On April 13, 2010, Walker released his second single in New Zealand titled, "Unbroken" and later in Australia on April 20, 2010. The single was written and produced by Ryan Tedder and is the lead single from his second studio album, From the Inside Out. The album is set to be released on August 20, 2010
Walker was born on 23 October 1990 in Melbourne, Australia, but Walker and his family moved back and forth from Australia to New Zealand, spending relatively equal periods of his life in both countries. He is of MΔori descent. In New Zealand, Walker's heritage tribes is Nga Potiki (a sub tribe of Maunga-Pohatu and NgΔi Te Rangi from the city of Tauranga). During Walker's childhood his father was often abusive, which led to him smoking marijuana and thieving. Walker says his passion for music and his church made him a "good boy" again. Before Walker had entered Australian Idol in 2009, he was a shop assistant at a menswear shop in Coolangatta, Queensland where his family currently lives.
In 2009, Walker auditioned for the seventh season of Australian Idol, singing "Ordinary People" by John Legend at his Brisbane audition. He received praise from the judges with Marcia Hines applauding him and stating: "You've got a beautifully house cat voice... it resonates [and] this whole room was captivated by your voice. You coulda heard a penny drop and that to me is what a great artist is.".He progressed through to the theatre rounds receiving more recognition from the judges with Kyle Sandilands saying, after his second round performance of Kings of Leon's song Use Somebody, "You're the only person after the auditions that I ever told anyone about; family, friends other people that I run into. I only told them about you."After all three theatre rounds were over, it was announced that Walker made it into the top-twenty four. In the top twenty-four semi-finals Walker was part of the first group of performers and sang "If I Ain't Got You" by Alicia Keys. The judges were impressed with his performance with all three judges praising his vocal skills but Marcia and Dicko told him not to get side-tracked while singing but letting it flow naturally. The following evening they announced the first two contestants to be put through to the top twelve according to viewer votes. The first contestant through was Walker who praised God for making it through alongside fellow contestant Kate Cook. The judges were pleased with the result with Springbett telling them to get ready for the hard work.
Throughout the season Walker was praised continually for his voice and for the daring choices he took with his song choices. During the season the contestants were mentored by established artists including Suzi Quatro, Liza Minnelli, Joel Madden, Benji Madden, Michael BublΓ© and Pete Wentz. After his performance of Miley Cyrus' "The Climb" the judges including Joel and Benji Madden were left speechless. Joel stated that listening to Walker sing made him want to sing R&B music and Benji stating that he would watch him perform whether he won the competition or not. After his R&B influenced performance of "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor guest judge Pete Wentz stated that he had heard about him from Joel Madden and that if he had no where to go after Idol to give him a call. While being mentored by Michael BublΓ©, after being put through to the final 2, the singer compared his voice to Walker stating: "When he sang to me I wanted to kick him a little bit! Really, I just thought why am I here... 'cause I'm gonna sound like crap singing next to Stan... that voice is like God kissed [his] throat... it's hard when you're a singer and you meet... a better singer than you and you have to come up and mentor them..." Additionally he told Walker that he would like to introduce him to his producers because his voice would blow them away.That night he also performed his winner's single "Black Box" live for the first time. One of his most highly praised performances was of the Prince song Purple Rain which received a standing ovation from the judging panel and the audience. Marcia Hines praised him for his choice to sing accapella at the end of the song while Jay Dee Springbett said that "... it was a moment and you know, I didn't hear it, I felt it brother..."
On November 22, 2009 Walker and fellow finalist Hayley Warner took to the stage at the Sydney Opera House for the Australian Idol grand final. During the night he performed with the top twelve singing Take Back the City by Snow Patrol, as well as a solo of It's a Man's Man's Man's World and did a special performance with Michael BublΓ© and Warner of Feeling Good. After the viewer votes had been tallied it had been announced that the winner of Australian Idol 2009 was Stan Walker. A shocked and emotional Walker gave a speech saying: "I just want to thank God, man. Hey, I want to thank my family for coming and supporting me. My family they came from New Zealand..." Only a day after winning the competition, Walker stated that he was ready to take the music industry by storm. Stan said that, "I'm ready to make music, and I'm ready to start my career and just give it everything I've got".
