Matthew "Matt" Sheridan Cardle (born 15 April 1983) is an English pop rock recording artist and songwriter. Cardle was born in Southampton, England and grew up in Halstead, Essex, England. Cardle has been involved in music since his early teens and has been a member of two different bands; Darwyn and Seven Summers, with whom he experienced limited success. Cardle rose to fame after winning the seventh series of The X Factor, and received a £1 million recording contract with Syco Music and later signed a deal with Columbia Records.
Following Cardle's victory on The X Factor, the winner's single and his debut single, "When We Collide", was released. The track was made available to purchase on 12 December 2010, shortly after the show had ended. On 19 December 2010, the track debuted at number-one on the UK Singles Chart as well as Irish Singles Chart. The track also became the second biggest-selling single of 2010 with 815,000 copies sold within two weeks. In June 2012 it had sold 1 million copies, the fourth single by an X Factor contestant to have done so.
I've been sleeping, both eyes wide open
I've been waiting for a moment, lye in peace
Played in these races over and over
Seen the same places so many times before
Just leaves me wanting more
Now I'm standing at your door
All the feelings please believe oh oh
Ain't no mind to it cause now it's clear oh oh
Now I'm here oh oh
For all the time that I used to care
Now I'm anyone, anywhere
I want loving, I want freedom
I wrote the books but I don't read em at all
When the writing's on the wall
All the feelings please believe oh oh
Ain't no mind to it cause now it's clear oh oh
Now I'm here oh oh
For all the time that I used to care
Now I'm anyone, anywhere
Yea yea yea, yea yea yea
Yea yea yea, yea yea yea
Yea yea yea, yea yea yea
Yea yea yea, yea yea yea
Whatever you wanna feel, it's alright (Yea yea yea, yea yea yea)
You're whoever you wanna be here tonight
Whatever you wanna feel, it's alright
You're whoever you wanna be
All the feelings please believe oh oh
Ain't no mind to it cause now it's clear oh oh
Now I'm here oh oh
For all the time that I used to care
Now I'm anyone, anywhere
For all the time that I used to care