The duo has released nine studio albums so far: Under Feet Like Ours (1999), This Business of Art (2000), If It Was You (2002), So Jealous (2004), The Con (2007), Sainthood (2009), Heartthrob (2013), Love You to Death (2016) and Hey, I'm Just Like You (2019). They also issued the live album/DVD Get Along in 2011 and their memoir High School in 2019.
Tegan and Sara initially played as Plunk in 1995, and lacked a drummer and bass player. In 1997, they used their school’s recording studio to record two demo albums: Who's in Your Band? and Play Day.
In 1998, they made an early breakthrough by winning Garage Warz Battle of the Bands, a local music competition in Calgary. Since then, the two have toured with Neil Young, Rufus Wainwright, Kaki King, The Pretenders, Ben Folds, The Killers, Rachael Cantu, Vivek Shraya, Cake, Gogol Bordello, Hot Hot Heat, Ryan Adams, Veda Hille, Little Birdy, Iron On, Little Brazil, Bryan Adams, and Weezer, and they performed a show at Sarah McLachlan's Lilith Fair.
They are signed to Neil Young's Vapor Records in Canada, and to Sire in the United States as their previous label, Sanctuary Records, is no longer releasing new music in the United States.
When they were competing in Garage Warz, they were known as "Sara and Tegan" because that is how their mother registered them on the competition forms. Their first album, Under Feet Like Ours, was initially released under the name "Sara and Tegan". While both twins are similarly involved in vocals and playing instruments, the singing of the lead melody usually goes to whichever twin wrote the particular song. The two hardly sang together in the recordings of their early records, but they started to more on their later records and when live.
On their 2004 album, So Jealous, the two lend their unusual voices and simple guitar riffs to power pop ballads about love and emotional, haunting songs such as "Walking With a Ghost".
The fifth album, The Con, released July 24, 2007, showed a shift in style towards darker tunes compared to the relatively upbeat indie pop of So Jealous. The singles "Back in Your Head", "The Con" and "Call It Off" were issued to support the album. The twins toured the album for over a year and a half.
Their sixth studio album, entitled Sainthood, was released on October 27th, 2009, to generally positive reviews. The album included the singles "Hell", "Alligator", "On Directing" and "Northshore".
Tegan and Sara also collaborated with many other artists, including Tiësto for the single "Feel It in My Bones" (from the album Kaleidoscope, 2009), and Morgan Page for the single "Body Work" (from the album In the Air, 2012).
"Closer", the first single from their seventh album was produced by Californian pop producer Greg Kurstin. The song was made available for download September 25, 2012. On 29 January 2013, Tegan and Sara released their seventh studio album, Heartthrob.
The duo's eighth studio album, titled Love You To Death, was released on 3 June 2016. The lead single Boyfriend was released on 8 April. Greg Kurstin returned as the producer.
On October 20, 2017, the duo released a compilation album titled Tegan and Sara Present the Con X: Covers, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of The Con. The compilation contains covers of each song performed by various artists, as well as a previously unreleased demo “Miami Still”, performed by the duo. The proceeds of the record and subsequent tour benefitted the Tegan and Sara Foundation, which raises money for self-identified women and girls in the LGBTQ community.
The duo released their memoir, High School, on 27 September 2019. It recounts their childhood and adolescence growing up in Alberta in the 1990s as well as their musical beginnings. The book debuted at number fifteen on The New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction best-sellers list. Along with the book, Tegan and Sara's released their ninth studio album, Hey, I'm Just Like You, which contains re-recordings of unreleased demo songs that the duo recorded as teenagers. The record was produced by Alex Hope and is the first Tegan and Sara record produced, performed, engineered, mixed, and mastered by a team of all women. The band embarked on a US, Canada and UK tour to promote the book and album, playing mostly acoustically, reading excerpts from the book and incorporating old video footage from the band's teenage years.
The current live touring band members include Ted Gowans (guitar; 2004-present), Jasper Leak (bass; 2012-present), John Spence (keyboards; 2012-present), and Adam Christgau (drums; 2013-present). Former live touring band members include Johnny Andrews (drums; 2006-2010), Shaun Huberts (bass; 2007-2010), Dan Kelly (bass; 2007), Chris Carlson (bass; 2001-2005), Rob Chursinoff (drums; 2001-2005) and Jason McGerr (drums; 2012).