After coming out of Australian Idol as the winner he was signed to Sony Music as well as an artist's development fund worth AUD$200,000. During this time he established his own company called Stan Walker Music Pty Ltd, which is run by his mother April. The company was set up in order to negotiate his contract with Sony Music and not end up like past Idol contestant Damien Leith who claimed he didn't make any money from from his "Winners Journey" release. Walker's debut album was recorded in just two days and released on December 9, 2009 three days ahead of its original release date. The album featured all the songs which he performed during Australian Idol as well as his winner's single "Black Box" and a new song called "Think of Me" which was produced by Guy Sebastian. The first single from the album, "Black Box", was officially released on 25 November 2009. It debuted and peaked at #2 on the ARIA Charts, and peaked at #1 on the New Zealand Singles Chart with double platinum certification in Australia and New Zealand. "Introducing... Stan Walker" was received well so far peaking at number-three on the Australian albums chart and number-two on the New Zealand albums chart for seven weeks, also achieving platinum status in Australia and double platinum in New Zealand.
During the last few stages of 2009, Walker began working on his second studio album. "Unbroken", the lead single from Walker's second studio album, From the Inside Out, was written and produced by Ryan Tedder and was released in New Zealand on April 13, and released in Australia on April 20. Walker performed the new single in Pukekohe, New Zealand. The single debuted on the New Zealand Singles Chart on 19 April 2010, a week after its release, at number 29. It later peaked at number 9. On 2 May 2010, "Unbroken" entered the Australian ARIA Charts at number 27 and has since then peaked at number 23 on the Australian Singles Charts which only include Australian artist singles it peaked at number 3, and also reached number 7 on the Australian Urban Charts. The single received a gold certification in Australia for sales of over 35,000 copies. Walker has also once again worked with Lucas Secon and the team who wrote Black Box on a new track called "FaithFool". On June 15 2010, New Zealand rapper, Young Sid released a single titled, "Stuck In A Box" which features Walker. On June 29 2010, Walker released an exclusive video message on his official YouTube channel to his fans, announcing that the album would be released on August 20 and the second single to be released from the album is titled, "Choose You", which was written by Australian singer, Cassie Davis. On 26 July 2010, "Choose You" debuted on the New Zealand Singles Chart at number seven.
Let's Stay Together
Stan Walker Lyrics
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Whatever you want to do is all right with me
'Cause you make me feel so brand new
And I want to spend my life with you
Let me say that since, alright, since we've been together
Loving you forever is what I need
Oh let me be the one you come running to
Oh let's, let's stay together
Lovin' you whether, whether
Times are good or bad, happy or sad, alright, oh yeah
Whether times are good or bad, happy or sad
Oh tell me why, why, why, why, why, why
Why people break up, turn around and make up
I can't see, you never, never, never do that to me
You better not do, staying around you is all I
All these eyes will ever see
Why won't you say that me, everybody says
That let's, let's stay together
Lovin' you whether, whether
Times are good or bad, happy or sad
Everybody says, "Let's, let's stay together
I'll keep on lovin' you whether, whether
Times are, oh times are good or times are bad
Whether, whether good or bad, happy or sad
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
Read more: AL GREEN - LET'S STAY TOGETHER LYRICS
The lyrics of Stan Walker's "Let's Stay Together" reflect a deep love and commitment to a partner. The singer expresses how much they love their partner and how they are willing to do whatever the partner wants for the rest of their life. The partner makes them feel new and they feel that staying together forever is necessary. The singer promises to always be true and loyal to their partner and they hope to be the one they come running to whenever they need someone.
