Intro / Stronger Than Me Lyrics

Part I: "Intro"

[Non-Lyrical Vocals]

Part II: "Stronger Than Me"

[Verse 1]
You should be stronger than me
You been here seven years longer than me
Don't you know you supposed to be the man?
Not pale in comparison to who you think I am
You always wanna talk it through, I don't care
I always have to comfort you when I'm there
But that's what I need you to do, stroke my hair

[Chorus]
'Cause I've forgotten all of young love's joy
Feel like a lady and you my ladyboy


[Verse 2]
You should be stronger than me
But instead you're longer than frozen turkey
Why'd you always put me in control?
All I need is for my man to live up to his role
Always wanna talk it through, I'm okay
Always have to comfort you every day
But that's what I need you to do, are you gay?
[Chorus]
'Cause I've forgotten all of young love's joy
Feel like a lady, and you my ladyboy


[Verse 3]
He said, "The respect I made you earn
Thought you had so many lessons to learn"
I said, "You don't know what love is, get a grip
Sound as if you're reading from some other tired script"
I'm not gonna meet your mother anytime
I just wanna grip your body over mine
Please tell me why you think that's a crime


[Chorus]
I've forgotten all of young love's joy
Feel like a lady and you my ladyboy


[Outro]
You should be stronger than me
You should be stronger than me
You should be stronger than me
You should be stronger than me

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Genius Annotation

“Stronger Than Me” tackles Winehouse’s back-and-forth experience with her early partner Chris Taylor. The two dated on and off before Winehouse came to the decision that Taylor simply wasn’t man enough for her, and that the roles in the relationship had quickly reversed.

The song stirred up some controversy due to its objectification of gender roles, with Winehouse insisting that her partner act manlier and tougher.

This version of the track includes a scatting intro to open the album, though the single edit of “Stronger Than Me” omits the introduction.

Q&A

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What did Amy Winehouse say about "Intro / Stronger Than Me"?
Genius Answer

I wrote [“Stronger Than Me} for a man that I was with at the time, who I wrote a lot of the songs about, and we had already split up a couple of times, and I really didn’t know why we were not supposed to be together. I mean, I know that if you break up with someone, when you get back together, it’s gonna be all the little things that annoyed you about them is gonna annoy you ten times more, but I didn’t understand why we weren’t supposed to be together. And then it just came to me one day how, "You should be stronger than me!” I’m the girl and you’re the boy. You’re seven years older than me, and you should really be someone for me to come to at the end of my day with my problems, not add to my problems at the end of the day. I guess I wrote “Stronger Than Me” when I realized he was a big girl.

– Winehouse via MTV Italia (2004)

Has the song received any accolades?
Genius Answer

The song won Best Contemporary Song Musically and Lyrically at the 2004 Ivor Novello Awards.

Winehouse posing with the award

Credits
Produced By
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Recording Engineer
Flugel Horn
Bass Trumpet
Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Assistant Recording Engineer
Recorded At
Creative Space; Miami, FL
Release Date
October 6, 2003
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