My Name Is Michael Holbrook de Mika
Álbum de Mika
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 4 de Octubre de 2019
- Compositores: Mika, Jodi Marr, Dan Priddy, Mark Crew, Amy Wadge, David Sneddon
- Productores: Mark Crew, Dan Priddy, George Moore
My Name Is Michael Holbrook es un álbum de Mika, publicado en 2019. El disco incluye 13 canciones, entre ellas «Tiny Love», «Ice Cream», «Dear Jealousy» y «Paloma».
Antecedentes: la búsqueda de la identidad
El quinto álbum de estudio de Mika, "My Name Is Michael Holbrook", es su trabajo más autobiográfico. El título es una declaración de intenciones: es la primera vez que utiliza su nombre de nacimiento en un álbum, señalando un deseo de explorar su propia identidad y su historia familiar. El álbum nació de un viaje personal que llevó a Mika a reconectar con sus raíces, incluyendo un viaje a la casa de su familia en Georgia, Estados Unidos, que inspiró varias de las canciones.
El disco es una exploración de quién es Michael Holbrook, el hombre detrás del personaje de Mika. Aborda temas de amor, familia, sexualidad y autoaceptación con una nueva profundidad, pero lo hace con la energía y el color que siempre han definido su música. Es un álbum que se siente a la vez como una confesión personal y una celebración universal.
Proceso de grabación y sonido
Para este álbum, Mika trabajó con los productores británicos Mark Crew y Dan Priddy (conocidos por su trabajo con Bastille y Rag'n'Bone Man). La grabación tuvo lugar entre Miami, Londres y la campiña toscana. El sonido de "My Name Is Michael Holbrook" es una fusión de sus diferentes épocas, combinando el pop teatral de sus inicios con el synth-pop y el disco de sus trabajos posteriores.
La producción es rica y vibrante, con un uso audaz de los sintetizadores, los coros y los ritmos de baile. Es un sonido que se siente a la vez retro y moderno, un homenaje al pop de los 70 y 80 pero con una sensibilidad contemporánea. La voz de Mika, como siempre, es el centro de todo, llena de emoción y dramatismo.
Estilo y contenido de las letras
"My Name Is Michael Holbrook" es un álbum de pop exuberante y emocional. Las canciones son melódicas, pegadizas y llenas de la energía contagiosa de Mika. Líricamente, es su trabajo más directo. Escribe sobre su relación con su familia, su pareja y consigo mismo con una honestidad conmovedora. Hay una sensación de catarsis y liberación que recorre todo el disco.
El álbum es una afirmación de identidad en todos los sentidos. Celebra el amor queer, la complejidad de los lazos familiares y la alegría de ser uno mismo sin pedir disculpas. Es un disco que se siente como un círculo completo, conectando al artista maduro con el joven que irrumpió en la escena musical más de una década antes.
Canción por canción: lo esencial
"Ice Cream": El primer sencillo es un tema de pop veraniego, sensual y juguetón. Con su ritmo disco y su letra sugerente, la canción es una celebración descarada del deseo y la autoindulgencia. Es una de las canciones más divertidas y pegadizas del álbum.
"Tiny Love": La monumental pieza de apertura del álbum. Es una balada de pop orquestal de estilo Queen que explora la idea de que el amor, por muy grande que sea, se compone de pequeños momentos. Es una de las canciones más ambiciosas y emocionalmente poderosas de su carrera.
"Sanremo": Un tema de synth-pop nostálgico que evoca el glamour de la Riviera italiana. La canción es una reflexión melancólica sobre el paso del tiempo y los recuerdos de veranos pasados.
"Paloma": Una canción conmovedora dedicada a su hermana, que sufrió un grave accidente. Es una balada emotiva sobre la resiliencia y los lazos familiares, y una de las piezas más personales del disco.
