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.
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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.
Only You
Keith Urban Lyrics
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And I know there's a rhyme
We were meant to be together
And that's why,
We can roll with the punches
We can stroll hand in hand
And when I say it's forever
You understand
That you're always in my heart,
You're always on my mind
But when it all becomes too much,
You're never far behind
And there's no one that comes close to you
Could ever take your place
'Cause only you can love me this way
I could have turned a different corner
I could have gone another place
Then I'd of never had this feeling
That I feel today, yeah
That you're always in my heart,
You're always on my mind
But when it all becomes too much,
You're never far behind
And there's no one that comes close to you
Could ever take your place
'Cause only you can love me this way
Oh
That you're always in my heart,
You're always on my mind
But when it all becomes too much,
You're never far behind
And there's no one that comes close to you
Could ever take your place
'Cause only you can love me this way
Oh
Only you can love me this way.
The song "Only You Can Love Me This Way" by Keith Urban speaks about the depth of a person's love and how it is unique to their partner. The lyrics refer to the couple's love being meant to be and how they can "roll with the punches" and face whatever life throws at them when they are together. The words "And when I say it's forever, you understand" indicates that they both have faith in each other's love and are confident that their relationship will last.
The song acknowledges that the journey towards finding true love is not always easy, and the singer could have ended up in a different place or with a different person, but they were fortunate enough to find each other. The lyrics also reveal that this love is all-consuming as their partner is always on their mind and in their heart.
In conclusion, "Only You Can Love Me This Way" is a beautiful love song that celebrates the strength and uniqueness of a couple's love. It underscores how they have found the right person that they can rely on to be with them through thick and thin.
Line by Line Meaning
Well I know there's a reason
I know there's a deeper purpose behind our relationship
And I know there's a rhyme
I know that there's a natural flow to how we fit together
We were meant to be together
Our paths were always meant to cross and lead us to each other
And that's why,
This is the reason for our unbreakable connection
We can roll with the punches
We can handle whatever life throws our way together
We can stroll hand in hand
We effortlessly walk through life hand in hand
And when I say it's forever
I mean that this love will last a lifetime
You understand
And you know this to be true as well
That you're always in my heart,
You hold a special place in my heart
You're always on my mind
My thoughts drift to you constantly
But when it all becomes too much,
When life becomes overwhelming
You're never far behind
You're always there to support and comfort me
And there's no one that comes close to you
Nobody else in the world compares to you
Could ever take your place
No one else could fill the void if you were gone
'Cause only you can love me this way
Your love is unique and irreplaceable
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JOHN REID, STEVE MCEWAN
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Norasi PHORN
Lyrics :
Well, I know there's a reason
And I know there's a rhyme
We were meant to be together
And that's why
We can roll with the punches
We can stroll hand in hand
And when I say it's forever
You understand
That you're always in my heart
You're always on my mind
But when it all becomes too much
You're never far behind
And there's no one
That comes close to you
Could ever take your place
'Cause only you can love me this way
I could have turned a different corner
I could have gone another place
Then I'd of never had this feelin'
That I feel today, yeah
And you're always in my heart
Always on my mind
When it all becomes too much
You're never far behind
And there's no one
That comes close to you
Could ever take your place
'Cause only you can love me this way
Ooh oou
And you're always in my heart
You're always on my mind
And when it all becomes too much
You're never far behind
And there's no one
That comes close to you
Could ever take your place
'Cause only you can love me this way
Mmm oooh
Only you can love me this way
Mmmmm
Source: Musixmatch
Liza Morandi
Verse 1]
Well I know there's a reason
And I know there's a rhyme
We were meant to be together
That's why
We can roll with the punches
We can stroll hand in hand
And when I say it's forever
You understand
[Chorus]
That you're always in my heart
You're always on my mind
But when it all becomes too much
You're never far behind
And there's no one that comes close to you
Could ever take your place
Cause only you can love me this way
[Verse 2]
I could have turned a different corner
I could have gone to another place
Then I'd of never had this feeling
That I feel today, yeah
[Chorus]
And you're always in my heart
Always on my mind
When it all becomes too much
You're never far behind
And there's no one that comes close to you
Could ever take your place
Cause only you can love me this way
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[Chorus]
And you're always in my heart
Always on my mind
When it all becomes too much
You're never far behind
And there's no one that comes close to you
Could ever take your place
Cause only you can love me this way
[Outro]
Only you can love me this way
Étienne_Douchin
Well, I know there's a reason
And I know there's a rhyme
We were meant to be together
And that's why
We can roll with the punches
We can stroll hand in hand
And when I say it's forever
You understand
That you're always in my heart
You're always on my mind
But when it all becomes too much
You're never far behind
And there's no one
That comes close to you
Could ever take your place
'Cause only you can love me this way
I could have turned a different corner
I could have gone another place
Then I'd of never had this feelin'
That I feel today, yeah
And you're always in my heart
Always on my mind
When it all becomes too much
You're never far behind
And there's no one
That comes close to you
Could ever take your place
'Cause only you can love me this way
Ooh oou
And you're always in my heart
You're always on my mind
And when it all becomes too much
You're never far behind
And there's no one
That comes close to you
Could ever take your place
'Cause only you can love me this way
Mmm oooh
Only you can love me this way
Mmmmm
Aaron Anderson
My mom would play this song on repeat in the car every day. She passed away 10/10/10. Listening to this song brings back so many memories and emotions.
Angelica Miles
Aaron Anderson sorry about yer loss Aaron. Am sure she is watching over ya.
Irae Alves
Aaron Anderson oh god; (
Running for sanity
God bless. She's in heaven.
Jennifer Burrowes
Aaron Anderson awwwwwww 😪
Jerrod Hopson
So sorry for your lost
Raymond_mycoba
Haven't gone a day without listening to this masterpiece since my wife sang it to me on my birthday. I lost her to cancer a year later. I loved her so much and wanted to grow very old together with her but I guess God had other plans. She lives on in my heart through this song.❤️
joan kimaru
Sorry for loss.Yes God had other plans & may He comfort u
Josephine Noveno
Thats ok your wife in heaven. I have cancer too 4years now i.keep praying everyday hope am survived
katherinemoore52
My husband passed away 6 weeks before this song came out. Previously he had always sung Keith Urban songs to me. The first time I heard this song I had to pull over because I was crying so hard... It felt like he was singing it to me from heaven 💫💓💫 I will never understand why he was taken after it took us so long to find one another. But like it says in another Keith Urban song, I believe when I leave this earth and return to Spirit he will be waiting to greet me with a warm wet kiss...