Urban was born in Whangarei, North Island, New Zealand (on 26 October, 1967). Before he turned two years old his family moved to Australia. By age seven, Urban was already thinking about emigrating to America and making his mark in Nashville. Urban began to learn the guitar at age six and began winning talent contests at age eight. By twelve he was booking his band in local clubs, and at fifteen he quit school to hit the road. In 1990, Urban signed with EMI in Australia and recorded his first solo album, which charted four No. 1 country hits in Australia. In 1992, he moved to Nashville to pursue the largest country music market in the world. Originally the front man for The Ranch, a three-piece group that released one album in 1997 to critical acclaim, Urban disbanded the group to pursue a solo career.
In the late 90's Urban battled an addiction to cocaine. After reaching a personal rock bottom in 1998, he became determined to give up the habit and checked into Cumberland Heights, a treatment center in Nashville. After cleaning up, Urban released his self-titled American debut in 2000, achieving three top 5 hits and securing the title of Top New Male Vocalist Award at the 2001 Academy of Country Music Awards. Urban, openly regarded as a modern day guitar virtuoso, has performed as a session musician on albums such as Garth Brooks' Double Live and the Dixie Chicks' Fly.
In an attempt to gain more exposure, Keith then appeared semi-nude in an interview for Playgirl magazine's April 2001 issue. The publicity attempt worked as Keith was on the cover of the magazine's readers' most requested issue.
Keith Urban released Golden Road in 2002, and the success of the single "Somebody Like You" sent his career into high gear. The single spent eight consecutive weeks at the top of the charts, remaining at No. 1 longer than any other country artist in 2002. Three other singles were released, two went to No. 1 and the third was No. 3. The album went platinum in every country where it has been released and is triple platinum in the United States. In 2004 Be Here was released and nominated for best country album at the Grammy Awards and at the Academy of Country Music Awards. Out of the five singles released from Be Here, three went No. 1, and two fell just shy of that mark to land at No. 2. In 2006 the album went triple platinum in the U.S. Urban has also released Days Go By, a greatest hits collection, in Europe. With a career total of 13 singles released, seven singles went to No. 1, two went to No.2, two went to No.3, one went to No. 4, and one went to No.18.
Touring as a supporting act for renowned country acts Brooks & Dunn and Kenny Chesney honed Urban's skills and stage-craft. Country video channel CMT signed on as the title sponsor of Keith Urban's first headlining arena tour titled Keith Urban Be Here '04. Urban continued his meteoric rise to fame in 2005 with the very successful Alive in '05 tour. He performed in the Live 8 Philadelphia concert on July 2, 2005 and had been chosen by The Gap to appear alongside seven other musical stars in their "Favorites" campaign. In 2005 he was named CMA's Entertainer of the Year. He released a DVD in late September entitled Livin' Right Now, recorded in California on December 2004. Urban performed "Better Life" on the CMA Awards and "You'll Think of Me" on the American Music Awards. He also performed at the Grammys playing "You'll Think of Me" and "The Lucky One" with Faith Hill. At the 2006 ACM Awards Urban gave two performances when he performed "Tonight I Wanna Cry" and played guitar for Brooks & Dunn's song "Believe."
Personal life
On arriving in Nashville, Tennessee in 1992, Urban quickly fell for veterinary technician Laura Sigler. The pair shared an on-off relationship from 1992, and lived together between 1998 and 2002. Urban paid tribute to Sigler in the sleeve notes to his self-titled first hit album, and dedicated love song "You're The Only One" to Sigler, writing "For Laura" at the bottom of the lyrics. After proposing to Sigler in 2001, the pair broke up in 2002.
In 2002, after his painful breakup with Sigler, Urban met supermodel Niki Taylor, who played his love interest in his music video for "Somebody Like You." Taylor had told her hair/makeup person, Debra Wingo, that she might be interested in being in a country music video. Wingo also does hair/makeup for Urban, and she mentioned that he was getting ready to do a video. Urban and Taylor dated on and off for three years until their split was officially announced July 2005.
Urban met actress Nicole Kidman at an event in Hollywood in January of 2005. In May of 2006, Urban and Kidman announced their engagement, and their plans to wed in Australia. They got married in Australia on 25 June 2006 at the Cardinal Cerretti Memorial Chapel in the grounds of St Patrick's Estate, Manly, Sydney.
