"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
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
, 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
# "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." 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
Kraftwerk (, "power station") is a German band formed in Düsseldorf in 1970 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider. Widely considered innovators and pioneers of electronic music, Kraftwerk were among the first successful acts to popularize the ...
wish their music could sound this mechanical."
[Tim Byron (20 April 2010]
Number Ones - Brian McFadden 'Just Say So' - News
www.thevine.com.au - Retrieved 2010-09-27.
Chart performance
On 25 April 2010, "Just Say So" debuted at number one on the
ARIA Singles Chart
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and stayed at that position for three weeks.
It spent seven weeks in the ARIA top ten and thirteen weeks in the top 50 and gained a platinum accreditation.
The song became McFadden's second number-one single in Australia, after 2005's "
Almost Here".
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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2009 songs
2010 singles
Brian McFadden songs
Kevin Rudolf songs
Number-one singles in Australia
Songs written by Robert Conley (music producer)
Songs written by Brian McFadden