Emeli Sandé
Emeli Sandé
Emeli Sandé
Emeli Sandé
Emeli Sandé
Emeli Sandé & Naughty Boy
Emeli Sandé
Emeli Sandé
Emeli Sandé
Emeli Sandé
Emeli Sandé
Emeli Sandé
Emeli Sandé
Emeli Sandé
“Read All About It, Pt. III” closes Emeli Sande’s debut album, Our Version of Events, with a lingering message of speaking up for oneself. The track follows Professor Green’s 2011 hit single “Read All About It”.
Emeli first notably performed the track during the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremon...
[Verse 1]
You've got the words to change a nation but you're biting your tongue
You've spent a lifetime stuck in silence afraid you'll say something wrong
If no one ever hears it
How we gonna learn your song?
So come on, come on
Come on, come on
[Verse 2]
You've got a heart as loud as lions, so why let your voice be tamed?
Maybe we're a little different, there's no need to be ashamed
You've got the light to fight the shadows so stop hiding it away
Come on, come on
[Chorus]
I wanna sing, I wanna shout
I wanna scream 'till the words dry out
So put it in all of the papers, I'm not afraid
They can read all about it, read all about it
Oh, ohhh, oh
Ohhh, ohhh, oh
Ohhh, oh, oh
[Verse 3]
At night we're waking up the neighbours while we sing away the blues
Making sure that we're remembered, yeah, 'cause we all matter too
If the truth has been forbidden, then we're breaking all the rules
So come on, come on
Come on, come on
[Verse 4]
Let's get the TV and the radio to play our tune again
It's 'bout time we got some airplay of our version of events
There's no need to be afraid, I will sing with you, my friend
Come on, come on
[Chorus]
I wanna sing, I wanna shout
I wanna scream till the words dry out
So put it in all of the papers, I'm not afraid
They can read all about it, read all about it
[Bridge]
Yeah we're all wonderful, wonderful people
So when did we all get so fearful?
Now we're finally finding our voices
So take a chance, come help me sing this
Yeah we're all wonderful, wonderful people
So when did we all get so fearful?
Now we're finally finding our voices
So take a chance, come help me sing this
[Chorus]
I wanna sing, I wanna shout
I wanna scream till the words dry out
So put it in all of the papers, I'm not afraid
They can read all about it, read all about it
Oh, ohhh, oh
Ohhh, ohhh, oh
Ohhh, oh, oh
I wanna sing, I wanna shout
I wanna scream till the words dry out
So put it in all of the papers, I'm not afraid
They can read all about it, read all about it
Oh, ohhh, oh
Ohhh, ohhh, oh
Ohhh, oh, oh
Read All About It, Pt. III was written by Iain James & Tom Barnes & Ben Kohn & Pete Kelleher & Professor Green & Emeli Sandé.
Read All About It, Pt. III was produced by Gavin Powell.
Emeli Sandé released Read All About It, Pt. III on Fri Feb 10 2012.
When speaking to The Mirror about the track, Sandé said:
This came after the original version with Professor Green. We’d done so many shows together and I’d heard how personal the song was for him. But I thought, “What does the song mean to me—what’s my interpretation of it?” And this is it.
“Read All About It, Pt. III” is certified as 2x Platinum in Switzerland, Platinum in the UK, 3x Gold in Germany and Gold in Australia, Austria, Belgium and Italy.