Robyn's parents are actors, and she herself was involved in acting at the age of 9, with an extra role in Kronbruden at the Swedish theatre Dramaten. In 1991, at the age of 12, Robyn recorded the theme song named "Du kan alltid bli nummer ett" ("You can always be number one") for the Swedish television show Lilla Sportspegeln. In the same year she performed this song on television show Söndagsöppet. Robyn was rediscovered by Swedish pop singer Meja in the early 90s. Meja and her band Legacy of Sound visited Robyn's school and were involved with a musical workshop.
Following the completion of her middle school education, Robyn signed to Ricochet Records Sweden, a subsidiary of BMG. She collaborated with producers Max Martin and Denniz Pop. Writing duties were assisted by Ulf Lindstrom and Johan Ekhe, who also helped to produce the album, and they stayed on board with Robyn until 2003.
Robyn started her career in the pop music industry at the age of 16. She signed a record deal with RCA Records in 1994 to release her debut single "You've Got That Somethin'" in Sweden, followed by her breakthrough single "Do You Really Want Me (Show Respect)". In October 1996 she released her debut album Robyn Is Here. Robyn's US breakthrough came in 1997, when the dance-pop singles "Show Me Love" and "Do You Know (What It Takes)" reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Her second album My Truth was released in May 1999 in Sweden, with subsequent releases elsewhere in Europe. The single "Electric" was a hit across Europe, and propelled My Truth to second position in Sweden. Despite her success in the US market with her debut album, My Truth did not receive an international release.
In 1999, Robyn contributed to Christian Falk's debut solo album Quel Bordel, appearing on the tracks "Remember" and "Celebration". In 2000, she appeared on the track "Intro/Fristil" on Petter's self-titled album. In 2001, Robyn contributed the song "Say You'll Walk the Distance" to the soundtrack for the film On the Line.
In November 2002, Robyn swapped labels at BMG (from RCA to Jive Records) and released her third album Don't Stop The Music in Sweden. She issued the singles "Keep This Fire Burning" and "Don't Stop The Music" in Scandinavia and mainland Europe. The lead single "Keep This Fire Burning" was covered by British soul singer Beverley Knight.
The decade-long relationship between Robyn and BMG ceased in 2004. When they reacted negatively to "Who's That Girl", which showcased a new electropop sound, Robyn decided to release music on her own. In early 2005, she announced she would be leaving Jive Records to start her own record label, Konichiwa Records. In May 2004, Robyn's Best was released in America. It is essentially a condensed version of her debut album, containing no material from her later releases. In 2006, following her departure from BMG, the compilation Det Bästa Med Robyn (The Best of Robyn) was released in Sweden.
Robyn released the single "Be Mine!" in March 2005, followed a month later by her fourth studio album Robyn. This album became her first number one album upon its release in Sweden. Collaborators of this album include names like Klas Åhlund from Teddybears, the Swedish duo The Knife and former Cheiron producer Alexander Kronlund. Sampling influences from electronic, rap and R&B music, Robyn received rave reviews, and gained the singer three Swedish Grammy Awards in 2006 for "Årets Album" (Best Album), "Årets Kompositör" (Best Writer, alongside Klas Åhlund) and "Årets Pop Kvinnlig" (Best Pop Female). Robyn released three more singles from the eponymous album: "Who's That Girl", "Handle Me" and "Crash and Burn Girl".
In 2006 she featured on the Basement Jaxx track "Hey You", taken from their album Crazy Itch Radio. The year also marked the release of Christian Falk's second album People Say, on which Robyn contributed the tracks "Dream On" and "C.C.C.". In December 2006, she released The Rakamonie EP in the UK.
