After her mother returned to England, Sade grew up on the North End of London. Sade Adu, the band's singer, is the daughter of a Nigerian father and an English mother. Sade made their debut in December 1982 at Ronnie Scott's Club in London, England, in support of Pride.

Sade was formed in 1982, when members of a Latino-soul band Pride - Sade Adu, (real name Helen Folasade Adu - born 16 January 1959 in Ibadan, Nigeria) Stuart Matthewman and Paul Spencer Denman - together with Paul Cook formed a splinter group and began to write their own material. The band's music features elements of jazz, funk, soul and rnb. Sade (pronounced 'shah-day') is a Grammy-winning British smooth jazz band named after their lead singer Sade Adu. I send it back to you, yeahEvery word you said, every word you said Love is what the word was, love is what the word wasEvery word you saidĮvery word you saidI was loving you like a child, yeah Love is what the word wasEvery word you said, every word you said I was loving you like a child, I really trusted youEvery word you said, every word you said How could you have done that to us?Love is what the word wasI was loving you like a child, yeahĪll the time you were smiling the same smile

How could you have done that to us?You treated me like a strangerĪll your slick moves they were once innocent movesI wanted to look up to you How could you have done that to us?And I write this letterĪnd every word you saidIn there every word, oh oh oh oh

Sade by your side lurics