McPhee's self-titled debut album was released through RCA Records on January 30, 2007 and debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200. It also sold 116,000 copies in its first week. The album's first single, "Over It," was a Pop Top 30 hit and certified gold in 2008. Its second single, "Love Story," was released May 22, 2007, but failed to chart. On January 11, 2008, it was reported by Billboard.com that McPhee had been released from her RCA Records contract; a spokesperson for the label stated, "She is going to record her next album on her own." She ended up signing a new record deal with Verve Forecast Records (part of the Verve Music Group under Universal Music Group), which was announced on January 27, 2009.
McPhee's second album, Unbroken was released through Verve Forecast on January 5, 2010 and debuted at #27 on the Billboard 200. The album's first single was "Had It All" which peaked at #22 on the Billboard AC chart. She also released a holiday album titled Christmas Is the Time to Say I Love You on October 12, 2010. It debuted at #11 on the Billboard Top Holiday Albums chart while the single "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" peaked at #16 on the Billboard AC chart.
McPhee has also established an acting career; she co-starred in The House Bunny in 2008 as the hippie sorority sister Harmony. She will also be co-starring in the upcoming NBC series Smash. On June 9, 2011, it was announced that she had signed a new record deal with Columbia Records, in conjunction with Columbia teaming with NBC to distribute the music for Smash.
Everywhere I Go
Katharine McPhee Lyrics
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Like you would never lose yourself to someone else
And I was up to thinking it was about you and me
Silly, silly me
I should have never listened to a word you said
But I was always giving into promises
I never should have gone for
I should have never longed for you no matter how hard it gets
I so want this to be through
In the end somehow it always comes back to you
[Chorus]
Cause everywhere I go
No matter what I do boy
I just can't get you out of my head
So it annoys me
He wasn't man enough
To come and tell me
That I was never the one
Like you said I was
You could have told someone
You knew that you didn't love
Me anymore
If you only told me how you really felt
I could've put my feelings into someone else
But I was busy thing that was where I was supposed to be
Silly, silly me
But there was something about you that I couldn't resist
Can't put my finger on it but whatever it is
I never should have stood for (stood for)
Should be another one for me
That's the way it is
And I want it to be over
I so want it to be through
In the end somehow it always comes back to you
[Chorus]
I tell myself
Get over you
It's so the right
Right thing to do
And just when I
Thought I was done
You pulled me in
For another run
I can't take this
I won't take this
I can't do this
I won't do it
Even if I know in the end somehow
It always comes back to you
[Chorus: x3]
The lyrics to Katharine McPhee's "Everywhere I Go" talk about the struggle of moving on from someone you thought you knew and loved. The song explores the idea that we can become so caught up in our own perceptions of ourselves and our relationships that we may not see the truth of a situation. McPhee reflects on how she thought she knew herself well enough to never lose herself to someone else, but ends up realizing that she was naive to think that it was about her and the person she was with.
She laments that she should have never listened to the promises her partner made and should have never longed for them, even when things got tough. She expresses her desire for the relationship to be over and to move on, but acknowledges that no matter where she goes or what she does, she just can't get this person out of her head. She ultimately realizes that the person she was with was not man enough to come and tell her that he didn't love her anymore, and she wishes he had been more honest with her so she could move on.
The second verse delves deeper into her thoughts and feelings, she ponders that if her partner had been honest with her, she would have been able to put her emotions into someone else. She acknowledges that there was something about being with that person she couldn't resist, but also realizes that she never should have stood for and should have found someone better suited for her.
Overall, "Everywhere I Go" is a song about someone coming to terms with a breakup and confronting the idea that no matter what they do, they can't seem to shake off certain emotions or memories. The song gets listeners to reflect on their own past relationships and the struggles they may have faced when trying to move on.
Line by Line Meaning
It's funny how you think you really know yourself
People tend to believe that they know themselves so well that they won't lose themselves to another person.
Like you would never lose yourself to someone else
Individuals believe that they would never compromise their identity for someone else.
And I was up to thinking it was about you and me
I believed that the relationship was about both of us.
Silly, silly me
I realize now that I was foolish for thinking that way.
I should have never listened to a word you said
I should have never taken anything you said seriously.
But I was always giving into promises
I was always believing in the promises you made.
I never should have gone for
I should have never fallen for you.
I should have never longed for you no matter how hard it gets
Even though it was difficult, I should have never yearned for you.
And I want this to be over
I desire for this relationship to end.
I so want this to be through
I am eager for this to be finished.
In the end somehow it always comes back to you
Inevitably, everything leads back to you.
Cause everywhere I go
No matter where I am,
No matter what I do boy
Regardless of what I do, even though you're a boy,
I just can't get you out of my head
I can't stop thinking about you.
So it annoys me
It bothers me greatly.
He wasn't man enough
You weren't mature enough.
To come and tell me
To communicate this to me directly.
That I was never the one
That I was never the person for you.
Like you said I was
Contrary to what you led me to believe.
You could have told someone
You could have expressed this to another person.
You knew that you didn't love
You were aware that you didn't feel love for me anymore.
Me anymore
You didn't love me anymore.
If you only told me how you really felt
If you were forthright about your true feelings towards me,
I could've put my feelings into someone else
I could have invested my emotions into another person.
But I was busy thing that was where I was supposed to be
I was convinced that being in this relationship was my destiny.
But there was something about you that I couldn't resist
There was an allure about you that I couldn't ignore.
Can't put my finger on it but whatever it is
I can't explain it, but it was something.
I never should have stood for (stood for)
I shouldn't have put up with it.
Should be another one for me
There should be someone else for me.
That's the way it is
This is how things are.
I tell myself
I try to convince myself.
Get over you
To move on from you.
It's so the right
It's definitely the best.
Right thing to do
To do the right thing for myself in terms of my emotional well-being.
And just when I
However, in the midst of my attempts at moving on,
Thought I was done
When I believed that I had grown past this.
You pulled me in
You drew me back in.
For another run
For another round of this emotional turmoil.
I can't take this
I can't bear this any longer.
I won't take this
I refuse to continue with this.
I can't do this
I am incapable of enduring this anymore.
I won't do it
I won't put myself through this again.
Even if I know in the end somehow
Even though I know that eventually,
It always comes back to you
Everything continues to lead back to you.
[Chorus]
Reiterating the unshakable impact you have had on me.
[Chorus]
Again stating the difficulty I face moving on from you.
[Chorus]
Continuing to stress how much you have affected me.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ALESHA ANJANETTE DIXON, ESTELLE FANTA SWARAY, JOE SIMON, JOHNNY DOUGLAS
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