2. Gwen Stefani - 4 In The Morning
Chart run: 91-68-32-24-16-11-9-8-8-6-4-3-3-2-2-2-2-4-6-9-9-14-14-16-17-23-28-28-35-42-49-68-89 (33 weeks, #2 peak)
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=uIvNB3WnvFs
Wakin up to find another day
The moon got lost again last night
But now the sun has finally had it's say
I guess I feel alright
But it hurts when I think,
When I let it sink in
It's all over me
I know you're here, in the dark
I'm watchin you sleep, it hurts a lot
[Bridge]
And all I know is you've got to give me everything
And nothing as good,
You know I'd give you all of me
[Chorus]
I'd give you everything that I am
I'm handin over everything that I've got
Cause I wanna have a really true love
Don't ever wanna have to go and give you up
Stay up till four in the morning
And the tears are pouring
And I wanna make it worth the fight
What have we been doing for all this time
Baby if we're gonna do it come and do it right
All I wanted was to know and say
Don't wanna lose the love I found
Remember when you said that you would change
Don't let me down
It's not fair, how you are
I can't be complete, can you give me more
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
Oh please, you know what I need
Save all your lovin for me
We can't escape the love
With everything that you have
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
Chart Positions
Mediabase CHR/Pop: #16
Billboard Hot 100: #54
UK Singles Chart: #22
Globalchart: #5
Top Hits Online: #4
Canadian Hot 100: #7
Quote:
This song is about a girl who is in a relationship where she gives more than she receives - she feels like her boyfriend doesn't give her all the love that she wants and deserves. She tries to ignore these feelings, but it hurts. She doesn't want to leave him because she loves him, so she's asking her boyfriend to give her his whole heart and be fully dedicated to making her happy. (thanks, Amber - mocksville, NC)
Stefani wrote this with her former boyfriend and No Doubt bandmate Tony Kanal. In a promotional video released by her record company, Stefani said the song was inspired by ballads "Killing Me Softly With His Song" and "Eyes Without A Face."
Stefani says in the Daily Mail September 28, 2007: "Tony was the first person I worked with after (her child) Kingston was born. There was a lot going on in my life emotionally at the time and I wanted to reflect that." (thanks, Edward Pearce - Ashford, Kent, England)
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This was the year that Gwen Stefani had her biggest solo success for me to date. This song reminded me of "Cool" from her previous album "Love Angel Music Baby", and that was a good thing. Unfortunately, it also suffered from the same fate as both that, and her following single "Early Winter" did... all of those songs are very similar in style, being slower pop songs as opposed to the urban style she flirted with on her solo albums... and all of those songs reached #2 on my chart! This song spent 4 weeks at #2 on my chart, yet never hit #1... but its overall longevity helped Gwen get my #2 song of 2007, being the highest ranking for a non-#1 since Nelly Furtado's #2 hit "Turn Off The Light" became my #1 of 2001. And while it wasn't as successful generally as "The Sweet Escape", this song will be just as well-remembered for me, and goes down as one of the best songs that Gwen has ever recorded.
1. Avril Lavigne - When You're Gone
Chart run: 22-15-11-6-5-4-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-4-5-8-9-9-14-16-20-25-25-30-30-32-33-34-36-40-49-58-64-75-still on (35 weeks, #1 peak for 5 weeks)
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=otMB3WVQNVg
I always needed time on my own
I never thought I'd need you there when I cry
And the days feel like years when I'm alone
And the bed where you lie is made up on your side
When you walk away I count the steps that you take
Do you see how much I need you right now
[Chorus]
When you're gone
The pieces of my heart are missing you
When you're gone
The face I came to know is missing too
When you're gone
The words I need to hear to always get me through the day and make it ok
I miss you
I've never felt this way before
Everything that I do reminds me of you
And the clothes you left, they lie on the floor
And they smell just like you, I love the things that you do
When you walk away I count the steps that you take
Do you see how much I need you right now
[Chorus]
We were made for each other
Out here forever
I know we were, yeah
All I ever wanted was for you to know
Everything I'd do, I'd give my heart and soul
I can hardly breathe I need to feel you here with me, yeah
[Chorus]
Chart Positions
Mediabase CHR/Pop: #9
Billboard Hot 100: #24
UK Singles Chart: #3
Globalchart: #1
Top Hits Online: #3
Canadian Hot 100: #8
Quote:
Lavigne has said the song "is about being with someone you love, and you have to say goodbye, and all the little things you miss about them". The song may have been inspired by Lavigne's husband, Deryck Whibley, although in an interview in Northern Ireland with The Belfast Telegraph she did not confirm this. According to her, she did not intend the song to be a love song, but she was writing a slow song and the process brought out "all that emotional stuff" in her. "It's not cheesy, because I wrote it", she said. "If I was older, a professional writer coming up with all that, that would be lame."
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I had anticipated Avril Lavigne's third album, "The Best Damn Thing", heavily. After hearing "Girlfriend" and "Keep Holding On" before the album's release, I was wondering what style she'd have dominate on her album. Sure enough, it was mostly similar to "Girlfriend"... but there were a few different songs, this one in particular standing out. And when it became the second single, I rushed it for a high debut on my chart, and it ended up spending 5 weeks at #1, also repeating its position from then, as one of the songs it held back from #1 was the #2 song of the year, "4 In The Morning" by Gwen Stefani! This became my favourite song from her so far, even surpassing 2002's #1 hit "Complicated"! It's a shame the CD doesn't have that many more songs like this, but maybe its uniqueness on a mostly uptempo album made it stand out that much more, and helped it become my #1 song of 2007. The emotional video also helped enhance this song's performance, further cementing its position in my favourite songs ever. All in all, it was a great year for Avril, and this is another trophy she can add to her collection, celebrating one of her biggest hits to date.
Come back in 2008 for another installment of my top 100 songs of the year! 2007 has been a blast, and I'm looking forward to more in 2008!