From ‘Summertime Of Our Lives’ to ‘Flower,’ some of our favorite Cody Simpson songs over the years have been the lovestruck ones in which the Y in Cody’s name stands for “Yearning.” We have a beautiful new addition to that list in the form of his brand new single, ‘Fluent!’ The song plays with the idea of being fluent in a language to share how Cody wants to be so close to a partner that he’s fluent in her body language and subtle expressions. Any true hopeless romantic wants to be understood that deeply, and until you find your own happily ever after, ‘Fluent’ is right here to sweep you off of your feet.
It’s clear that Cody has been a master manifestor, having pursued both his musical and professional swimming dreams, but that kind of worked against him this time around. He recently experienced a vocal cord injury and dislocated his knee, pushing him to communicate through body language while also having trouble moving. The video casts him as a mime trying to express his thoughts and feelings as his own knee injury slows him down, drawing inspiration from Cody’s musical theater experiences and love for Charlie Chaplin.
Dealing with this vocal cord surgery has been a blow, but it won’t stop me dropping music. So glad I was able to put the finishing touches on ‘Fluent,’ a track I’ve loved for some time. The irony of the lyrical content wasn’t lost on me either considering I’m on vocal rest, and all I’ve got right now is body language! Hah. Hope you enjoy this one.
Cody Simpson via press release
As Cody put it in a YouTube comment on the ‘Fluent’ video, our “baby blue spring turned red hot summer.” He’s been coming in hot all year – first, by teasing his musical comeback on social media and making us feel very old nostalgic with videos set to OG songs like ‘All Day’ and a throwback photo of his younger self in a blue t-shirt.
Speaking of that blue, he’s been so clever with his visual marketing this era. Blue has been a big piece of the visual puzzle around his work for ages, dating back to the cover art of his debut Paradise album. He changed his profile photos to a light blue square and started using light blue heart emojis before ‘Baby Blue’ and its complementary track, ‘When It Comes To Loving You,’ dropped in March. So we were primed to know a new release was on the way when he changed his profile photo to a vibrant red, matching the red curtain in the ‘Fluent’ music video and the passion in the lyrics!
Let’s celebrate ‘Fluent’ and Cody’s musical evolution by testing your fluency in his lyrics. We’ll provide a lyric with a word or phrase missing, and you can test yourself to see if you know what fills the blank from the options given. Don’t worry, we’ll add the ‘Baby Blue’ and ‘When It Comes To Loving You’ videos between the questions and answer key so you don’t get any lines spoiled.
1. ‘Summertime’ – “As the wind blows through her hair, she got me _____…” (2010)
- A: “Doing my two-step all day”
- B: “Praying that summer never ends”
- C: “Hoping the fireworks keep going on”
- D: “Swimming in her eyes”
2. ‘Round Of Applause’ – “I was going through my _____ the other day and all I saw was _____…” (2010)
- A: “Journal”; “your name”
- B: “Photos”; “your face”
- C: “Daydreams”; “your eyes”
- D: “Call log”; “your name”
3. ‘All Day’ – “I _____ right here…” (2010 – come on, we had to)
- A: “Wrote this”
- B: “Felt this”
- C: “Like this”
- D: “Sang this”
4. ‘Good As It Gets’ – “With time, baby, I bet I’ll be _____…” (2011)
- A: “Breaking down your wall”
- B: “The one you wanna call”
- C: “Catching you as you fall”
- D: “Singing your favorite songs”
5. ‘On My Mind’ – “I’m sleeping through the day, I’m trying not to fade, but every single night, I just keep _____…” (2011)
- A: “Seeing your face”
- B: “Dreaming of you”
- C: “Missing your voice”
- D: “Lying awake”
6. ‘Be The One’ – “I need you to know that _____…” (2012)
- A: “You’re so, so beautiful”
- B: “You got me good, girl”
- C: “You’re more than a summer love”
- D: “You’re the only one for me”
7. ‘Back To You’ – “Let’s make this so good for goodness sake / The last thing that we need’s _____…” (2012)
- A: “To waste our time”
- B: “To take a break”
- C: “To lose the wave”
- D: “To let it slip away”
8. ‘La Da Dee’ – “I had a little taste and I’ll _____…” (2013)
- A: “Be right back home tonight”
- B: “Never forget you the rest of my life”
- C: “Only spoil the party anyway”
- D: “Come back for more”
9. ‘Better Be Mine’ – “And if you want to fight, girl / I say _____, girl…” (2013)
- A: “Wrong is the new right”
- B: “Please not tonight”
- C: “I’ll fight for you”
- D: “It’s not worth it”
10. ‘New Problems’ – “I used to think that all it took was _____…” (2015)
- A: “A dollar and a daydream”
- B: “Some time and patience”
- C: “The desire to fix things”
- D: “A little love”
11. ‘ABC’ – “Standing in that grocery line, ‘_____’ / Why can I not understand the questions that they’re asking?” (2015)
- A: “Card or cash?”
