Half Of Me

“Half Of Me” is a song from Geri Halliwell released in 2013

Lyrics:

Just like an apple,
Cut down the middle
I only have one matching half
I gave you the finger
You took me to dinner
And you made me laugh

I took one look in your eye
You know when you know it
You fit me perfectly right
You’re the other half of me

I thought love was bullshit
Only for the foolish
But you’re the other half of me
I never believed it
Was too proud to need it
But you’re the other half of me
You’re the other half of me
You’re the other half of me

You’re better than chocolate
You’re right in the pocket
You were tailor-made for me
I wanna have your baby
Gotta have you like crazy
And iron your shirts

I took one look in your eye
You know when you know it
You fit me perfectly right
You’re the other half of me

I thought love was bullshit
Only for the foolish
But you’re the other half of me
I never believed it
Was too proud to need it
But you’re the other half of me
You’re the other half of me
You’re the other half of me
Half of me
You’re the other half of me

I took one look in your eyes
You fit me perfectly right
You’re the other half of me

I thought love was bullshit
Only for the foolish
But you’re the other half of me
I never believed it,
Was too proud to need it
But you’re the other half of me,
You’re the other half of me
You’re the other half of me
Half of me
You’re the other half of me

I took one look in your eyes

Credits:

Written by Geri Halliwell, Francesco Egizii, David Musumeci
Produced by DNA Songs
Published by EMI Music Australia Ltd, DNA Songs

Single & Chart:
Geri_Halliwell-Half_Of_Me_(CD_Single)-Frontal“Half of Me” is a song from Geri Halliwell released on 25 October 2013 by Sony Music Australia as the lead single from Halliwell’s upcoming fourth studio album. The song marked as Halliwell’s first single release in eight years since her 2005 single “Desire”.

In its first week of release in Australia, “Half of Me” sold 393 copies and debuted at number 281 on the ARIA Singles Chart. The song’s chart debut was announced in the news as only the top 100 positions are officially published. Halliwell mistakenly wrote on her blog that the song entered the chart at number 94, which was then reported in foreign media.

Background:

While residing in Australia as part of the judging panel for Australia’s Got Talent, Halliwell co-wrote the song with Australian songwriting duo DNA Songs. Halliwell described the song as a mix of “love, hope and optimism, with a splash of humour.”

In September 2013, Halliwell signed with Sony Music Australia and it was announced that she would release her new single “Half of Me” exclusively in Australia as the lead single from her upcoming album.

Promotion:

The first two live performances of “Half of Me” took place in October 2013; the first was a private free gig at the Beresford Hotel in Sydney and the second was during the Nine Network programme The Footy Show on 3 October 2013.

After the song’s commercial failure, Halliwell opted not to perform the song on Australia’s Got Talent or promote it any further, writing on her blog that she wanted to “dust [her]self off, and sing something closer to her heart”. And then, she sang her ballad version from “Wannabe”. She also deleted the music video from her YouTube Channel.

The song is registered in BMI (Work #16132475) as “Other Half”.

Music Video:
The music video was filmed on 16 October 2013 and was released on 28 October 2013. In the video, Halliwell is seen dancing with shirtless male models and teddy bears.

Mike Wass of Idolator gave the music video a negative review, stating “Low budget videos are part and parcel of the modern music industry but surely Geri can do better than this? The still stunning 41-year-old looks great and salvages the situation to a certain extent through sheer charisma but parading around gays and lesbians to make a diluted statement about diversity is tired and borderline offensive. Only watch up top if you have a high tolerance for second hand embarrassment.” Joel Golby of Heat magazine described the video as “15 people in an overlit studio looking confused by an array of topless men.”

Source: ASCAP