"Found Out About You" reached #25 on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it the second single from the album (after "Hey Jealousy") to enter the top 40. The song found the most success in Canada, where it reached #3 on the RPM Top Singles chart. Elsewhere, the song barely reached the top 40 in the United Kingdom and peaked at #94 on Australia's ARIA Singles Chart in September 1994.
Found Out About You
Gin Blossoms Lyrics
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I was your and you were mine forget it all
Is there a line that I could write
Sad enough to make you cry
All the lines you wrote to me were lies
The months roll past the love that you struck dead
Did you love me? Only in my head.
Things you said and did to me
The love I thought I'd won you give for free
Whispers at the bus stop
Well I heard about nights at the school yard
I found out about you
Rumours follow everywhere you go
And when you left I was last to know
You're famous now and there's no doubt
In all the places you hang out
They know your name and know what you're about
Whispers at the bus stop
I heard about nights out in the school yard
I found out about you
I found out about you
Street lights blink on through the car window
I get the time too often on AM radio
You know it's all I think about
I write your name drive past your house
Your boyfriend's over I watch your lights go out
Whispers at the bus stop
I heard about nights out in the school yard
I found out about you
The Gin Blossoms' "Found Out About You" is a chronicle of love and heartbreak. The opening verse talks about a relationship that may have existed, but the singer is unsure if it really did. The lines "All last summer in case you don't recall/I was your and you were mine forget it all" suggest that the singer wants to forget about the relationship, but they can't. They ask if there is a sad enough line to make their former lover cry, but they feel like all the lines written to them were lies. This suggests that the singer is hurt by the breakup and feels like they were not treated honestly.
The chorus reinforces the idea of a public betrayal as the singer discovered rumors about their former lover through whispers at the bus stop. They say they were the last to know, and it was a public knowledge thing. The verse shows that the singer's former lover is famous and known wherever they go, with people knowing what they're all about. The singer is hurt by the rumors and wants to forget their former love but can't, as they still think of them constantly.
The final verse provides more details and suggests that the singer is stalker-like in their behavior. They drive past their ex's house, writing their name constantly, and keeping tabs on their goings-on. In the end, the singer is still struggling to come to terms with a broken relationship, despite the famousness of their partner.
Line by Line Meaning
All last summer in case you don't recall
I remember our summer together, but it seems you don't.
I was your and you were mine forget it all
We were in a relationship, but it's over now, so let's move on.
Is there a line that I could write
I want to find the perfect phrase to express my emotions to you.
Sad enough to make you cry
A line that's powerful enough to make you feel my pain.
All the lines you wrote to me were lies
You said things to me that weren't true.
The months roll past the love that you struck dead
As time passes, I realize that our love is gone.
Did you love me? Only in my head.
I'm starting to think that you never loved me, and my feelings were one-sided.
Things you said and did to me
Your words and actions influenced me greatly.
Seemed to come so easily
It felt like you didn't have to try to make me feel good.
The love I thought I'd won you give for free
I thought I had to work hard to get your love, but you give it to others easily.
Whispers at the bus stop
People are talking about you behind your back.
Well I heard about nights at the school yard
There's gossip about you doing things at school.
I found out about you
I learned the truth about you and who you really are.
Rumours follow everywhere you go
Gossip seems to be attached to you wherever you go.
And when you left I was last to know
You broke up with me, and I was the last one to find out.
You're famous now and there's no doubt
You're becoming well known, and everyone knows who you are now.
In all the places you hang out
Everywhere you go, people recognize you.
They know your name and know what you're about
People not only know your name, but they also understand your personality and reputation.
Street lights blink on through the car window
As I drive, I notice the street lights turning on and off through my car window.
I get the time too often on AM radio
Whenever I listen to the radio, I always hear the time announced.
You know it's all I think about
You're constantly on my mind, and I can't stop thinking about you.
I write your name drive past your house
I drive past your house and write your name as a reminder of you.
Your boyfriend's over I watch your lights go out
Your current partner is spending the night, and I watch your lights turn off as a symbol of our past love.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: DOUG HOPKINS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@wildmercuryfilms
You’re EXACTLY CORRECT.
Nirvana kicked in the door for Guitar-Pop.
Before 1991, and Nirvana, POP was NOT Guitar-Pop.
Rather, POP was synthesizer-Pop, like Madonna, Michael Jackson, Prince, etc.
From 1991-1998, POP was Guitar-Pop, like Counting Crows, Sheryl Crow, Gin Blossoms, Alanis Morrissette, Dave Matthews, Live, Toad The Wet Sprocket, Goo Goo Dolls, Better Than Ezra, Weezer, Green Day, etc etc.
Synthesizer-Pop disappeared from The Radio & MTV, thank God.
Unfortunately, it returned around 2000, with the advent of ‘80’s Nostalgia.
Then, SADLY, awful ‘80’s “music” came back again.
@MayLily
This song came out at the height of grunge. The 90's really gave us so many good alternative rock music options.
@wildmercuryfilms
You’re EXACTLY CORRECT.
Nirvana kicked in the door for Guitar-Pop.
Before 1991, and Nirvana, POP was NOT Guitar-Pop.
Rather, POP was synthesizer-Pop, like Madonna, Michael Jackson, Prince, etc.
From 1991-1998, POP was Guitar-Pop, like Counting Crows, Sheryl Crow, Gin Blossoms, Alanis Morrissette, Dave Matthews, Live, Toad The Wet Sprocket, Goo Goo Dolls, Better Than Ezra, Weezer, Green Day, etc etc.
Synthesizer-Pop disappeared from The Radio & MTV, thank God.
Unfortunately, it returned around 2000, with the advent of ‘80’s Nostalgia.
Then, SADLY, awful ‘80’s “music” came back again.
@petraforza3137
Nirvana? 'll agree with you on Michael Jackson and MaDonna, but not Prince. You, obviously, aren't old enough to appreciate the genius he still is.
@MrBetoramirez
definitivamente
@davidplantz2112
Guitar pop existed in the 80s. In some ways, Gin Blossoms and Toad the Wet Sprocket are just extensions of the college rock and jangle pop bands from the 80s.
REM and U2 are the ones most Americans know, but there’s some excellent guitar pop from The Smiths, Stone Roses, Smithereens, Ocean Blue, Railway Children, 10,000 Maniacs, The Church, House of Love, etc, that all got played along with the synth pop / new wave stuff like The Cure, Depeche Mode, New Order, etc.
The Gin Blossoms’ and/or their producers were extremely smart to pivot away from chorused guitar and into mild distortion, which is what allowed them to compliment the grunge music of the time, while still having pop sensibilities.
There’s another jangle band, Riverside (Not the prog rock band), that came out around the same time as ‘New Miserable Experience’. The songs are awesome and extremely hooky, but the guitars are chorused (Like the 80s) instead of distorted (Like the 90s). If the producers had slightly “grunged” them, we might be talking about them in the same context today.
@Los_Santos1985
Cagou pelas mãos, parabéns!!!@@wildmercuryfilms
@bleep77
There are certain 90’s songs that give me an overwhelmingly painful and bittersweet sense of nostalgia. This is definitely one of them.
@HandleThiSS88
I feel ya
@katyobrien3773
So much yes
@travis1190
Very much!