Recepción y gira
"My Name Is Michael Holbrook" recibió críticas muy positivas. Fue elogiado como un regreso a la forma, un álbum que recuperaba la energía y la extravagancia de sus primeros trabajos pero con una nueva madurez lírica. La revista Attitude lo calificó como "su álbum más abiertamente gay y, posiblemente, el mejor hasta la fecha".
El álbum tuvo un buen rendimiento en Francia e Italia. La gira mundial de apoyo, The Revelation Tour, fue aclamada por su energía y su producción visual, consolidando la reputación de Mika como un artista en vivo excepcional.
Posición en listas:
- Francia: 6
- Italia: 10
- Bélgica: 3
- España: 16
- Suiza: 10
Listado de Canciones
- Tiny Love4:05It's not a sunrise over canyons shaped like hearts It isn't bursting into song in Central Park It's not the outline of your face drawn in the stars It's a still-there-Monday-morning kind of love There's no dramatic declarations in the rain It's not a love that finds its pleasure after pain I couldn't train a bunch of doves to spell your name It's a don't-know-what-they're-missing kind of love Our kind of love It gets better everyday Crazy colors in the gray, our love Tiny love, it's a tiny love My life was dull I use to walk in a different way But now I'm dancin', dancin', dancin', dancin' Don't care who can see me dancin' Oh, tiny love Oh, tiny love Oh, tiny love This tiny love has spoken And bigger hearts get broken (Oh) Tiny love So small that you can't find us The world revolves around us (Oh) Tiny love This kind of love, it can be no other way One kind of love blows the other ones away Some times it's tough, others think we're acting strange But it's our kind of love, our kind of love Oh, tiny love Oh, tiny love My name is Michael Holbrook I was born in 1983 No, I'm not losing my mind It's just this thing that you do to me You get me high on a tiny love You get me high And if it all goes bad And our love sets like the sun I give up a hundred thousand loves For just this one You get me high on a tiny love You get me high on a tiny love It's not a sunrise over canyons shaped like hearts It isn't bursting into song in Central Park We may be tiny to the world, but in our hearts We be giants with our tiny, tiny love
- Ice Cream2:46When I hear that sound, I know what's coming 'round Thirty-nine degrees, too hot for the bees The grass is turning yellow Streets are slow and mellow The faucet keeps on dripping And the clock, it keeps on ticking The swimming pool is laughing with its shiny, bright blue teeth Laughing at my body as it's sweltering with heat The smell of colored plastic baking in the sun Sweet just like frustration, my senses on the run I want your ice cream I want it lying in the sun I want your ice cream I want it melting on my tongue I want your ice cream I want it, whatcha waiting for? Ice cream, every bite All I want is more (Ice cream) Filling up the car, the red door burns my thigh How is this place still standing with temperatures so hot? Air and ground so heavy, thick with gasoline My hands won't keep me steady, hotter than I've ever been The swimming pool is laughing with it's shiny, bright blue teeth Laughing at my body as it's sweltering with heat The smell of colored plastic baking in the sun Sweet just like frustration, my senses on the run I want your ice cream I want it lying in the sun I want your ice cream I want it melting on my tongue I want your ice cream I want it, whatcha waiting for? Ice cream, every bite All I want is more (Ice cream) (You scream) I want your ice cream I want it lying in the sun I want your ice cream I want it melting on my tongue I want your ice cream I want it lying in the sun I want your ice cream I want it melting on my tongue I want your ice cream I want it, whatcha waiting for? Ice cream, every bite All I want is more
