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.
Steal My Thunder
Keith Urban Lyrics
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But take a bow, take it now
'Cause your heart's so good
You can turn a sinner into
A believer and I want the world to see ya
'Cause you're a show, everywhere we go
I'll be your front-row fan and in the bleachers
But baby, I don't mind
You can steal my thunder any time
I love the way you glow
In the camera lights
On a red carpet roll
So go ahead and make a scene
Like it's going outta style
'Cause if it's up to me
You can steal my thunder any time
Woo, hoo, anytime
Woo, hoo, anytime
Woo, hoo, anytime
You can steal my thunder
Better, no it don't get any better
Than watching you shine like the moon
Most any other guy might try to dim your light
But baby, when I'm with ya
I'll be the frame around your picture
Ooh, one step behind, no I don't mind
You can steal my thunder any time
I love the way you glow
In the camera lights
On a red carpet roll
So go ahead and make a scene
Like it's going outta style
'Cause if it's up to me
You can steal my thunder any time
Woo, hoo, anytime
Woo, hoo, anytime
Woo, hoo, anytime
You can steal my thunder anytime
Anytime
(Anytime)
(Anytime) anytime
In every single room (every single room)
It's all eyes on you (all eye on you)
But baby, I don't mind
You can steal my thunder any time
I love the way you glow
In the camera lights
On a red carpet roll
So go ahead and make a scene
Like it's going outta style
'Cause if it's up to me
You can steal my thunder any time
Woo, hoo, anytime
Woo, hoo, anytime
Woo, hoo, anytime
You can steal my thunder anytime
Woo, hoo, anytime
Woo, hoo, anytime
Woo, hoo, anytime
You can steal my thunder anytime
In Keith Urban's song "Steal My Thunder", he sings about a girl who loves to please people and bask in the attention that comes along with it. The lyrics suggest that the girl's heart is so good that she has the power to turn a sinner into a believer. Keith seems to be proud of the girl's ability to capture people's attention and he tells her to take a bow and show the world what she's got. He doesn't mind her stealing his thunder because he loves to see her shining brightly in the spotlight.
The chorus of the song further reinforces the idea that Keith is a willing partner to the girl's attention-seeking behavior. He loves how she glows in the camera lights and makes a scene like it's going out of style. He encourages her to steal his thunder any time she wants to because he is her biggest fan. He is content to let her take center stage and bask in the attention that she receives.
To conclude, the song is about a girl who loves to be in the limelight and Keith Urban admiring her for being in it. He sees the girl as someone who is capable of brightening up peopleโs day - even a sinner's day.
Line by Line Meaning
Pleaser, girl, you love to be a pleaser
You enjoy pleasing others
But take a bow, take it now
Acknowledge your greatness
'Cause your heart's so good
You have a good heart
You can turn a sinner into
A believer and I want the world to see ya
You have the power to change people's minds, and I want everyone to witness it
'Cause you're a show, everywhere we go
You attract attention wherever we are
I'll be your front-row fan and in the bleachers
I'll be your biggest supporter
In every single room, it's all eyes on you
You command attention no matter where you are
But baby, I don't mind
But that doesn't bother me
You can steal my thunder any time
You can take the spotlight from me whenever you want
I love the way you glow
I admire the way you shine
In the camera lights
I love how you look in the spotlight
On a red carpet roll
You look amazing on the red carpet
So go ahead and make a scene
Make a big impression
Like it's going outta style
Make a lasting impression
'Cause if it's up to me
Because it's my choice
Woo, hoo, anytime
Yes, anytime
You can steal my thunder
You can take the attention from me
Better, no it don't get any better
It doesn't get any better than this
Than watching you shine like the moon
I love seeing you shine
Most any other guy might try to dim your light
Other men might try to take away your shine
But baby, when I'm with ya
But not me, when I'm with you
I'll be the frame around your picture
I'll be the support to your shine
Ooh, one step behind, no I don't mind
I don't mind being behind you supporting your shine
Woo, hoo, anytime
Yes, anytime
You can steal my thunder anytime
You can take the attention from me whenever you want
In every single room (every single room)
No matter where we go
It's all eyes on you (all eye on you)
You always get attention
You can steal my thunder anytime
You can take the attention from me whenever you want
Woo, hoo, anytime
Yes, anytime
Woo, hoo, anytime
Yes, anytime
Woo, hoo, anytime
Yes, anytime
You can steal my thunder anytime
