Glee featured multiple major and secondary roles who have contributed vocals to the show: Lea Michele, Matthew Morrison, Dianna Agron, Cory Monteith, Amber Riley, Chris Colfer, Mark Salling, Jenna Ushkowitz, Kevin McHale, Naya Rivera, Heather Morris, Jayma Mays, Jane Lynch, Chord Overstreet, Darren Criss, Harry Shum, Jr., Damian McGinty, Vanessa Lengies, Samuel Larsen, Blake Jenner, Alex Newell, Melissa Benoist, Jacob Artist, and Dean Geyer. Numerous special guests have also featured on tracks, including Jonathan Groff, Kristin Chenoweth, Grant Gustin, Olivia Newton-John, John Stamos, Neil Patrick Harris, Idina Menzel, Charice, Gwyneth Paltrow, k.d. lang, Ricky Martin, Matt Bomer, Kate Hudson, and Sarah Jessica Parker.
The pilot episode of the show was broadcast on May 19, 2009 and the first season began airing on September 9, 2009. The show was created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan. Murphy selects all music featured within the series himself, with the intent of maintaining a balance between show tunes and chart hits. Songs featured on the show are available for digital download through iTunes up to two weeks before new episodes air, and through other digital outlets and mobile carriers a week later.
Their debut single, "Don't Stop Believin'", a cover of the 1981 Journey song, was a top ten hit, and was certified platinum in Australia and gold in the US. The group's cover of The All-American Rejects' "Gives You Hell" reached number one in Ireland, giving them their first number one single.
There has been Nineteen soundtracks released through Columbia Records: Glee: The Music, Volume 1, Glee: The Music, Volume 2, Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers, Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album, Glee: The Music, Volume 4, Glee: The Music, Volume 5, Glee: The Music, Volume 6, Glee: The Music, Volume 7 and Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Volume 2,Glee: The Music, Volume 7,Glee: The Music, The Graduation Album,Glee: The Music, Season 4, Volume 1,Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Volume 3,Glee Sings the Beatles and Glee: The Music - Celebrating 100 Episodes.
Nineteen EPs have also been released: Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna, Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals,Glee: The Music, The Rocky Horror Glee Show.Glee: The Music, The Rocky Horror Glee Show,Glee: The Music, Love Songs,Glee: The Music, The Rocky Horror Glee Show,Glee: The Music, Love Songs,Glee: The Music, Dance Party,Britney 2.0,Glee: The Music Presents Glease,The Quarterback (Music from the TV Series),A Katy or a Gaga (Music from the Episode),Movin' Out,Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Volume 4,City of Angels,New New York,Glee: The Music, Bash,Glee: The Music, Tested,Glee: The Music, Opening Night,Glee: The Music, the Back Up Plan,Glee: The Music, Old Dog, New Tricks,Glee: The Music – The Untitled Rachel Berry Project,Glee: The Music – Loser Like Me and Glee: The Music – Homecoming.
The cast is second behind The Beatles for most chart appearances by a group act in the Billboard Hot 100's history, and holds the record of sixth overall among all artists, with sixty-nine appearances. The cast has sold over thirty six million and over eleven million albums worldwide. The series' cover versions have also had a positive effect on the original recording artists, with sales of Rihanna's "Take a Bow" increasing by 189 percent after the song was covered in the Glee episode "Showmance".
The series features covers of numerous songs sung on-screen by the characters. Musical segments typically take the form of performances, as opposed to the characters singing spontaneously, as the intention is for the series to remain reality-based. Murphy is responsible for selecting all of the songs used, and strives to maintain a balance between show tunes and chart hits, as: "I want there to be something for everybody in every episode. That's a tricky mix, but that's very important — the balancing of that." Song choices are integral to script development, with Murphy explaining: "Each episode has a theme at its core. After I write the script, I will choose songs that help to move the story along."
Glee is choreographed by Zach Woodlee, and features five to eight production numbers per episode. Once music rights are cleared, songs are arranged and pre-recorded by the cast. Woodlee constructs the accompanying dance moves, which are then taught to the cast and filmed. Numbers can take several weeks to prepare, depending on complexity. Each episode costs at least $3 million to produce, and can take up to 10 days to film as a result of the elaborate choreography.
Dancing On My Own
Glee Cast Lyrics
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Pretending he's beside me
All alone
I walk with him 'til morning
Without him, I feel his arms around me
And when I lose my way, I close my eyes and he has found me
In the rain
All the lights are misty in the river
In the darkness, the trees are full of starlight
And all I see is him and me forever and forever
And I know it's only in my mind
That I'm talking to myself and not to him
And although I know that he is blind
Still I say, there's a way for us
I love him
But when the night is over
He is gone
The river's just a river
Without him, the world around me changes
The trees are bare and everywhere the streets are full of strangers
I love him
But every day, I'm learning
All my life, I've only been pretending
Without me, his world will go on turning
A world that's full of happiness that I have never known
I love him
I love him
I love him
But only on my own
The lyrics to "Dancing On My Own" by the Glee Cast explore themes of loneliness, unrequited love, and the power of imagination to fill emotional voids.
The song begins with the singer expressing their sense of isolation and longing. They are pretending that the person they love is by their side, but in reality, they are alone. This person is their source of comfort and support, and without them, the singer feels lost. However, in their mind, they can envision this person's presence, and it provides them with solace.
