The term Various Artists is used in the record industry when numerous singers and musicians collaborate on a song or collection of songs. Most often on Last.fm, compilation album tracks appear under the name of Various Artists erroneously because the individual artist is not listed in the album's ID3 information.
Compilation albums, for example.
Sometimes, single releases may be credited to Various Artists when their profits are going to charity and, usually in high-profile cases, are sometimes known by a group name. Examples include Band Aid with their releases of Do They Know It's Christmas? and USA for Africa with We Are The World.
Various Artists is also an actual performance name for Torsten Pröfrock, who runs the German DIN label. Torsten performs also as Dynamo, Erosion, Resilent, Traktor besides some others. He's a good friend of Robert Henke and since the Fall of 2004, he is a member of Monolake.
Various Artists was also a short-lived Bristol punk band formed by brothers Jonjo and Robin Key (originally from Birmingham). Other members were also simultaneously in Art Objects who went on to become The Blue Aeroplanes, the latter the Key brothers also co-wrote some songs and were involved in. When Various Artists imploded, the Key brothers went on to form Either / Or.
Various Artists also appear on tracks from musical theater soundtracks, due to the nature of having many cast members on one song, as well as an ensemble in some cases.
Love Yourself
Various Artists Lyrics
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And all the clubs you get in using my name
You think you broke my heart, oh girl for goodness sake
You think I'm crying, oh my oh, well I ain't
And I didn't wanna write a song cause I didn't want anyone thinking I still care
I don't but, you still hit my phone up
And baby I be movin' on and I think you should be somethin'
My mama don't like you and she likes everyone
And I never like to admit that I was wrong
And I've been so caught up in my job, didn't see what's going on
And now I know, I'm better sleeping on my own
Cause if you like the way you look that much
Oh baby you should go and love yourself
And if you think that I'm still holdin' on to somethin'
You should go and love yourself
But when you told me that you hated my friends
The only problem was with you and not them
And every time you told me my opinion was wrong
And tried to make me forget where I came from
And I didn't wanna write a song cause I didn't want anyone thinking I still care
I don't but, you still hit my phone up
And baby I be movin' on and I think you should be somethin'
I don't wanna hold back, maybe you should know that
My mama don't like you and she likes everyone
And I never like to admit that I was wrong
And I've been so caught up in my job, didn't see what's going on
And now I know, I'm better sleeping on my own
Cause if you like the way you look that much
Oh baby you should go and love yourself
And if you think that I'm still holdin' on to somethin'
You should go and love yourself
For all the times that you've made me feel small
I fell in love, now I feel nothin' at all
Had never felt so low when I was vulnerable
Was I a fool to let you break down my walls?
Cause if you like the way you look that much
Oh baby you should go and love yourself
And if you think that I'm still holdin' on to somethin'
You should go and love yourself
Cause if you like the way you look that much
Oh baby you should go and love yourself
And if you think that I'm still holdin' on to somethin'
You should go and love yourself
The song "Love Yourself" by Justin Bieber is a powerful message about self-love and moving on from toxic relationships. The lyrics capture the emotions of someone who has been hurt by their significant other, who has mistreated them and tried to bring them down. The singer tells this person that they are better off without them and that they should focus on loving themselves instead of causing others pain.
The opening lines, "For all the times that you rain on my parade, And all the clubs you get in using my name" refer to the ex-partner's selfish and insensitive behavior. The singer then calls out their deception and arrogance, saying "You think you broke my heart, oh girl for goodness sake, You think I'm crying, oh my oh, well I ain't." The chorus delivers the main message of the song, which is to encourage self-love and self-respect. The singer suggests that the ex-partner should also focus on bettering themselves instead of trying to cling onto a past relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
For all the times that you rain on my parade
For all the times when you tried to ruin my happiness
And all the clubs you get in using my name
And all the times you used my name to gain access to exclusive places
You think you broke my heart, oh girl for goodness sake
You think you hurt me, but it was not a big deal
You think I'm crying, oh my oh, well I ain't
You think I am shedding tears, but I am not
And I didn't wanna write a song cause I didn't want anyone thinking I still care
And I did not want to write a song because I did not want anyone to think that I still had feelings for you
I don't but, you still hit my phone up
I do not have feelings for you anymore, but you still try to contact me
And baby I be movin' on and I think you should be somethin'
And I am moving on and I think you should also start moving on
I don't wanna hold back, maybe you should know that
I do not want to hold back anymore, and you should be aware of that
My mama don't like you and she likes everyone
My mother does not like you, and she usually likes any person I introduce to her
And I never like to admit that I was wrong
And I do not like admitting that I made a mistake
And I've been so caught up in my job, didn't see what's going on
And I have been so occupied with my job that I failed to notice what was happening
And now I know, I'm better sleeping on my own
And now I have realized that I am better off sleeping alone
Cause if you like the way you look that much
Because if you like your appearance too much
Oh baby you should go and love yourself
You should learn to love yourself
And if you think that I'm still holdin' on to somethin'
And if you think that I am still holding onto something between us
You should go and love yourself
You should learn to love yourself
But when you told me that you hated my friends
But when you told me that you disliked my friends
The only problem was with you and not them
The only issue was with you and not my friends
And every time you told me my opinion was wrong
And every time you challenged or invalidated my opinion
And tried to make me forget where I came from
And attempted to make me forget my roots
For all the times that you've made me feel small
For all the times when you made me feel insignificant
I fell in love, now I feel nothin' at all
I loved you, but now I feel nothing towards you
Had never felt so low when I was vulnerable
I had never felt so low when I was vulnerable
Was I a fool to let you break down my walls?
Am I a fool for letting you break my emotional barriers?
Writer(s): Benjamin Joseph Levin, Scott S. Braun, Joshua Gudwin, Edward Christopher Sheeran, Justin Bieber
Contributed by Mason S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.