Young was born in Wokingham, Berkshire, UK, with a non-identical twin, Rupert. He was educated at Horris Hill preparatory school and Wellington College.
He then attended the University of Exeter where he read Politics. At university, some of Young's old haunts included Timepiece, The Old Firehouse, and Harry's, where he used to work. In September 2001, he became a student at the Arts Educational School in Chiswick, London, starting a three-year course in musical theatre with a scholarship.
In February 2002, Young came to national prominence by singing in and winning the ITV singing contest/reality tv show Pop Idol.
Contrary to popular belief, Will was not a surprise winner when beating Gareth Gates in the final show; in fact, he gained the most votes nearly every week throughout the entire finals. A lot of 'casual' viewers of Pop Idol may have been surprised at Will's victory because Gareth had got a lot of publicity (partly) due to his stutter, perhaps creating the illusion that he was more likely to win than Will.
Young's first single was a double A-side featuring Westlife's song "Evergreen" and "Anything Is Possible", a new song written for the winner of the show by Cathy Dennis. This became the fastest-selling debut in UK chart history selling 403,027 copies on its day of release. It went on to sell over 1.4 million copies and in the official list of the all-time best-selling singles in the UK issued later that year, it appeared 12th. Will subsequently made headlines by revealing he was gay. He went on to win the Brits Best Breakthrough Act Award and a plethora of other awards, including most recently Best Artist in the Digital Music Awards October 2004. Early singles of note include "Light My Fire" (done José Feliciano style), "Leave Right Now", and "Friday's Child". The latter is the title of his second album, which was largely self-penned, went five-times platinum, also receiving awards and critical acclaim.
Young received his second Brit Award in February 2005 for his co-written single "Your Game". Following sell out theatre and arena tours in 2004, he toured again at outside festival venues in Summer 2005. On July 6, 2005, he performed at Edinburgh 50,000 - The Final Push, the final concert of Live 8, where he did a duet with James Brown on "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag". His third album, Keep On was released in November 2005, together with the first single from same, "Switch It On".
On 29 September 2008, Young's fourth album, Let It Go, was released, and peaked at #2 in the UK albums chart. It was preceded by the single "Changes" on 15 September, which peaked at #10. His next single "Grace" was released on 1 December 2008, and peaked at #33 on the UK Singles Chart. Will's third single taken from the album will be "Let It Go", was released on 2 March 2009 in the UK, and peaked at #58 on the UK Singles Chart. The fourth and final single was "Tell Me the Worst", and was released on July 5, 2009 only in the UK. It served as a club promo, and featured some Fred Falke remixes.
A greatest hits collection, The Hits, was released on the 16th of November 2009. contains twelve songs from Young's first four studio albums, and two new tracks. The first is new single "Hopes & Fears", and the second is a ballad called "If It Hadn't Been for Love". The album will be released as a standard edition and a deluxe edition, which will include a DVD of all the music videos.
Songfacts reports that Jealousy, the first single from Young’s fifth studio album Echoes is a dance pop track produced by Richard X (Sugababes, Annie). The song will be released on August 21, 2011.
Young has been nominated for Ten BRIT Awards [4 x Best British Male - 4 X Best British single - Best pop Act- Best Breakthrough] . In May 2006, he was voted the UK's favourite artist ever in a poll conducted by commercial radio. In May 2007, he was voted the UK's favourite artist of all time for the second consecutive year.
Young has also broadened his repertoire by launching an acting career, taking a role in the BBC film, Mrs. Henderson Presents, starring Judi Dench and Bob Hoskins, with Will playing the character of 'Bertie'. The film went on release in the UK on 25 November 2005, and received excellent reviews, not least for Young's performance as actor and singer in the movie. It includes a scene in which he appears naked.
Will Young supports the charity Women's Aid, about which he wrote: "I am proud to put my name beside this cause and hope that I may be able to help more people affected by the terrors of domestic violence as well as help to create a wider awareness within our society."
Will also supports Mencap and Positive Action Southwest (PASW) for which he performed at his first solo concert in July 2003 at Killerton Hall, Exeter.
