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Gwen Stefani - Used To Love You(#ad)
Released as a lead single for her third album, 2016s This is What the Truth Feels Like , “Used to Love You” was an average hit in the U.S.
The song is emotional mid-tempo carol as well as a love ballad that gained instant traction amongst the audience worldwide.
After breaking away from No Doubt, Gwen Stefani released her first solo single “Baby Don’t Lie” in October 2014 and then in December, “Spark the Fire”.
However, both the songs failed to gain any traction amongst the listeners, eventually disappearing from the Billboard charts in a hurry.
To create a rage among the listeners,she needed a big push for success. Following her divorce from Gavin Rossdale, she started writing new material in June 2015.
She wrote about living in a moment, giving the lyrics a personal touch..taking leaflets from her own love life, the song went on the right chords.
She put all the emotions in the song which she went through, while filing for divorce from the love of her life, Gavin Rossdalecan ..to make the lyrics and her voice feel the same pain that she went through early 2015.
She had a very ordinary 2014 with both of her singles under performing at the charts,and eventually did the unthinkable and scrapped off her entire 2014 album.
After months of sleepless nights in her Westlake Studios, Los Angeles.Stefanie's intense concentration and determination resulted in “Used to love you” around the holiday season of 2015.
Most pundits note that the song was largely inspired by her divorce from a 13 year old marriage. Her songs were initially rejected by her label as they felt it was too personal.
Eventually when it did get released in US by Interscope Records (in a digital format), it grabbed No. 3 spot on it’s debut in the Bubbling Under Hot Singles chart.
It was indeed her painful divorce that got Stefani inspired to create this song from her break-up of 13-year marriage with Bush lead singer, Gavin Rossdale.
She described her feelings in a protagonist’s way that she fell in love, since she hated him, but used to love him.
“Used to Love You” was written by Stefani, J.R. Rotem, Justin Tranter and Julia Michaels. J.R. Rotem is one of the producers as well.
With a length of three minutes and forty-seven seconds, the song touches the hearts of viewers what Stefani wanted in real sense.
The song, written by her shows her passion and perfect melody what she all need to give a thumping hit to the audience.
Unlike the earlier releases, “Used to Love You” has become successful in garnering a huge public response for it's simple yet powerful music video.
The song touched the strings of hearts of the viewers..also, the chorus prompts tears in the viewers with it's mushy lyrics.
It got positive acclaims from the music industry as well as from the fans.
With Stefani's scintillating performance at the American Music Awards, 2015.. the sales of the song picked up and is one of the best selling songs of Gwen Stefani..as a solo artist.
“Used to Love You” sold half a million copies in the U.S and was certified Gold by RIAA.
The music video for the single has 19.5 million views with 143,000 likes on YouTube, with most YouTubers commenting on how sad Stefani looks in the video,which indeed is very painful to the viewer.
As some have felt depressed watching Stefani sing her power ballad in total darkness apart from a dim ray of light..while others wanted to treat Stefani to a cup of coffee..to make her feel better.
This emotional break-up ballad would eventually become Stefanie's most intense number since “Don’t Speak” almost 20 years ago.
The critics were going 'ga ga' with the single especially the song's lyrical content and Gwen Stefani’s emotional delivery.
“Used to love you” was unofficially certified as the best heart-break song of 2015/16, boosting Stefanie’s confidence.
It was indeed a very personal song from Stefanie as evident from the music video which shows a teary eyed Gwen Stefani,fighting back the tears..to blurt out the words, against a gloomy background.
‘Digital Download only’ release of “Used to love you” increased the average number of streams of this track to 150,000/day (at it’s peak) on Spotify along with heavy air play which pushed the sales to a little over 500,000 copies by the end of 2015.
Unlike “Don’t Speak” which sold 16 million copies across the globe, “Used to love you” never gained any momentum outside the States, eventually fading away from the International charts… in a hurry.
Gwen Stefani – Used To Love You - Lyrics
Release Date - October 20,2015
Album - This Is What the Truth Feels Like
Never thought this would happen
Gotta let it sink in, you're gone
Don't know, know what I'm feeling
I must be dreaming, you're gone
Suitcase, band-aids
Pulling back out the driveway
You go, I'll stay
You can keep all the memories
I thought I was the best thing that ever happened to you
I thought you loved me the most
I don't know why I cry
But I think it's 'cause I remembered for the first time
Since I hated you
That I used to love you
I don't know why I cry
But I think it's 'cause I remembered for the first time
Since I hated you
That I used to love you
Oh, oh, oh, oh
I used to love you
Oh, oh, oh, oh
I used to love you
You thought there were no boundaries
But you just pushed me too far
I guess nobody taught you
Nobody taught you how to love
Suitcase, band-aids
Pulling back out the driveway
You go, I'll stay
You can keep all the memories
I thought I was the best thing that ever happened to you
I thought you loved me the most
I don't know why I cry
But I think it's 'cause I remembered for the first time
Since I hated you
That I used to love you
I don't know why I cry
But I think it's 'cause I remembered for the first time
Since I hated you
That I used to love you
Oh, oh, oh, oh
I used to love you
Oh, oh, oh, oh
I used to love you
You know I was the best thing that ever happened to you
Oh, now look at what you lost
You know I was the best thing that ever happened to you
Now look at what you lost, oh
I don't know why I cry
But I think it's 'cause I remembered for the first time
Since I hated you
That I used to love you
I don't know why I cry
But I think it's 'cause I remembered for the first time
Since I hated you
That I used to love you
Oh, oh, oh, oh
I used to love you
Oh, oh, oh, oh
I used to love you
I don't know why I cry
I don't, I don't, I don't
I don't know why I used to love you
I don't, I don't, I don't
I don't know why I cry
I don't, I don't, I don't
I don't know why I used to love you
I don't, I don't, I don't