Coming Home
Keith Urban Lyrics
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Living someone else's life
I'm turning into concrete, harder than these city streets
Where no one even cares if I'm alive
I gotta get it right
Get it right, mmm mmm
I gotta get back now to the ones who love me
Wrap myself around you, never let you go
There's nothing in the world that feels like
The place that I know where they all know me
I've gotta get back now to the ones who love me
Wrap myself around you, never let you go
There's nothin' in the world that feels like
Coming home, home, home, mmm
Coming home
My mind's heavy and I can't sleep, not even a memory
Is good enough to get me through the night, mmm
I'm longing for the real thing, people who know the real me
And all the ways to love me back to life
Mmm, I gotta get it right, ooh, yeah
Get it right, ooh, yeah
There's a place that I know where they all know me
I gotta get back now to the ones who love me
Wrap myself around you, never let you go
There's nothin' in the world that feels like
The place that I know where they all know me
I gotta get back now to the ones who love me
Wrap myself around you, never let you go
There's nothin' in the world that feels like
Coming home, home, home, mmm
I'm coming home, home, home, mmm
I'm coming home
Yeah I know it's only one call away but it's not the same
Yeah I know it's only one call away but it's not the same (just not the same)
Yeah I know it's only one call away but it's not the same (it's not the same)
Yeah I know it's only one call away but it's not the same
There's a place that I know where they all know me
I gotta get back now to the ones who love me (oh baby)
Wrap myself around you, never let you go
There's nothin' in the world that feels like (hey)
The place that I know where they all know me
I gotta get back now to the ones who love me
Wrap myself around you, never let you go
There's nothin' in the world that feels like
Coming home
I'm feeling lost in all the madness
I need somewhere to ease my mind
Coming home
These sidewalks filled with different faces
So many place but there's none like mine
Coming home
In Keith Urban's "Coming Home," the lyrics reflect a feeling of displacement, as the singer wakes up feeling like he is living someone else's life. He describes himself as turning into concrete- harder than the city streets- to a point where nobody cares if he is alive. He is lost in the chaos of the city and he can't sleep as nothing is good enough to get him through the night. The singer is longing for the feeling of comfort that only comes from being surrounded by people who know him for who he is, people who can love him back to life. He sings of a place that he knows, where everyone knows him and wraps himself around the love he finds there, never wanting to let go. The feeling of coming home is like nothing else in the world.
The chorus of the song repeats the lyrics of the first verse, emphasizing the artist's need for familiarity and love. He knows that he is only one call away from being able to make contact with his loved ones, but it's just not enough. The streets and faces around him are not his, and he is longing for something to ease his mind. Nothing is quite as comforting as the feeling of coming home, where he is wrapped around the love that he deserves.
Line by Line Meaning
I wake up feeling, in my soul I'm
Living someone else's life
Keith Urban is unhappy with how his life is going and feels like he's not living the life he wants.
I'm turning into concrete, harder than these city streets
Where no one even cares if I'm alive
Living in the city is making Keith Urban feel like he's becoming unfeeling and no one around him cares about him.
There's a place that I know where they all know me
I gotta get back now to the ones who love me
Wrap myself around you, never let you go
There's nothing in the world that feels like
The place that I know where they all know me
Keith Urban longs for a place where he is loved and accepted, where people know him for who he is.
My mind's heavy and I can't sleep, not even a memory
Is good enough to get me through the night, mmm
I'm longing for the real thing, people who know the real me
And all the ways to love me back to life
Keith Urban is struggling with something that is keeping him up at night, and he needs people who are close to him to help him through it and get him out of his rut.
Yeah I know it's only one call away but it's not the same
There's a place that I know where they all know me
I gotta get back now to the ones who love me
Keith Urban knows that he can't just rely on a phone call to make things better, he needs to physically be with the people who love him to truly feel better.
I'm feeling lost in all the madness
I need somewhere to ease my mind
These sidewalks filled with different faces
So many place but there's none like mine
Keith Urban feels out of place in the city and needs to go home to feel like he belongs somewhere.
Coming home, home, home, mmm
Coming home
Overall, Keith Urban expresses a strong desire to go home and be with the people he loves in a place where he feels like he truly belongs.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Jonathan Reuven Rotem, Julia Michaels, Keith Lionel Urban, Merle Haggard, Nicolle Anne Galyon
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Sarah Martin
Saw him in concert recently. He is FANTASTIC....very cordial and hard working. He came into the audience and stood right next to us. Completely okay with everyone standing 2 feet from him. Very genuine and real. SUPER performer and entertainer. He SHREDDED it on the guitar. BEST ever.
Keith Urban
Thanks for the great love and undying support you show towards me and my team, you're indeed awesome. Hearing this from you brings me so much joy. Hope you won't stop listening to music and thanks for your sincere compliment and love towards my music may God bless you
Keithurbanofficial
I’m grateful for the opportunity to serve you with sweet melodies of my music, Thank You !!!!
Lorne Smith
I’m not a country fan, but I can’t get enough of this song! Keith, you have made the song of 2018 that everyone will listen too no matter the genre. Great job! Love it!
Keith Urban
Thanks for the great love and undying support you show towards me and my team, you're indeed awesome. Hearing this from you brings me so much joy. Hope you won't stop listening to music and thanks for your sincere compliment and love towards my music may God bless you
Keithurbanofficial
I’m grateful for the opportunity to serve you with sweet melodies of my music, Thank You !!!!
Jared Pitschmann
Keith Urban is home to me. I've been listening to him and signing his songs since I was a kid. His style has evolved a bit over the years, but still anytime I hear his music I feel like I'm on that golden road again
whatmatlikes
"Where the Blacktop Ends" came out when I was 10. "Somebody Like You" is a defining song of my childhood. It doesn't get old.
The Tipsy Art Teacher
The tune, the lyrics, the singers. What more can i possibly ask for?!
Sandra Mcmasters
Keith you put your heart and soul in every song. So much of real life nowdays. Keep up the hard work. It has really paid off.Coming home is great!!!!.