Early life
Samantha Jade Gibbs was born in Perth, Western Australia. Her father is of Anglo-Indian descent, whilst her mother is of Scottish descent. She began modelling at the age of four and at age nine she won a talent show after singing "Amazing Grace". She attended Hampton Senior High School. In 2002 her first studio recordings were made with Platinum mixer/producer Conley Abrams in Los Angeles. These were recorded for a Perth label which folded that year. In 2003 the Gibbs family moved to Los Angeles in order for Jade to pursue her singing career. That year, a song she co-wrote, "Secret Love", was recorded by JoJo for the soundtrack of the 2004 film Shark Tale. In 2004 Jade signed a multiple album recording contract with US record label Jive Records
2006–2011: Jive Records and Affinity West Entertainment
In 2006 Jade recorded the title track "Step Up" for the 2006 Universal Pictures Dance Drama film Step Up which was produced by Rapper and Music Producer Wyclef Jean. The single which had little promotion appeared for one week on the Billboard Pop 100 peaking at #92. In 2007 Jade released her follow-up single "Turn Around" which failed to chart. Jade began recording her debut album My Name Is Samantha Jade with Music Producers Darkchild, Timbaland, Max Martin and Stargate. "Apple" the album suffered numerous set-backs and was not released. In 2007 Jade co-wrote and sang back-up vocals on the track "Positivity" on Ashley Tisdale's debut album Headstrong.
Jade was later dropped from Jive Records and attempted to continued to work on music independently with Australian record label Affinity West Entertainment. That same year Jade made her acting debut in the film Beneath the Blue a sequel to Eye of the Dolphin. The film was released in 2009. Jade notably recorded a track the following year with David Guetta and Laidback Luke for David Guetta's fourth studio album One Love which was released in August. The track did not make the final track-listing but is featured as a bonus track on certain international releases. In July 2009 Jade released her third single "Secret" in Australia which failed to chart. The official music video for the single was directed by Valerie Babayan. In August 2009 Jade performed on Kerri-Anne to promote the single.In November 2011, Jade relocated to Perth and began working at her father's mining factory counting stock.
2012: The X Factor Australia and Samantha Jade
In an attempt to return to the music industry, Jade successfully auditioned for the fourth season of The X Factor in 2012. She sang "Breakeven" by The Script, during which judge Guy Sebastian notably teared up. Jade eventually made it to the live shows as part of the Over 25s category.
During the grand final decider, on 20 November 2012, Jade was announced as the winner. She received a recording contract with record label Sony Music Australia and a Nissan Dualis car. After winning The X Factor, Jade's winner's single "What You've Done to Me" was released digitally via iTunes. Her self-titled debut album will be released on 7 December 2012, featuring re-recorded versions of the songs she performed on The X Factor.
Boyfriend
Samantha Jade Lyrics
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Lately You On Frequent Myspace
You Know I Am Not The Type To Low Key Creep Around
You're Messing Up On Your Way Out
Always In My Caller Id
Looking For A Place To Catch Me
This Is Crazy
Oh No
I"M Just Trying To Breathe
And You're Just All Over Me
You're Oppressing Me
Fall Back I Need Some Room
You Want This Thing To Work
I Need You To Do All The Necessary Things To Keep Me
But You Just Keep On Pushing Me
You're About To Barely Be My Boyfriend
Again You're Questioning Me Where About I've Been
When I Just Left Before Ten
We Are So Preliminary
All This Stress Unnecessary
This Is Crazy
Boy You Think We're Married
Oh No
I'm Just Trying To Breathe
And You're Just All Over Me
You're Oppressing Me
Fall Back I Need Some Room
You Want This Thing To Work
I Need You To Do All The Necessary Things To Keep Me
But You Just Keep On Pushing Me
You're About To Barely Be My Boyfriend.
I Don't Remember "I Do" Nor Saw A Wedding Ring
Only A Few Months In
And I'm Ready To Leave
So What You Think We're Meant To Be
You're Just A Boyfriend
You're Oppressing Me
Fall Back I Need Some Room
You Want This Thing To Work
I Need You To Do All The Necessary Things To Keep Me
But You Just Keep On Pushing Me
You're About To Barely Be My Boyfriend.
