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“I Was Born” by Hanson is the lead single and lead track of their 25th anniversary compilation album Middle of Everywhere. As an independent band, Hanson released “I Was Born” on their YouTube channel along with the music video, starring 11 out of 12 children of the Hanson brothers.
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[Intro]
I was born to do something
No one's ever done, no one's ever done before
I was born to go somewhere
No one's ever gone, no one's ever gone before, oh!
[Verse 1]
A slice of the moon is my patch of green
I don't want a ticket to the same routine
I want to see the sights unseen
I want the extraordinary
[Pre-Chorus]
Everybody's waking to the same clock
I could never be another chip off the block
[Chorus]
'Cause I was born to do something
No one's ever done, no one's ever done before
I was born to go somewhere
No one's ever gone, no one's ever gone before
I was born to be someone
No one's ever been, no one's ever been before
[Verse 2]
Don't need a map, I can't be directed
I've got a madness, don't need the method
My heart is a weapon and my mind's electric
I'll shock the world when you least expect it
[Pre-Chorus]
Everybody's betting on the big guy
But don't underestimate the sting of the butterfly, oh!
[Chorus]
Cause I was born to do something
No one's ever done, no one's ever done before
I was born to go somewhere
No one's ever gone, no one's ever gone before
I was born to be someone
No one's ever been, no one's ever been before, before
[Bridge]
There's a road out in front of me nobody can see
I'm paving it as I go
Gonna take it wherever it leads, cause I want to be
Somewhere no one has been before
I was born to do
I was born to go
I was born to be someone, oh!
[Chorus]
And I was born to do something
No one's ever done, no one's ever done before
I was born to go somewhere
No one's ever gone, no one's ever gone before
I was born to be someone no one's ever been
[Outro]
I was born to do
I was born to go
I was born to be someone
No one's ever been, no one's ever been before
I Was Born was written by Zac Hanson & Taylor Hanson & Isaac Hanson.
I Was Born was produced by Zac Hanson & Taylor Hanson & Isaac Hanson.
HANSON released I Was Born on Fri May 26 2017.
Yes! Here are some:
NPR Tiny Desk Concert version:
Good Morning America (GMA) version:
The A.V. Club (AVC) Sessions set:
NME Basement Sessions set:
Paste Studios set:
In the 2017 NPR Tiny Desk Concert, Zac and Taylor talk about “I Was Born” before they perform the song:
Zac: So this is our 25 year anniversary, but you know we can’t, you know, do anything without thinking about the future. I mean people ask us how we stay together as a band—that’s really I think...
The 2017 article by People about the music video of “I Was Born” expand on how the positive message of the song being not only about the band member’s own pursuit in dreams, but also a great, symbolic connection to their twelve children. The music video features 11 out of 12 collective kids of Hanso...