Johnny Orlando

Released: February 26, 2014

Songwriter: Nasri Atweh Justin Bieber Adam Messinger Lil Wayne Adrian X Darian Orlando Johnny Orlando

[Verse 1]
You said “I come in peace” so I took you home
I gave you food and I gave you clothes
I taught you how to move your feet when the rhythm's on
Still you wanna leave cause you feel alone

[Pre-Chorus]
You don’t know what they’re like, if they know that you’re alive
They’re gonna try to take away the secrets of your planet's life
I know you must be upset, you lost your family in a wreck
But you gotta listen
Listen, listen

[Chorus]
Don’t try to find your spaceship
They might be out there waiting
Stay in my backpack forever
Stay in my backpack forever
You know I gotta find my spaceship, my planet’s outside there waiting, I can’t stay in your backpack forever
Stay in your backpack

[Verse 2]
Before you came around, I was in a rut
Didn’t have a friend, didn’t know what it was
You taught how to dream and how to love
You’re my best friend please listen to me

[Pre-Chorus]
You don’t know what they’re like, if they know that you’re alive
They’re gonna try to take away the secrets of your planet's life
I know you must be upset, you lost your family in a wreck
But you gotta listen
Listen, listen

[Chorus]
Don’t try to find your spaceship
They might be out there waiting
Stay in my backpack forever
Stay in my backpack forever
You know I gotta find my spaceship, my planet’s outside there waiting, I can’t stay in your backpack forever
Stay in your backpack

[Verse 3]
Uh
Greetings, I fell from the sky
I’m from a different world I use JO as a disguise
My flying saucer crashed, I’m the only one that survived
I’ve only taking over this planet since I arrived
I’m in a backpack, I’m ducking Men in Black
Yeah, I’m an alien, my swag is outta this world
Different galaxy, they tryna capture me
When I die they gonna name this planet after me
John’s world

[Bridge: Guitar Solo]

[Pre-Chorus]
You don’t know what they’re like, if they know that you’re alive
They’re gonna try to take away the secrets of your planet's life
I know you must be upset, you lost your family in a wreck
But you gotta listen
Listen, listen

[Chorus]
Don’t try to find your spaceship
They might be out there waiting
Stay in my backpack forever
Stay in my backpack forever
You know I gotta find my spaceship, my planet’s outside there waiting, I can’t stay in your backpack forever
Stay in your backpack

Johnny Orlando is a Canadian singer, musician, and actor. He first received attention by posting covers of songs by his idols, including Shawn Mendes and Justin Bieber. In 2018, he collaborated with Mackenzie Ziegler for their biggest hit “What If”. He has been nominated for a plethora of awards, having twice won “Best Canadian Act” at the MTV Europe Music Awards, out-beating his idol Justin Bieber.

Johnny Orlando was born John Vincent Orlando on January 24, 2003 in Mississauga, Ontario. His older sisters, Madison and Darian are both active on social media, and his younger sister Lauren is an actress. Johnny and Darian saw YouTube videos of people singing and making videos in their houses, and decided to try it out themselves. When Johnny was seven, they uploaded a now-deleted cover of Justin Bieber’s “Mistletoe”. They created a stage name for him, JohnnyO (not to be confused with the dance-pop singer of the same name), and his YouTube channel was called JohnnyOSings. The pair made more covers, and eventually their cover of Justin Bieber’s “Boyfriend” won a contest hosted by Ryan Seacrest.

With traction from their viral videos, Darian helped Johnny write and release original songs. In 2015, Johnny quietly rebranded to Johnny Orlando, and released his debut EP VXIIXI, celebrating five years on YouTube. His family also moved to Los Angles to pursue the careers of their children. In 2016, he released a song and music video called “Let Go”, which has received over 15 million views. In 2018, Johnny announced that he had signed to Universal Music Canada. His songs with Mackenzie Ziegler flourished due to the rumored relationship between the two. The music video for their song spurred on the rumors, reaching over 50 million views.

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