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.
Torn
Glee Cast Lyrics
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He was warm, he came around like he was dignified
He showed me what it was to cry
Well you couldn't be that man I adored
You don't seem to know, seem to care what your heart is for
But I don't know him anymore
There's nothing where he used to lie
My conversation has run dry
I'm all out of faith, this is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed lying naked on the floor
Illusion never changed into something real
I'm wide awake and I can see the perfect sky is torn
You're a little late, I'm already torn
So I guess the fortune teller's right
Should have seen just what was there and not some holy light
To crawl beneath my veins and now
I don't care, I have no luck, I don't miss it all that much
There's just so many things that I can't touch, I'm torn
I'm all out of faith, this is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed lying naked on the floor
Illusion never changed into something real
I'm wide awake and I can see the perfect sky is torn
You're a little late,
I'm already torn
Torn
There's nothing where he used to lie
My inspiration has run dry
That's what's going on, nothings right, I'm torn
I'm all out of faith, this is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed lying naked on the floor
Illusion never changed into something real
I'm wide awake and I can see the perfect sky is torn
I'm all out of faith, this is how I feel
I'm cold and I'm ashamed bound and broken on the floor
You're a little late, I'm already torn
I'm already torn
I'm torn
I'm torn
Oh yeah, Oh yeah
I'm already torn
The Glee Cast's rendition of Torn is a rendition of a well-known song by Natalie Imbruglia. This song has been interpreted differently by many people, but it's generally considered to be a ballad about a woman who has been hurt by a man. The woman in the song has been through a lot with the man; she saw him come to life, she saw him cry, but then something changed. She doesn't know what happened, but all she can see is that he's not the man she thought he was.
The woman is "all out of faith," which means she has no more hope or trust left in the man. She's "cold and ashamed," and she feels "bound and broken on the floor." She's been hurt so much that she's become disconnected from herself, and she can see that the "perfect sky is torn." Though the man is "a little late" to try to make amends with her, she's "already torn," and there's nothing left for them to do.
These lyrics suggest that the woman believed in the man and had faith in their relationship, but he let her down. This has left her feeling disillusioned and emotionally drained. She's trying to come to terms with the fact that what she had with him was an illusion, and she has to move on. The lyrics touch on themes of disappointment, loss, and heartbreak.
Line by Line Meaning
I thought I saw a man brought to life
I saw a man who seemed to be alive and full of energy.
He was warm, he came around like he was dignified
He had a warm personality and was dignified in his approach.
He showed me what it was to cry
He taught me what it meant to feel intense emotions and cry.
Well you couldn't be that man I adored
You're not the same person I used to admire.
You don't seem to know, seem to care what your heart is for
You don't seem to understand or care about the purpose of your heart.
But I don't know him anymore
I don't recognize or understand this person anymore.
There's nothing where he used to lie
The person I used to know is no longer there.
My conversation has run dry
I have nothing left to say or discuss.
That's whats going on, nothing's fine I'm torn
Things are falling apart and I'm struggling to handle it.
I'm all out of faith, this is how I feel
I have no more faith or hope left and this is how it makes me feel.
I'm cold and I am shamed lying naked on the floor
I feel emotionally exposed and vulnerable, like I've been stripped of everything.
Illusion never changed into something real
I was deluding myself and what I thought was real turned out to be just an illusion.
I'm wide awake and I can see the perfect sky is torn
I'm fully aware of the imperfections in my life despite how perfect they may seem on the surface.
You're a little late, I'm already torn
You're too late, I'm already struggling and falling apart.
So I guess the fortune teller's right
Maybe the fortune teller was right about my fate.
Should have seen just what was there and not some holy light
I should have been more aware of what was happening instead of blindly believing in something that didn't exist.
To crawl beneath my veins and now
To get so deep inside my emotions that it's now affecting my physical being.
I don't care, I have no luck, I don't miss it all that much
I don't care about anything anymore, I have no good fortune and I don't miss it all that much.
There's just so many things that I can't touch, I'm torn
There are so many things that are out of my reach and it's tearing me apart.
Oh yeah, Oh yeah
Expression of intense emotions, possibly frustration or anger.
I'm already torn
I'm already falling apart and struggling to keep it together.
I'm torn
I'm falling apart and struggling to handle my emotions.
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