You can take the attention from me whenever you want
Lyrics ยฉ BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Emily Lynn Weisband, Jason Gregory Evigan, Jordan Terry Minton, Keith Lionel Urban
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Abdullah Ismael
Lyrics
[[Verse 1]
Pleaser, girl, you love to be a pleaser
Mmm, but take a bow, take it now
'Cause your heart's so good, you can turn a sinner into
A believer and I want the world to see ya
Mmm, 'cause you're a show, everywhere we go
I'll be your front-row fan and in the bleachers
In every single room, it's all eyes on you
But baby, I don't mind
[Chorus]
You can steal my thunder any time
I love the way you glow
In the camera lights
On a red carpet roll
Go ahead and make a scene
Like it's going outta style
'Cause if it's up to me
You can steal my thunder any time
[Post-Chorus]
Woo, hoo, anytime
Woo, hoo, anytime
Woo, hoo, anytime
You can steal my thunder
[Verse 2]
Better, no it don't get any better
Mmm, than watching you shine like the moon
Most any other guy try to dim your light
But baby, when I'm with ya
I'll be the frame around your picture
Ooh, one step behind, no I don't mind
[Chorus]
You can steal my thunder any time
I love the way you glow
In the camera lights
On a red carpet roll
Go ahead and make a scene
Like it's going outta style
'Cause if it's up to me
You can steal my thunder any time
[Post-Chorus]
Woo, hoo, anytime
Woo, hoo, anytime
Woo, hoo, anytime
You can steal my thunder
Anytime
Anytime
Anytime
Anytime
[Bridge]
In every single room, it's all eyes on you
In every single room, it's all eyes on you
But baby, I don't mind
[Chorus]
You can steal my thunder any time
I love the way you glow
In the camera lights
On a red carpet roll
Go ahead and make a scene
Like it's going outta style
'Cause if it's up to me
You can steal my thunder any time
[Post-Chorus]
Woo, hoo, anytime
Woo, hoo, anytime
Woo, hoo, anytime
You can steal my thunder anytime
Woo, hoo, anytime
Woo, hoo, anytime
Woo, hoo, anytime
You can steal my thunder anytime
emily hillier
Love it Keith Urban ๐๐๐
GARY SUPERTRAMPER SHAW SONGWRITER
Great lead guitar sound ...Keith loves to experiment ... No cookie cutter music from Keith Urban!
Shay Carden
Can't get enough of THIS SONG... ๐๐
Brook Bauer
OMG when clicked play and started hearing the beat, I instantly stated to groove to music. Its so good! Great job on the album Keith! You really hit the nail on the head on this one!
Lee Perry
That sounds like something that he wrote for his wife. We all know the song is all about her! The end is most likely his sense of humor coming out! Way to go Keith Urban !
Ronda Zehr
HANDS DOWN, MY FAVORITE NEW ALBUM!!! Kudos Keith!
Princess Krista York
LOVE IT!!!!
Tabitha Albitre
Love this song!
Carter Watson
Damn the grooves are definitely better than ripcord on this album great job Iโm so proud of u Keith you know how to never disappoint me love this song as well as horses great guitar playing towards the end didnโt know that was why it was seven minutes long ๐๐Iโm not complaining ๐
Abdullah Ismael
Lyrics
[[Verse 1]
Pleaser, girl, you love to be a pleaser
Mmm, but take a bow, take it now
'Cause your heart's so good, you can turn a sinner into
A believer and I want the world to see ya
Mmm, 'cause you're a show, everywhere we go
I'll be your front-row fan and in the bleachers
In every single room, it's all eyes on you
But baby, I don't mind
[Chorus]
You can steal my thunder any time
I love the way you glow
In the camera lights
On a red carpet roll
Go ahead and make a scene
Like it's going outta style
'Cause if it's up to me
You can steal my thunder any time
[Post-Chorus]
Woo, hoo, anytime
Woo, hoo, anytime
Woo, hoo, anytime
You can steal my thunder
[Verse 2]
Better, no it don't get any better
Mmm, than watching you shine like the moon
Most any other guy try to dim your light
But baby, when I'm with ya
I'll be the frame around your picture
Ooh, one step behind, no I don't mind
[Chorus]
You can steal my thunder any time
I love the way you glow
In the camera lights
On a red carpet roll
Go ahead and make a scene
Like it's going outta style
'Cause if it's up to me
You can steal my thunder any time
[Post-Chorus]
Woo, hoo, anytime
Woo, hoo, anytime
Woo, hoo, anytime
You can steal my thunder
Anytime
Anytime
Anytime
Anytime
[Bridge]
In every single room, it's all eyes on you
In every single room, it's all eyes on you
But baby, I don't mind
[Chorus]
You can steal my thunder any time
I love the way you glow
In the camera lights
On a red carpet roll
Go ahead and make a scene
Like it's going outta style
'Cause if it's up to me
You can steal my thunder any time
[Post-Chorus]
Woo, hoo, anytime
Woo, hoo, anytime
Woo, hoo, anytime
You can steal my thunder anytime
Woo, hoo, anytime
Woo, hoo, anytime
Woo, hoo, anytime
You can steal my thunder anytime