Throughout the 2000s, Norwood experienced career and commercial turbulence. In 2002, she starred in the reality series Brandy: Special Delivery. Her third and fourth albums Full Moon (2002) and Afrodisiac (2004) were released to commercial success. She served as a judge on the first season of America's Got Talent and began a recurring role on The Game before being involved in a widely-publicized car accident in 2006. After several lawsuits stemming from the accident, Norwood's fifth album Human was released in 2008. In 2010, she returned to television as a contestant on the eleventh season of Dancing with the Stars and starred in the reality series Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business with younger brother Ray J. She held a recurring role on Drop Dead Diva in 2011 and released her sixth album Two Eleven the following year.
Within pop music, Norwood has become known for her distinctive sound, characterised by her peculiar timbre, voice-layering, throaty riffs, and beat-driven R&B.[3] She has since been signed to both Epic Records and RCA Records, where she has acquired a catalogue of hits with singles such as "What About Us?," "Full Moon," and "Put It Down" being her most successful. She has sold over 8.62 million copies of her first five studio albums in the United States,[4] and over 30 million records worldwide.[5]
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Monica's Bio
Monica Denise Brown (née Arnold; born October 24, 1980) professionally known as Monica, is an American R&B singer, songwriter and occasional actress. Born and raised in College Park, Georgia, Monica began performing as a child and became part of a traveling gospel choir, at the age of ten. Guided and developed by producers Dallas Austin and Tim & Bob, she signed with Arista Records at age thirteen and released her debut album Miss Thang in 1995. Its first two singles "Don't Take It Personal" and "Before You Walk out of My Life" made her the youngest recording act to ever have two consecutive chart-topping hits on the US Billboard Top R&B Singles chart.
In 1998, Arnold's second album The Boy Is Mine earned her major international chart success. Pushed by its Grammy Award-winning number-one hit title track, a duet with singer Brandy, it spawned two further chart-toppers, "The First Night" and "Angel of Mine", and established her position as one of the most successful of the urban R&B female vocalists to emerge in the mid to late-1990s.[2] During the production of her third album All Eyez on Me (2002), Arnold experienced personal struggles and her career went under hiatus.[3] In 2003, her fourth album After the Storm was released on J Records, and after an unsuccessful period, she scored her fifth number one single, "So Gone". Her latest album Still Standing, whose recording was tracked by a BET reality series of the same name, was released in 2010 and produced the hit singles "Everything to Me" and "Love All Over Me", the first of which became Arnold's sixth number one hit.[4]
Arnold has sold more than 20 million albums worldwide, including over 5.1 million units in the United States alone.[2][5] With a career lasting over 15 years, she became the first artist to top the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s.[6] In 2010, Billboard listed Arnold at number 24 on its list of the Top 50 R&B and Hip Hop Artists of the past 25 years.[7]
have you ever
Monica & Brandy Lyrics
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It makes you cry
Have you ever needed something so bad
You can't sleep at night
Have you ever tried to find the words
But they don't come out right
Have you ever, have you ever
Been in love so bad
You'd do anything to make them understand
Have you ever had someone steal your heart away
You'd give anything to make them feel the same
Have you ever searched for words to get you in their heart
But you don't know what to say
And you don't know where to start
Have you ever loved somebody so much
It makes you cry
Have you ever needed something so bad
You can't sleep at night
Have you ever tried to find the words
But they don't come out right
Have you ever, have you ever
Have you ever found the one
You've dreamed of all of your life
Just about anything to look into their eyes
Have you finally found the one you've given your heart to
Only to find that one won't give their heart to you
Have you ever closed your eyes and
Dreamed that they were there
And all you can do is wait for the day when they will care
Have you ever loved somebody so much
It makes you cry
Have you ever needed something so bad
You can't sleep at night
Have you ever tried to find the words
But they don't come out right
Have you ever, have you ever
What do I gotta do to get you in my arms baby
What do I gotta say to get your heart
To make you understand how I need you next to me
Gotta get you in my world
Cause baby I can't sleep
Have you ever loved somebody so much
It makes you cry
Have you ever needed something so bad
You can't sleep at night
Have you ever tried to find the words
But they don't come out right
Have you ever, have you ever
The song "Have You Ever" by Monica & Brandy is a captivating masterpiece that explores the theme of unrequited love. The lyrics of the song depict the pain, frustration and helplessness that come with loving someone who doesn't love you back. The song starts with a series of rhetorical questions, "Have you ever loved somebody so much, it makes you cry? Have you ever needed something so bad, you can't sleep at night? Have you ever tried to find the words but they don't come out right?" These questions set the tone for the rest of the song and clearly convey the emotional turmoil of loving someone who doesn't love you back.