- Dear Jealousy3:47Jealousy, bring the music back to me Dear jealousy You know every part of me Hiding where no one can see I want you to leave Dear jealousy Why you smiling creepily? Your fingertips keep holding on But your tricks won't work on me Oh baby, I'm jealous, I'm jealous, I'm jealous of us I'm jealous of everything that I know we could be, but never really seems enough I'm jealous, I'm jealous of everyone Jealous of the man I used to be, and the man I could become I'm jealous of your face, of your lips, of your eyes Jealous of your house and the car you drive Jealous of your truth and I'm jealous of lies I'm jealous (Dear jealousy) Jealous of the ground beneath my feet Jealous of your mouth and the air we breathe Jealous of the way that you look at me I'm jealous It's coming out to get us, get us You better run away while it let us 'Cause like it or not, everyday we get a little better at jealousy We got one thing in common, amen Only problem is that it's wrong, and In every single person, even you, even me, is jealousy Dear jealousy When did you move in with me? This bed wasn't made for three It's time for you to leave Oh baby, I'm jealous, I'm jealous, I'm jealous of us I'm jealous of everything that I know we could be, but never really seems enough I'm jealous, I'm jealous of everyone Jealous of the man I used to be, and the man I could become I'm jealous of your face, of your lips, of your eyes Jealous of your house and the car you drive Jealous of your truth and I'm jealous of lies I'm jealous (Dear jealousy) Jealous of the ground beneath my feet Jealous of your mouth and the air we breathe Jealous of the way that you look at me I'm jealous It's coming out to get us, get us You better run away while it let us 'Cause like it or not, everyday we get a little better at jealousy We got one thing in common, amen Only problem is that it's wrong, and In every single person, even you, even me, is jealousy Jealousy Bring the music back to me I can't even write a song If you're standing over me (Dear jealousy) Jealousy I'll take the good times with the rough I don't need to be the richest guy, I know, enough is enough (Dear jealousy) Jealousy Stop confusing me I am sick of seeing everything in different shades of green (Dear jealousy) Jealousy It took a while for me to see I thought I was the one who's jealous but you're jealous of me (Dear jealousy) It's coming out to get us, get us You better run away while it let us 'Cause like it or not, everyday we get a little better at jealousy We got one thing in common, amen Only problem is that it's wrong, and In every single person, even you, even me, is jealousy It's coming out to get us, get us We better run away while it let us 'Cause like it or not, everyday we get a little better at jealousy
- Paloma3:42
Letra
Oh Paloma, the skies have not been kind to you Oh Paloma, to weather the storm you'd paint it blue Silent in your struggle, living life like there's nothing wrong We didn't even notice, all we heard was the morning song Until the sky fell into pieces The night our life fell into pieces, too Try to fly against the wind Even with a broken wing As the sky fell into pieces My Paloma, where is a broken dove to go? Oh Paloma, if only you had let me know Was it joy or sadness that you felt on the night you flew? I found you fighting in the darkness There was beauty in there, too The night the sky fell into pieces And our life fell into pieces, too Try to fly against the wind Even with a broken wing As the sky fell into pieces Pieces hiding all the pain Don't put the pieces back again The night the sky fell into pieces And our life fell into pieces, too Try to fly against the wind Even with a broken wing As the sky fell into pieces The night sky fell into pieces And our life fell into pieces, too Try to fly against the wind Even with a broken wing As the sky fell into pieces Fly, Paloma, fly, Paloma, fly, Paloma One day you're gonna fly Fly, Paloma, fly, Paloma, fly, Paloma One day you're gonna fly, oh Fly, Paloma, fly, Paloma, fly, Paloma One day you're gonna fly - Sanremo3:21Light brown skin Lips like Campari And words like soda Can I come over? Just let me in I wanna go where The nights are blinding The sun keeps shining If I could, I know where I'd be In a little town in Italy Close your eyes, come away with me Tomorrow we will be Sitting by the seaside Drinking up the sunshine You're here so why don't we go Dancing in Sanremo? We could be there in a couple of hours To the place with the yellow flowers Somewhere only we know Sunset in Sanremo To feel like this Is one in a million A suspended moment Can we seal it With a tender kiss? Out of a movie Made by Fellini Love that you need me Over there you shine like a star Doesn't even matter who you are Hold my hand and we'll travel far Close your eyes and we'll be Sitting by the seaside Drinking up the sunshine You're here so why don't we go Dancing in Sanremo? We could be there in a couple of hours To the place with the yellow flowers Somewhere only we know Sunset in Sanremo (Sunset in Sanremo) (Sunset in Sanremo) There you can shine like a star There's a place for you whoever you are I know you're tired of the rain But tomorrow we'll be Sitting by the seaside Drinking up the sunshine You're here so why don't we go Dancing in Sanremo We could be there in a couple of hours To the place with the yellow flowers Somewhere only we know Sunset in Sanremo Sitting by the seaside Drinking up the sunshine You're here so why don't we go Dancing in Sanremo? We could be there in a couple of hours To the place with the yellow flowers Somewhere only we know Sunset in Sanremo
