A native of Los Angeles, California's San Pedro community, Miguel Jontel Pimentel was involved at the age of 16 with the production company Drop Squad. Three years later, he was offered a slot in Fatty Koo, and appeared on the R&B group's BET reality show, but he turned the position down and eventually signed a solo deal with distribution from major-label Universal. In 2005, "Getcha Hands Up!" was issued as a promotional solo single, and its accompanying video -- showcasing Miguel's dancing skills -- aired on BET. An album, Young & Free, was planned for release, but it was never issued. By that point, Miguel was becoming increasingly known in the underground through his collaborative work with Blu, Exile, and Daz-I-Kue.
Miguel signed a solo deal with Jive in 2007 and continued to work with underground and major-label artists. By the end of the decade, he placed songs on albums by Musiq Soulchild and Asher Roth. He experienced major growth during 2010. Jaheim's "Finding My Way Back," a song he co-wrote, reached number 12 on Billboard's R&B/hip-hop hit (and was subsequently nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best R&B Song). Miguel also co-wrote a pair of the Jam & Lewis-produced songs that appeared on Usher's Raymond v. Raymond, which topped the Billboard 200 just before Miguel made his proper solo debut with the atmospheric hip-hop soul of "All I Want Is You," a Top Ten R&B/hip-hop hit. The parent album, All I Want Is You, followed that November and reached the Top Ten of the R&B/hip-hop albums chart, as well as the Top 40 of the Billboard 200, boosted by "Sure Thing" (number one R&B, number 36 Billboard 200) and "Quickie" (number three R&B). Once Wale's Miguel-assisted Top 40 pop hit "Lotus Flower Bomb" was well on its way to platinum certification, Miguel resumed his solo output in early 2012 with a trilogy of three-song EPs dubbed Art Dealer Chic.
The intermediate releases led to Kaleidoscope Dream, which entered the R&B/hip-hop chart at number one and crossed into the Billboard 200 Top Five in October 2012. The RCA-issued full-length was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Urban Contemporary Album, while "Adorn," Miguel's second number one R&B/hip-hop single, was nominated for three awards and won for Best R&B Song. The following year, the album's "How Many Drinks?" was nominated as well. Stardom notwithstanding, Miguel remained available for outside work. "#Beautiful," a collaboration with Mariah Carey, was issued in May 2013 and went platinum. Miguel also devoted time between albums to sessions for J. Cole, Janelle Monáe, Big Sean, Jessie Ware, A$AP Rocky (the gold "Everyday"), Mac Miller (the platinum "Weekend"), and Hudson Mohawke.
Miguel's third album, Wildheart, was released in June 2015. Like his previous full-length, it debuted within the Top Five of the Billboard 200, reaching number two and landing in the same spot on the R&B/hip-hop chart. Less melodic than what preceded it, Wildheart emphasized sensual slow jams and was acknowledged with a Grammy nomination in the Best Urban Contemporary Album category. Another round of collaborations, including a duet with Dua Lipa, and singles highlighted by "2 Lovin U" (produced by DJ Premier) and the platinum-certified "Sky Walker" (featuring Travis Scott), preceded the December 2017 release of the urgent War & Leisure. Another R&B/hip-hop chart topper, it also entered the Billboard 200 at number nine. Miguel continued his extracurricular activity through 2018 with Kygo's "Remind Me to Forget" among his most commercially successful featured appearances. His next solo release was the Spanish-language EP Te Lo Dije, which peaked at number 11 on Billboard's Top Latin Albums chart in 2019. Also that year, Alicia Keys' Miguel-assisted "Show Me Love" began its ascent to gold status.
