Whatcha Say
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"Whatcha Say" is the debut single by American singer Jason Derulo and the first single released from his self-titled debut album. It was available for digital download on May 5, 2009, but wasn't officially released until August 4, 2009. It was produced by J.R. Rotem with additional production by German record producer Fuego and heavily samples the song "Hide and Seek" by Imogen Heap.[1] "Whatcha Say" topped the Billboard Hot 100 for one week.
Derulo recorded a new French-English version with French Guiana singer Fanny J. A new music video has also been released.[2]
Reception
"Whatcha Say" received mixed reviews. Glenn Gamboa of Newsday wrote: "For fans of Imogen Heap's "Hide and Seek", the new Jason Derulo single "Whatcha Say" – which liberally samples from the song and even uses Heap's chorus as his own chorus – may be hard to swallow. But Derulo weaves easily in and out of Heap's parts and matches his autotuned vocals to hers pretty well to craft a catchy, if derivative, little number."[3] Upon its November 2009 UK release, noted R&B writer Pete Lewis of 'Blues & Soul' described the single as "Blending pounding beats and Derulo's rich, soulful vocals with an instantly-infectious pop hook sampled from alternative/indie songstress Imogen Heap".[4]
Promotion
"Whatcha Say" was performed live by Derulo on Thanksgiving Day in Philadelphia for the 90th anniversary of the 6abc IKEA Thanksgiving Day Parade. The song was featured in Ben Affleck's film The Town. The song was also featured on the popular teen show, Gossip Girl, in the episode "Treasure of Serena Madre", which premiered on December 30, 2009.
Music video
The music video was released as the free video of the week on iTunes on October 27, 2009. In the music video, Derulo is seen cuddling on the couch inside a home penetrated by sunny lights with his love interest, and later on during the video, he is outside her door, waiting impatiently for her to forgive him, and begging her to let him in, which follows the lyrics in his song, "So let me in, give me another chance..." The music video premiered on Monday, November 16 on MTV's AMTV. A music video was also released for the acoustic version, which features J. R. Rotem playing the piano.[5]
Track listing
- CD single[6]
- "Whatcha Say" – 3:42
- "Whatcha Say" (Acoustic Version) – 3:42
- Digital EP[7]
- "Whatcha Say" – 3:42
- "Whatcha Say" (Acoustic Version) – 3:42
- "Whatcha Say" (Klubjumpers Remix Radio) – 4:03
- "Whatcha Say" (Johnny Vicious Remix) – 7:32
- "Whatcha Say" (Wawa Remix Radio) – 3:24
- Maxi CD single[8]
- "Whatcha Say" – 3:42
- "Whatcha Say" (Acoustic Version) – 3:42
- "Whatcha Say" (Klubjumpers Remix Radio) – 4:03
- "Whatcha Say" (Johnny Vicious Remix) – 7:32
- "Whatcha Say" (Wawa Remix Radio) – 3:24
- "Whatcha Say" (video) – 3:46
Commercial performance
"Whatcha Say" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 54 in the issue dated August 29, 2009. It reached number one in the issue dated November 14, 2009.[9] The song also reached the number-one spot on the Canadian Nielsen SoundScan Digital Songs chart. "Whatcha Say" entered and peaked on the UK Singles Chart on November 22, 2009 at number 3.
By June 2014, the single has sold over 4 million digital copies in the US.[10]
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts |
Year-end charts
Certifications
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See also
- List of number-one singles in 2010 (New Zealand)
- List of number-one R&B hits of 2009 (UK)
- List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2009 (U.S.)
- List of Mainstream Top 40 number-one hits of 2009 (U.S.)
- List of Billboard Rhythmic number-one songs of the 2000s
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- ^ Gamboa, Glenn (September 8, 2009). "Hot Song". Newsday. p. B.7.
- ^ "Jason Derulo interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' August 2009". Bluesandsoul.com. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
- ^ "Jason Derulo – Whatcha Say (Video)". YouTube. October 15, 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
- ^ "Whatcha Say (2track): Amazon.de: Musik". amazon.de.
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- ^ "The Billboard Hot 100: Week of November 14, 2009". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 14, 2009. Retrieved November 5, 2009.
- ^ a b Grein, Paul (June 4, 2014). "Chart Watch: 'Rude,' 'Summer' Hit Top 10". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
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- ^ "Jason Derulo Album & Song Chart History". Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles for Jason Derulo. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
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(help) - ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
- ^ "Austrian single certifications – Jason Derulo – Whatcha Say" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
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- ^ "Certificeringer - Jason Derulo - Whatcha Say" (in Danish). IFPI Denmark. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Jason Derulo; 'Whatcha Say')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
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- ^ "British single certifications – Jason Derulo – Whatcha Say". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 24, 2012. Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Whatcha Say in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "American single certifications – Jason Derulo – Whatcha Say". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
External links
- 2009 singles
- Jason Derulo songs
- Song recordings produced by J.R. Rotem
- Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
- Billboard Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs) number-one singles
- Number-one singles in New Zealand
- UK R&B Singles Chart number-one singles
- Songs written by J.R. Rotem
- Songs written by Imogen Heap
- Number-one debut singles
- 2009 songs