Who Says (Selena Gomez & the Scene song) - Wikipedia

"Who Says" is a song performed by American band Selena Gomez & the Scene. Priscilla Renea wrote the song with Emanuel Kiriakou, who produced the track. WhoSays(SelenaGomez&theScenesong) FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch 2011singlebySelenaGomez&theScene "WhoSays"SinglebySelenaGomez&theScenefromthealbumWhentheSunGoesDownB-side"GhostofYou"Released14March2011Recorded2010GenrePopLength3:15LabelHollywoodSongwriter(s) EmanuelKiriakou PriscillaHamilton Producer(s)EmanuelKiriakouSelenaGomez&theScenesingleschronology "AYearWithoutRain"(2010) "WhoSays"(2011) "LoveYouLikeALoveSong"(2011) Alternativecover"Dices"Spanishversionof"WhoSays" Musicvideo"WhoSays"onYouTube "WhoSays"isasongperformedbyAmericanbandSelenaGomez&theScene.PriscillaReneawrotethesongwithEmanuelKiriakou,whoproducedthetrack.ThesongwasreleasedinMarch2011,astheleadsinglefromtheband'sthirdalbum,WhentheSunGoesDown(2011).AccordingtoGomez,thesongwasintendedtoinspirepeople,andfirebackatthe"haters",particularlythoseinvolvedincyberbullying."WhoSays"marksadistinctdepartureinsoundfortheband,asithasanacousticandorganicfeel,comparedtotheirdance-popandclub-orientedprevioussingles. "WhoSays"receivedgenerallypositivereviewsfromcritics,whoappreciateditsmessageandthechangeofpacefortheband.ThesongchartedinthetopthirtyintheUnitedStates,CanadaandNewZealand,anditbecametheirhighestchartingsingleonthesechartsatthetime.ItalsoreachedthelowerregionsofEuropeancharts."WhoSays"wascertifiedPlatinumbytheRecordingIndustryAssociationofAmerica.Italsobecametheact'sthirdNo.1BillboardHotDanceClubSongs.Thesong'saccompanyingmusicvideofeaturesGomezfrolickingaroundacity,removingmakeup,andperformingwiththebandonabeach.Gomezperformedthesongonavarietyoccasionsincludingatthe2011MuchMusicVideoAwards,onDancingwiththeStars,andSoRandom!. Contents 1Backgroundandinspiration 2Composition 3Criticalreception 4Chartperformance 5Musicvideo 6Liveperformances 7Tracklisting 8Awardsandnominations 9Chartsandcertifications 9.1Weeklycharts 9.2Certifications 9.3Year-endcharts 10Seealso 11References Backgroundandinspiration[edit] In2009,thebandreleasedtheirdebutalbumKiss&Tellandquicklyfollowed-upwith2010'sAYearWithoutRain.[1]Afterthereleaseofthelatter,Gomezsaidthatshewasnotinarushtoreleaseanotheralbum,butafterhearing"WhoSays",shedecidedtobeginanotherrelease,callingthesong"amazing"andcreditingitforinspiringher.[1]Gomezwouldlatercallthesong"funandempowering",commenting,"EverytimeIsingthissong,I'mlike,'Ifeelbetteralready!'"[1]Whentalkingaboutthesong'smessage,Gomezcommentedthatshethoughtofitas"sweet",goingontosay,"withbullying,withcyberbullying,withallthenegativitythatisinhighschoolanddealingwiththings,you'realreadytryingtofigureoutwhoyouare;itdoesn'thelpwhenpeopleareconstantlytryingtotearyoudown."[1]Shethensaidthatshewas"dealingwithit,ofcourse"andwas"goingthroughitaswell".[1]AfterdebutingthesingleonOnAirwithRyanSeacrest,GomezmentionedthecriticismreceivedonTwitterandFacebookduetobeingacelebrity. TwitterandFacebookarereallynegativeforme …withinthatworldissucheasyaccesstopeople'sfeelings.Youcangetathousandwonderfulcommentsbutjustonewillthrowyouoffandthat'showitiswithme.Basicallyit'stothehaters—thepeopletryingtobringyoudown.— SelenaGomez[2] Thesinglefollowsinsuccessionofotherself-empowermentsinglessuchas"WeRWhoWeR"byKesha,"Firework"byKatyPerry,"Fuckin'Perfect"byPink,and"BornThisWay"byLadyGaga.