In 2019, she broke the Australian record for the most weeks at number one on the ARIA Singles Chart by any artist with 16 weeks. By mid-January 2020, "Dance Monkey" had spent its 24th and final week at number one, beating Bing Crosby's all-time Australian record for his version of "White Christmas", which spent 22 weeks at the top in 1943.
"Dance Monkey" was accredited 16× platinum by ARIA for shipments of over 1,120,000 units, by mid-2021. Tones was the most awarded artist at the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, winning four of eight nominations. Tones and I released her debut extended play, The Kids Are Coming, on 30 August 2019, which peaked at number three in Australia, and top 10 in several countries. Her debut album, Welcome to the Madhouse, was released via Bad Batch on 16 July 2021. It debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart. The album's lead single "Fly Away" peaked at number four in Australia and number 11 in the UK.
Toni Watson grew up in Mount Martha on the Mornington Peninsula to the south of Melbourne, in the Australian state of Victoria. Conflicting reports state she was born either in 1993 or in 2000. The artist prefers not to disclose her birth details, "I never denied my age. I never lied about it. I just don't say anything now... Everything is wrong online."
She explained choosing a music career: "One day I was at the park with my family, all my cousins and stuff, in Frankston... We were all just singing a song and my aunty was like 'oh guys, she can actually hold a note.' I think that's the earliest memory of someone actually pointing me out as someone that has an ability to sing. I was probably like 7 years old." The singer-songwriter had learned to play keyboards and drum pads while at secondary school.She started busking in Melbourne, while working in fashion retail at the Universal Store.
In 2009, as Toni Watson, she created a YouTube page and posted a cappella cover versions of songs. She performed local gigs and festivals, including the Let Go festival. Tones was the vocalist for a duo in 2014, and remembered: "I started out singing in small pubs and bars in Mornington, I was singing along to a guitarist until I ended up branching out on my own." She explained her shift to a solo career: "I actually got made redundant from my retail job and with that money I bought an RC300 (loop station) and just started to try to figure it all out." She busked "up and down the east coast with her synthesizers and loop pedal, she has been building a loyal fanbase and captivating crowds with her genre-diverse style."
In September 2017, the singer-songwriter travelled to Byron Bay in the Australian state of New South Wales to try busking there. At an early performance, she met Jackson Walkden-Brown who became her manager about a month later. Her busking success led to a greater commitment to a music career. The artist spent 2018 living between Walkden-Brown's home in the Gold Coast hinterland and in her van in Byron Bay, writing music and busking full-time. Later that year she won the Battle of the Buskers at Buskers by the Creek.
Feel It Still
Tones And I Lyrics
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Why did we have to depart?
All I wanna do is cry and scream
It's all too much for me
You made me feel like I was on top of the world
Better than anyone else
But then you pushed me over the edge
And I hit the ground a little too hard
I thought you'd never like me
I hoped you'd do
And you actually did
And now you're gone
I swear to God
This silence will
Take me one night
I can have you in my arms but I
Can't have your love
It's 6 am and I still miss you
I just wanna be able to kiss you
It's 6 am, my mind has gone missing
I just want you to come and kiss me
The lyrics of Tones and I's song "Feel It Still" depict the emotional turmoil of a failed relationship and the deep longing for the person who has moved on. The singer expresses their pain and confusion, questioning why their relationship had to end. They are overwhelmed with sadness and frustration, wanting to cry and scream as they struggle to cope with the loss.
The song conveys a sense of betrayal and disappointment as the singer reflects on how the person they once felt on top of the world with turned their world upside down. The abrupt ending of the relationship left the singer feeling shattered, as if they were pushed over the edge and hit the ground hard.
The second half of the lyrics reveal the singer's thoughts and memories of the person they lost. They never believed that this person would like them, but they gave in to hope and found that the feeling was reciprocated. However, now that they are gone, the singer feels a deep emptiness and longing. The silence of their absence is deafening, and it consumes the singer's thoughts at night.
