Lift

Shannon Noll

About Lift

"Lift" is the second single by Australian singer Shannon Noll from his second album of the same name. The boxing-themed video clip for this song was shot in an unused warehouse in Sydney's Marrickville by Australian director Anthony Rose, who also directed Noll's music videos for "Drive", "What About Me" and "Shine". It debuted at number thirteen during the Christmas season and in its fourth week on the Australian Singles chart it peaked at number ten. Although the single was Noll's lowest charting at the time of release, sales of the single were very strong. The single became Noll's sixth single to reach Gold or Platinum sales, and also became his longest running Top 100 hit thus far. The track has been used by various television productions as theme music. South African cricketer AB de Villiers and singer-songwriter Ampie du Preez covered the song on their album Maak Jou Drome Waar. 


Year:
2005
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I know you're hurting 
Feels like you're learning 
'Bout life the hard way 
And it ain't working
Sems like forever 
That you've been falling
It's time to move on
Your life is calling, yeah

This was never meant to be the end 
Close the book and start again 

'Cause I know how hard it can get 
But you've gotta lift 
You gotta lift 
And sometimes that's how it is 
But I know you're stronger 
Stronger than this 
You gotta lift 
You gotta lift 

When you can feel your 
Whole body's aching 
What's left of your heart 
It won't stop breaking 
You've got to let go 
You took a hit 
Time to pick up now 
Move on from this 

This was never meant to be the end 
Close the book and start again 

'Cause I know how hard it can get 
But you've gotta lift 
You gotta lift 
And sometimes that's how it is 
But I know you're stronger 
Stronger than this 

You've got to lift yourself up above all the hurt 
Don't give in 
Wipe your eyes and remember you're better than this 
Let them know that they took their best shot and they missed 
Come on and lift 

'Cause I know how hard it can get 
But you gotta lift 
You gotta lift 
And sometimes that's how it is 
But I know you're stronger 
Stronger than this 
You gotta lift 
You gotta lift
[Repeat: x2]

Pick up now... 
Pick up now...

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Shannon Noll

Shannon Noll (born 16 September 1975) is an Australian singer who first came to prominence as runner-up of the first series of Australian Idol (2003) which led to him being signed to Sony BMG. Since then he has released five Top 10 albums. That's What I'm Talking About in 2004 and Lift in 2005 were No. 1 multi-platinum sellers, and his third album Turn It Up released in 2007 reached No. 3 and was certified platinum. His two following albums did not gain certification. No Turning Back: The Story So Far containing some of his previous hits and five new songs was released in 2008, peaking at No. 7, and A Million Suns released in October 2011 reached No. 8. Noll's first ten singles released between February 2004 and September 2007 all peaked inside the Aria Top 1… more »

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Written by: Andrew Roachford, Shannon Noll, Adam Reily, Bryon Jones

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10 facts about this song

Song Origin
"Lift" is a song written by Bryon Jones, Clif Magness, and Kara DioGuardi, and was performed and made popular by Australian singer Shannon Noll.
Album History
It is the title track and second single from his second album Lift, which was released in 2005.
Peak Chart Position
In February 2006, the song peaked at number 10 on the ARIA Singles Chart.
Album Success
The Lift album was certified three times Platinum by the ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association), with over 210,000 copies sold.
Music Video
The music video for "Lift" was shot in Sydney, Australia and features scenes from the Australian Red Cross' disaster relief organizations, which aligns with the song's uplifting and encouraging lyrics.
Ad Use
"Lift" was used in Seven Network's promotional materials for the 2007 season of their hit TV show "Desperate Housewives".
Olympic Association
This song was selected as a motivational song for the Australian team who participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Lyrics Message
The lyrics of "Lift" have a strong message of resilience and motivation, with lines like "You've got the love to lift you up".
Cover Versions
Australian Idol runner-up Anthony Callea performed a live cover of "Lift" at the 2006 Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards.
Recognition
Though Noll didn't land the Australian Idol crown in 2003, coming in as a runner-up, his success, including songs like "Lift", arguably outshone many of the competition winners.

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