In March 2007, Robyn released the single "Konichiwa Bitches" in the UK, followed by the revised edition of the album Robyn in April 2007. This version contains slightly altered versions of two of the original songs and two new tracks: "With Every Heartbeat" (a collaboration with Kleerup) and "Cobrastyle" (a cover of a 2006 single by Swedish rockers Teddybears). The second single from this revised album was "With Every Heartbeat", issued in late July 2007 and reaching number one on the UK singles chart. Follow-up singles "Handle Me", "Be Mine!", "Who's That Girl" and "Dream On" were top thirty hits. Also in 2007, Robyn contributed vocals to Fleshquartet's single "This One's For You", from their album Voices of Eden.
The Rakamonie EP was released in January 2008 in the US under Cherrytree Records, a subsidiary of Interscope, and the US edition of her self-titled album was released in April 2008. "With Every Heartbeat (with Kleerup)", "Handle Me" and "Cobrastyle" were top ten club hits, and the former received airplay at US pop and dance radio stations. She was also featured on "Sexual Eruption (Fyre Department remix)" by Snoop Dogg.
Robyn completed a short US tour to promote the album Robyn, and was the supporting act for Madonna's Sticky & Sweet Tour at select European dates in 2008. In January 2009, Robyn won a Swedish Grammis Award for Best Live Act 2008. In 2009 she featured on the single "The Girl and the Robot" from the album Junior by Norwegian electronic band Röyksopp.
In 2010 Robyn announced she planned to release three albums in the same year. To promote the first part, she released the songs "Fembot", "Dancehall Queen" (produced by Diplo) and "None of Dem" (featuring Röyksopp) to digital outlets as promotional singles on 13 April 2010. Klas Åhlund was the main producer of all Body Talk albums.
Robyn released Body Talk Pt. 1, on 14 June 2010 in the Nordic countries through EMI and on 15 June 2010 in the US through Interscope. This mini-album was preceded on 1 June 2010 by the lead single "Dancing On My Own". The song became Robyn's first number one hit in Sweden, and her fourth top ten hit in both the UK and the US, peaking at #8 on the UK Singles Chart and at #3 on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs chart. Later The Guardian and Slant Magazine rated "Dancing On My Own" as the best song of 2010, and Pitchfork Media ranked it 4th in their Top 100 Tracks of 2010. On 30 August 2010, Robyn performed at Polar Music Prize 2010 a cover of "Hyperballad", with Björk being in the audience.
On 6 September 2010, Body Talk Pt. 2 was released in the UK. It was preceded on 5 September 2010 by the single "Hang With Me", a dance version of an acoustic song from Body Talk Pt. 1. This album also contains a duet with Snoop Dogg on "You Should Know Better (feat. Snoop Dogg)". On 12 September 2010 Robyn performed a remixed version of "Dancing On My Own" with deadmau5 at MTV Video Music Awards 2010.
Robyn released on 22 November 2010 (US and Scandinavia) the third and final part of the Body Talk series, entitled Body Talk. The album includes five songs from each previous Body Talk parts, along with five new songs. The new tracks have been made available separately as Body Talk Pt. 3 in the United States and Germany. The album was promoted mainly by the release of the single "Indestructible" on 1 November 2010. Body Talk received extremely favorable reviews from most music critics and featured on many year-end lists.
On 1st April 2011, Robyn issued the single "Call Your Girlfriend".