[1]Gomezherselfstated"Iamsohappy[aboutrecentempowermentsongs],'causemusicisauniversallanguage,andit'saquickwaytogettoeverybody.Thefactthatalltheseartistsaredoingthat,it'sreallygood.I'mreallyhappy."[1]ThesongwasreleasedoniTunesintheUnitedStatesandCanadaonMarch14,2011.[3]ItwasreleasedasaCDsingleinGermanyonMarch15,2011,withtheB-sideof"GhostofYou"fromAYearWithoutRain.[4] Composition[edit] Thesongisadepartureinherprevioussinglessuchas"Round&Round"and"Naturally",whereasthepreviousweredance-popandclub-oriented,"WhoSays"hasan"organic"and"acoustic"feel.[5]AccordingtothesheetmusicpublishedatMusicnotes.combyAlfredPublishing,"WhoSays"issetincommontimeinamoderatetempoof101beatsperminute.ItiscomposedinthekeyofEmajorasGomez'svocalrangespansfromthelow-noteofG#3tothehigh-noteofE5.[6]Thesongcontainsstringaccentsdescribedas"sympathetic,butnotoverpowering".[7]Describedasa"janglypoptune",havingan"overarchingfeel-goodvibe",lyrically,thesongspeaksof"embracingwhoyouareandnotlettingyourcriticsgetyoudown".[5]Gomezsingsofinsecurities,andpeopletellinghersheisnotgoodenough,beforeasserting"I'msureyougotsomethings/You'dliketochangeaboutyourself/Butwhenitcomestome/Iwouldn'twanttobeanybodyelse."[5] AccordingtoBrianVoerdingofAOLRadioBlog,"Gomezsingsaboutstayingtruetoherself,particularlyinthefaceofdoubtthatcomesfromotherstellinghershecan'tliveuptoherdreams".Inthesongshereferstohercriticismsas"thepriceofbeauty".[8]BillLambofAbout.comsaidthesong'spositivemessageis"allaboutrecognizingyourselfasabeautifulpersondespitewhatothersmightsayorthink".[7] Criticalreception[edit] JocelynVenaofMTVNewscomplimentedthesong,commentingthat"Top40hasanewempowermentanthem".[5]BillLambofAbout.comsaidGomez"hasbecomethemostconsistentDisneypophitmakerinrecentyears"andthat"shehasnotreachedtheseachievementsthroughgimmickryorpanderingtoanaudience.Shehassucceededwithquality,straightforwardpopsongs."[7]Lambwentontosaythat"WhoSays"wasnoexception,complimentingGomez's"winningvocals",andthesong's"bright,catchyinstrumentalarrangement"andthe"irresistiblechorus".[7]However,Lambcommentedthatthesongwaslackinginoriginality,andsaidthatitwasanotherpopsongwithathemeofself-esteem.[7]AlthoughawriterfromTheHuffingtonPostcalledthesong"superfluous"andlikemanyfeel-goodanthems,"alittlebittepid",thewritersaiditwas"cute"andan"odetoselfworth"which"exudesbubblegumconfidenceinthemannerofherman(boy)Bieber'stune'NeverSayNever'".[9] Chartperformance[edit] "WhoSays"debutedontheUSBillboardHot100atnumber24.[10]Thechartingmatchedthedebutof"Round&Round"theleadsinglefromAYearWithoutRain.[10]Thesongmanagedtopeakatnumber21onthechartdatedJune29,markingtheband'shighestchartingefforttodate.[11]Additionally,thesonghasreachednumber17ontheUSPopSongschartandthetoppositionontheUSHotDanceClubPlaychart[10]"WhoSays"alsoappearedontheBillboardcomponentchartsAdultPopSongsandAdultContemporary,theband'sfirstappearanceonthosecharts.[10]Itchartedatnumber37onthepreviousand27onthelatter.[10]ThesongwascertifiedtriplePlatinumforsalesandstreamingbytheRIAAonJune11,2013.[12]Ithassold2.1millioncopiesintheUSasofMay2017.[13][14] Thesongdebutedatnumber17ontheCanadianHot100,becomingtheirhighestchartingsingleonthechart.[15]Italsoreachednumber15ontheNewZealandSinglesChart,becomingtheirhighestchartingsingleonthatchart,beatingthepeakof"Naturally"whichreachednumbertwenty.