In an interview with Nylon's Irina Grechko, Steinfeld said "'Starving' is a song about sort of knowing someone, or getting to know that certain someone, to the point where even though you were somebody before that person came along, they have given you this whole new outlook on yourself and on life. It's this idea that since you came into my life everything is different, and I didn't know that it could be this different since you came into my life."
"Starving" debuted at number 96 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated August 20, 2016. The song rose 31โ24 on the chart dated October 15, 2016, making it Steinfeld's highest-charting single to date (ahead of the number 30-peaking "Love Myself"). It reached a peak position of 12 on the chart dated December 17, 2016. "Starving" is Steinfeld's second top 40 single, Grey's first, and Zedd's fifth. On the Pop Songs chart, "Starving" debuted at number 32 on the chart dated August 13, 2016 and reached a peak position of 5 on the chart dated January 14, 2017. The song became Steinfeld's first top 10 on the chart in November 2016.
In Canada, "Starving" debuted at number 86 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 chart dated August 27, 2016. The song reached a peak position of 9 on the chart dated January 14, 2017, earning Steinfeld her first top 10 single in that country.
The song also charted well internationally, earning Steinfeld her first top 10 on multiple record charts. "Starving" peaked at number 5 in Australia. number 8 in Denmark, number 8 in Ireland, number 8 on the Netherlands' Dutch Top 40 chart, number 5 in New Zealand, number 3 in Scotland, and number 5 in the United Kingdom.
Starving
Hailee Steinfeld Lyrics
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Shit, that scares me, I should just walk away
But I can't move my feet
The more that I know you, the more I want to
Something inside me's changed
I was so much younger yesterday, oh
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
By the way, by the way, you do things to my body
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
(I didn't know that I-I didn't know that I-till I tasted you)
(I didn't know that I-I didn't know that I-till I tasted you)
By the way, by the way, you do things to my body
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
You know just how to make my heart beat faster
Emotional earthquake, bring on disaster
You hit me head-on, got me weak in my knees
Yeah, something inside me's changed
I was so much younger yesterday, ye-eah
So much younger yesterday, oh, yeah
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
Don't need no butterflies when you give me the whole damn zoo
By the way, by the way, you do things to my body
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
(I didn't know that I-I didn't know that I-till I tasted you)
(I didn't know that I-I didn't know that I-till I tasted you)
By the way, by the way, you do things to my body
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
You, yeah, till I tasted you
(I didn't know that I-I didn't know that I-till I tasted you)
By the way, by the way, you do things to my body
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na
The more that I know you, the more I want to
Something inside me's changed
I was so much younger yesterday
Hailee Steinfeld's song Starving talks about the sudden realization of her hunger for a love so passionate and strong that all others life experiences seem insipid compared to it. Starting the first verse with "You know just what to say/Shit, that scares me, I should just walk away/But I can't move my feet", Hailee depicts the tremulous feeling of a self-awareness of the intensity of the situation, yet she feels powerless to do anything about it. In the lines "I was so much younger yesterday, oh/I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you", Hailee metaphorically compares her pre-love life to the state of being hungry and unfulfilled, that is to say, something was always missing, and she couldn't figure out what it was until she tasted the feeling of love.
As the song proceeds, the chorus "I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you/Don't need no butterflies when you give me the whole damn zoo/By the way, by the way, you do things to my body/I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you" reflects her awe at the feeling of experiencing true love which, in her view, is worth more than just momentary infatuation, shown by the line 'Don't need no butterflies when you give me the whole damn zoo'. The bridge emphasizes the physical and emotional effects of this love-like earthquake: "You know just how to make my heart beat faster/Emotional earthquake, bring on disaster/ You hit me head-on, got me weak in my knees." With these lyrics, Hailee describes the overwhelming nature of the love she feels, which makes her so vulnerable, yet she chooses to embrace it because she has never felt this complete.
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Line by Line Meaning
You know just what to say
You are able to say exactly what I want to hear to keep me interested.
Shit, that scares me, I should just walk away
The depth of our connection is so strong that I am afraid to continue down this path.
But I can't move my feet
Despite my fear, my connection to you is so strong that I am unable to walk away.
The more that I know you, the more I want to
As I get to know you better, my desire for you grows stronger.
Something inside me's changed
Being with you has fundamentally altered who I am as a person.
I was so much younger yesterday, oh
Before I met you, I was a different person and my innocence and naivety protected me.
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
Before I met you, I didn't realize how empty my life was.
Don't need no butterflies when you give me the whole damn zoo
Your presence fills me with so much emotion that I don't need just one feeling to describe it.
By the way, by the way, you do things to my body
I don't just love you for your personality, I also desire you physically.
You know just how to make my heart beat faster
You have the ability to excite me and make me feel alive.
Emotional earthquake, bring on disaster
My feelings for you are so intense that it's like an earthquake shaking me to my core.
You hit me head-on, got me weak in my knees
Being with you is like getting hit by a truck, it knocks me off balance and makes me weak.
You, yeah, till I tasted you
You are the missing piece of my life that I didn't know existed before I met you.
