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.
To Love You More
Glee Cast Lyrics
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Need me like you did before
Touch me once again
And remember when
There was no one that you wanted more
Don't go, you know you'll break my heart
She won't love you like I will
When she walks away
And you know I'll be standing here still
I'll be waiting for you
Here inside my heart
I'm the one who wants to love you more
You will see I can give you
Everything you need
Let me be the one to love you more
See me as if you never knew
Hold me so you can't let go
Just believe in me
I will make you see
All the things that your heart needs to know
I'll be waiting for you
Here inside my heart
I'm the one who wants to love you more
You will see I can give you
Everything you need
Let me be the one to love you more
And some way all the love that we had can be saved
Whatever it takes we'll find a way
Believe in me, I will make you see
All the things that your heart needs to know
I'll be waiting
here inside my heart
I'm the one who wants to love you more
Cause you see I can give you
Everything you need
Let me be the one to love you more
Oh-oh-oh...
The Glee Cast's song "To Love You More" is a love ballad about a woman pleading with her ex-partner to come back to her. She misses and longs for the feeling of being in his arms again, reminding him of how he used to need her just like she needs him now. She tries to convince him that the new woman he is with will not love him the way she did, emphasizing that she will be the one to stay and never leave like the previous person. The woman continues to beg him to let her love him more, promising to give him everything he needs and fill his heart with the love that he craves.
The lyrics are powerful and emotional, depicting a woman who is vulnerable and desperate for love. She believes that the love they had can still be saved if they both work towards it. The song is a passionate plea for love and understanding, driven by a strong desire to be with the one that she loves.
Overall, "To Love You More" is a beautiful and heartfelt song that speaks to the universal desire for love and the hope that it can be salvaged even when things seem lost.
Line by Line Meaning
Take me back into the arms I love
Allow me to go back to the time when you loved me and held me in your arms
Need me like you did before
Rekindle the love you had for me and make me feel needed again
Touch me once again
Bring back the physical intimacy we shared by touching me again
And remember when
Reflect on the time when we were in love and happy
There was no one that you wanted more
Recall how no one else mattered to you as much as I did
Don't go, you know you'll break my heart
Please don't leave me, you're aware that it'll hurt me deeply
She won't love you like I will
She can't love you the way that I can love you
I'm the one who'll stay
I'll remain by your side no matter what
When she walks away
If she chooses to leave, I'll be there for you
And you know I'll be standing here still
You can count on me to stay and support you
I'll be waiting for you
I'll patiently wait for you to come back to me
Here inside my heart
My love for you resides deep within my heart
I'm the one who wants to love you more
I yearn to love you even more than before
You will see I can give you
You'll realize that I can provide you with
Everything you need
Everything you require for your happiness and well-being
Let me be the one to love you more
Allow me to be the one to shower you with more love
See me as if you never knew
Look at me with fresh eyes as if you're seeing me for the first time
Hold me so you can't let go
Embrace me tightly and never let me go
Just believe in me
Have faith in me and trust my love for you
I will make you see
I'll help you understand
All the things that your heart needs to know
Everything your heart yearns to comprehend
And some way all the love that we had can be saved
We can rescue our love in some manner
Whatever it takes we'll find a way
We'll do everything in our power to save our love
Oh-oh-oh...
An exclamation of strong emotions, particularly love and yearning
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Julia Minaya
Take me back into the arms I love
Need me like you did before
Touch me once again
And remember when
There was no one that you wanted more
Don't go
You know you'll break my heart
She won't love you like I will
I'm the one who'll stay
When she walks away
And you know I'll be standing here still
I'll be waiting for you
Here inside my heart
I'm the one who wants to love you more
You will see I can give you
Everything you need
Let me be the one to love you more
See me
As if you never knew
Hold me so you can't let go
Just believe in me
I will make you see
All the things that your heart needs to know
I'll be waiting for you
Here inside my heart
I'm the one who wants to love you more
You will see I can give you
Everything you need
Let me be the one to love you more
Some way
All the love that we had, can be saved
Whatever it takes, we'll find a way
Believe in me
I will make you see
All the things that your heart needs to know
I'll be, waiting for you
Here inside my heart
I'm the one who wants to love you more
'Cause you see I can give you
Everything you need
Let me be the one to love you more
Anita Klasse
This is Rachel's best solo!!! I love it as she sings the high notes and when she cries I get goose bumps!
Najay Gardener
O holy night was exceptional too and also get it right
Najay Gardener
Sayn I love this too damn 😊😊
Richard Petzoldt
@Erick Sosa I'm the biggest fan in the world of Jim Steinman songs and It's all coming back to me now is one of his best. Also Total Eclipse of the Heart. I still like this performance better.
Astrid Ovando
@Fabinho Dantas Flappers a mi me gusta mas to love you more
Larissa Barros
Without a doubt!
Anita Klasse
Unbelievable how she can sing 27 SECONDS without breathing in the end !!!
dance motion
Staggering
Thomas Moreel
Well... It's lip synched and it's mixed by computer and autotuned...
Camara
@Cida Ferreira her name is Lea Michele