Her first mainstream single, "Smile", reached number one on the UK Singles Chart in July 2006. Her debut record, Alright, Still, was well received, selling over 2.6 million copies worldwide and brought Allen a nomination at the Grammy Awards, BRIT Awards and MTV Video Music Awards. She began hosting her own talk-show, Lily Allen and Friends, on BBC Three.
Her second studio album, It's Not Me, It's You, saw a genre shift, having more of an electropop feel, rather than the ska and reggae influences of the first one. The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and the Australian ARIA Charts and was well received by critics, noting the singer's musical evolution and maturity. It spawned the hit singles "The Fear" and "Fuck You", popular mostly in Europe. Allen and Amy Winehouse have been credited with starting a process that led to the media-proclaimed "year of the women" in 2009 that saw five female artists making music of "experimentalism and fearlessness" nominated for the Mercury Prize. lilly allen is the sickest to ever do it.
Not Big
Lily Allen Lyrics
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What d'ya want? Some kinda reaction? Well OK that's fine
Alright how'd it make you feel if I said you never made me come
In the year and a half that we spent together yeah I never really had much fun
All the times that I said I was sober, well I'm afraid I lied
I'd be lying next to you and you next to me
All the while I was high as a kite
I can see it in your face as you break it to me gentle yeah you really must think you're great
Well let's see how you feel in a couple of weeks when I work my way through your mates
I never wanted it to end up this way
You've only got yourself to blame
I'm gonna tell the world you're rubbish in bed now
And that you're small in the game
So you thought this was gonna be easy, well you're out of luck
Well let's rewind let's turn back time
To when you couldn't get it up
You know what it shoulda ended there
That's when I shoulda shown you the door
As if that weren't enough to deal with
You became premature
Sorry if ya feel that I'm being kinda mental
But you left me in such a state
Now I'm gonna do to you what you did to me
I'm gonna reciprocate
In Lily Allen's song "Not Big," she speaks openly and honestly about her displeasure in her relationship with her partner. She states that she believes their time together has come to an end, and when she confronts him about it, he seems to want a reaction from her. She makes a statement about how she never had any fun during their year and a half together and never really had a satisfying sexual experience with him.
Furthermore, she reveals that she lied about being sober numerous times, admitting to being high on drugs while with him. Lily Allen then threatens to work her way through her partner's friends and expose his incompetence in bed, claiming that he is "small in the game." In the end, she returns the dissatisfaction and decides to "reciprocate" what he did to her.
Line by Line Meaning
Now listen I think you and me have come to the end of our time
I believe that our relationship has run its course, and it's time for us to part ways.
What d'ya want? Some kinda reaction? Well OK that's fine
Are you looking for a response or a reaction? If that's what you're after, then go ahead.
Alright how'd it make you feel if I said you never made me come
What would your response be if I said that I never felt satisfaction when we were intimate?
In the year and a half that we spent together yeah I never really had much fun
During the eighteen months we were together, I didn't really enjoy myself.
All the times that I said I was sober, well I'm afraid I lied
Whenever I claimed to be sober, I was likely lying.
I'd be lying next to you and you next to me / All the while I was high as a kite
I would be in close proximity to you while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
I can see it in your face as you break it to me gentle yeah you really must think you're great
As you inform me politely, I can sense a degree of self-satisfaction in your expression.
Well let's see how you feel in a couple of weeks when I work my way through your mates
Let's observe your reaction in a few weeks when I move through your social circle to find someone new.
I never wanted it to end up this way / You've only got yourself to blame
This conclusion was not what I desired, yet you are solely responsible for it.
I'm gonna tell the world you're rubbish in bed now / And that you're small in the game
I intend to reveal to others that you are deficient in matters of physical intimacy.
So you thought this was gonna be easy, well you're out of luck
You believed this would be a simple and straightforward process. Your assumption was incorrect.
Well let's rewind let's turn back time / To when you couldn't get it up
Let's revisit the point in the past where you were not able to maintain an erection.
You know what it shoulda ended there / That's when I shoulda shown you the door
Our relationship should have concluded at that moment, and I should have ended it there.
As if that weren't enough to deal with / You became premature
In addition to the previous issue, you also experienced premature ejaculation.
Sorry if ya feel that I'm being kinda mental / But you left me in such a state
Forgive me if you believe I'm acting irrationally, but your actions have left me in a disordered mental state.
Now I'm gonna do to you what you did to me / I'm gonna reciprocate
Now, in exchange for your past actions, I will do the same to you.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: LILY ALLEN, GREG KURSTIN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Francesca Wemyss
i was obsessed with this album when i was about 11, i listened to it every night and even sung one of the songs in a talent show what i was in year 6.. listening back... the lyrics make so much more sense:L x i love lilys albums because every single song on them are all amazing, and really creative. gutted shes retired! xx
Wooly Cooly
shes back!
sylvie howard
shes not ahah
Tasoq
Lily Allen has such a great voice. I'd say this is my favourite but i love all of her songs! (yeah, i'm a big fan XD)
Terri Waters
I just found out the guy I've been seeing for nearly a year had been seeing 6 other girls when I went away for a month. All lyrics apply. Kudos to Lily Allen.
tanja ilic
Every girl sometimes need to hear this kind of song... So, thank you, Lily Allen ❤ ... This whole album was great, btw
Playgorecarti
she is the best freaking singer this world has ever discovered
Louise Kalamari
Love it.... Lily Allen... "Lets see if you feel so great, in a couple of weeks, when i work my way through your mates"
Danilda Estévez
I <3 Lily Allen... no one said it better.
Jacob Alter
THIS SONG IS AMAZING.