Her first single, "Torn", reached number 2 in the UK charts and became the most played song on the radio in 1998. "Torn" is originally written by Anne Preven, Scott Cutler and Phil Thornalley. In 1995, "Torn" was recorded by Preven's and Cutler's band Ednaswap, although the band would record several more versions prior and following Imbruglia's hit recording. The first released version of "Torn", though, was a 1993 version by Danish singer Lis Sørensen, entitled "Braendt". Norwegian singer Trine Rein had a hit with an English language version of "Torn" in her home country, a year prior to Imbruglia's million selling single. Co-writer Phil Thornalley was involved in all of these versions and eventually offered the song to Natalie Imbruglia, whose album he produced. Imbruglia initially declined recording the song, stating she didn't want to do a cover. Ironically, "Torn" did not only become her biggest hit, it also became her signature song.
Following "Torn", Natalie's debut album "Left of the Middle", released on November 1997, became a million seller. Further singles ("Big Mistake", "Wishing I Was There", and "Smoke"), again proved to be hits in terms of radio and video airplay, but had a less than stellar chart run compared to "Torn".
In a 1999 cooperation with singer Tom Jones, she appeared on his duet album "Reload", on which the pair teamed up for a cover of INXS' ""Never Tear Us Apart".
Imbruglia's sophomore album, "White Lilies Island", was released in November 2001, although it met with significantly less success than its precursor. It did spawn the UK hit singles "That Day", "Wrong Impression" and "Beauty On The Fire".
She returned to acting in 2002 with a supporting role in British spy spoof Johnny English, playing alongside Rowan Atkinson. Natalie married her long-time boyfriend Daniel Johns, lead singer of Silverchair, on 31 December 2003.
In April 2005, Imbruglia released her third studio album "Counting Down The Days" in UK, which in its first week of sales hit number one on the album charts. The first single from this album "Shiver" became her longest running single on the UK charts since her debut "Torn" and also topped the UK Airplay charts for several weeks. The second single, the title track "Counting Down The Days", was released on 25 July 2005 and although it did not have as much success in the singles chart as "Shiver" it reignited interest in its parent album.
After "Counting Down the Days", Natalie switched labels and released in a greatest hits "Glorious: The Singles 97-07", which included five new tracks and was promoted by the single "Glorious".
Natalie's fourth studio album "Come to Life" was released on October 2009 in Europe, preceded by the music video of "Wild About It". The first official single issued on 28 September 2009, was "Want", a song written by Natalie Imbruglia, Daniel Johns (credited Kat Kourtney), Gary Clark and Chris Martin. The next single "Scars" was sent to radio in the UK on 22 March 2010; however, due to any support from radio networks, the single release was cancelled.
Appearances on other albums:
"Troubled by the Way We Came Together" on Go! O.S.T. (1999)
"Never Tear Us Apart" with Tom Jones on Reload (1999)
"Identify" on Stigmata O.S.T (1999)
"Cold Air" on Y Tu Mama Tambien (And Your Mother Too) O.S.T. (2001)
"Wrong Impression" (Radio Remix) on Mr. Deed O.S.T. (2002)
"Pineapple Head" on She Will Have Her Way (2005)
"All The Magic" on Winx Club O.S.T. (2007)
My Own Movie
Natalie Imbruglia Lyrics
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When the world was mine
Drifting again, everything you do
Makes me fall for you
Trying to keep it together
Without you around
You got me up here
Here it comes, taking over me
Close my eyes and I'm finally
Wandering with you
Here it comes, my own movie
In your arms where I wanna be
Wandering with you
Turn back the clock, what I didn't say
On the beach that day
I was afraid that you didn't feel
Everything I feel
Trying to keep it together
Without you around
You got me up here
And now I can't seem to get down
Here it comes, taking over me
Close my eyes and I'm finally
Wandering with you
Here it comes, my own movie
In your arms where I wanna be
Wandering with you
Didn't wanna be hurt so easily
You seem to soften the edges
Didn't wanna care if someone was there
How did you manage to open me up?
Again here it comes taking over me
Close my eyes and I'm finally
Wandering with you
Here it comes my own movie
In your arms where I wanna be
Wandering with you
Here it comes, taking over me
Close my eyes and I'm finally
Wandering with you
Here it comes, my own movie
In your arms where I wanna be
Wandering with you
The song "My Own Movie" by Natalie Imbruglia is about the experience of falling in love again with someone from the past. Imbruglia reminisces about the summer time when the world was hers and everything she did made her fall for her love interest. Now without her love interest, Imbruglia is left to try and keep it together but finds herself in a state where she can't come down.
In the second verse, Imbruglia reflects on a time when she was afraid that her love interest didn't feel everything she felt. She wants to turn back the clock and express what she didn't say on that beach day. The chorus then introduces the concept of the singer's life being like a movie when she's with this individual. The bridge questions how this individual managed to open her up when she didn't want to care if anyone was there, and then the chorus repeats again, intensifying the imagery of the individual taking over her and her yearning to wander in their arms.
The song blends soft rock with pop, emphasizing Imbruglia's voice and the guitar sound she co-produced with Ben Hillier. "My Own Movie" was released in 2005 and was featured on Imbruglia's third album "Counting Down the Days."
Line by Line Meaning
Dreaming again of the summer time
Natalie is reminiscing about the past, longing for a time when things were better.
When the world was mine
She had a sense of ownership and control over her life.
Drifting again, everything you do
Her thoughts have been wandering back to the person who makes her heart skip a beat.
Makes me fall for you
This person has the power to make her fall in love.
Trying to keep it together
Natalie is struggling to maintain composure.
Without you around
This person is absent and Natalie feels lost without them.
You got me up here
This person has lifted Natalie up to new heights.
And now, I can't seem to get down
She feels like she's stuck in this new state of mind - completely enamored with this person.
Here it comes, taking over me
This overwhelming feeling of love is consuming her again.
Close my eyes and I'm finally
Her mind is transported to a different time and place when she's with this person.
Wandering with you
The person she is with takes her on a figurative journey through her mind.
Turn back the clock, what I didn't say
Natalie wishes she could have gone back and expressed herself differently in the past.
On the beach that day
Referring to a specific moment in time that she wishes she could redo.
I was afraid that you didn't feel
Her fear of rejection stopped her from expressing her true emotions in the past.
Everything I feel
Natalie is overwhelmed with emotions but afraid to share them with this person.
Didn't wanna be hurt so easily
Natalie has been hurt in the past and wants to avoid it happening again.
You seem to soften the edges
This person brings a gentle ease to Natalie's life, helping her to let her guard down.
Didn't wanna care if someone was there
She didn't want to feel a need for someone's company.
How did you manage to open me up?
Even though she didn't plan on caring for someone, this person managed to break down her walls and open her heart.
In your arms where I wanna be
Natalie yearns to be physically close to the person who has captured her heart.
Here it comes, my own movie
This dream-like state of being with this person feels like something out of a movie.
Contributed by Alaina I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Jhon Salcedo
Hermosa canción, tanto como la cantante 😍😍😍