Official site: http://www.teganandsara.com
Everything I Want
Tegan and Sara Lyrics
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Those pretty faces always make you stand out in a crowd
But someone picked you from the bunch, one glance was all it took
Now it's much too late for me to take a second look
Oh baby, give me one more chance (To show you that I love you)
Won't you please let me back in your heart
Oh darlin', I was blind to let you go (Let you go, baby)
Yes I do now (I want you back)
Ooh ooh baby (I want you back)
Yeah yeah yeah yeah (I want you back)
Na na na na
Trying to live without your love is one long sleepless night
Let me show you, boy, that I know wrong from right
Every street you walk on, I leave tear stains on the ground
Following the boy I didn't even want around
Let me tell ya now
Oh baby, all I need is one more chance (To show you that I love you)
Won't you please let me back in your heart
Oh darlin', I was blind to let you go (Let you go, baby)
Now since I see you in her arms
I want you
I want you
Ooh, all I want
All I need
All I want
All I need
Yes I do
All I need
Is one more chance now
To show you that I love you
Baby baby baby baby oh (I want you back)
Forget what happened then (I want you back)
Let me live again
Oh baby, I was blind to let you go
Now since I see you in her arms (I want you back)
Spare me of this cost (I want you back)
Give back what I lost
Oh baby, I need one more chance, yea yea
To show you that I love you
Ha oh
I want you back
Yes I do now
I want you back
The lyrics to Tegan and Sara's song "Everything I Want" tell a story of regret and longing. The singer expresses remorse for not valuing their romantic partner when they had them to themselves, but now that someone else has taken them, they want them back. The singer pleads for a second chance to show their love and asks for forgiveness, admitting that they were blinded by their own pride and ego.
The first verse discusses how the singer didn't value their partner when they had them to themselves, as they were too busy being attracted to other people. The second verse is a reflection of the pain and emptiness that the singer is feeling without their partner. They are so desperate for another chance that they will even leave tear stains on the ground while following their partner, who they didn't even want around before.
The chorus is the most memorable part of the song, as the singer begs for their partner to come back to them. The repetition of "I want you back" shows the depth of the singer's longing for their lost love. Overall, the message of the song is about taking love for granted and how important it is to cherish and value it while you have it.
Line by Line Meaning
When I had you to myself, I didn't want you around
I didn't appreciate you when I had you all to myself.
Those pretty faces always make you stand out in a crowd
I felt threatened by others showing interest in you because of how attractive you are.
But someone picked you from the bunch, one glance was all it took
Someone else caught your attention easily and quickly.
Now it's much too late for me to take a second look
I regret not realizing what I had until it was gone.
Oh baby, give me one more chance (To show you that I love you)
I want to prove to you that my feelings for you are genuine.
Won't you please let me back in your heart
I hope that you can forgive me and open your heart to me once again.
Oh darlin', I was blind to let you go (Let you go, baby)
I didn't realize what I was losing when I let you go.
But now since I see you in her arms (I want you back)
Seeing you with someone else makes me realize that I still have feelings for you.
Yes I do now (I want you back)
My desire to be with you again is strong and genuine.
Trying to live without your love is one long sleepless night
Being apart from you has been causing me a lot of emotional pain and distress.
Let me show you, boy, that I know wrong from right
I promise to treat you better this time and make things right between us.
Every street you walk on, I leave tear stains on the ground
Every time you cross my mind, I can't help but cry because of how much I miss you.
Following the boy I didn't even want around
I regret not appreciating you and now I am following you hoping to win your heart back.
Oh baby, all I need is one more chance (To show you that I love you)
I am willing to do anything to show you that I love you and deserve another chance with you.
Now since I see you in her arms
Seeing you with someone else makes me realize even more how much I want to be with you.
I want you
I am still in love with you and would do anything to win you back.
Ooh, all I want
All I want is to be with you and make things right between us.
All I need
I need you in my life and I can't imagine being without you.
Is one more chance now
All I need is another chance to show you that I can be the right person for you.
Forget what happened then (I want you back)
I am willing to forget the past and start over with you.
Let me live again
Being with you is the only way I feel truly alive and happy.
Spare me of this cost (I want you back)
Being apart from you comes at a great emotional cost for me and I want to avoid it.
Give back what I lost
I lost something valuable and important to me when I let you go and I want it back.
Oh baby, I need one more chance, yea yea
One chance is all I need to prove to you that I can be the right person for you.
Ha oh
This line doesn't have a clear meaning or purpose, it is more of a vocalization to add emotion to the song.
I want you back
I want to be with you again and mend our broken relationship.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Freddie Perren, Alphonso Mizell, Deke Richards, Berry Gordy Jr
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