Emerging Canadian R&B/hip-hop star Jordan Croucher is making up for a late … Read Full Bio ↴Emerging Canadian R&B/hip-hop star Jordan Croucher is making up for a late start in his music career in a big way with the soulful songs from his forthcoming second album.

Croucher grew up in Halifax and Toronto and, even though it was evident that the youngster had an excellent voice, music took a back seat to basketball in high school and at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia — which led to a year playing professionally in France.

Croucher elected to give up on his hoop dreams and re-immersed himself in music by working with Halifax producer Trobiz and recording mix tapes with the groups N.E.P. and Triple Threat. He eventually hooked up with multi-Juno Award-nominated artist/producer Classified (Luke Boyd), who produced Croucher’s 2007 debut album, No Dress Code.

The 13-track record spawned the hit singles and videos "Selfish Times," "Feelin’ Fine," "So Addicted," "Won’t Let Go" and "It’s Raining." It also earned Croucher a CBC Galaxie Rising Star prize, an East Coast Music Award nomination and an appearance on the CBC Television special, Barenaked East Coast Music. He toured across Canada with the likes of Maestro and opened for such international stars as Ne-Yo, Snoop Dogg, Rihanna, Nas and Juelz Santana.

With Croucher’s undeniable talents as a singer and lyricist, his good looks and solid citizenry, it should be no surprise that he’s now poised to take the next step up the music ladder using the name JRDN. He’s been working with Toronto’s Grammy Award-nominated Kuya Productions songwriting and production team, who’ve worked with some of the biggest names in the business, including Nelly, Mase, Ginuwine, Jesse McCartney, Nicole Scherzinger and Akon.

Croucher has spent time in New York City, Los Angeles, Atlanta and various Canadian outposts writing and recording songs for his sophomore album. Since he’s adopted the abbreviated stage name and surrounded himself with all new people since No Dress Code, Croucher in some ways sees his forthcoming LP as another debut effort. There’s a noticeable difference in the sonics between the old and new material, and Croucher has also turned a page lyrically.

"On the first album, I talked about family and friends and my life," explains Croucher. "But on this one, I’m talking about the women in my life."

The hook-filled lead single "U Can Have It All" has just arrived at radio and is garnering very positive reactions. The song’s video has a surprising twist at the end that Croucher reveals was inspired by The Jackson 5’s 1971 hit, "Sugar Daddy."

Another new song that Croucher is particularly excited about is "High Definition," about which he says: "I think it defines me as an R&B guy. Every R&B guy has to have that one love song that really raises a woman on a pedestal, and I think this is it."

Croucher may not have soared as high as namesake Michael Jordan on the basketball court, but the sky’s the limit as far as JRDN’s music career is concerned. All signs indicate that he really can have it all.

Reset
JRDN Lyrics

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(Verse)
And all the times you've forgiven me
Time and time that I've done wrong
Empty promises you believed
Believe but never saw

(Verse)
See I'm a man with a broken dream

A dream of you and I
But with all my selfish lies
It never materialized

(Pre-Chorus)
Goddamn it!
Cause now you're standing dressed in all white
The bride of some other guy
But there is no reset
When it comes to regrets

(Chorus)
I've been everywhere on God's green earth
And I've never had nothing more precious than her
And if I could do it over again
I'll be her lover
Her man and best friend
But there is no reset
When it comes to regrets

(Verse)
And I ain't even mad at you
Even though this is killing my pride
And I feel like I'm dying inside
I still wish you the best in life

(Verse)
I hope there are brighter days ahead
Cause right now it's dark as night
I need clear and sunny skies
To start to materialize

(Pre-Chorus)
Oh I'm damaged!
To see you standing there in all white
The bride of some other guy
But there is no reset
When it comes to regrets

(Chorus)
I've been everywhere on God's green earth
And I've never had nothing more precious than her
And if I could do it over again
I'll be her lover
Her man and best friend
But there is no reset
When it comes to regrets

(Bridge)
If I could back in time
Redo, rewind, retry
I will love you better eh
And put you first like the letter A

I miss you so bad
Girl if I could take it all back
I'd be waiting while you walked down that aisle

(Chorus)
I've been everywhere on God's green earth
And I've never had nothing more precious than her
And if I could do it over again
I'll be her lover
Her man and best friend

(Chorus)
I've been everywhere on God's green earth
And I've never had nothing more precious than her
And if I could do it over again
I'll be her lover
Her man and best friend

But there is no reset
When it comes to regrets

Overall Meaning

The song "Reset" by JRDN is a heartfelt plea for forgiveness and a desire to turn back time to fix the mistakes that have been made. The first verse acknowledges the wrongs that the singer has done and the empty promises that have been made in the past. The singer admits to being a man with a broken dream, and although he had dreams of being with his partner, his selfish lies prevented it from happening. The pre-chorus expresses frustration and regret as the singer sees his ex-partner dressed in white marrying someone else. The chorus repeats the desire to go back in time and be a better lover, man, and best friend, but at the same time, acknowledges that there is no reset when it comes to regrets.

The second verse conveys a sense of acceptance and hope for the future. Although the singer is hurting, he is not angry and wishes his ex-partner all the best in life. He hopes for brighter days ahead and clear skies to start materializing. The pre-chorus repeats the feeling of being damaged but reinforces the idea that there is no going back. The bridge expresses the desire to redo, rewind, and retry all the mistakes that were made in the past. The chorus repeats the desire to be a better lover, man, and best friend, acknowledging that there is no reset when it comes to regrets.

Line by Line Meaning

And all the times you've forgiven me
Acknowledging the many times the singer has been forgiven by his partner

Time and time that I've done wrong
Admitting to repeatedly making mistakes in the relationship

Empty promises you believed
Referring to promises made and broken by the singer, but which the partner chose to believe anyway

Believe but never saw
The partner never actually saw any follow-through on the promises made, only believed the singer's words

See I'm a man with a broken dream
Describing himself as someone with a shattered vision of the relationship

A dream of you and I
Explaining that the dream was centered around the relationship

But with all my selfish lies
Acknowedging to being selfish and deceitful in the relationship

It never materialized
Explicitly stating that the dream of the relationship never came true

Goddamn it!
Exasperation and a feeling of regret over the lost relationship

Cause now you're standing dressed in all white
Referring to the partner getting married to someone else

The bride of some other guy
Describing the partner as the bride of the new husband

But there is no reset
Stating that there is no going back to fix things

When it comes to regrets
Regretting actions taken in the past that led to the current situation

I've been everywhere on God's green earth
Expressing the idea that the singer has seen a lot of the world and still found nothing more precious than the partner

And if I could do it over again
Wishing he could go back and do things differently

I'll be her lover
Wanting to be a better partner

Her man and best friend
Describing the ideal version of himself in the partner's eyes

And I ain't even mad at you
Stating that he has no anger towards the partner

Even though this is killing my pride
Admitting to the pain of the situation

And I feel like I'm dying inside
Expressing the depth of the singer's emotional pain

I still wish you the best in life
Wishing the partner well despite everything that has happened

Oh I'm damaged!
Admitting to being emotionally wounded by the situation

To see you standing there in all white
Reiterating the pain of seeing the partner get married to someone else

But there is no reset
Repeating the idea that the past cannot be undone

If I could back in time
Fantasizing about being able to time travel

Redo, rewind, retry
Describing the desire to go back and change everything