- Tomorrow3:49Tomorrow Tomorrow Tomorrow You and I, we're really Really not so innocent Consequences won't be easy From here, every road leads to regret But if this ain't what you wanted Then why'd you even come here? It's 2 AM If this isn't what you wanted Then why'd you put a smiley in your message then? Back seat, light off Window open, stereo on So kiss me in the backseat of my vintage Benz Oh, who gives a shit about tomorrow? When it comes, we can worry then Oh, who gives a shit about tomorrow? So kiss me under the light of a thousand stars Oh, who gives a shit about tomorrow? When you know how lucky we are Oh, tomorrow worry 'bout tomorrow Lyin' here together Stratchin' every second into more I know you're gettin' nervous But this is a mess worth fighting for But if this ain't what you wanted Then why'd you even come here? It's 2 AM If this isn't what you wanted Then why'd you put a smiley in your message then? T-shirt off, breeze comin' in Leather seat catchin' on the skin So kiss me in the backseat of my vintage Benz Oh, who gives a shit about tomorrow? When it comes, we can worry then Oh, who gives a shit about tomorrow? So kiss me under the light of a thousand stars Oh, who gives a shit about tomorrow? When you know how lucky we are Oh, tomorrow worry 'bout tomorrow But if you say you'll be there tomorrow Then I love Tomorrow Tomorrow Tomorrow Tomorrow So kiss me in the backseat of my vintage Benz Oh, who gives a shit about tomorrow? When it comes, we can worry then Oh, who gives a shit about tomorrow? So kiss me under the light of a thousand stars Oh, who gives a shit about tomorrow? When you know how lucky we are Oh, tomorrow worry 'bout tomorrow
- Ready to Call This Love3:49
Letra
I'm afraid of the world Losing love in the dark Every time that I move too fast, I fall apart But I think you're the same And I know that you're scared Think too much of the end and we will never start We still sleep with the light on So afraid it'll go wrong Take your time if you need it But don't wait when you know you feel it And you're ready to call Ready to call this love Don't speak if you don't believe it But please say those words if you mean it And you're ready to call Ready to call this love I don't know what to say That's unusual for me First step is the hardest one you'll ever take You can see sparks with the light on Oh, let's be brave, turn the light off Take your time if you need it But don't wait when you know you feel it And you're ready to call Ready to call this love Don't speak if you don't believe it But please say those words if you mean it And you're ready to call Ready to call this love Are you ready yet? Are you ready yet? (Are you ready to this love?) Are you ready to call Ready to call this love? (Are you ready to call this love?) Are you ready yet? Are you ready yet? (Are you ready to call this love?) Are you ready to call Ready to call this love? (Are you ready to call this love?) Take your time if you need it But don't wait when you know you feel it And you're ready to call Ready to call this love (Are you ready to call this love?) Oh, take your time if you need But don't wait when you know you feel it And you're ready to call Ready to call this love (Are you ready to call this?) Don't speak if you don't believe it But please say those words if you mean it And you're ready to call Ready to call this love Are you ready to call, ready to call this love? Are you ready? - Cry3:17
Letra