The song progresses to illustrate the singer's experiences of loving someone deeply and doing whatever it takes to get their attention but failing repeatedly. The lyrics describe the intense desire to make someone see how much you love them, steal their heart away and make them feel the same way you do. It goes on to illustrate the pain of being in love with someone who doesn't love you back, and the frustration of searching for words to express your feelings, but not finding them.
The chorus repeats several times throughout the song, emphasizing the intensity of emotions that come with unrequited love. The verses paint a picture of heartbreak and disappointment, describing the feeling of waiting for someone to care for you but losing hope with every passing day.
Overall, "Have You Ever" is a poignant and moving song that perfectly captures the struggles of unrequited love, making it a timeless classic that continues to resonate with people of all ages.
Line by Line Meaning
Have you ever loved somebody so much
Have you ever felt a love so strong
It makes you cry
That it brings tears to your eyes
Have you ever needed something so bad
Have you ever had such a strong desire for something
You can't sleep at night
That it keeps you awake
Have you ever tried to find the words
Have you ever attempted to express those feelings
But they don't come out right
But couldn't articulate them correctly
Have you ever been in love
Have you ever experienced the feeling of being in love
Been in love so bad
In a very intense way
You'd do anything to make them understand
You would go to extremes to have them comprehend your feelings
Have you ever had someone steal your heart away
Have you ever fallen deeply for someone
You'd give anything to make them feel the same
You would go to any lengths for them to reciprocate your feelings
Have you ever searched for words to get you in their heart
Have you ever looked for the right words to touch their heart
But you don't know what to say
But struggled to find the right words
And you don't know where to start
And didn't know how to begin
Have you ever found the one
Have you ever met the person
You've dreamed of all of your life
You've always longed for
Just about anything to look into their eyes
Willing to do almost anything to gaze into their eyes
Have you finally found the one you've given your heart to
Have you finally found the one you've given your heart to
Only to find that one won't give their heart to you
But come to know that they don't share your feelings
Have you ever closed your eyes and
Have you ever visualized in your mind that they were there
Dreamed that they were there
Imagined that they were present with you
And all you can do is wait for the day when they will care
And all you can do is hope that they would one day share your feelings
What do I gotta do to get you in my arms baby
What can I do to have you in my embrace, my love
What do I gotta say to get your heart
What should I tell you to open up and share your heart with me
To make you understand how I need you next to me
To help you fully comprehend the depth of my desire to have you close to me
Gotta get you in my world
I must have you in my life
Cause baby I can't sleep
Because I can't stop thinking about you
Have you ever loved somebody so much
Have you ever felt a love so strong
It makes you cry
That it brings tears to your eyes
Have you ever needed something so bad
Have you ever had such a strong desire for something
You can't sleep at night
That it keeps you awake
Have you ever tried to find the words
Have you ever attempted to express those feelings
But they don't come out right
But couldn't articulate them correctly
Have you ever
Have you ever
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: DIANE EVE WARREN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@lexierietze8213
This song is almost everything I want to say, in the most basic way, but also how I feel and that I am going through, with my recent ex.
This song was one of the many I listened to in high school when it came out, around that time.
Here I am, all these years later and it really means something perfect to me now.. 😢
Our song together was chosen almost 5 yrs ago and was Jeff Healey, Angel Eyes.
It became our song after he told me it’s the song that made him emotional when we first started dating and it’s the one he most attributed to us from the very beginning.
I can’t listen to it without crying.
I’ve never in my life loved someone like this. Head over heels, in love.
Unconditional.
I doubt I’ll ever find it again. I’m not that young anymore.
Why aren’t time machines available yet ??? 😢❤😂 haha
I learned a lot through our time. I just wish I could go back.
Sorry to unload. BRANDY got me going with this oldie from high school :)
God bless love. Old & new …
@bridgetjackie4210
Who is listening to it in 2024 🥰🥰🥰
@ratsyd.megabiih7062
I most definitely am
@ladyreborn1956
7Feb2024
💝💞💖
@brownskinlou2024
Mee
@teesulli833
2024 in da house
@user-gv1ic1dy8j
ME
@mavelyssa
It’s 2023 and it still cuts so deep. What a song! Brandy is seriously underrated. Her voice is soothing and unique. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
@elizabethgalio2564
Facts i totally agreed❤
@mikemann1960
I can't tell you who, why this song existe other than she meant it. For those who know, just enjoy.
@mllemg2363
Je suis d'accord. One voice est ma chanson préférée