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.
Firestarter
Samantha Jade Lyrics
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Light me up
If you love me in the way that I want it
Play the part
Come on lay me down, down, d-down, down
Only take a minute, starting my ignition, yeah
It's gonna burn when you touch me
We, we're flying recklessly tonight
Go on and take me higher
You can be my firestarter, ohh
We, we're flying recklessly tonight
Go on and take me higher
You can be my firestarter, ohh
Come on my red light, don't you stop
'Cause I love the way you're playing it honest
To get in the dark, yeah yeah
Come on lay me down, down, d-down, down
Only take a minute, starting my ignition, yeah
It's gonna burn when you touch me
When you touch me
We, we're flying recklessly tonight
Go on and take me higher
You can be my firestarter ohh
We, we're flying recklessly tonight
Go on and take me higher
You can be my firestarter ohh
There you are like a flamethrower to my heart yeah yeah yeah
Got the things that I need to make it start ahh
F-f-flamethrower, f-f-firestarter
F-f-flamethrower, f-f-firestarter
F-f-flamethrower, f-f-firestarter
F-f-flamethrower, f-f-firestarter
We, we're flying recklessly tonight
Go on and take me higher
You can be my firestarter ohh
We, we're flying recklessly tonight
Go on and take me higher
You can be my firestarter ohh
The lyrics of Samantha Jade's song Firestarter conveys a message of passion and desire in a romantic relationship. The song talks about being ignited by someone to set ablaze with intense feelings of love and attraction. The first verse starts with the analogy of the singer being a matchstick and the subject being the flame who is to light her up. The song praises the honesty of the subject and how they can take the singer higher and be the firestarter that will set them free.
The chorus exemplifies how the two characters are flying recklessly tonight, enjoying the experience of this newfound passion. As the song progresses, the singer requests the subject not to stop and go on playing it honest, regardless of the consequences. They are ready to dive into the dark side of love together, and the subject is the only person who can light up their way. The chorus repeats, emphasizing the excitement and the thrill of these moments.
In the end, the lyric refers to the subject as a flamethrower to the heart, and the singer has the things they need to make it start. The firestarter is the only one capable of setting the singer's heart on fire and keeping her burning with the same desire. Overall, the song is a passionate ode to love that ignites our hearts, sets our worlds ablaze, and takes us to unknown heights of pleasure and desire.
Line by Line Meaning
You could be my match stick
You have the potential to ignite my fire.
Light me up
Ignite my passion and desire.
If you love me in the way that I want it
If you love me the way I need you to, with passion and intensity.
Play the part
Act the way I need you to in order to ignite this fire.
Come on lay me down, down, d-down, down
Take me down and ignite my passion.
Only take a minute, starting my ignition, yeah
It won't take long for you to ignite my fire.
It's gonna burn when you touch me
My passion will ignite with even the slightest touch from you.
We, we're flying recklessly tonight
We're taking risks, fueled by our passion and intense desires.
Go on and take me higher
Elevate me and take me to new heights of passion.
You can be my firestarter, ohh
You have the power to ignite my passion and desire like no one else can.
Come on my red light, don't you stop
Keep the fire burning and keep igniting my passion.
'Cause I love the way you're playing it honest
I love the way you're being real with me and igniting my true desires.
To get in the dark, yeah yeah
To get lost in the passion and intensity of our desire for each other.
There you are like a flamethrower to my heart yeah yeah yeah
You ignite my passion like a powerful flamethrower.
Got the things that I need to make it start ahh
You have what it takes to ignite my passion like no one else can.
F-f-flamethrower, f-f-firestarter
A metaphor to describe the powerful way in which the passion and desire is being ignited.
We, we're flying recklessly tonight
Our passion and desire is fueling us to take risks and live on the edge.
Go on and take me higher
Elevate me to new heights of passion and desire.
You can be my firestarter ohh
You have the power to ignite my passion and desire like no one else can.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: SAMANTHA JADE GIBBS, ANTONIO FRANCESCO EGIZII, DAVID NICHOLAS MUSUMECI
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@skyelouise5312
This song came out 7 years ago holy Jesus feels like it was yesterday.
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@hassankhalid7869
@@user-zj5ho5vl7e Марьяна!
@vital1322
Одна из самых красивых песен 👍
@smilefordan5170
@user-fy6jb3eo8uтак же
@fastestspeedcuber592
да, я когда впервые ее нашел в ютубе, я просто недоумевал, почему так мало просмотров... Потому что в 2013 или когда она вышла, она была в топе-топе на europa plus что ли или что-то типа того.
@jollykhehra1076
I don't understand why she isn't big name all around world.i used to listen to this song a lot when I was in Australia. Samantha jade you will become an artist, who is hard to forget
@AntonioMartins-fs6pm
Firestarter Samantha jade
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