Every so often a new artist comes along with a sound so innovative, they are able to help reshape the barriers that confine mainstream music. Meet Outasight, the Yonkers, New York bred musician who brilliantly weaves together the cadenced sounds of popular hip-hop and indie rock with the poignant sensibility of classic pop and soul music to create a fresh, new sound that is all his own. “People are conditioned to see certain images for different genres of music,” says the 27 year-old songwriter. “So if something looks or sounds out of the norm, it’s more difficult to understand at first.”
Growing up an only child in the suburbs of New York City, Outasight’s parents encouraged his insatiable love for making music from a very young age. When he was 8 yearsold, he taught himself to write songs on a guitar passed down from his father. “I was surrounded by thousands of records as a kid,” says Outasight who grew up emulating the diverse sounds he was surrounded by all his life. “I listened to a lot of classic rock, and pop, like the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, The Who, and also soul artists like Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye. My friends and I would form bands and practice in someone’s basement and then I would go to school and write raps and spit raps on the playground. They were like duel personalities in a sense.”
During his junior year of high school, Outasight started venturing into the city, seeking out open mics where he was able to fine tune his own material in front of live audiences. “I used to perform a lot in Brooklyn at a place called Sputnik,” says Outasight. “It would be a very diverse crowd and I would rap and start singing and they would be like, what the hell is going on right now? Who is this White kid acting all crazy? But there were always people that liked it so I always took any type of acceptance as the fuel to go further.” After performing in the big city for a couple of years, the resourceful young artist started to gain confidence and create some extremely valuable music industry connections. He toyed with the idea of going to college but after taking classes on and off for close to five years, Outasight realized it was foolish not to capitalize on the name he had created for himself in the City’s burgeoning independent music scene.
In 2006, he decided to drop out of college for good and pursue music full time. The following year, he released a mixtape called Employee Of The Year with the help of his friend and business partner Dre Bond. The two started a new company to help promote Outasight appropriately named Daily Grind Music. After promoting the tape on Myspace and up and coming music blogs, Outasight and Daily Grind released his second project, Radio New York in June of ’08 which was featured on the Myspace Home page for three consecutive days—a tremendous feat for any new, unsigned artist. “The amount of people that I got exposed to was incredible,” says Outasight. “We were getting like 50 thousand plays a day! Dre and I made a video for one of the mixtape’s songs, ‘Good Evening’ that fall we got the video on MTV after winning the MTVU Freshman competition.”
In March of 2009, Outasight released his third mixtape, From There To Here, with world renowned hip-hop DJ Mick Boogie and a month later was asked to open for Ryan Leslie at NYC’s SOB’s. After winning over the packed house with his live show, Outasight’s manager, Norman “Storm” Bell of Purfek Storm Management, secured a meeting with Asylum Records CEO Todd Moscowitz who was instantly taken by the multi-talented MC’s growing body of work. That October, Outasight signed a deal with Asylum. Soon after his signing, Outasight released his latest mixtape Further. The project was sponsored by LRG clothing and was his most successful release to date, garnering over a hundred thousand downloads and counting. Due to its overwhelming popularity, Asylum is set to release Further as an EP exclusively on ITunes in March 2010 while Outasight continues to craft his first full length commercial release, the aptly titled, From Here to Eternity. “The concept behind my album is one person’s quest from the present moment to being timeless,” he says, “It’s something that lives way beyond me, it’s about the quest.”
On August 17th, 2010, Outasight released his latest mixtape, Never Say Never, again to much critical acclaim.
Tonight's The Night
Outasight Lyrics
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Far away from the days where I wouldn't wanna go home 'cause I was afraid of the truth
See I was scared to admit that failing was in the back of my head
Comes a point when lying no longer works so you have to stand up for how you want to live
Tonight is the night is the night that were losing control (whoa whoa)
Tonight is the night is the night we set it off
Yea yea yea yea
Everybody go, whoa whoa ooh ooh ooh, whoa whoa ooh ooh ooh
Yea yea yea yea
And I don't know better but as far as I came it felt like forever,
Seconds turn to hours days turn to months another year pass by but don't feel like much
So if I got one chance, motherfucker I'ma make yall dance
I'ma have as much fun as I can and figure out the rest when I etch out a plan
Tonight is the night is the night that were losing control (whoa whoa)
Tonight is the night is the night we set it off
Everybody go, whoa whoa ooh ooh ooh, whoa whoa ooh ooh ooh
Yea yea yea yea
Everybody go, whoa whoa ooh ooh ooh, whoa whoa ooh ooh ooh
Yea yea yea yea
I'm feelin' better than I ever thought, it's possible but now I know yeah
I'm feelin' better than I ever did, impossible don't exist no, impossible don't exist
Everybody go, whoa whoa ooh ooh ooh, whoa whoa ooh ooh ooh
Yea yea yea yea
Everybody go, whoa whoa ooh ooh ooh, whoa whoa ooh ooh ooh
Yea yea yea yea
Tonight is the night is the night that were losing control
Tonight is the night is the night we set it off
Tonight is the night is the night that were losing control
Tonight is the night is the night we set it off
The lyrics of "Tonight is the night" by Outasight are about embracing life and letting go of fears and insecurities. The singer reflects on his personal journey of feeling misunderstood and afraid to confront his failures. He acknowledges that lying can only take us so far and at some point, we need to stand up for how we want to live. The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "Tonight is the night is the night that we're losing control" emphasizing the idea of living in the moment and letting go of our inhibitions. The lyrics "Everybody go" are a call to action to live life to the fullest, have fun, and make the most of the present.