A mix of smaller-scale solo output and featured appearances followed during the first few years of the 2020s. Early in the decade, Miguel was featured on tracks such as Jhené Aiko's platinum "Happiness Over Everything (H.O.E.)." The Art Dealer Chic series of EPs resumed in 2021 with a fourth volume containing the grinding "Funeral." After he was featured on Diplo's "Don't Forget My Love," Miguel saw "Sure Thing" become more popular than ever in 2023 -- thanks to TikTok -- and a re-release of the single consequently reached number 14 on the Hot 100, thereby surpassing "Adorn" as his highest-charting pop single. The singer responded that April with the smoldering slow jam "Give It to Me." ~ Andy Kellman & David Jeffries
Simplethings
Miguel Lyrics
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I don't want a movie star
You don't have to win the lotto, oh
I want you to win my heart
Yeah, she said I just want someone true
She said I just want someone to, smoke with me babe
And lay with me babe
And laugh with me babe
So smoke with me babe
And laugh with me baby
And lay with me baby
'Cause I just want the simple things
I just want you
Oh yeah yeah yeah yeah
I want you,
Oh yeah, oh
I said, no I don't a model
I don't need a debutant
Just be a tough act to follow
You know, a free spirit, with a wild heart
Alright, I said I just want someone real, someone true
I said I just want someone else
Smoke with me baby
Lay with me baby
Laugh with me baby
I just want the simple things
So smoke with me baby
Lay with me baby
Laugh with me baby
I just want the simple things
I just want you
You get me baby, I just want you
You, I want you baby
You alright
I just want you
You
Smoke with me baby
Lay with me baby now
Laugh with me baby
I just want the simple things
Smoke with me baby
Lay with me baby now
Laugh with me baby
I just want the simple things
I just want you
I just want you
Give it all you
All to you darling
I want you
I want you
I just want the simple things
The song "Simplethings" by Miguel talks about the importance of simplicity in life and relationships. The lyrics express the desire for a partner who is real, true, and genuine, rather than someone who is just a model or a movie star. The singer and his partner both want the simple things in life - to smoke, laugh, and lay together. Both of them prioritize each other's company and companionship over materialistic aspects of life or a perfect relationship. The chorus emphasizes that the singer just wants his partner, signifying how love and a connection with someone real and simple is all he needs to be happy.
The theme of simplicity and finding joy in the mundane is recurrent in the song, making it an ode to a life with fewer distractions and more meaningful connections. The song highlights how we should overlook the superficial and recognize the value of relatively small things in our life. The track aims to deliver a message that emphasizes the importance of simple moments that make us happy and complete rather than chasing unrealistic or seemingly unattainable standards of materialistic joy.
Overall, "Simplethings" by Miguel is an ode to simplicity that emphasizes the significance of being content with what we have, and cherishing the small and simple moments in life.
Line by Line Meaning
She said, I don't want a model
She wants someone real and not a superficial model.
I don't want a movie star
She doesn't need someone famous, but rather someone humble.
You don't have to win the lotto, oh
Money doesn't matter to her; she wants someone genuine.
I want you to win my heart
She wants someone who truly loves her and is committed to her.
Yeah, she said I just want someone true
She desires honesty and authenticity.
She said I just want someone to, smoke with me babe
She wants someone who will share simple pleasures with her, like smoking.
And lay with me babe
She wants to spend lazy days cuddling with her partner.
And laugh with me babe
She wants someone who will make her laugh and enjoy life with her.
So smoke with me babe
She wants a partner who is not afraid to experience little joys with her, even if it's just smoking.
And lay with me babe
She desires intimacy and emotional closeness in her relationship.
And laugh with me baby
She wants someone who is carefree and happy to laugh and enjoy life with her.
I said, no I don't a model
He shares her sentiment that external appearances do not matter.
I said I just want someone real, someone true
He desires an authentic connection and genuine relationship.
Just be a tough act to follow
He wants someone who is unique and impressive in their own right.
Alright, I said I just want someone real, someone true
He reaffirms that he values authenticity above all else.
You, I want you baby
He only wants her and no one else.
Give it all you
He is willing to give his all to her and their relationship.
All to you darling
He loves and cherishes her deeply.
I just want you
He echoes her sentiment that he wants only her and nothing more.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: GLENN LEWIS, ANDRE HARRIS, VIDAL DAVIS, MARSHA AMBROSIUS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@Faithful692
The words of this song makes the relationship a total disaster. Both are not not looking for the same thing at all.
