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.
I Thought You Knew
Keith Urban Lyrics
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I don't know how, but now where so far out of touch
And I never planned, to so miss understand
But what you needed, you never asked me to give
And I swear as I live
I thought you knew my heart was yours
And that we were so together
I don't believe, you leavin' me is the answer
I'm not askin' you to let me rush back in and fail again
I'm askin' for one chance, not to assume
So I can say and do all the things I thought you knew
So far where still so far
From where we know we should be
I'm searching for words
And you haven't heard
I thought you knew my heart was yours
And that we were so together
That we, would always be
I don't believe, you leavin' me is the answer
I'm not askin' you to let me rush back in and fail again
I'm askin' for one chance, not to assume
So I can say and do all the things I thought you knew
I thought you knew
Oh god I thought you knew!
In Keith Urban's song "I Thought You Knew," the lyrics express a sense of confusion and heartbreak as the singer realizes that he and his partner are no longer in touch. He thought that they were so connected, that she knew his heart was hers and that they would always be together. However, the singer now finds himself in a state of misunderstanding and realizes that he has assumed too much. Although he never planned to so misunderstand, he acknowledges that he never gave his partner what she needed because she never asked him to. As the song progresses, he pleads for one chance to say and do all the things he thought his partner knew.
The song can be interpreted to mean that communication is key to any relationship. Just because the singer thought his partner knew how he felt, it doesn't mean she actually did. The importance of clear communication and not assuming is highlighted in the song. The singer's heart is filled with remorse, and he is asking sincerely for one chance to make things right.
Overall, "I Thought You Knew" is a heart-wrenching song about a relationship gone wrong. It showcases the importance of clear and open communication, and how assuming can lead to misunderstandings and ultimately heartbreak.
Line by Line Meaning
I thought You knew, guess I assumed to much
I believed you knew what was going on between us, but apparently I was wrong and assumed too much.
I don't know how, but now where so far out of touch
I'm not sure how, but now we seem very disconnected.
And I never planned, to so miss understand
I never intended to misunderstand the situation so badly.
But what you needed, you never asked me to give
I realize that you may have needed something from me that you didn't directly ask for.
And I swear as I live
I promise and vow to give my word on this matter.
I thought you knew my heart was yours
I assumed that you knew my heart belonged to you.
And that we were so together
I believed that we were a united force, a team in every sense of the word.
That we, would always be
I never thought we would be separated or apart from each other.
I don't believe, you leavin' me is the answer
I don't think that you leaving me is the solution to our issues.
I'm not askin' you to let me rush back in and fail again
I'm not requesting that you allow me to come back into your life and repeat my previous mistakes.
I'm askin' for one chance, not to assume
I'm only seeking one opportunity to make things right, without making any more assumptions.
So I can say and do all the things I thought you knew
I want to be able to express myself clearly and take the necessary actions to show you how I feel and what I can offer.
So far where still so far
Even though we're apart from each other, we are still far away from where we ought to be.
From where we know we should be
We both know that our relationship should be in a better place right now.
I'm searching for words
I'm trying to find the right words to communicate with you.
And you haven't heard
Unfortunately, you haven't heard me properly or understood what I've been trying to say.
Oh god I thought you knew!
Oh my god, I can't believe that you didn't know what I meant or what I was feeling.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, WRITE! ON MUSIC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: DONALD EWING II, KEITH URBAN, MATTHEW ROLLINGS
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