In 1999, DeLange released live-album Dear John, an album full of covers by John Hiatt, after a very successful performance at the "Marlboro Flashbacks". The album went platinum in the Netherlands, for selling more than 80,000 copies.
In 2000, DeLange released her sophomore album Livinโ On Love. Although there was a good amount of promotion for the album, it could not compete with the success of its predecessor. It peaked at #5 on the Dutch Album Top 100. Its lead single โLivinโ On Loveโ became a minor Top 40-entry. Meanwhile, Warner Music attempted to promote this release as her "breakthrough" release in the United States. Although World Of Hurt was planned to be released in the States, the record labels in America thought the album was too old-fashioned for the 2000s. It was eventually shelved.
In 2003, DeLange released her third album Clean Up. It became another success for the Dutch singer, peaking at Number 1 on the Dutch Album Top 100 for five weeks. Its single โShineโ with Rosemary's Sons became a surprise Top 40-hit. Despite the success, the first single โNo Reason To Be Shyโ was a commercial failure and the record company decided not to release any further singles.
Later that same year, DeLange released her first compilation album Here I Am (1998-2003). She also collaborated with Kane on โBefore You Let Me Goโ, which was recorded live in Rotterdam. It peaked at #4 on the Dutch official Top 40, earning DeLange her first ever Top 10-hit. At the beginning of 2004, the Dutch section of record company Warner Music was disbanded and DeLange lost her contract.
She then signed with Universal Music. In 2006, she released her fourth album The Great Escape. Its lead single of the same name became an unexpectedly big hit, charting for more than five months on the Dutch official Top 40. The album peaked at Number 1 on the Dutch Album Top 100 and was certified double-platinum within its first month. Its follow-up singles โThe Lonely Oneโ and โI Love Youโ both entered the Top 40 as well.
In 2008, DeLange released her fifth album Incredible. Its lead single became a breakout success, peaking at #6 on the Dutch official Top 40. It also won the Schaal van Rigter prize. The follow-up single โMiracleโ became an even bigger hit, topping the Dutch official Top 40 and earning DeLange her first Number 1-single. The album was also a commercial success, becoming her fourth Number 1-album and being certified quintuple-platinum.
In 2010, DeLange released her first EP titled Next To Me. Its lead single of the same name became another Top 10-hit. In 2011 she started working on a new album, which was later shelved after her fatherโs death.
In 2012, DeLange released her seventh album Eye of the Hurricane. The single โHurricaneโ became the albumโs breakout single. This new album was promoted with a concert in the 'GelreDome' stadium. It earned DeLange another Number 1-album on the Dutch Album Top 100.
In 2013, DeLange replaced Nick & Simon as a coach on The Voice of Holland. She returned to The Voice of Holland as a coach for its fifth season in August 2014. On 15 January 2015, it was announced that DeLange would be replaced as a coach for the sixth season of The Voice of Holland by Miss Montreal lead singer Sanne Hans.
DeLange represented the Netherlands, with singer Waylon as The Common Linnets, during the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. With the song โCalm After The Stormโ, the band finished in second place behind the winner Conchita Wurst from Austria, the Netherlandsโ best result in more than a decade. The song became a hit single across Europe, reaching the Top 10 in Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, Denmark and the United Kingdom. The bandโs eponymous album also became very successful, 50.000 copies within a week in The Netherlands alone.
On 7 December 2017 it was revealed that DeLange would have a recurring role in the final season of the ABC/CMT musical-drama series Nashville.
In 2018 created DeLange her own record label, Spark Records, as part of Firefly/Universal Music. She also released her new eponymous album. The album debuted and peaked at #3 on the Dutch Album Top 100. It failed to produce a significant hit single.
DeLange was part of the Dutch delegation for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 as an artistic consultant and mentor to the Dutch representative Duncan Laurence, whom she coached during the fifth season of The Voice of Holland. Laurence went on to win the contest with his song "Arcade".
In September 2019 DeLange released the roots-album Gravel & Dust. Recorded in Nashville, this album was made with producer T Bone Burnett. It debuted at #2 on the Dutch Album Top 100. Quickly thereafter, DeLange released her new album Changes. The album debuted and peaked at #4 on the Dutch Album Top 100 and became a surprise hit in German-speaking countries. It peaked at #14 on the German Top Album Charts and a Top 10-album in Switzerland. The success inspired DeLange to tour through Germany in 2023.
DeLange participated in the seventh season of Sing Meinen Song - Das Tauschkonzert. The episode where DeLange was the central guest, suddenly increased the sales of DeLanges old albums and singles.
So Incredible
Ilse DeLange Lyrics
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When the sun is aching
And I try to make my way
But the sidewalk's breaking
Watch me slip between the cracks
As I fall and fall and fall
And I wonder where I'll land
If I ever land at all
Oh, there's your hand
So incredible, the love we have
The things we hold, let's make them last
You pull me through
When I get stuck in other little distractions
So incredible
So incredible
In the middle of the night
When the stars all gather
They conspire with the sky
I'm sure it's me they're after
Try to steal away my dreams
Keep them for themselves
As I'm stirring in my sleep
Please just help me wake up
Oh, there's your hand
So incredible, the love we have
The things we hold, let's make them last
You pull me through
When I get stuck in other little distractions
Everything happens, I still know
So incredible
Everything that we know
Spinning out of control
You never let me go
Oh, oh, oh
So incredible, the love we have
The things we hold, let's make them last
You pull me through
When I get stuck in other little distractions
Everything happens, I still know
So incredible
So incredible
So incredible
In Ilse DeLange's song So Incredible, the artist describes the power of love and how it can help overcome obstacles in life. The lyrics paint a picture of a person struggling to make it through the day, with sidewalks breaking and constantly falling. However, the artist finds comfort and support in the love of another person, symbolized by the line "Oh, there's your hand." The love they share is described as "incredible," able to help the artist navigate distractions and dreams that conspire to steal them away.