Both parties continued with blinders on and obvious red flags.
Miguel is genius! We love his voice.
I am hearing what is actually being said.
She claims she wants someone real and true but in HIS MIND he sees her as a wildheart and a free spirit?
Why do some people persue the opposite of what they really want?
Can we assume it is all about preying and conquering on total instinct and allowing carnality and lust to override all logicall sensabilities ? We know doing this can be harmful and dangerous to us in the end.
WILDHEARTS ARE DANGEROUS AND RISKY ALL AT THE SAME TIME 😈
Are you still a wildheart? Have you changed to committ your heart to being true and faithful to that special someone?
Happy pre- Valentines Day to the Wildhearts and Faithfuls out there ❤ 💝 Miguel thank you for sharing your amazing voice with us!
@IvyLaArtista
He did it again....
Such a beautiful Love anthem:
"She said, I don't want a model
I don't want a movie star
You don't have to win the lotto
I want you to win my heart
Yeah, she said I just want someone true
She said I just want someone to, smoke with me babe
And lay with me babe
And laugh with me babe
I just want the simple things
Smoke with me babe
And laugh with me baby
And lay with me baby
Cause I just want the simple things
I just want you"
@luckyrock2088
Listen this song Forever ❤️ She said, I don't want a model
I don't want a movie star
You don't have to win the lotto, oh
I want you to win my heart
Yeah, she said I just want someone true
She said I just want someone to, smoke with me babe
And lay with me babe
And laugh with me babe
I just want the simple things
So smoke with me babe
And laugh with me baby
And lay with me baby
'Cause I just want the simple things
I just want you
Oh yeah yeah yeah yeah
I want you
Oh yeah, oh
I said, no I don't a model
I don't need a debutant
Just be a tough act to follow
You know, a free spirit, with a wild heart
Alright, I said I just want someone real, someone true
I need you to smoke with me babe
Smoke with me baby
Lay with me baby
Laugh with me baby
I just want the simple things
So smoke with me baby
Lay with me baby
Laugh with me baby
I just want the simple things
I just wanna keep my Tom Fords on while I get some head
Hol' up, hol' up, hol' up, hol' up, hol' up, oh
I take your spirit like the grim reaper
Hold you so close I feel your heart beatin'
Damn size with that juice, juice, we conversate and do jitsu
Pass off that loud to you, you gon' roll it up with no issue
It's why this can't be keeping one thou'
Just knowing you gon' be there when the mile down there with me
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You can let your girl get in front, I play the back seat
Relaxing your mind, that's my intuition
Once our chemistry combine, love is revolution
I cherish every moment, I'm a better man
I get to dancing with the devil, hope you understand
I be floating 'round with the sauce bag on me
I hope you hold me down 'til I fade away
I just want you
(Fade away, fade away, fade away
Hold me down 'til I fade away)
Look at me baby, I just want you
You, I want you baby
You, alright, I just want you
You
Smoke with me babe and lay with me babe
And laugh with me babe, I just want the simple things
To smoke with me babe and lay with me babe now
And laugh with me baby cause I just want the simple things
I just want you, I just want you
Give me all of you
All of you darling, oh, I want you
I want you, I just want the simple things
@Believek100
Anyone here cause Miguel creates absolutely amazing music?
@JAMARI645
me
@ayoprophet2646
🙌
@nealallenallen7183
great music
@nonataylor2344
Yes. He is amazing. No doubt about it. His music and lyrics always speak to me.
@nealallenallen7183
Nona Taylor enjoy your day :D
@isabellabayne-ib5gg
Don't let this song die I remember when I listened to this song in the car with my mom and I was 6 and I started jamming now she passed away now I'm 13 I love this song now this generation is messed up but I still let this song live in my soul and never let it die. Thanks Miguel for getting me through tough times dude🙌🏼
@juliapierce369
❤❤❤
@daniellamoreno3616
My condolences to your mama!!
@demetriamcgrone1374
Sending you hugs