The lyrics to Samantha Jade's song "Boyfriend" tell the story of a woman who is feeling oppressed and suffocated by her partner's overly clingy behavior. She begins by questioning why he's always in her face and checking up on her, even going so far as to frequent her MySpace page. Despite her attempts to assert her independence and need for space, the partner continues to push and suffocate her with possessiveness and jealousy. She even compares their relationship to being married when they are only in the early stages of dating.
The woman reaches a breaking point, telling her partner that he needs to give her room to breathe if he wants their relationship to work. However, he continues to push and oppress her, leaving her feeling like he'll barely even be her boyfriend. In the end, she realizes that their relationship is not meant to be and that she's ready to leave.
The song's lyrics explore themes of boundaries, possessiveness, and the importance of individual space in a relationship. It's a relatable message for anyone who has ever felt suffocated by a partner's clingy behavior.
Line by Line Meaning
Why Are You All In My Face
Why are you constantly bothering me and not giving me any space?
Lately You On Frequent Myspace
You've been frequently contacting me on Myspace lately, which is becoming annoying.
You Know I Am Not The Type To Low Key Creep Around
I'm not the type of person to sneak around or hide things from you, so stop being so suspicious.
You're Messing Up On Your Way Out
Your behavior is making me want to end things with you.
Always In My Caller Id
I always see your name on my Caller ID when you call me.
Looking For A Place To Catch Me
You're always trying to catch me doing something wrong or suspicious.
You're Oppressing Me
You're not giving me any freedom or space to be myself without constantly checking up on me.
Fall Back I Need Some Room
Back off and give me some space to breathe and live my life.
You Want This Thing To Work
You want our relationship to succeed and continue.
I Need You To Do All The Necessary Things To Keep Me
I need you to do what it takes to make me happy and keep our relationship strong.
But You Just Keep On Pushing Me
Instead of giving me space and freedom, you keep pushing me and trying to control me.
You're About To Barely Be My Boyfriend
If you don't start giving me space and trust, I may end our relationship soon.
Again You're Questioning Me Where About I've Been
Once again, you're asking me about where I've been, which is making me feel suffocated.
When I Just Left Before Ten
I left early, so there's no need to be suspicious about where I've been or what I've been doing.
We Are So Preliminary
Our relationship is still very new and we need to take things slow.
All This Stress Unnecessary
All of this stress and pressure in our relationship is unnecessary and not healthy.
I Don't Remember "I Do" Nor Saw A Wedding Ring
We're not married, so there's no need for you to act like we are and constantly check up on me.
Only A Few Months In
Our relationship is still very new and we need to give each other time and space to grow.
And I'm Ready To Leave
I'm feeling suffocated and want to end things with you.
So What You Think We're Meant To Be
What do you think our future together looks like? I'm having doubts and concerns.
You're Just A Boyfriend
Remember, you're just my boyfriend, not my husband or someone who can control my every move.
Contributed by Jayce I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Mervyn Sullivan
Is this girl great or is she greater than great? What a voice! This girl deserves all the success of a true star. She's up there with the best of the best, and I sincerely mean that.
MM
I’ve been listening to this since 2008. I was shocked when she had to enter x factor. Aussies need to appreciate her more.
MrCrazyh81
i love a song like this with a flow beat that is very smooth luv it
Jimmy archibal
i love samantha jade she is so cute, fresh... keep up the good work
Drake Smith
Love this song, her hit dats not on streaming platforms, 2021 still bumping 1 of my biggest inspiration, SJ, I say this song is second to step up
Martin Dusart
love this song!
AL Empty
This is my favorite song
Even now
Troy Demagio
This video woulda been dope if you had more pics of her, got repetitive a lil bit, but still way better and creative than a simple slide show of pics to music...Good Job!
terbearx3
I love this song.
Thi Thach
cute video. does justice for the song. such a creative video and such an awesome song, lol