In 1994 and 1995 they won the Brit Award for Best British Dance Act. In 1994, they won the Mercury Music Prize for the album Elegant Slumming. The victory sparked controversy as they beat Britpop band Blur, who were deemed by critics to be more 'worthy' than a mere dance band. With ten Top Ten UK singles, the band was one of the most consistent hit-makers of the 90s, and the album Bizarre Fruit stayed in the UK charts for two years.
In the United States, their biggest success was on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, where they achieved five Top 5 singles, four of which hit number one.
With the closure by BMG of the deConstruction dance record label in the late 1990s, M People gained their own record label called M People Records to release their 1997 album Fresco.
After the release of The Best of M People in 1998, the band took a long break. Heather Small recorded a solo album and it seemed that the band had split, although a repackaged greatest hits album was released in 2005 and the band also embarked on a short tour of the UK. Small continued to pursue a solo career, as her song Proud was the soundtrack to the successful London 2012 Olympic Bid.
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Never Mind Love
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I walked across the crowded room and looked him in the eye.
He looked up to me and said would I lie to you
But he didn`t know what I know, what I`m going to do.
So go to hell now, `cause I don`t care for you.
I don`t need you, you`re a stone in my shoe.
You think i`m stupid, well i`ve got news for you.
I ain`t no cupid, and so I say to you
Never mind my never never love
Never mind my never never love
I say never mind my never never love
Never mind my never never love
How you gonna change the habit of a lifetime overnight.
You think you`re so immortal, so eternal, out of sight.
The questions I am gonna ask aren`t the ones you want to hear.
Alone inside your narrow mind, now lets get one thing clear
Unlike Sinatra you ain`t under my skin.
What can I tell ya, don`t know where to begin.
Can`t find you heart now, but who`s lookin` anyway.
Hasta Luego, adios I`m on my way.
The lyrics of M People's song "Never Mind Love" is a testament of a woman's bravery in walking out of a relationship that constantly lies and cheats on her. The song starts with the singer recollecting her past experiences of playing the same scene over and over again when she confronts her partner about his infidelity. While she is standing in a crowded room, she looks at him, and he asks her if he would lie to her. However, she is aware of what he is doing, and she does not want to keep up with this anymore, and with the line "so, go to hell now, `cause I don`t care for you," she decides to walk out of the relationship. The singer implies that she has had enough by saying "I don`t need you, you`re a stone in my shoe." She calls him out on his stupidity and lies when she says, "You think I`m stupid, well, I've got news for you. I ain`t no cupid, and so I say to you, never mind my never-never love."
In the second verse, the woman implies that the frequency of lying and cheating by her partner has become a habit of a lifetime for him, and she asks him if he thinks he is immortal and beyond her reach. She also takes a stand against his misdeeds by saying that she is going to ask him questions that he will not want to hear. In the line "Unlike Sinatra you ain`t under my skin," she implies that her partner never had any deep impact or influence on her. She also implies that she has given up on trying to get him to change his ways, and says "can`t find your heart now, but who's lookin' anyway? Hasta Luego, adios I`m on my way," signifying her decision to move on from the toxic relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
I played out this scene before too many times.
I've been in this situation multiple times, and I'm sick of it.
I walked across the crowded room and looked him in the eye.
I approached him in the crowded room and stared at him in the eye.
He looked up to me and said would I lie to you
He looked up at me and asked if he would ever lie to me.
But he didn`t know what I know, what I`m going to do.
He didn't realize that I knew something he didn't and that I was going to act on it.
So go to hell now, `cause I don`t care for you.
I don't have any feelings for him, and I want him to go away.
I don`t need you, you`re a stone in my shoe.
He's just an annoyance in my life, and I don't need him at all.
You think i`m stupid, well i`ve got news for you.
He's underestimated me, but I have a surprise in store for him.
I ain`t no cupid, and so I say to you
I'm not here to play matchmaker or fix things between us. I'm done.
Never mind my never never love
I don't have any love for him anymore, so it's not worth mentioning.
How you gonna change the habit of a lifetime overnight.
It's impossible to change who you are and your habits overnight.
You think you`re so immortal, so eternal, out of sight.
He thinks he's untouchable, but he's not.
The questions I am gonna ask aren`t the ones you want to hear.
I have some tough questions for him that he won't like.
Alone inside your narrow mind, now lets get one thing clear
He's stuck in his ways, and I need to make sure he understands this.
Unlike Sinatra you ain`t under my skin.
Unlike the famous crooner Sinatra, he doesn't have any control over me or my emotions.
What can I tell ya, don`t know where to begin.
There's so much to say, and I don't even know where to start.
Can`t find you heart now, but who`s lookin` anyway.
He's not showing any emotions, but at this point, it doesn't matter.
Hasta Luego, adios I`m on my way.
I'm done with this situation, and I'm moving on.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: MICHAEL PAUL HEARD, MIKE PICKERING, HEATHER SMALL
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