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.
Right on Back to You
Keith Urban Lyrics
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Just like every morning I sit here
And I watch you walk my way
And even though I don't know you
As you get closer I swear I feel
My heart start racing, aching
Maybe it's in my mind
And maybe I'm only dreaming
As you walk on by
Oh why you gotta leave me so blue
Baby why can't you see
That I'm the only one for you
You could search the world over
But you'll never find another so true
'Cause if you're looking for love
I'm standing right in front of you
(I'm standing right in front of you)
I bet your heart, like mine
Has been broken by someone
We never should have given it to (oh no)
So we put up a wall to keep from falling so hard
It's so sad
'Cause there's such good love inside
And I've been hoping that I might find
Someone who feels the same way
Someone to share my life
On this beautiful ride together
We could see it all through
Baby why can't you see
That I'm the only one for you
You could search the world over
But you'll never find another so true
'Cause if you're looking for love
I'm standing right in front of you
(Standing right in front of you)
So this morning I'm just going to walk up, and say hello to you
'Cause if given a choice between love and being alone
I know which one
I know which one I choose
And give me a chance
I'd be a better man for you (I believe I would)
And open your heart girl
Let me make your dreams come true
You can search the world over
But I can take it to the moon
'Cause if you're looking for love
I'm standing right in front of you (yes I am)
Standing right in front of you
(Standing right in front of you)
Open your eyes, (I'm standing right in front of you)
Just give me a chance baby
(I'm standing right in front of you)
In "Standing Right in Front of You," Keith Urban expresses his love for someone he sees daily. He begins by describing how he sees the person every morning, watches them walk towards him, and feels as though his heart begins to race as they get closer. He acknowledges that he may not actually know the person, but he still feels attracted to them. The chorus sets the tone for the rest of the song, as Keith Urban tells his love interest that he is the one for her, and she will not find anyone else as true as him. He touches on the idea that both of them have been hurt in the past and have built up walls to stop that from happening again. However, he believes they could be great together if they both give love another chance.
In the second verse, Keith Urban empathizes with his love interest, saying that he believes she has been hurt in the past just like he has. He encourages her to open her heart to him and "let [him] make [her] dreams come true." He tells her that he is standing right in front of her and that she will not find anyone else like him. The bridge of the song shows Keith Urban's determination to win his love interest's heart, as he explains how he is about to walk up to her and say hello. Lastly, he tells her that he would be a better man for her and that he will take her love to the moon and back.
Overall, "Standing Right in Front of You" is a love song that expresses how someone feels about another person they see every day. Keith Urban believes that he and the person he is singing to could be great together and that she will not find anyone else like him. He encourages her to open her heart to him and let him show her what true love is.
Line by Line Meaning
Out on the street corner
Every morning I wait for you on the street corner
Just like every morning I sit here
I wait for you here every day
And I watch you walk my way
I see you coming my way
And even though I don't know you
Even though we haven't met yet
As you get closer I swear I feel
I feel my heart race when I see you nearing
My heart start racing, aching
My heart races and yearns for you
Maybe it's in my mind
Maybe it's just my imagination
And maybe I'm only dreaming
Maybe I'm just dreaming of being with you
And I swear you catch my eye
I feel like you notice me too
As you walk on by
As you pass me by
Oh why you gotta leave me so blue
Why do you make me feel so sad when you leave?
Baby why can't you see
Why can't you see that
That I'm the only one for you
I'm the one who is meant to be with you
You could search the world over
You could search everywhere
But you'll never find another so true
But you'll never find someone as true as me
'Cause if you're looking for love
Because if you're looking for love
I'm standing right in front of you
I'm right here, waiting for you
I bet your heart, like mine
I'm sure your heart, like mine,
Has been broken by someone
Has been hurt by someone
We never should have given it to (oh no)
Someone we should never have given our hearts to
So we put up a wall to keep from falling so hard
So we built a wall to protect ourselves from getting hurt
It's so sad
It's unfortunate
'Cause there's such good love inside
Because we have so much love to give
And I've been hoping that I might find
I've been hoping to find
Someone who feels the same way
Someone who feels the same about me
Someone to share my life
Someone to share my life with
On this beautiful ride together
On this beautiful journey together
We could see it all through
We could experience everything together
So this morning I'm just going to walk up, and say hello to you
So today, I'm going to walk up to you and say hello
'Cause if given a choice between love and being alone
Because if I had to choose between love and being single,
I know which one
I know which one I would choose
I know which one I choose
I would choose love
And give me a chance
Give me a chance to show you
I'd be a better man for you (I believe I would)
I know I could be a better man for you
And open your heart girl
And let me into your heart
Let me make your dreams come true
Let me fulfill all your dreams
You can search the world over
You can look everywhere
But I can take it to the moon
But I can take you to the stars
'Cause if you're looking for love
Because if you're looking for love
I'm standing right in front of you (yes I am)
I'm right here, waiting for you
Standing right in front of you
I'm standing right here, waiting for you
Open your eyes,
Open your eyes and see
(I'm standing right in front of you)
(I'm right here, waiting for you)
Just give me a chance baby
Just give me a chance, baby
(I'm standing right in front of you)
(I'm right here, waiting for you)
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: KEITH URBAN, RICK NOWELS
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