Picking up fame as a part of the popular 'new wave' movement, her second album, 'Select', was released in May 1982. It contained the hits "Cambodia" and "View From a Bridge". Her third album (and last album with RAK), was 'Catch as Catch Can', which came out in November 1983. Sadly, it wasn't much of a success, though tracks "Love Blonde" and "Dancing In the Dark" from the album became minor hits.
When Kim signed with MCA records in 1984, many doubting critics believed that her run of hits were over. Simply put, they were wrong. Kim's first album with MCA, 'Teases & Dares', came out in November 1984. Though not a huge commercial success as an album, it earned praising critical reviews and much fan support while also including three hit singles. Popular tune "Rage To Love" became Wilde's first top 20 hit in two years.
In October 1986, Kim released a cover of The Supremes song You Keep Me Hangin' on - it was a huge hit, number 2 in the UK and in the singles chart for 14 weeks, even better the song got to number 1 in the USA. Kim was now a superstar around the globe. Another Step (her 5th studio album) was released in Nov 1986 and spent 5 weeks in the UK charts. The title track Another Step (Closer to You), (a duet with Junior) and Say You Really Want Me were also singles.
In June 1988, Kim released her most successful studio album to date Close which spent 38 weeks in the UK album charts. Close contained 3 top ten hits You Came, Never Trust A Stranger and Four Letter Word. Around this time Kim was the support act on Michael Jackson's huge Bad tour.
Her 7th and 8th albums, 1990's Love Moves and 1992's Love Is did not match the success of Close, however Love Is boasted another top 20 hit single with the Rick Nowels penned Love Is Holy.
In September 1993, MCA released the first 'official' greatest hits album called The Singles Collection 1981-1993 (which contained all her biggest hits from the RAK years as well as the more recent MCA hits and two brand new singles If I Can't Have You, a top twenty hit in July 1993 (a cover version of the Yvonne Elliman classic) and the Kim penned In My Life.
In 1995, Kim released her 9th studio album Now and Forever, it was not a hit album in the UK but suffered no promotion. It contained two top 50 hits Breakin' Away and This I Swear.
In 1996, Kim released Shame, a cover of the disco song made famous by Evelyn "Champagne" King. Unfortunately the song failed to dent the UK top 100.
In 2001, to celebrate the release of another greatest Hits album, Kim released a new song Loved, co-written by Ronald & Masterton who are famous for their work with Dannii Minogue. Sadly Loved failed to enter the UK singles chart.
Kim is still making music and is also equally famous for her gardening skills. She continues to have success in Europe and had a huge hit in 2003 with Anyplace Anywhere Anytime, a duet with Nena.
In 2006 Kim released a studio album, "Never Say Never." The album includes new tracks and some remixes and remakes of classic Kim songs such as You Came, Cambodia and Kids In America. Also for the new album called Never Say Never Kim has re-recorded You Keep Me Hangin' On as a duet with Nena.
In 2018 she released "Here Come The Aliens," which is in a pop-rock style. Reviewing the album for MusicPlayers.com, Scott Kahn states "There’s not a weak song to be found in this collection of pop rock songs. We love that Here Comes The Aliens has the vibe of a real rock record, with strong musical performances throughout."
Ego
Kim Wilde Lyrics
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But I just can't seem to make you understand
Nothing seems to ever really get through
Can't you feel emotions like any other man
You never cared for anyone (anyone)
You never cared for anyone (at all)
Any love that you've ever given me
Look at how you wanted all of my tears
Any time you felt you needed security
All the nights you let me out on my own
That's the thing that you just can't give back to me
You never cared for anyone (anyone)
You never cared for anyone (at all)
Any love that you've ever given me
You only gave me for your ego
You're only plan it seems is look after number one
You just can't comprehend what it means to love someone
Stay away, get lost, get out of my life
Can't you see the changes now and at last I'm free
Any plans I have just don't include you
And that's the one thing you won't take from me
You never cared for anyone (anyone)
You never cared for anyone (at all)
Any love that you've ever given me
You only gave me for your ego
Every time I tried to reason with you
But it seemed that I never made you understand
Nothing ever seemed to ever really get through
Can't you feel emotions like any other man
You never cared for anyone (anyone)
You never cared for anyone (at all)
Any love that you've ever given me
You only gave me for your ego
The lyrics to Kim Wilde's song Ego convey a message of frustration and disillusionment with a partner who is incapable of truly loving and caring for her. The singer expresses her attempts to reason and connect with her partner, but to no avail. She confronts the fact that her partner's actions and emotions are solely motivated by a self-serving ego, and any love he may have shown her in the past was only to boost his own self-image.
The chorus reinforces this realization by stating that her partner never truly cared for anyone, but rather used love as a tool to feed his ego. The singer goes on to describe the emotional manipulation and neglect she endured in the past while in this relationship, but declares her newfound freedom from it. She concludes the song by boldly asserting that any future plans she may have will not include her ex-partner, and that he will not be able to take that from her.
Overall, the lyrics of Ego are a powerful commentary on the destructive nature of egocentricity in relationships. The singer's frustration and eventual liberation serve as a reminder that genuine love and care for others must transcend selfish desires and pride in order to be healthy and sustainable.
Line by Line Meaning
All the time I try to reason with you
I make constant attempts to explain things to you
But I just can't seem to make you understand
However, it is tough for you to comprehend
Nothing seems to ever really get through
The communication between us does not seem to work well
Can't you feel emotions like any other man
Don't you possess feelings like an ordinary person
You never cared for anyone (anyone)
You never showed care for anyone else
You never cared for anyone (at all)
You have never cared for anyone in general
Any love that you've ever given me
Any emotions you have shown to me
You only gave me for your ego
You only showed them for the sake of your self-importance
Look at how you wanted all of my tears
Observe how you desired me to cry and feel hurt
Any time you felt you needed security
Every time you felt uncertain about something
All the nights you let me out on my own
During all those nights when you allowed me to be by myself
That's the thing that you just can't give back to me
That is what you cannot return to me now
You're only plan it seems is look after number one
It appears as if your only objective is to take care of yourself
You just can't comprehend what it means to love someone
You cannot understand the idea of loving someone else
Stay away, get lost, get out of my life
Please maintain distance, leave, and don't be a part of my life anymore
Can't you see the changes now and at last I'm free
Don't you notice how things have changed, and I am finally liberated
Any plans I have just don't include you
You are not a part of any of the plans I make
And that's the one thing you won't take from me
That is something you cannot deprive me of
Every time I tried to reason with you
In every instance that I attempted to explain things to you
But it seemed that I never made you understand
It appeared like I could never make you comprehend
Nothing ever seemed to ever really get through
It always felt like our communication was ineffective
Can't you feel emotions like any other man
Why can't you experience emotions like any other human being
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Written by: BLUE, SMITH
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Leonardo Anacleto
The best music from this album!! Awesome
Andy Moss
I agree. One of my favourite Kim Wilde songs in fact.
Aggie Halford
Love this album as almost all the albums of KM! Great music & Style! I used to buy this record at 14 back in the day!
mc77ification
Definitely one of her Best!
sounds73
+mc77ification And "Tuning In Tuning On" =)
Doro Jessy
+mc77ification My favourite of her is "House of Salome"
Andy Moss
Yes this is also my favourite from the album 'Select'. Sung with attitude!
Kyach Distent
Even better if she allowed herself to use the word 'arsehole' in the chorus: "you never cared for anyone, arsehole, any love that you'd ever given me, you only gave me for your own EGO". Classic, and that's how I always do it and hear it.
Leonardo Anacleto
my favorite song of her!!!
Ronald Kusatz
The vipertone!