Official site: http://www.robyn.com
Show Me Love
Robyn Lyrics
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Always been told that I've got too much pride
Too independent to have you by my side
Then my heart said all of you will see
Just won't live for someone until he lives for me
Never thought I would find love so sweet
Never thought I would meet someone like you
This love I've got for you
Could take me 'round the world
Now show me love
Show me love, show me life
Baby, show me what it's all about
You're the one that I ever needed
Show me love and what it's all about, alright
Don't waste this love, I wanna give to you
Tell me what you got, show me what you can do
Show me love, show me everything
I know you've got potential
So baby, let me in and show me love
Show me love, show me life (alright)
Baby, show me what it's all about
You're the only one that I ever needed (show me love)
Show me love and what it's all about, alright
Show me love, oh, show me life (show me life)
Baby, show me what it's all about (what it's all about)
You're the one that I ever needed
Show me love and what it's all about, alright
Show me love, baby
Show me everything you've got and show me life
Show me love, baby
Show me everything and what it's all about
You're the one, the only one I ever needed
Show me love and what it's all about, alright
I love you
I miss you
I'll make sure
Everything will be alright
I'll give you my heart if you just give me love
Every day and every night
Show me love (yeah)
Show me life (alright)
Baby, show me what it's all about (what it's all about)
You're the one that I ever needed (show me love)
Show me love and what it's all about, alright
Show me love, show me life (alright)
Baby, show me what it's all about
You're the one that I ever needed
Show me love and what it's all about, alright
"Show Me Love" by Robyn is a pop song about a woman who has fallen in love and wants to be shown affection by her partner. The lyrics describe how she's been independent and resistant to love in the past, but now that she's met someone, she wants to be loved and wants to give love in return. The song suggests that true love can't be found until we start to see ourselves as important and stop living for someone else. It is a declaration that the singer is ready to let her guard down and be vulnerable with her lover.
The first verse of the song talks about how the singer has always been told she has too much pride and is too independent to have someone by her side. However, her heart tells her that she needs to live for herself and not for someone else. She never thought she would find someone like her current partner and now she's ready to be shown love. The chorus repeats the phrase "show me love" over and over again, emphasizing the singer's desire to be given affection and shown what love is all about.
Line by Line Meaning
Always been told that I've got too much pride
People have often warned me that I am too prideful
Too independent to have you by my side
I have tended to be too self-reliant to consider having a partner
Then my heart said all of you will see
But my heart told me that eventually, I would find someone
Just won't live for someone until he lives for me
And I won't commit to someone until they are also committed to me
Never thought I would find love so sweet
I never expected to find such joy in love
Never thought I would meet someone like you
I never imagined someone like you could exist
Well now I've found you and I tell you no lie
But now that I have found you, I must confess that I am not lying about how much I love you
This love I've got for you
I have so much love for you
Could take me 'round the world
My love for you is so powerful it could take me anywhere
Now show me love
So, please love me in return
Don't waste this love, I wanna give to you
I don't want this love I have for you to go to waste
Tell me what you got, show me what you can do
Please show me what you have to offer and what you're capable of
Show me love, show me everything
I want you to show me your love in all aspects
I know you've got potential
I believe that you have great potential
So baby, let me in and show me love
So, please allow me to be a part of your life and love me
I love you
I love you
I miss you
I miss you
I'll make sure
I will make sure
Everything will be alright
That everything will be alright
I'll give you my heart if you just give me love
I want to trade my heart for your love
Every day and every night
I want to love you every single day and night
Show me love, baby
So, please show me love, my dear
Show me everything you've got and show me life
Show me every aspect of your life and what it means to you
You're the one, the only one I ever needed
I have always needed someone like you in my life and no one else
Show me love and what it's all about, alright
So, please show me what love is truly about
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Martin Karl Sandberg, Robin Miriam Carlsson
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Amanda Morrish
thanks for uploading this, been looking for it; brings back memories of listening to this on the sabrina the teenage witch soundtrack. <3
number1k9
Yeah Robin S. has a 90s hit called me "Show Me Love" and so did Robyn... BOTH I admit great hits from the 90s! ! ! Once Pop/R&B and one Dance/House. @markogrobler
Marie Olga
Whoa
philhenis
The only difference between this version (Radio Edit) and the album version is that this one is shorter, the chorus is not repeated after the first verse, that's all!
Real Dylan Volk
Its not on the album version either tho.. is it?
pugsly6338
Stupid question but is there a difference between this version and the CD version?
nick edwards
@robynmuzic theres a song with nearly the same name and artist name 2 but its more a techno love song. you gotta show me love... by robin
William Scott
1997!!!
SammyRamboF5
Sabrina the teenage witch, brought me here :L
kickerman938
@markogrobler your thinking of Robin S she is black and the name of the song is the same as this one