Gareth Paul Gates (born July 12, 1984, Bradford, United Kingdom) is a Briti… Read Full Bio ↴Gareth Paul Gates (born July 12, 1984, Bradford, United Kingdom) is a British pop singer who shot to fame in 2002 when he came second in the television talent show Pop Idol. A year earlier, he also appeared in the televised talent show Steps to the Stars presented by Claire Richards and Ian Watkins (known as H) from the pop group Steps.

Despite not winning the competition, he was soon signed up with Simon Cowell's record label BMG, alongside the Pop Idol winner, Will Young. (Cowell had been one of the Pop Idol judges, and had been notorious for his harsh criticisms of many of the contestants.) His first single, a cover of Unchained Melody, entered the UK Top 40 at number one, knocking Will Young's first single - the double A-sided "Evergreen"/"Anything is Possible" - off the top of the chart (as Young's single was intended for the winner of Pop Idol Gates also recorded versions of both songs, which were used as B-sides for Unchained Melody). These were possibly the fastest covers, having been released only three weeks after Will Young's record breaking versions. The single was voted 2002's Record of the Year by ITV viewers.

With The Kumars, Gates sang the 2003 Comic Relief charity single, "Spirit In The Sky", another cover of an old song. This was also a new entry at number one, and stayed there for two weeks. He also appeared in the charity's Celebrity Driving School.

Gareth also suffers from a stammer, but with the help of the McGuire program he has almost overcome it. He now works with the McGuire program passing on the things he has learnt to others suffering from stammers.

In 2002, Smash Hits magazine dedicated the 7th of November as International Gareth Day for his fans. On this day, fans around the world light candles and pay homage to the singer.

Gareth infamously lost his virginity in a London hotel to glamour model Jordan who was pregnant at the time. Despite initially denying the incident, he later admitted the affair.

The first single from Gates' third album was "Changes" which was released on 9 April 2007. The single peaked at Number 14. A second single, "Angel on My Shoulder", was released on 18 June 2007, peaking at Number 22. Both singles remained in the UK Top 40 for only one week. Gates' third album, Pictures of the Other Side, was released on 25 June 2007. It proved to be Gates' lowest selling album to date and spent only two weeks on the UK album chart, entering at Number 23 before falling to Number 66 the following week, then dropping out of the chart altogether.

SELF CONTROL
Gareth Gates Lyrics

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Oh it's a sweet sensation
You're my one temptation
I never felt before
I feel a strong attraction
A strange reaction
It leaves me wanting more

I'm outta my mind

I'm outta my head
I'm loosing my heart
I'm easily led
Like nothing before
As good as it gets
You're making me hot
You're making me sweat

I've got no, no self-control
When I'm with you
Oh, what I'll give you baby
I've got no, no self-control
When I'm around you
I'm loosing it all for you

I'm under no illusion
I'm in such confusion
I can't help myself
I think I need protection
From a deep affection
Don't want nobody else

I'm falling apart
I want you to know
The more you resist
The deeper I go
The longer I wait
The weaker I get
You're making me hot
You're making me sweat

I've got no, no self-control
When I'm with you
Oh, what I'll give you baby
I've got no, no self-control
When I'm around you
I'm loosing it all my…

I've got no, no self-control
When I'm with you
Oh, what I'll give you baby
I've got no, no self-control
When I'm around you
I'm losing my head now baby, baby

I'm outta my mind
I'm outta my head
I'm loosing my heart
I'm easily led
Like nothing before
As good as it gets
You're making me hot
You're making me sweat

I've got no, no self-control
When I'm with you
Oh, what I'll give you baby
I've got no, no self-control
When I'm around you
I'm loosing it all my…

I've got no, no self-control
When I'm with you
Oh, what I'll give you baby
I've got no, no self-control
When I'm around you
I'm loosing it all for you
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Oh it's a sweet sensation
You're my one temptation
I never felt before
I feel a strong attraction
A strange reaction
It leaves me wanting more

I'm outta my mind
I'm outta my head
I'm losing my heart
I'm easily led
Like nothing before
As good as it gets
You're making me hot
You're making me sweat

I've got no, no self-control
When I'm with you
Oh, what I'll give you baby
I've got no, no self-control
When I'm around you
I'm losing it all for you

I'm under no illusion
I'm in such confusion
I can't help myself
I think I need protection
From a deep affection
Don't want nobody else

I'm falling apart
I want you to know
The more you resist
The deeper I go
The longer I wait
The weaker I get
You're making me hot
You're making me sweat

I've got no, no self-control
When I'm with you
Oh, what I'll give you baby
I've got no, no self-control
When I'm around you
I'm losing it all my…

I've got no, no self-control
When I'm with you
Oh, what I'll give you baby
I've got no, no self-control
When I'm around you
I'm losing my head now baby, baby

I'm outta my mind
I'm outta my head
I'm losing my heart
I'm easily led
Like nothing before
As good as it gets
You're making me hot
You're making me sweat

I've got no, no self-control
When I'm with you
Oh, what I'll give you baby
I've got no, no self-control
When I'm around you
I'm losing it all my…

I've got no, no self-control
When I'm with you
Oh, what I'll give you baby
I've got no, no self-control

When I'm around you
I'm losing it all for you

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Gareth Gates's song "Self Control" describe the singer's intense feelings of passion and desire for someone he is with. He explains that he has never before experienced this level of attraction and that it leaves him wanting more. He admits that he has no self-control when he is with this person and that he is easily led, even though he knows that he should resist.