Lyrics ยฉ BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Anastasia Whiteacre, Christopher Petrosino, Robert Mccurdy, Michael Trewartha, Kyle Trewartha
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Lyrics
You know just what to say, things that scare me
I should just walk away, but I can't move my feet
The more that I know you, the more that I want to
Something inside me's changed
I was so much younger yesterday
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
Don't need no butterflies when you give me the whole damn zoo
By the way, right away, you do things to my body
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
By the way, right away, you do things to my body
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
You know just how to make my heart beat faster
Emotional earthquake, bring on disaster
You hit me head on, got me weak in my knees
Yeah, something inside me's changed
I was so much younger yesterday
So much younger yesterday
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
Don't need no butterflies when you give me the whole damn zoo
By the way, right away, you do things to my body
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
By the way, right away, you do things to my body
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
You you, yeah till I tasted you
By the way, by the way, you do things to my body
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
I didn't know till I tasted you
The more that I know you, the more that I want to
Something inside me's changed
I was so much younger yesterday
WLY8
You know just what to say
Vocรช sabe exatamente o que dizer
Things that scare me
Coisas que me assustam
I should just walk away
Eu deveria simplesmente ir embora
But I can't move my feet
Mas eu nรฃo posso mover meus pรฉs
The more that I know you
Quanto mais eu te conheรงo
The more I want to
Mais eu te quero
Something inside me's changed
Algo dentro de mim mudou
I was so much younger yesterday
Eu estava muito mais jovem ontem
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
Eu nรฃo sabia que estava faminta atรฉ te provar
Don't need no butterflies when you give me the whole damn zoo
Nรฃo preciso de borboletas na barriga quando vocรช me dรก o zoolรณgico inteiro
By the way, right away, you do things to my body
Alรฉm disso, alรฉm disso vocรช faz coisas ao meu corpo
And I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
E eu nรฃo sabia que estava faminta atรฉ te provar
By the way, right away, you do things to my body
Alรฉm disso, alรฉm disso vocรช faz coisas ao meu corpo
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted
Eu nรฃo sabia que estava faminta atรฉ te provar
You know just how to make
Vocรช sabe exatamente como fazer
My heart beat faster
Meu coraรงรฃo bater mais rรกpido
Emotional earthquake
Terremoto emocional
Bring on disaster
Traga o desastre
You hit me head on
Vocรช me pegou de primeira
Got me weak in my knees
Me deixou fraca nos meus joelhos
Something inside me has changed
Algo dentro de mim mudou
I was so much younger yesterday
Eu estava muito mais jovem ontem
So much younger yesterday
Muito mais jovem ontem
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
Eu nรฃo sabia que estava faminta atรฉ te provar
Don't need no butterflies when you give me the whole damn zoo
Nรฃo preciso de borboletas na barriga quando vocรช me dรก o zoolรณgico inteiro
By the way, right away, you do things to my body
Alรฉm disso, alรฉm disso vocรช faz coisas ao meu corpo
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
Eu nรฃo sabia que estava faminta atรฉ te provar
By the way, right away, you do things to my body
Alรฉm disso, alรฉm disso vocรช faz coisas ao meu corpo
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
Eu nรฃo sabia que estava faminta atรฉ te provar
You you, yeah till I tasted you
Vocรช, vocรช, yeah atรฉ te provar
By the way, right away, you do things to my body
Alรฉm disso, alรฉm disso vocรช faz coisas ao meu corpo
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
Eu nรฃo sabia que estava faminta atรฉ te provar
The more that I know you
Quanto mais eu te conheรงo
The more I want to
Mais eu te quero
Something inside me has changed
Algo dentro de mim mudou
I was so much younger yesterday
Eu estava muito mais jovem ontem
sreejan nagarkoti
You know just what to say, things that scare me
I should just walk away, but I can't move my feet
The more that I know you, the more that I want to
Something inside me's changed
I was so much younger yesterday
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
Don't need no butterflies when you give me the whole damn zoo
By the way, right away, you do things to my body
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
By the way, right away, you do things to my body
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
You know just how to make my heart beat faster
Emotional earthquake, bring on disaster
You hit me head on, got me weak in my knees
Yeah, something inside me's changed
I was so much younger yesterday
So much younger yesterday
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
Don't need no butterflies when you give me the whole damn zoo
By the way, right away, you do things to my body
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
By the way, right away, you do things to my body
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
You you, yeah till I tasted you
By the way, by the way, you do things to my body
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
I didn't know till I tasted you
The more that I know you, the more that I want to
Something inside me's changed
I was so much younger yesterday
AirwaveMusicTV
I can't stop listening to this song. :)
Steve Voss
AirwaveMusicTV same
Mikhael Liane
I can, I just did, got to clean myself.
Otakku Anime
This music let me hungry
Joseph Rinon
CHAPA NรO hungry for what? lol
Katie hunt
AirwaveMusicTV emit same
Robin Skull
This song never gets old. No matter how much I listen, I never get bored
Ash05
Yesss
๐ฅ Lil XancheX ๐ฅ
Ok
Late To The Party
Multitalented artist. How can you not love Hailee?