'Cause I can't be your slave to the rhythm I've got shackled on my feet Won't it be nice to get a little bit into you? It's just that I'm a little bit into you I can't be your bitch to the rhythm I won't be in love for me Won't it be nice to get a little bit close you? It's just that I'm a little bit into you Must be a reason why, a reason why we fall in love Give me a reason why I'm hurtin' for the both of us Must be a reason why, a reason why we fall in love Give me a reason why it hurts so much Don't make me cry, cry, cry, cry, cry Don't make me cry, cry, cry, cry, cry Don't make me cry, cry, cry, cry, cry Don't make me cry, cry, cry, cry, cry If it's only pain you deliver Then why does my heart not see? Why do I keep on findin' ways to be next to you? When no one makes me feel more alone than you? Must be a reason why, a reason why we fall in love Give me a reason why I'm hurtin' for the both of us Must be a reason why, a reason why we fall in love Give me a reason why it hurts so much Don't make me cry, cry, cry, cry, cry Don't make me cry, cry, cry, cry, cry Don't make me cry, cry, cry, cry, cry (Don't make me cry) Don't make me cry, cry, cry, cry, cry (Don't make me cry) I'll be okay again I'll be okay again I'll be okay again I won't cry over you Don't make me cry, cry, cry, cry, cry (Don't make me cry) Don't make me cry, cry, cry, cry, cry (Don't make me cry) Don't make me cry, cry, cry, cry, cry (Don't make me cry) Don't make me cry, cry, cry, cry, cry Don't make me cry, cry, cry, cry, cry (Please, don't make me cry) Don't make me cry, cry, cry, cry, cry (Don't make me cry) Don't make me cry, cry, cry, cry, cry (Please, don't make me cry) Don't make me cry, cry, cry, cry, cry - Platform Ballerinas2:47
Letra
Dancing in her platform ballerinas That's about as girly as she gets She ain't like no other señorita And she will never let you forget She says, "Don't believe everything you see That a girl wakes up with makeup and her heart on her sleeve" She says, "Better be yourself, you'll make it 'Cause every other girl out there is taken" She says, "So come on" Dancing like she loves it with her best dress on Spinning, jumping, messing up her hair, but it doesn't matter 'Cause that don't make her less of a girl And her hips she moves, grooving to the music like a woman do Throws her body in it not for me, not you, but for her And that don't make her less of a girl Dancing in her platform ballerinas Like she's dancing in her kitchen at home She says life is made up of decisions But that every one of them must be her own "Don't believe everything you see That a girl wakes up with makeup and her heart on her sleeve" She says, "Better be yourself, you'll make it 'Cause every other girl out there is taken" She says, "So come on" Dancing like she loves it with her best dress on Spinning, jumping, messing up her hair, but it doesn't matter 'Cause that don't make her less of a girl And her hips she moves Grooving to the music like a woman do Throws her body in it not for me, not you, but for her And that don't make her less of a girl When that song comes on She don't know the words, but she still sings along Everybody's laughing, but it doesn't even matter 'Cause that don't make her less of a girl She don't have to aim to miss Blowing up her lips to make them best to kiss That won't even help to get a guy to kiss her better And that don't make her less of a girl She says, "So come on" Dancing like she loves it with her best dress on Spinning, jumping, messing up her hair, but it doesn't matter 'Cause that don't make her less of a girl - I Went to Hell Last Night3:48
Letra
I went to hell last night Followed you there, I was standing by your side The saddest thing I've ever seen Made me angrier than I've ever been But in the darkest place, a saving grace After all we've been through Though it kills me to say this There's a little bit of God in you There's a little bit of God in everything From the sun in the sky and the tears that you cry (Ooh-ah) There's a little bit of God in everything From the dirt that we hold to our diamonds and gold (Ooh-ah) I finally realized just how lonely you have really been Why couldn't I see it before? Is that why you let the devil in? In the darkest place, I will follow you There's a little bit of God in everything From the sun in the sky to the tears that we cry (Ooh-ah) There's a little bit of God in everything From the dirt that we hold to our diamonds and gold (Ooh-ah) Ah-ah, ah-ah When you're dark and you're sad, and your future's just as bad There's a little bit of God in everything When you're hurt and you're sour, even in your darkest hour There's a little bit of God in everything From the king to the fool to the bastards back at school There's a little bit of God in everything (Getting all your diamonds and gold) And though you might not be in the finest company There's a little bit of God in everything (Getting all your diamonds and gold) When you're hurt and you're sour, even in your darkest hour There's a little bit of God in everything, oh (Getting all your diamonds and gold) From a priest to the whore to the men who start the war There's a little bit of God in everything (Getting all your diamonds and gold) And one day you will see Part of you is part of me There's a little bit of God in everything - Blue3:09