The second verse paints a picture of a rainy night, where the world around the singer seems transformed. The rain evokes a melancholic atmosphere, and the lights and reflections on the pavement create an ethereal scene. The trees are described as being filled with starlight, which symbolizes the everlasting bond between the singer and the person they love. In this imaginary world, it feels like it's just the two of them, forever entwined.
Yet, the singer acknowledges that this connection only exists in their mind. They are aware that they are talking to themselves and not actually communicating with the person they love. They also recognize that this person is unable to reciprocate their feelings, as they are blind to their love. Despite this, the singer still believes that there is a way for them to be together.
The bridge of the song highlights the intense love the singer feels for this person. They admit that when the night ends, so does their connection. The world becomes cold and strange without them, and the singer is left feeling incomplete. They understand that their love is unrequited, and yet they cannot stop loving this person. Every day is a lesson in navigating this unattainable love. It is a perpetual cycle of pretending and longing.
In conclusion, "Dancing On My Own" delves deep into the emotions of loneliness, unrequited love, and the power of the imagination to provide comfort in the absence of the person we desire. It portrays the singer's longing for a love that can never be fully realized and the bittersweet reality of living in a world where their love remains unreciprocated. Despite the pain, they still hold onto their love, finding solace and refuge in their own thoughts.
Line by Line Meaning
On my own
Without anyone else, by myself
Pretending he's beside me
Imagining that he is with me
All alone
Completely by myself
I walk with him 'til morning
In my thoughts, I spend time with him all night
Without him, I feel his arms around me
When he's not there, I can still sense his embrace
And when I lose my way, I close my eyes and he has found me
When I feel lost, I imagine he's there and he helps me find my way
In the rain
During a shower of rain
The pavement shines like silver
The wet ground glistens like silver
All the lights are misty in the river
The lights reflect on the river and appear foggy
In the darkness, the trees are full of starlight
During the night, the trees are illuminated with starry lights
And all I see is him and me forever and forever
All I can envision is a future with him and me together forever
And I know it's only in my mind
I understand that it's merely a figment of my imagination
That I'm talking to myself and not to him
I'm aware that I'm having a conversation with myself, not with him
And although I know that he is blind
Even though I acknowledge that he can't see
Still I say, there's a way for us
Nevertheless, I believe there is a possibility for us to be together
I love him
I have deep affection for him
But when the night is over
However, when night ends
He is gone
He is no longer present
The river's just a river
The river becomes a simple body of water
Without him, the world around me changes
In his absence, everything in my surroundings alters
The trees are bare and everywhere the streets are full of strangers
The trees lose their foliage and unfamiliar faces fill the streets
But every day, I'm learning
Nevertheless, each day I gain knowledge
All my life, I've only been pretending
Throughout my existence, I've been pretending
Without me, his world will go on turning
Without my presence, his life will continue moving forward
A world that's full of happiness that I have never known
A world that is filled with joy which I have never experienced
I love him
I have deep affection for him
But only on my own
But only when I am alone
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Herbert Kretzmer, Jean Marc Natel, Claude-Michel Schonberg, Alain Albert Boublil, John Caird, Trevor Robert Nunn
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teagan gill
I found the script that goes with this song : "4x13"
Brittany closes her locker and starts to walk away from sam
Sam :wait are you upset about santana being back again? She's just trying to get in your head and manipulate you.
Brittany : I'm very confused Sam. This is worse than the time my parents forgot me at sears and I had to spend a night in a dryer. I mean, is it even possible to love more than one person at the same time
this hurts sam
Brittany : look at every diva who ever lived they all have six week flings with younger men, get face lifts, then put out a hit record and tour. All things I should be doing now.
Sam:will you stop? Talk to me.
Brittany :I'm sorry I can't. The cheerios are waiting for their cue.
Song begins
Up in the bleachers are Sam and santana. They exchange icy glares as britt trys to prove she needs no one
P xxv
We barely ever got to see Britt's POV of her relationship with Santana. This literally depicts perfectly how she must've felt in Season 4 but yeah it was always pointless to expect the writers to do Brittana justice
Agnes Sofia Castro Carvalho
@Mo , i think it had to do with the writers because they weren't planned to end up together at this point. Their break-up was supposed to be for good
Mo
@Agnes Sofia Castro Carvalho I don't know, but they already had problems with them kissing so... who knows!
Agnes Sofia Castro Carvalho
@Mo what problem the network could have with this song?
Agnes Sofia Castro Carvalho
@Mo what the hell? What happens in that scene?
Mo
I'm not sure it's the writers the problem, I think it's more the network. If they recorded that song, it means it was originally planned to have that scene. And we know that there is a whole discussion between Santana and Brittany in the breakup episode that was cut (or maybe not even filmed) but that was in the script.
Joey NoName
So instead of having a scene with this song, in 4x13 "DIVA" we get:
-Tina vaporaping Blaine
-Finn kissing Emma
-Rachel being an egomaniac in the first half of the episode and mopey in the second half
They couldn't spare like 2 minutes for this, really?
alyssa Davidson
I wish they did a scene of her dancing to this and watching santana being all jelly
River Anderson
they definitely should’ve removed finn kissing emma, made no sense and it was just the writers ruining finn’s character after he was getting better
Cláudia Pereira
Ok so I came back here because Heather said that Brittany was going to sing and dance this song alone in the choir room with alot of mirrors around her...I WANT TO SEE THAT SO BADLY