The chorus of the song emphasizes the importance of staying together regardless of the circumstances, whether times are good or bad, happy or sad. The singer is perplexed by why people break up and then make up as they would never want that to happen with their partner. They pledge their unwavering love to their partner and ask that their partner also commits to staying together for the rest of their lives.
Overall, the song is a declaration of love and commitment. It emphasizes the importance of staying committed to a partner through thick and thin, and working through any difficulties together.
Line by Line Meaning
I, I'm so in love with you
I am deeply in love with you
Whatever you want to do is all right with me
I support and approve of everything you want to do
'Cause you make me feel so brand new
You make me feel refreshed and rejuvenated
And I want to spend my life with you
I want to spend the rest of my life with you
Let me say that since, alright, since we've been together
Since we started this relationship, let me express
Loving you forever is what I need
My need is to love and be with you forever
Oh let me be the one you come running to
I want to be the one you seek in difficult times
I'll never be untrue
I will always be loyal and faithful to you
Oh let's, let's stay together
Let's continue our relationship together
Lovin' you whether, whether
I will continue to love you, no matter
Times are good or bad, happy or sad, alright, oh yeah
Whether happy or sad, in good times or bad, I'll stand by you
Oh tell me why, why, why, why, why, why
Can you explain to me why people break up?
Why people break up, turn around and make up
Why do people abruptly end relationships and then reconcile?
I can't see, you never, never, never do that to me
I can't imagine you doing that to me because you love me too much
You better not do, staying around you is all I
It's best you never do that, my whole world revolves around you
All these eyes will ever see
You're the only one I see and want
Why won't you say that me, everybody says
Why won't you agree with me, like everybody else does
That let's, let's stay together
That we should stay together
Lovin' you whether, whether
I will continue to love you no matter what
Times are good or bad, happy or sad
In good times or bad, happy or sad
Everybody says, "Let's, let's stay together
Everyone agrees that we should stay together
I'll keep on lovin' you whether, whether
I will continue to love you unconditionally
Times are, oh times are good or times are bad
In good times or bad
Whether, whether good or bad, happy or sad
In any circumstance, whether it's good or bad or happy or sad
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
Oh yeah, let's stay together!
Writer(s): AlJackson Jr, Al Green, Willie Mitchell
Contributed by Sophia M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@liliaalesan8201
Omg!! First time seeing this video..awesome!! Amazing voice!!
@cicibaubau7
What a Voice!!! Everybody remember TO VOTE tonight he'll sing Dear Mr president Cheers :)
@bud4724
i get teary listening to this! just knowing that this guy has been on a hard arse road, hes shy and nervous, but when he gets on stage and opens his mouth hes amazing and such a good performer, and he knows what the ladies like! i really hope he goes far, his voice is just so amazing
@kiwifobsta
did us alllll PROWD! Stan!! a most well desreved win for an awesum, TALENTED AND HUMBLE singer! u ARE GONNA MAKE IT big OUT THERE!! keep taking them big risks! they work with U.... Ur da bomb!
@aerobets1
We need a Stan channel!!
@cairarulz
I love Australia and im a hearty maori , honestly stan walker is his own man his blood is maori, he will always nd forever be a maori nd come from aotearoa , if he was an aussie but borned in nz, aussie will claim him so yeah lol aussie dnt understand th actual gang nd violence tht goes on in aotearoa cuz thy dnt have to deal with it every day so yeah, LOVE YOU STAN AND YOU HEARTY WAYS AND DEFINATLEY YOUR GOD GIVEN VOICE P.S If he was australian he would'nt be able
@geno0607
my favourite stan song, he is the man. makes me proud to be a kiwi
@sugasuga88
yea STAN VOTING FOR U ALL THE WAY HOPE YOU WIN !! xoxo
@chinosister
I love his voice! This is the best interpretation of the song. He has so much energy and feel passion for singing.
@TheSnowhacker
man you made this song go off the chain love ur voice it siuted the song stan chur