In the final lines, the singer yearns for the person's love and physical presence. It is early in the morning, and they still miss the person deeply. They want nothing more than to be able to kiss this individual and have them back in their arms. The lyrics convey a sense of desperation and the desire to reconcile and mend the broken relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
It's killing me inside
The pain I feel is overwhelming and consuming me internally.
Why did we have to depart?
I am questioning the reasons behind our separation.
All I wanna do is cry and scream
My emotions are so intense that all I desire is to express my pain through tears and shouts.
It's all too much for me
The weight of this situation is unbearable for me to handle.
You made me feel like I was on top of the world
You elevated my self-esteem and made me feel extraordinary.
Better than anyone else
I felt superior and more valuable compared to others.
But then you pushed me over the edge
However, you pushed me towards my breaking point.
And I hit the ground a little too hard
As a result, I experienced a significant and painful downfall.
When I found you
When I discovered your presence in my life
I thought you'd never like me
I believed it was unlikely for you to develop affection towards me.
I hoped you'd do
Nevertheless, I had a glimmer of hope that you might.
And you actually did
Surprisingly, you genuinely expressed your fondness for me.
And now you're gone
However, now you are no longer present in my life.
I swear to God
I make a solemn vow to a higher power.
This silence will
The absence of communication and connection between us
Take me one night
Will eventually consume me during a lonely night.
I can have you in my arms but I
Although I physically possess you in my embrace,
Can't have your love
I am unable to obtain your genuine affection.
It's 6 am and I still miss you
Even at 6 am, I continue to long for your presence and yearn for your companionship.
I just wanna be able to kiss you
My greatest desire is to have the ability to embrace and kiss you.
It's 6 am, my mind has gone missing
At 6 am, my thoughts and mental clarity are hazy and unfocused.
I just want you to come and kiss me
All I want is for you to come to me and share a kiss.
Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid
Written by: D3ad_un1corn, Hans Houdini
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🎤 Lyrics: Tones and I - Never Seen The Rain
[Verse 1]
All your life now
You couldn't be mad about it
You've been sailing, sailing‚ ooh
You couldn't be sad about it
And it's been all this time
And you haven't lived without it
You are shining‚ shining‚ it seems though
That your life, you've found it
[Chorus]
No, but you never
No‚ you never seen the rain
No, but you never, no‚ you never seen the rain
And it gets you down
But that's okay
You've been pushed 'round
You feel the pain
And when you fall
Just lean on me
'Cause you've never known
Never seen
Never smelt
Never felt
The rain, rain
Never felt the rain, rain, rain
[Verse 2]
It's a cold dark night and
No one's tryin' to find ya
You're just coasting, coasting by
'Cause nothing seems to mind ya
[Chorus]
No, but you never
No, you never seen the rain
No, but you never, no, you never seen the rain
And it gets you down
But that's okay
You've been pushed 'round
You feel the pain
And when you fall
Just lean on me
'Cause you've never known
Never seen
Never smelt
Never felt
The rain, rain
Never felt the rain, rain, rain
[Outro]
And it gets you down
But that's okay
You've been pushed 'round
You feel the pain
And when you fall
Just lean on me
'Cause you've never known
Never seen
Never smelt
Never felt
The rain, rain
Never felt the rain, rain, rain
TYSMM!
@hamzasalehabuimran5571
After the "Dance Monkey" i became addicted to this voice .
@mzrblefn7943
Same
@sunnyflower313
Saaaaaame
@xsophielp
same but Johnny Run Away
@catrinascott2118
hamza saleh Abu imran really? I find it soooo soooo annoying. Whenever I hear the “Dance Monkey” song I have to turn my radio off because it’s so bad.
@for3v3rruin3d9
Catrina Scott ~No disrespect to you (or anyone else) but thank goodness opinions are like
a$$holes...everybody’s got one. If her voice is so annoying to you then why did you click on this song??? 🤘🏼♥️✌🏼
@robsonjee
She and SIA should collaborate for a new single 😍
@headhayley123
OMG yes, yes and YES!
@pretoriussarel2147
I told my wife the same thing yesterday before I saw your comment
@djkened
L.S.D needs tones and 1