Peak
7
Weeks
24
Score
4,283
Chart Year
2009
On this 1980s disco style duet Fergie and will.i.am blend romance and dance. The Peas weren't the first to come up with this title: Kenny Loggins had a 1987 song called "Meet Me Half Way." Fergie told The Daily Mail July 31, 2009 that when recording her vocals for The E.N.D., she found herself inspired by some of the singers she grew up with. The singer added that for this song, she "transported myself back to 1985, when I was 11 and saw Madonna in concert for the first time on the Virgin tour. I took on her persona in that song as a homage." This might explain the line, "Right at the Borderline is where I'm gonna wait for you." When this reached the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, The Peas became the first group to pull three Top 10s from an album since Nickleback placed a trio of songs from All The Right Reasons in 2005-07. When this topped the UK singles chart the Peas became the first American act to have three British #1s with original songs in a calendar year since Blondie in 1980.
I can't go any further than this I want you so badly, it's my biggest wish I spent my time just thinking thinking thinking bout you Every single day yes, I'm really missin' missin' you And all those things we use to use to use to do Hey girl, whats up, it use, it use to be just me and you I spent my time just thinking thinking thinking 'bout you Every single day, yes I'm really missing missing you And all those things we use to use to use to do Hey girl whats up, whats up, whats up, whats up Can you meet me halfway, right at the borderline Is where I'm gonna wait, for you I'll be looking out, night n' day Took my heart to the limit, and this is where I stay I can't go any further than this I want you so bad it's my only wish Girl, I travel round the world and even sail the seven seas Across the universe I go to other galaxies Just tell me where to go, just tell me where you wanna to meet I navigate myself myself to take me where you be Cause girl I want, I, I, I want you right now I travel uptown town I travel downtown I wanna to have you around round like every single day I love you alway' ways Can you meet me half way (I'll meet you halfway) Right at the borderline That's where I'm gonna wait, for you I'll be looking out, night n' day Took my heart to the limit, and this is where I'll stay I can't go any further than this I want you so bad it's my only wish I can't go any further than this I want you so bad it's my only wish Let's walk the bridge, to the other side Just you and I (just you and I) I will fly, I'll fly the skies, for you and I (for you and I) I will try, until I die, for you and I, for you and I, for for you and I, For for you and I, for for you and I, for you and I Can you meet me half way Can you meet me half way Can you meet me half way Can you meet me half way Meet me half way, right at the borderline That's where I'm gonna wait, for you I'll be looking out, night n' day Took my heart to the limit, and this is where I'll stay I can't go any further than this I want you so bad it's my only wish I can't go any further than this I want you so bad it's my only wish
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 3, 2009 | 75 | 51 |
| 2 | Oct 10, 2009 | 47 | 79 |
| 3 | Oct 17, 2009 | 32 | 94 |
| 4 | Oct 24, 2009 | 17 | 109 |
| 5 | Oct 31, 2009 | 9 | 117 |
| 6 | Nov 7, 2009 | 7 | 119 |
| 7 | Nov 14, 2009 | 13 | 113 |
| 8 | Nov 21, 2009 | 15 | 111 |
| 9 | Nov 28, 2009 | 15 | 111 |
| 10 | Dec 5, 2009 | 12 | 114 |
| 11 | Dec 12, 2009 | 7 | 119 |
| 12 | Dec 19, 2009 | 8 | 118 |
| 13 | Dec 26, 2009 | 8 | 118 |
| 14 | Jan 2, 2010 | 9 | 117 |
| 15 | Jan 9, 2010 | 11 | 115 |
| 16 | Jan 16, 2010 | 13 | 113 |
| 17 | Jan 23, 2010 | 21 | 105 |
| 18 | Jan 30, 2010 | 30 | 96 |
| 19 | Feb 6, 2010 | 31 | 95 |
| 20 | Feb 13, 2010 | 33 | 93 |