Sugarland's debut album, Twice the Speed of Life, was released Oct. 26, 2004. Serving as its lead-off single was the song Baby Girl, which peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts and set a record for the longest chart run since the inception of Nielsen SoundScan in 1990. It was also the highest-peaking debut single for a group in 13 years. The album received Multi-Platinum certification for sales of two million copies. This album produced three more chart singles Something More, Just Might (Make Me Believe), and Down in Mississippi (Up to No Good).
In late 2005, the duo performed with Bon Jovi on Country Music Television's musical fusion show, Crossroads. Nettles sang with Bon Jovi on their single Who Says You Can't Go Home. The song later went on to become a #1 hit on the country charts.
Kristen Hall left the group in late 2005/early 2006. According to a statment released on January 17, 2006 by Nettles and Bush, Hall left the group to "stay home and write songs."
Sugarland was nominated for the Best New Artist Grammy and performed the song Something More at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards in February 2006. They also performed at the 2006 CMT Music Awards, where they received multiple nominations including Group/Duo Video of the Year for Just Might (Make Me Believe), Breakthrough Video of the Year for Something More, and Collaborative Video of the Year for "Who Says You Can't Go Home".
On November 7, 2006, the new duo released their second album Enjoy the Ride. It sold 211,000 during its first week and opened at #4 on the US Top 200 and at #2 on the Top Country Albums charts. The first two singles from this album — Want To and Settlin — both reached Number One on the country music charts, while Everyday America and Stay were both Top Ten hits. A limited edition of the CD, sold exclusively at Wal-Mart, was released in late 2007 and included a 5-song Christmas EP. The EP contained one original song - Little Wood Guitar - written by Bush and Ellis Paul.
In 2007, Sugarland performed at multiple award ceremonies, including the 2007 CMT Awards and the 2007 ACM awards. They performed a cover of Beyoncé Knowles' "Irreplaceable" at the American Music Awards, with Knowles herself. They also appeared on the The Tonight Show, and late in the year they headlined their first concert tour: the Change for Change Tour along with opening acts Little Big Town and Jake Owen. At the 41st CMA Awards, the group won the award for Vocal Duo of the Year.
In February 2007 Nettles and Bush began recording Love on the Inside as a follow up to Enjoy the Ride. The album was released in late July. Leading off this album was All I Want to Do. Released on May 19, the song debuted at #27 on the country charts, the highest debut for the duo. It became their third Number One single in August 2008. Already Gone followed in September of the same year and in January 2009 became their fourth Billboard Number One.
The "Deluxe Fan Edition" of Love on the Inside was released on July 22, 2008. The fan edition includes the duo's collaboration with Little Big Town and Jake Owen, a cover of The Dream Academy's 1985 hit "Life in a Northern Town." It also introduces four other bonus tracks, including "Fall Into Me," "Operation: Working Vacation," "Wishing," and a cover of Matt Nathanson's "Come On Get Higher."
The duo is starting the Love on the Inside Tour on September 13 in Asheville, North Carolina and it will conclude after 25 performances on November 16 in Bossier City, Louisiana. They will be joined by special guests Ashton Shepherd and Kellie Pickler. It will be their second headlining tour.
In March 2009, Sugarland toured in Europe starting with performances at military stations in Italy. They were scheduled to perform in France, the Netherlands, Germany, England, Scotland, and Ireland. Later in 2009 they joined Keith Urban in select cities as part of his Escape Together World Tour and joined Kenny Chesney on his Sun City Carnival Tour.
The third single from Love on the Inside, and 11th single overall, "It Happens", was released in February 2009 and became their fifth #1 in May 2009. The album's fourth single, "Joey" is a warning about drunkdriving, encouraging those sober to "take the keys," and thematically is heavily influenced by Concrete Blonde's 1990 single of the same name. It peaked at #17 on the US country charts.
On May 19, 2009, Sugarland received five CMT Award nominations including a nomination for Video of the Year. They were presented the award for Video Duo of the Year at the award show that broadcasted on June 16, 2009. During the awards show, they also performed "Love Shack" with a surprise appearance by the B-52's.
On September 10, 2010, Sugarland appeared on The Today Show and performed "Stuck Like Glue" - the first single from their album The Incredible Machine, which was released on October 19, 2010 in the U.S., Canada, and Australia. The album was released in the United Kingdom on February 7, 2011.
It was announced on January 11, 2011 that Sugarland was the #5 selling country album of 2010 with The Incredible Machine and the #3 selling digital country track of 2010 with their single "Stuck Like Glue".
On April 3, 2011 Sugarland hosted and performed at the first annual ACM Fan Jam during the ACM awards show. Sugarland was nominated for Vocal Duo of the Year and Video of the Year for "Stuck Like Glue", and won for Vocal Duo of the Year at the 46th annual Academy of Country Music Awards. Nettles performed alongside pop star Rihanna at the ceremony, performing "California King Bed".