The chorus of the song repeats the idea that the singer lacks self-control when he is around this person, and that he is willing to give them everything he has to offer. He acknowledges that he is falling apart and that he is weak when it comes to this person's influence over him.

The bridge of the song adds some depth to the lyrics, as the singer reveals that he is in confusion and that he thinks he needs protection from this person's deep affection. He also states that he doesn't want anyone else, signaling a possible shift from casual desire to a deeper emotional attachment.

Overall, "Self Control" is a song about the overpowering nature of desire and the struggle to maintain control in the face of intense attraction.

Line by Line Meaning

Oh it's a sweet sensation
The feeling of being close to you is so pleasurable

You're my one temptation
I can't resist you, you're the only thing I desire

I never felt before
I've never experienced this kind of desire before

I feel a strong attraction
I'm drawn to you in a powerful way

A strange reaction
My feelings for you are intense and unusual

It leaves me wanting more
Being with you just makes me want to be with you even more

I'm outta my mind
I'm not thinking clearly because of how much I want you

I'm outta my head
My desire for you is so intense that it's clouding my judgment

I'm losing my heart
My feelings for you are so strong that I'm giving my heart to you

I'm easily led
My attraction to you is so powerful that you can make me do anything

Like nothing before
I've never felt this kind of desire or attraction in my life

As good as it gets
Being with you is the best feeling in the world

You're making me hot
Just being near you is causing me to feel intense physical desire

You're making me sweat
My desire for you is causing my body to react physically

I've got no, no self-control
I'm completely under your spell and unable to resist you

When I'm with you
My lack of self-control only happens when I'm near you

Oh, what I'll give you baby
I'm willing to do anything for you, no matter the cost

When I'm around you
Even being in the same room as you is enough to make me lose control

I'm losing it all for you
My desire for you is so strong, that I'm willing to lose everything else for you

I'm under no illusion
I know that I'm completely infatuated with you and not thinking clearly

I'm in such confusion
My feelings for you have left me in a state of disorientation and uncertainty

I can't help myself
My attraction towards you is so strong that I'm unable to control my actions

I think I need protection
I know that my feelings for you are dangerous and I need to protect myself

From a deep affection
My feelings for you are not just superficial, they're intense and all-consuming

Don't want nobody else
I don't want anyone else but you, even though I know it's not healthy

I'm falling apart
My desire for you is causing me to emotionally unravel

I want you to know
I need you to understand how much you're affecting me

The more you resist
The more you push me away, the stronger my desire for you becomes

The deeper I go
The more I fall for you, the deeper my feelings become and the harder it is to control them

The longer I wait
The longer I'm away from you, the more intense my desire for you becomes

The weaker I get
My lack of self-control and my desire for you are making me emotionally weak

I'm losing my head now baby, baby
My attraction to you is causing me to lose focus and abandon reason

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BARRY STONE, JULIAN STEPHEN GINGELL, ROBERT BERKELEY DAVIS

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

安倍たくや

7y↑7

I'm into sweet sensations
you're my one temptation
I've never felt before
I feel a strong attraction
a strange reaction
that leaves me wanting more

I'm outta my mind
I'm outta my head
I'm losing my heart
I'm easily lead
like nothing before
as good as it gets
you're making me hot
you're making me sweat

I got no no self control
when I'm with you
oh what I give you
baby
I got no no self control
when I'm round you I'm losing it all for you

I'm under no illusion
I'm a search confusion
I cant help myself
I think I need protection
from a deep affection
don't want nobody else

I'm falling apart
I want you to know
the more you resist
the deeper I go
the longer I wait
the weaker I get
you're making me hot
you're making me sweat

I got no no self control
when I'm with you
oh what I give you
baby
I got no no self control
when I'm round you I'm losing it all

I got no no self control
when I'm with you
oh what I give you
baby
I got no no self control
when I'm round you I'm losing my head now

baby baby

I'm outta my mind
I'm outta my head
I'm losing my heart
I'm easily lead
like nothing before
as good as it gets
you're making me hot
you're making me sweat

I got no no self control
when I'm with you
oh what I give you
baby
I got no no self control
when I'm round you I'm losing it all now

I got no no self control
when I'm with you
oh what I give you
baby
I got no no self control
when I'm round you I'm losing it all for you

All comments from YouTube:

Siren Lucy

3y↑2

This song is playing in my head anytime I‘m in the sweets / candy section in the supermarket.

Especially when I look at all the chocolate 🍫...

Levi Man

6y↑7

люблю эту песню

安倍たくや

7y↑7

CK21messymonsters

11y↑2

Oh my gosh, I love this, I used to have the biggest crush on him. Cried my eyes out when he gave another girl his hankey at his concert :(. Good old days :) xx