[16]Thesongchartedinthetop50inGermanyandIreland,andappearedonthemainchartsintheUnitedKingdom,Australia,andAustria.[17] Musicvideo[edit] ThemusicvideowasdirectedbyChrisApplebaum[18]andfilmedinLosAngeles,CaliforniaonFebruary12–13,2011.Athirty-sixsecondteaserofthevideowasreleasedonMarch9,2011andthevideopremieredonVEVOonMarch11,2011.[19]ThevideostartsoffwithGomezinalongblackdressataphotoshootwhereshestartssingingthefirstverse.Shethenremovesherearringsandblackhighheelsandexitsthestudio.Gomezisseensingingwhilewalkingbarefootthroughacitywhilecarryinghershoesinherhand,ridinginacabandeventuallywalkingontheoutskirtsofthecityaslyricsappearinvariouslocationsincludingatheatremarquee,thesideofabuilding,andwritteninthesky.Eventuallysheentersapublicrestroomwhereshechangesintocasualclothing,throwsawaytheblackdressandremoveshermake-up.Afterthis,Gomezmakesherwaytoabeach,wheresheisseensingingwithherband,surroundedbyfans.Thevideoendsasthecrowdrunsintothewater,andthewaveswashawaythewords'THEEND'writteninthesand. Liveperformances[edit] Gomezperforming"WhoSays"at2011MuchMusicVideoAwards(Photo:TonyFelgueiras) GomezappearedonboththeLateShowwithDavidLettermanonMarch16,2011,[20]andTheSevenonMarch18,2011topromotethesingle.[21]Thebandperformedthesongforthefirsttimeatthe3rdannualConcertforHopeonMarch20,2011.[22]TheylaterperformedthesongonTheEllenDeGeneresShowonMarch22,2011,[23]andonDancingwiththeStarsonApril5,2011.[24]ThebandalsoperformedthesongonanepisodeofSoRandom!.[25]ThebandalsoperformedthesongonGoodMorningAmericaonJune17,2011.[26]OnJune19,2011,thebandperformedthesongonthe2011MuchMusicVideoAwards,[27]whereastheyperformeditonLateNightwithJimmyFallonandLivewithRegisandKellyonJune24,2011andJune29,2011,respectively.[28][29]OnNovember22,2011,GomezperformedthesongherselfwithTaylorSwiftforherSpeakNowWorldTourinMadisonSquareGarden,NewYork.[30] Tracklisting[edit] CDsingle "WhoSays"–3:15 "GhostofYou"–3:23 UKiTunessingle/UKpromoCDsingle "WhoSays"–3:15 "WhoSays"(Instrumental)–3:15 AUSremixsingle "WhoSays"(BimboJonesRadioRemix)–2:49 "WhoSays"(DaveAudéRadioRemix)–3:33 "WhoSays"(TonyMoranandWarrenRiggRadioRemix)–3:38 UKremixsingle "WhoSays"(DaveAudéClubMix)–7:07 "WhoSays"(BimboJonesClubMix)–5:46 "WhoSays"(TonyMoran&WarrenRiggClubMix)–7:24 "WhoSays"(JoeBermudez-ChicoClubRemix)–6:51 "WhoSays"(SmashModeExtendedRemix)–5:41 Awardsandnominations[edit] Year Award Category Result 2011 TeenChoiceAwards[31] ChoiceMusic:Single Won Chartsandcertifications[edit] Weeklycharts[edit] Chart(2011) Peakposition Australia(ARIA)[32] 57 Austria(Ö3AustriaTop40)[17] 62 Belgium(UltratipFlanders)[33] 8 Canada(CanadianHot100)[15] 17 Germany(OfficialGermanCharts)[34] 44 Ireland(IRMA)[35] 36 Japan(JapanHot100)[36] 68 NewZealand(RecordedMusicNZ)[16] 15 Slovakia(IFPI)[37] 90 UKSingles(OCC)[38] 51 USBillboardHot100[39] 21 USAdultContemporary(Billboard)[40] 27 USAdultTop40(Billboard)[41] 37 USDanceClubSongs(Billboard)[42] 1 USMainstreamTop40(Billboard)[43] 17 Certifications[edit] Region Certification Certifiedunits/sales Australia(ARIA)[44] Platinum 70,000^ NewZealand(RMNZ)[45] Gold 7,500* Norway(IFPINorway)[46] Gold 5,000* UnitedKingdom(BPI)[47] Silver 200,000 UnitedStates(RIAA)[48] 3×Platinum 3,000,000^ *Salesfiguresbasedoncertificationalone.^Shipmentsfiguresbasedoncertificationalone.Sales+streamingfiguresbasedoncertificationalone. 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