Where Are Ü Now
Justin Bieber · 2015
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- I need you the most
- I gave you the key when the door wasn't open
- Just admit it
- See, I gave you faith, turned your doubt into hoping
Sing it again — final chorus
- I need you the most
- Where are you now that I need ya?
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory
Exercises
Exercise 1
Fill the blank in this line:
Exercise 2
Fill the blank in this line:
Exercise 3
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I need you the I need you
Exercise 4
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I need you the most
Exercise 5
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Where are you now that I need ya?
Exercise 6
Translate this line to Portuguese:
When you broke down I didn't leave ya
Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Just admit it
Exercise 8
Choose the missing word:
I ? you (the) I need you
Exercise 9
Choose the missing word:
Couldn't ? you anywhere
Exercise 10
Choose the missing word:
When you ? down I didn't leave ya
Exercise 11
Choose the missing word:
I ? you attention when nobody else was payin'
Exercise 12
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 13
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 14
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 15
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 16
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 17
How many times do you hear the word "need" in the whole song?
"need"
Exercise 18
How many times do you hear the word "gave" in the whole song?
"gave"
Exercise 19
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- Couldn't find you anywhere
- I need you (the) I need you
- Where are you now that I need ya?
Exercise 20
If you could change the ending of the story told in "Where Are Ü Now", what would happen instead?
Exercise 21
"Where Are Ü Now" was released in 2015. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.
Exercise 22
If you could ask Justin Bieber one question about "Where Are Ü Now", what would it be and why?
Exercise 23
Write the full form of each contraction:
wasn't→can't→i'm→couldn't→didn't→that's→
Exercise 24
Describe the mood of "Where Are Ü Now" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?
Exercise 25
Imagine you are making a short film with "Where Are Ü Now" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?
Exercise 26
Rewrite the chorus of "Where Are Ü Now" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).
Exercise 27
Who in your life would you dedicate "Where Are Ü Now" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?
Exercise 28
The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.
Exercise 29
If you had to summarize "Where Are Ü Now" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?
Exercise 30
Compare "Where Are Ü Now" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?