Letra
Blue is a feminine color Blue is deep and bold Blue is like no other As sacred as it's old Blue like the ocean's water But you're blue when it falls as rain Blue for your sons, not your daughters Blue not for pleasure but pain All this to say that it's okay No matter what life throws at you I will always love the blue in you I don't trust rainbows Made by the sun For a friend of many Is a friend of none Coming out of nowhere But quick to end Like any other Fair weather friend All this to say that it's okay No matter what life throws at you I will always love the blue in you Green is pretty useful too But not as deep and dark as blue Red like the flame that burns in you But the hottest part of it is blue Yellow beams its joyful power But bite a lemon, it tastes sour Why are humans cruel to you? You faithful friend, you truthful blue All this to say that it's okay No matter what life throws at you I will always love the blue in you - Stay High3:30
Letra
What comes up must come down I learn it in my science class No, I'm not that dumb Your fingertips (Your fingertips) upon my skin (Upon my skin) You bring sunshine to my window, baby let it in Wherever we go, I wanna stay high not low Wherever we go, we're gonna get higher than the sun, my baby Wherever we go, I wanna stay high not low Wherever we go, we're gonna stay high What comes up (What comes up) must come down (Must come down) But you and me, we're floating above the ground Our generation (Our generation) has so much gloom (Has so much gloom) 'Cause there ain't no money left after the baby boom Wherever we go, I wanna stay high not low Wherever we go, we're gonna get higher than the sun, my baby Wherever we go, I wanna stay high not low Wherever we go, we're gonna stay high Don't let me down Not now 'cause I've been high for so long That I don't know how to come down Don't try, I don't even care if you lie, you and me Don't let me down Not now 'cause I've been high for so long That I don't know how to come down Don't try, I don't even care if you lie, you and me We're gonna stay high We're gonna stay high Wherever we go, I wanna stay high not low Wherever we go, we're gonna get higher than the sun, my baby Wherever we go, I wanna stay high not low Wherever we go, we're gonna stay high (We're gonna stay high) We're gonna stay high, high, high, high (Higher) We're gonna stay high, high, high, high We're gonna get high, high, high, high (Higher) We're gonna stay high, high, high, high We're gonna get high, high, high, high (Higher) We're gonna stay high, high, high, high We're gonna get high, high, high, high (Higher) We're gonna stay high, high, high, high We're gonna get high, high, high, high (Higher) We're gonna stay high, high, high, high - Tiny Love Reprise4:25
Letra
My name is Michael Holbrook I was born in 1983 No, I'm not losing my mind It's just this thing that you do to me You get me high on a tiny love You get me high And if it all goes bad And our love sets like the sun I'd give up a hundred thousand loves for just this one You get me high with a tiny love You get me high This tiny love, it might be small But it's the greatest of them all This tiny love would disappear You can't forget that it was here We are tiny to the world, but in our hearts We are giants with our tiny, tiny love May be tiny to the world, but in our hearts We are giants with our tiny, tiny love May be tiny to the world, but in our hearts We are giants with our tiny, tiny love May be tiny to the world, but not to us We are giants with our tiny, tiny love My name is Paloma I was born in '81 I live my life, its ups and downs, I had my fun But now I'm high with a tiny love I will stay high And if it all goes bad And our love sets like the sun I'd give up a hundred thousand loves For just this one And we'll stay high with a tiny love And we'll stay high
