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)
Perfectly
Natalie Imbruglia Lyrics
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It matters most of all
You're not up for conversation
So I'm blinded by it all
The further away you push me
The closer I feel to you
Every crash
Everything that was never meant to be
All the perfect little things I can't release
All the nights
Everytime we were just about to leave
Now makes no sense to me
But it seems that when we fall
That's when we land
Perfectly
Can't see what's before me
And I cannot feel the ground
This place that we exist in
Is the sweetest thing I've found
The further away you push me
The closer I feel to you
Every fall
Every crash
Everything that was never meant to be
All the perfect little things I can't release
All the nights
Everytime we were just about to leave
Now makes no sense to me
But it seems that when we fall
That's when we land
Perfectly
The further away you push me
The closer I feel to you
Every fall
Every crash
Everything that was never meant to be
All the perfect little things I can't release
All the nights
Everytime we were just about to leave
Now makes no sense to me
But it seems that when we fall
That's when we land
Perfectly
Perfectly
Perfectly
The lyrics of Natalie Imbruglia's song "Perfectly" address the complexities of a troubled relationship. The singer confesses that when she claims that something "doesn't matter," it actually matters a great deal. She is unable to communicate effectively with her partner and feels lost in the relationship. Yet even as she is pushed away, she paradoxically feels closer to her partner. This confusion is mirrored in the song's refrain, which describes how the singer finds beauty and meaning in the very moments of failure and disappointment that would conventionally be seen as negative. For her, it is in the falling that one lands perfectly.
The song thus has a bittersweet, reflective quality. The melody is mournful and introspective, and the lyrics suggest a sense of nostalgia for moments that were once important but have since lost their meaning. The imagery of the song itself--especially the line about not being able to "feel the ground"--is suggestive of a feeling of falling, of being adrift in the world. Ultimately, however, the song's mood is not despairing but redemptive--it suggests a way of finding a kind of contentment even in the midst of difficulty and confusion.
Line by Line Meaning
When I say it doesn't matter
Even when I try to act like it doesn't matter, it actually does matter a lot to me
It matters most of all
The thing that matters the most is the one that I'm trying to ignore
You're not up for conversation
You're not interested in talking about it
So I'm blinded by it all
As a result, I'm feeling overwhelmed and confused by my own emotions
The further away you push me
The more you distance yourself from me and our relationship
The closer I feel to you
The more I realize how much I love and miss you
Every fall
Every time we stumble or fail
Every crash
Every time we experience a painful setback or disappointment
Everything that was never meant to be
All the things that were not meant to happen or work out
All the perfect little things I can't release
All the good memories and positive aspects of our relationship that I can't let go of
All the nights
All the times we spent together, especially when things were difficult
Everytime we were just about to leave
Every time we were on the brink of giving up on each other
Now makes no sense to me
I don't understand why we went through all of that
But it seems that when we fall
But somehow, when we hit rock bottom
That's when we land
That's when we finally find our footing
Perfectly
Everything works out exactly the way it's supposed to
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: PAUL ANDREW WESTCOTT, NATALIE IMBRUGLIA, SHEPPARD J. SOLOMON, STEVE ROBSON
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