"Just Say So"
Single by Brian McFadden featuring Kevin Rudolf
from the album Wall of Soundz
Released9 April 2010
Recorded2009
GenreElectropop, dance-pop
Length3:18
LabelUniversal Music Australia
Songwriter(s)Brian McFadden, Robert Conley
Producer(s)Kevin Rudolf
Brian McFadden singles chronology
"Everything but You"
(2008) 		"Just Say So"
(2010) 		"Chemical Rush"
(2010)

"Just Say So" is the lead single released from Irish singer-songwriter Brian McFadden's third studio album, Wall of Soundz. The single was released on 9 April 2010, and features American singer-songwriter, Kevin Rudolf. The video for the song was shot in The Ivy Nightclub in Sydney, Australia in March 2010. The video was done in one shot, and lip-synced backwards, to allow for McFadden to still be in sync while the video goes backwards.

Track listing

Australian Digital Download[1]
  1. "Just Say So" (Featuring Kevin Rudolf) - 3:13 (Brian McFadden, Robert Conley)

Critical reception

The song received mostly positive reviews from critics. Access All Areas stated "Just Say So is a ridiculously catchy electro-pop track with heavy auto tune and dance beats."[2] Tim Byron of The Vine gave it a mixed review saying "So it's not very surprising that the backing music on Just Say So sounds almost entirely synthesised; synth drums, synth bass and synthy keyboards. The AutoTune vocal effect on McFadden's vocals is so prominent that it not only destroys anything distinctive in the voice, but also makes the lyrics hard to hear. Kraftwerk wish their music could sound this mechanical."[3]

Chart performance

On 25 April 2010, "Just Say So" debuted at number one on the ARIA Singles Chart and stayed at that position for three weeks.[4] It spent seven weeks in the ARIA top ten and thirteen weeks in the top 50 and gained a platinum accreditation.[5] The song became McFadden's second number-one single in Australia, after 2005's "Almost Here".[4]

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[5] Platinum 70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Just Say So".
  2. ^ Brian McFadden unleases Wall of Soundz Archived 22 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine www.accessallareas.net.au (AAA Entertainment). Retrieved 2010-09-27.
  3. ^ Tim Byron (20 April 2010) Number Ones - Brian McFadden 'Just Say So' - News www.thevine.com.au - Retrieved 2010-09-27.
  4. ^ a b c "Brian McFadden feat. Kevin Rudolf – Just Say So". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  5. ^ a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  6. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2010". ARIA. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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