Official Website: http://www.willyoung.co.uk/global/home
Free
Will Young Lyrics
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Trying to hide from a life of real pain
Maybe time has allowed it
Feeling the fell when I'm hearing
Your name
'Cause you decide how I survive
Do you realize inside oh
I'm just caught in the middle you
Play my heart with a little bit of
Dangerous love and I really
Want to be free
Got me caught and I'm living in a
Low life world its your unoriginality
That's killing me
I've just got to be free
Now tell me what you want from me
Again and again you pretend its alright I'm feeling now that I can't breathe
Can't comprehend how you can't recognize
'Cause time can't change the way I feel
And you will find that I'm gonna be
More than you'll ever let me be
I'm just caught in the middle you
Play my heart with a little bit of
Dangerous love and I really
Want to be free
Got me caught and I'm living in a
Low life world its your unoriginality
That's killing me
I've just got to be free
Free to disown you
'Coz I thought that I told you
You been treating me badly
And you misappreciate my love
I'm trying to breathe
But it's killing me slowly
And you started to break me
With your dangerous love
Got to
Got to be free [repeat x4]
I'm just caught in the middle you
Play my heart with a little bit of
Dangerous love and I really
Want to be free
Got me caught and I'm living in a
Low life world its your unoriginality
That's killing me
I've just got to be free
[Repeat..Fade]
The song "Free" by Will Young is about a toxic relationship that the singer is trying to break free from. The lyrics convey the sense of being caught in the middle of a situation that is causing pain and heartache. The singer is torn between the desire to be free of the other person and the feelings of love they still have for them. They are fighting to hide from the pain caused by the other person, but at the same time, they cannot help but be drawn back in by their dangerous love.
The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "I've just got to be free" which emphasizes the singer's desperation to leave the relationship behind. Despite feeling trapped, they declare their desire to be free from the other person's unoriginality and the way they have mistreated and undervalued the singer's love.
Overall, "Free" is a powerful song that speaks to the struggles of trying to break away from a relationship that is ultimately harmful. The vocal performance of Will Young perfectly captures the emotion of the lyrics and makes this song incredibly relatable to anyone who has suffered from a bad relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't you see how I fight it
I'm struggling with my feelings and trying to hide from the real pain of this situation
Trying to hide from a life of real pain
I'm doing my best to avoid dealing with the hurt caused by this situation
Maybe time has allowed it
Perhaps some time has passed, but I'm still feeling the pain of what's happened
Feeling the fell when I'm hearing
Your name
I still have strong emotions whenever I hear your name
'Cause you decide how I survive
My fate is in your hands, as you have the power to affect my well-being
Do you realize inside oh
I wonder if you truly understand the impact of your actions
Just how much it's killing me
Your behavior is causing me significant emotional pain
I'm just caught in the middle you
I'm stuck in a difficult situation with you
Play my heart with a little bit of
Dangerous love
Your love is intoxicating but also harmful to me
And I really want to be free
I desire to escape from this situation and be free from the hold you have on me
Got me caught and I'm living in a
Low life world its your unoriginality
That's killing me
Your lack of originality and creativity is bringing me down and causing me to feel trapped in an unhappy, hopeless existence
I've just got to be free
I'm determined to find a way to break free from you and the unhappiness you bring
Now tell me what you want from me
I'm asking you to be honest and upfront about what you want from me in this situation
Again and again you pretend its alright
You keep pretending like everything is okay, but I can see beneath the surface
I'm feeling now that I can't breathe
I'm suffocating and struggling to cope with the weight of my emotions
Can't comprehend how you can't recognize
I don't understand how you fail to see the impact of your actions on me
'Cause time can't change the way I feel
Even though some time may have passed, my emotions remain unchanged
And you will find that I'm gonna be
More than you'll ever let me be
You are holding me back, but I'm determined to break free and achieve my full potential
Free to disown you
I want to be able to cut you out of my life completely
'Coz I thought that I told you
I've already communicated my dissatisfaction with this situation to you
You been treating me badly
Your treatment of me has been unfair and hurtful
And you misappreciate my love
You don't understand or appreciate the depth of my love for you
I'm trying to breathe
I'm fighting to stay afloat and keep my head above water
But it's killing me slowly
This situation is slowly taking a toll on my emotional well-being
And you started to break me
With your dangerous love
Your love is causing me to break down and become overwhelmed with negative emotions
Got to
Got to be free [repeat x4]
I have to break free from you and this situation, no matter what it takes
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: STANLEY WAYNE MCKENNEY, BILL WITHERS, M. PRIME, WILLIAM ROBERT YOUNG
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@stefano1333
Who else is randomly listening to old songs?
@seanops2305
Me
@escapism7996
Hell yeah❤😍
@ramchelawonbhavana6501
man that's still our group anthem
@aldhyXjumpen
y u caught me bruh
@whodis7989
Just cuz I randomly started singing it and just wanted to hear it :,)
Also cuz my friends crush has a video with his friends smoking with this song playing and yeah
@leonderprofie123
Oh, will there ever be music like this again..?
@sayless3031
No
@uteweisenbach
Galileel Wahrscheinlich nicht, sooos
@raphaelmaia7397
😎