Tevin Campbell

Released: April 7, 1995

Songwriter: Roy Freeland Patrick DeRemer

Producer: David Z.

[Verse 1]
Open up your eyes
Take a look at me
Get the picture fixed in your memory
I'm driven by the rhythm like the beat of a heart
And I won't stop until I start
To stand out, to stand out

Some people settle for the typical thing
Livin' all their lives waiting in the wings
It ain't a question of "if"
Just a matter of time
Before I move to the front of the line

[Pre-Chorus]
Once you're watching every move that I make
You gotta believe that I got what it takes

[Chorus]
To stand out
Above the crowd
Even if I gotta shout out loud
'Til mine is the only face you'll see
Gonna stand out 'til ya notice me

[Verse 2]
If the squeaky wheel's always gettin' the grease
I'm totally devoted to disturbin' the peace
And I'll do it all again when I get done
Until I become your number one

No method to the madness
And no means of escape
Gonna break every rule or bend them all outta shape
It ain't a question of "how"
Just a matter of when
You get the message that I'm tryin' to send

[Pre-Chorus 2]
I'm under a spell
I'm in over my head
And you know I'm going all of the way to the end

[Chorus]
To stand out
Above the crowd
Even if I gotta shout out loud
'Til mine is the only face you see
Gonna stand out, 'til ya notice me

[Bridge]
If I could make you stop
And take a look at me
Instead of just walkin' by
There's nothin' that I wouldn't do
If it was gettin' you to notice
I'm alive

[Pre-Chorus]
All I need is half a chance
A second thought
A second glance
To prove, I got whatever it takes
It's a piece of cake

[Chorus]
To stand out
Above the crowd
Even if I gotta shout out loud
'Til mine is the only face you'll see
Gonna stand out
Stand out (aayah)

[Outro]
Stand out!
(Yeah!)
Stand out!
(Uh)
'Til mine is the only face you'll see
Gonna stand out
'Til ya notice me

Tevin Campbell is a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter that got his career started with two big names in music—first working with Quincy Jones in 1989 on “Tomorrow (A Better You, Better Me)” from the album Back on the Block and then working with Prince on “Round and Round” from the Graffiti Bridge soundtrack in 1990.

His debut album T.E.V.I.N. was released on November 19, 1991 and features the #1 R&B hits “Tell Me What You Want Me To Do” and “Alone With You,” which helped the album go platinum and earn Tevin a Grammy nomination for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. His next album I’m Ready was released on October 26, 1993 and featured the Babyface-produced hits “Can We Talk” and “I’m Ready.” This album went double platinum and led to three more Grammy nominations for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for “Can We Talk,” Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for “I’m Ready,” and Best R&B Album.

Tevin’s third album Back to the World was released on June 25, 1996 and he followed that up with the release of a self-titled album on February 23, 1999. He appeared in the Broadway musical Hairspray in 2005 and after some guest appearances on various shows throughout the years, he released the song “Safer on the Ground” in 2016.

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