Say (song)
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| Single by John Mayer from the album The Bucket List soundtrack and Continuum Special Edition |
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| Released | November 20, 2007 | |||||||||||
| Format | Digital download | |||||||||||
| Genre | Rock, adult contemporary | |||||||||||
| Length | 3:49 | |||||||||||
| Label | Aware Records | |||||||||||
| Writer(s) | John Mayer | |||||||||||
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"Say" is a song by John Mayer written for the Rob Reiner film The Bucket List in 2007. It was released as a single on November 20 and is the first commercial single in Mayer's career that was not originally released on one of his albums but added to the special edition re-release of his album Continuum. In the U.S. it has become the artist's highest charting single to date, thus far reaching #12 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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[edit] Overview
The music video for "Say" was directed by music video director Vem. The song is also referred to as "Say (What You Need to Say)" as this is the main line from the chorus of the song.[1][2][3] The song was also the first "assignment" song that Mayer had ever written. He notes that when writing the song "I don't know how much harder it gets than to see a beautiful, bittersweet movie and then have to write a song that matches the tone."[4] Mayer posted the song on his official blog on November 16.[1]
[edit] Reception
[edit] Critical
Chuck Taylor with Billboard called "Say" a "lilting, bittersweet ballad" and said that it "is bound to be another staple for the [AC] format."[5]
[edit] Commercial
"Say" has so far peaked at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart[6] and #8 on Billboard's Hot Digital Songs Chart[7] It has surpassed his debut single "No Such Thing" as his highest peaking Hot 100 single. To date it has sold 998,784 [8] downloads and is now eligible for platinum certification from RIAA. It is also peaked at #50 on Billboard's Pop 100 Chart[9] and #19 on the Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks.[10]
"Say" also debuted on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart at #56, and debuted within the top 50 the next week at #47.[11] In Canada, it peaked at #38 on the Canadian Hot 100.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Mayer, John (2007-11-15). "Say" JohnMayer.com Retrieved 2007-11-19
- ^ Scott, Laure (2007-10-03). BOOKED: John Mayer - Vem, director. Video Static. Retrieved on 2007-10-19.
- ^ Continuum (special edition) to be released on November 20; includes 6 live tracks and new single, "Say".. www.johnmayer.com (2007-11-14). Retrieved on 2007-11-17.
- ^ Mayer, John *(2007-09-02). Untitled JohnMayer.com Retrieved 2007-11-15
- ^ Taylor, Chuck (2008-01-05), "Say". Billboard. 120 (1):48
- ^ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/index.jsp Billboard Music Charts
- ^ Billboard Music Charts - Latest Music News - Music Videos
- ^ www.soundscan.com
- ^ Billboard Music Charts - Latest Music News - Music Videos
- ^ Billboard Music Charts - Latest Music News - Music Videos
- ^ Top 50 Singles Chart - Australian Record Industry Association
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