sy subs kt kak
Vanessa Hipolito
@Forever Student to the
Adrian Tong
his songs are really good, even though people forgot about him.
R MH
I wish he'd returned to music after his missionary work. : (
mochi n tea
@R MH he did...
Farhan Norbik Bashah
This song really hits me. Not even a second, it's really hard to forget about my ex. Reminiscing all those loveable memories we had, but I just don't understand why she had to do that. Maybe I'm not perfect enough for her, but deep inside, my heart is always here for her. For now, she and I are only friends. And I try to keep it that way. Although the progress is a bit slow, I must accept the fact that she is only a friend, not more than that.
Dewi ayu Wangi
Hayy