You Say
"You Say" | ||||
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Single by Lauren Daigle | ||||
from the album Look Up Child | ||||
Released | July 13, 2018[1] | |||
Recorded | 2018 | |||
Genre | Contemporary Christian music | |||
Length | 4:34 | |||
Label | Centricity Music | |||
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Lauren Daigle singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"You Say" on YouTube |
"You Say" is the lead single by American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter Lauren Daigle for her second studio album, Look Up Child.[2][3] Written by Daigle, Paul Mabury and Jason Ingram,[4] it was released as a single on July 13, 2018.[5] It reached No. 44 on the Billboard Hot 100, her first entry on the chart.[6] It is also Daigle's third No. 1 on the Hot Christian Songs chart.[7][8] The song debuted at No. 22 on the Christian Airplay chart, becoming the best start for a non-holiday song by a solo female artist in over eight years, since Francesca Battistelli's "Beautiful, Beautiful" debuted at No. 21 on March 20, 2010.[9]
Background
"You Say" was released on July 13, 2018, as the lead single for second studio album Look Up Child. The song was released to Christian radio on July 9.[10] Daigle sat down for a podcast with Billboard, and discussed her new single and upcoming album. "I knew this would be a song of my identity," she says. "'You say I am loved.' That's the truth." As for the album, Daigle says, "I want this to be such a record of joy, such a record of hope, that people experience a childlikeness again. In the time of making this record, I had to remember who I was as a child. I want people to reflect on, 'The innocence of my childhood … how do I see myself through those eyes again? How do I love myself like that again? Where's that joy? Where's that hope?'"[11]
Composition
"You Say" is originally in the key of F major, with a tempo of 74 beats per minute. Written in common time, the song is based around a chord progression of F-Am–Dm–B♭. Daigle's vocal range spans from D3 to A4 during the song.[12]
Commercial performance
The song debuted at No. 53 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the issue week of July 28, 2018.[13] In its ninth week, it climbed to its peak of No. 44.[14]
It debuted at No. 33 on the Billboard Christian songs chart on the issue week of July 21, 2018.[15] The following week, it jumped to number one, becoming Daigle's third No. 1 on the chart, and breaking the record for the biggest jump to number one.[16] It has since stayed there for twelve consecutive weeks. It also debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard Digital Songs chart.[17]
Music video
A music video for the single "You Say" was released on July 13, 2018.[18] The visual shows Daigle in soft, golden-hour lighting as she sings about being accepted by God. "You say I am helped when I am falling short/ And when I don't belong, Lord you say I am yours/ And I believe, yes I believe what you say of me," she sings.[19]
Charts
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[20] | 40 |
US Billboard Hot 100[21] | 44 |
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[22] | 40 |
US Christian Songs (Billboard)[23] | 1 |
References
- ^ "Lauren Daigle - 'You Say' American iTunes Chart Performance". iTunesCharts.
- ^ "LISTEN: New Lauren Daigle Song 'You Say,' New Album Coming Soon". Patheos. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- ^ "Look Up Child by Lauren Daigle". iTunes. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- ^ "You Say - Lauren Daigle (Look Up Child)". PraiseCharts.
- ^ "Lauren Daigle to Release New Album (Listen to first Single Here)". iTunes. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- ^ "Lauren Daigle's You Say Soars to No. 1 on Hot Christian Songs Chart". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ^ "Lauren Daigle Scores First Billboard Hot 100 Entry As "You Say" Earns No. 53". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- ^ "Lauren Daigle's 'You Say' Soars to No. 1 on Hot Christian Songs Chart". Billboard. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Lauren Daigle's New Single 'You Say' Launches on Christian Charts". Billboard. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Lauren Daigle – You Say". DailyPlayMPE. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ^ "Lauren Daigle on New Album 'Look Up Child' & Single 'You Say': 'I Want This to Be a Record of Joy & Hope'". Billboard. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- ^ "You Say by Lauren Daigle (Piano, Vocal & Guitar (Right-Hand Melody) – 254690)". www.sheetmusicdirect.com. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- ^ "Music: Top 100 Songs - Billboard Hot 100 Chart". billboard.com. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
- ^ "Music: Top 100 Songs - Billboard Hot 100 Chart". billboard.com. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
- ^ "Music: Christian Music Chart - Billboard Chart". billboard.com. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
- ^ "Music: Christian Music Chart - Billboard Chart". billboard.com. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
- ^ "Music: Digital Music Chart - Billboard Chart". billboard.com. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
- ^ "Lauren Daigle - You Say (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- ^ "Lauren Daigle Delivers Beautiful New Music Video for 'You Say': Exclusive Premiere". YouTube. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. July 30, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ^ "Lauren Daigle Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
- ^ "Lauren Daigle Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ "Lauren Daigle Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2018.