The verses of the song convey a sense of urgency and the realization that life is short. The lyrics "Seconds turn to hours, days turn to months, another year pass by but don't feel like much" suggest how time flies and we need to make the most of every moment. The rapper declares that he's going to "make y'all dance" because he only has "one chance" at life, and he wants to enjoy it as much as possible. The lyrics "I'm feeling better than I ever did, impossible don't exist" imply that the singer has overcome his fears and insecurities and is now living his best life.
Overall, the song is about embracing the present and letting go of fears and insecurities. The rapper urges listeners to live in the moment and have fun because life is too short.
Line by Line Meaning
I've been feeling real good, came a long way from misunderstood
I'm in a good place now, far from the time when I didn't want to go home because I was afraid of facing the truth.
Far away from the days where I wouldn't wanna go home 'cause I was afraid of the truth
I used to be scared of admitting that I might fail and didn't want to face my problems.
See I was scared to admit that failing was in the back of my head
Eventually, lying about my situation was not an option, so I had to start standing up for how I wanted to live.
Comes a point when lying no longer works so you have to stand up for how you want to live
Tonight is the night that we let go and we have fun without worrying about anything else. We're losing control!
Tonight is the night is the night that were losing control (whoa whoa)
Tonight is the night is the night we set it off
We're going crazy tonight, having fun and letting loose!
Everybody go, whoa whoa ooh ooh ooh, whoa whoa ooh ooh ooh
Yea yea yea yea
Everybody go, whoa whoa ooh ooh ooh, whoa whoa ooh ooh ooh
Yea yea yea yea
Everyone should hop in and have fun with us tonight!
And I don't know better but as far as I came it felt like forever,
Seconds turn to hours days turn to months another year pass by but don't feel like much
So if I got one chance, motherfucker I'ma make yall dance
I'ma have as much fun as I can and figure out the rest when I etch out a plan
I've come so far, but it feels like I've been on this journey forever. Time flies, but I'm not going to worry about it tonight. I'm going to have fun and make everyone else have fun too, figuring out the rest of my plans after tonight.
I'm feelin' better than I ever thought, it's possible but now I know yeah
I'm feelin' better than I ever did, impossible don't exist no, impossible don't exist
I'm feeling great tonight, and now I know anything is possible. There is no such thing as impossible.
Tonight is the night is the night that were losing control
Tonight is the night is the night we set it off
Tonight is the night is the night that were losing control
Tonight is the night is the night we set it off
Let's keep having fun and losing control!
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: WILLIAM LOBBAN-BEAN, RICHARD ANDREW CONTE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Mohammed Ibtehaj Alvi
Song Lyrics
I've been feeling real good, came a long way from misunderstood
Far away from the days where I wouldn't wanna go home 'cause I was afraid of the truth
See I was scared to admit that failing was in the back of my head
Comes a point when lying no longer works so you have to stand up for how you want to live
Tonight is the night is the night that were losing control (whoa whoa)
Tonight is the night is the night we set it off
Everybody go, whoa whoa ooh ooh ooh, whoa whoa ooh ooh ooh
Yea yea yea yea
Everybody go, whoa whoa ooh ooh ooh, whoa whoa ooh ooh ooh
Yea yea yea yea
And I don't know better but as far as I came it felt like forever,
Seconds turn to hours days turn to months another year pass by but don't feel like much
So if I got one chance, motherfucker I'ma make yall dance
I'ma have as much fun as I can and figure out the rest when I etch out a plan
Tonight is the night is the night that were losing control (whoa whoa)
Tonight is the night is the night we set it off
Everybody go, whoa whoa ooh ooh ooh, whoa whoa ooh ooh ooh
Yea yea yea yea
Everybody go, whoa whoa ooh ooh ooh, whoa whoa ooh ooh ooh
Yea yea yea yea
I'm feelin' better than I ever thought, it's possible but now I know yeah
I'm feelin' better than I ever did, impossible don't exist no, impossible don't exist
Everybody go, whoa whoa ooh ooh ooh, whoa whoa ooh ooh ooh
Yea yea yea yea
Everybody go, whoa whoa ooh ooh ooh, whoa whoa ooh ooh ooh
Yea yea yea yea
Tonight is the night is the night that were losing control
Tonight is the night is the night we set it off
Tonight is the night is the night that were losing control
Tonight is the night is the night we set it off
Outasight
Just wanted to say thank you to all those coming by and sharing their memories of this song as the decade ends.
I know how important music is to my life, so all of your memories and stories are really awesome to read.
Thank you!
Stay Cool!
OU
Rodolfo
I’ll never forget how free I felt listening to this song for the first time. I still get that same feeling today so thank you for this beautiful song. Gem
Never Quit
thanks for making this awesome song
EternalSlayer8349
Outasight thanks for making this beautiful song man
Synergous
<3
CJ M
Thanks for this song, we'll never forget it.
nancy roxana
This song brings back good memories 👌
Keach Weder
+Outasight Yo you're the shit man. Just wanted to let you know.
misskatie041104
It brings back the memory of when I was pregnant! I was pregnant in 2011 :)
Charlles Ferreíra
+nancy chavez Best Song .