"Tonight" is the second single released in the U.K. from The Incredible Machine as well as the third country radio single, released April 11.
In April 2011, Sugarland began their own radio station, which was launched by A.P.E. Radio. The station is programmed by Nettles and Bush, and gives fans the opportunity to hear experiences from both singers' lives and from their current musical endeavours.
The duo appeared at the 2011 CMT Music Awards, winning for "Duo Video of the Year" but losing to Taylor Swift's "Mine" for video of the year. They also performed their donation song "Stand Up"
Come On Get Higher
Sugarland Lyrics
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I miss the rush of your skin
I miss the still of the silence
As you breathe out and I breathe in
If I could walk on water
If I could tell you what's next
Make you believe
So come on get higher
Loosen my lips
Faith and desire
And the swing of your hips
Just pull me down hard
And drown me in love
So come on get higher
Loosen my lips
Faith and desire
And the swing of your hips
Just pull me down hard
And drown me in love
I miss the sound of your voice
The loudest thing in my head
And I ache to remember
All the violent, sweet, perfect words that you said
If I could walk on water
If I could tell you what's next
Make you believe
Make you forget
So come on get higher
Loosen my lips
Faith and desire
And the swing of your hips
Just pull me down hard
And drown me in love
So come on get higher
Loosen my lips
Faith and desire
The swing of your hips
Just pull me down hard
And drown me in love
I miss the sound of your voice
I taste the sparks on your tongue
I see angels and devils and God when you come on
Hold on
Hold on, hold on, hold on....
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So come on get higher
Loosen my lips
Faith and desire
And the swing of your hips
Just pull me down hard
And drown me in love...
Drown me in love
Drown me in love
Drown me in love
Everything works in your eyes
The lyrics to Sugarland's "Come On Get Higher" are about reminiscing a past love, missing the sound of their voice, and the feeling of their touch. The singer longs to feel the rush of her ex-partner's skin and the still of their silence. The line "I ache to remember all the violent, sweet, perfect words that you said" suggests that their relationship may have been intense but also loving.
The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "So come on get higher" several times. This could be interpreted as the singer wanting to elevate their love to a higher and more intense level. The line "Just pull me down hard and drown me in love" indicates that the singer wants to be completely consumed by their partner's love. The bridge brings in a religious element with the mention of angels, devils, and God, suggesting that their love was powerful enough to evoke these otherworldly beings.
Line by Line Meaning
I miss the sound of your voice
I long to hear your voice again
I miss the rush of your skin
I miss the feeling of excitement I get when I touch you
I miss the still of the silence As you breathe out and I breathe in
I miss the peaceful moment we share when we breathe together
If I could walk on water
If I could do anything to please you
If I could tell you what's next
If I could predict your future
Make you believe
Make you have faith in me
Make you forget
Make you forget your problems
So come on get higher
Come closer to me
Loosen my lips
Help me express my feelings
Faith and desire
Belief and passion
And the swing of your hips
And the way you move when we're close
Just pull me down hard
Just embrace me tightly
And drown me in love
And fill me with love
The loudest thing in my head
The thing I think about the most
And I ache to remember
And I feel pain because I want to recall
All the violent, sweet, perfect words that you said
All the passionate, loving, and ideal things you said
I taste the sparks on your tongue
I feel the excitement in your kiss
I see angels and devils and God when you come on
I feel a range of emotions, from heavenly to sinful, when I'm with you
Hold on
Don't let go
Everything works in your eyes
You have the power to make everything seem good with your eyes
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: MARK WEINBERG, MATT NATHANSON, Jennifer O Nettles, Kristian M. Bush
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Mary A
I'm not a big country music fan, either, but this is nice. It's a very well-written, beautiful song. Good job, Matt N!!
Autism Adventures
I actually have a funny but sweet story with this song. I was in speech and physical therapy at the time. My therapist allowed her daughter to hang out with me and we ended up listening to Sugarland and this song came on. She coragraphed motions with her hands and I followed. Now that I can sing and talk I look fondly back to those days and try to get the kids at any daycare to be interested in music.
HorseLover245
I love the country twist Sugarland put on this song. Both versions are great!!
starpower06
This version is superb, as well as Matt Nathanson's version. Great song!!!!
jenn maynard
Sugarland is Rocks and so does this song! I like both versions!
Morgan McKay Music
Sugar Land is so creative and they have so much passion behind what they sing! Any thing thay sing! :)
RoyalSongstress
I love the Matt Nathanson version, but I like the way her twang works on the song too. Very beautiful.
Sam Borsato
I love Jennifer Nettles! She has such an awesome voice.
Jenivi224
I love this song! The origional is good too.
KassidyKatherine
I think that each version has its own positive aspects...both are very good.