- B: “Paper or plastic?”
- C: “Put back your basket”
- D: “Thank you for bagging”
12. ‘Sun Go Down’ – “If you wanna trust me, I could _____…” (2018)
- A: “Set you free”
- B: “Light your world”
- C: “Let it be”
- D: “Make you believe”
13. ‘Daybreak’ – “Tonight, I feel like _____ but I’m in the cool night air…” (2019)
- A: “I’m losing my mind”
- B: “I’m running out of time”
- C: “A man on fire”
- D: “You’re by my side”
14. ‘I Will Never Find Another You’ – “I was writing you a letter and then I realized _____…” (2019)
- A: “I forgot the sound of your voice”
- B: “I had no place to send it to”
- C: “You wouldn’t read it anyway”
- D: “How much I missed your love notes”
15. ‘golden thing’ – “Deep blue jeans, movie screens / Taking flight, _____…” (2019)
- A: “Scared of heights”
- B: “Velvet nights”
- C: “Catch your eye”
- D: “Flashing lights”
16. ‘Nice To Meet You’ – “It’s written on a face _____…” (2022)
- A: “You used to know”
- B: “I hate to see”
- C: “Still stained with hope”
- D: “It’s awful to meet”
17. ‘Do You Love Me Still’ – “Do you love me when they say that _____?” (2022)
- A: “I’ll only hurt you”
- B: “Fame has changed me”
- C: “Nothing lasts forever”
- D: “It won’t stay”
18. ‘Baby Blue’ – “I knew the moment you kicked off your shoes, I wanna _____…” (2026)
- A: “Spin you ‘round the room”
- B: “Love you until we’re blue”
- C: “Dance with somebody like you”
- D: “Take you to the moon”
19. ‘When It Comes To Loving You’ – “Made mistakes before I was grown, I’ve been with some girls that you’d know / But all my life, _____…” (2026)
- A: “I was waiting for you”
- B: “It brought me here”
- C: “I tried to find you”
- D: “I was still alone”
20. ‘Fluent’ – “The look in your eyes tells me you like _____…” (2026)
- “It that I’m tryna pursue ya”
- “The way you and I are moving”
- “The sparks that are flying”
- “What my body language is saying”
Answer key below these videos!
Answer Key
1. ‘Summertime’ – B: “Praying that summer never ends”
2. ‘Round Of Applause’ – D. “Call log”; “your name”
3. ‘All Day’ – C. “Like this”
4. ‘Good As It Gets’ – A. “Breaking down your wall”
5. ‘On My Mind’ – D. “Lying awake”
6. ‘Be The One’ – A. “You’re so, so beautiful”
7. ‘Back To You’ – B. “To take a break”
8. ‘La Da Dee’ – C. “Only spoil the party anway”
9. ‘Better Be Mine’ – A. “Wrong is the new right”
10. ‘New Problems’ – D. “A little love,” though A is in the first verse!
11. ‘ABC’ – B. “Paper or plastic?”
12. ‘Sun Go Down’ – A. “Set you free”
13. ‘Daybreak’ – C. “A man on fire”
14. ‘I Will Never Find Another You’ – B. “I had no place to send it to”
15. ‘golden thing’ – D. “Flashing lights”
16. ‘Nice To Meet You’ – C. “Still stained with hope”
17. ‘Do You Love Me Still’ – B. “Fame has changed me”
18. ‘Baby Blue’ – A. “Spin you ‘round the room”
19. ‘When It Comes To Loving You’ – D. “I was still alone”
20. ‘Fluent’ – A. “It that I’m tryna pursue ya”
What do you think of ‘Fluent’ and Cody Simpson’s new era so far? How many lyrics did you get right? Let us know in the comments below or hit us up on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! You can also buzz on over to our Reddit community to chat with us.
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