In the second verse, the artist continues to describe the power of their love even during the night when the stars and sky seem to conspire against them. They recognize that the support of their partner through thick and thin is what gives them the strength to face whatever life throws their way. The chorus repeats the sentiment of the first verse, emphasizing just how incredible the love between the artist and their partner truly is.
Line by Line Meaning
In the middle of the day
During the day when the sun is high up in the sky
When the sun is aching
When the heat of the sun is intense
And I try to make my way
And I try to move forward
But the sidewalk's breaking
But the pavement beneath my feet is cracking
Watch me slip between the cracks
See me falling between the broken pavement
As I fall and fall and fall
As I keep falling deeper and deeper
And I wonder where I'll land
I start to question where I will eventually end up
If I ever land at all
If I will even survive the fall
Oh, there's your hand
But then, you come and offer me your help
So incredible, the love we have
Our love is so amazing
The things we hold, let's make them last
Let's hold on to the things we have and make them endure
You pull me through
You help me overcome my difficulties
When I get stuck in other little distractions
When I get caught up in small, insignificant things
So incredible
Our love is truly remarkable
In the middle of the night
During the night, when darkness prevails
When the stars all gather
When the stars fill up the night sky
They conspire with the sky
They seem to work together against me
I'm sure it's me they're after
I feel like they're targeting me specifically
Try to steal away my dreams
Trying to take away my hopes and aspirations
Keep them for themselves
Keeping them for their own use
As I'm stirring in my sleep
As I am restless in my slumber
Please just help me wake up
I ask for your help to bring me back to reality
Everything that we know
All that we have come to understand
Spinning out of control
Seems to be unraveling and becoming chaotic
You never let me go
But you never leave me, you are always there for me
So incredible
Our love is truly remarkable
Lyrics ยฉ BMG Rights Management, Peermusic Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ILSE DE LANGE, NATE CAMPANY, ROBIN MORTENSEN LYNCH, NIKLAS OLOVSON
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@Julia-oe9xl
Lyrics:
in the middle of the day,
when the sun is aching
and I try to make my way,
but the sidewalk's breaking
watch me slip between the cracks,
as I fall and fall and fall
and I wonder where I land,
if I ever land at all
oh there's your hand
so incredible, the love we have
the things we hold, let's make them last
you pull me through, when I get stuck
in other little distractions
so incredible
so incredible
in the middle of the night,
when the stars all gather
they conspire with the sky,
I'm sure it's me they're after
try to steal away my dreams,
keep them for themselves
as I'm stirring in my sleep,
please, just help me wake up
oh there's your hand
so incredible, the love we have
the things we hold, let's make them last
you pull me through, when I get stuck
in other little distractions
everything happens
I still know
so incredible
everything that we know
spinning out of control
you never let me go
woah oh
so incredible, the love we have
the things we hold, let's make them last
you pull me through , when I get stuck
in other little distractions
everything happens
I still know
so incredible
so incredible
so incredible
@Julia-oe9xl
Lyrics:
in the middle of the day,
when the sun is aching
and I try to make my way,
but the sidewalk's breaking
watch me slip between the cracks,
as I fall and fall and fall
and I wonder where I land,
if I ever land at all
oh there's your hand
so incredible, the love we have
the things we hold, let's make them last
you pull me through, when I get stuck
in other little distractions
so incredible
so incredible
in the middle of the night,
when the stars all gather
they conspire with the sky,
I'm sure it's me they're after
try to steal away my dreams,
keep them for themselves
as I'm stirring in my sleep,
please, just help me wake up
oh there's your hand
so incredible, the love we have
the things we hold, let's make them last
you pull me through, when I get stuck
in other little distractions
everything happens
I still know
so incredible
everything that we know
spinning out of control
you never let me go
woah oh
so incredible, the love we have
the things we hold, let's make them last
you pull me through , when I get stuck
in other little distractions
everything happens
I still know
so incredible
so incredible
so incredible
@DS-xz4vj
Ilse, ik kom uit Indonesiรซ, toen ik naar Nederland kwam in 2014, hoorde ik dit liedje, verliefd ik .
Groetjes vanuit jouw Indische fan.
@rotcatxbox
Ik denk allemaal dat we vandaag de dag wel kunnen concluderen dat Ilse een van dรฉ beste zangers van Nederland is. Om eerlijk te zijn mis ik de nummers van Ilse op de radio, vroeger stonden ze echt 24/7 op.
@epj900
A beautiful lady ,with a beautiful voice
@isjahstuifzand
Hey Ilse,
Ik kom ook uit Almelo
En ik vind zo zo mooi liedje
Het zit al een paar jaar in me kop
Ga zo door super leuk
@ashleyjamielynn8080
Like her,Love her songs
@derekporter7658
Stunningly beautiful, what a gorgeous angel!!!๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐!!!!
@hellstorm1313
Your incredible โฅ
@davidmol5118
You're*
@williampropst1907
mooi liedtje waar je ech vrolijk van word
@birgitdepoorter1151
Beste liedje ooit van haar!x