You Say

"You Say"
Single by Lauren Daigle
from the album Look Up Child
Released July 13, 2018[1]
Format Digital download
Recorded 2018
Genre Contemporary Christian music
Length 4:34
Label Centricity Music
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jason Ingram
  • Paul Mabury
Lauren Daigle singles chronology
"O'Lord"
(2017)		 "You Say"
(2018)
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
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[20] 40
US Billboard Hot 100[21] 44
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[22] 40
US Christian Songs (Billboard)[23] 1

References

  1. ↑ "Lauren Daigle - 'You Say' American iTunes Chart Performance". iTunesCharts.
  2. ↑ "LISTEN: New Lauren Daigle Song 'You Say,' New Album Coming Soon". Patheos. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Look Up Child by Lauren Daigle". iTunes. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  4. ↑ "You Say - Lauren Daigle (Look Up Child)". PraiseCharts.
  5. ↑ "Lauren Daigle to Release New Album (Listen to first Single Here)". iTunes. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Lauren Daigle's You Say Soars to No. 1 on Hot Christian Songs Chart". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Lauren Daigle Scores First Billboard Hot 100 Entry As "You Say" Earns No. 53". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Lauren Daigle's 'You Say' Soars to No. 1 on Hot Christian Songs Chart". Billboard. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Lauren Daigle's New Single 'You Say' Launches on Christian Charts". Billboard. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Lauren Daigle – You Say". DailyPlayMPE. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "You Say by Lauren Daigle (Piano, Vocal & Guitar (Right-Hand Melody) – 254690)". www.sheetmusicdirect.com. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Music: Top 100 Songs - Billboard Hot 100 Chart". billboard.com. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Music: Top 100 Songs - Billboard Hot 100 Chart". billboard.com. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Music: Christian Music Chart - Billboard Chart". billboard.com. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Music: Christian Music Chart - Billboard Chart". billboard.com. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Music: Digital Music Chart - Billboard Chart". billboard.com. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Lauren Daigle - You Say (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Lauren Daigle Delivers Beautiful New Music Video for 'You Say': Exclusive Premiere". YouTube. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  20. ↑ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. July 30, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  21. ↑ "Lauren Daigle Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  22. ↑ "Lauren Daigle Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  23. ↑ "Lauren Daigle Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
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