![]() ![]() ![]() "Say Something" was originally released on February 8, 2011, on band member Ian Axel's solo album This Is the New Year with the song featuring harmonies by guest vocalist Jenny Owen Youngs, but the track went largely unnoticed until it received attention after being used on the TV series So You Think You Can Dance on season 10's semi final episode contemporary dance routine by the eventual champion Amy Yakima. A music video was released on November 19, 2013, featuring the trio singing as people "act out the heartbreaking lyrics." To further promote "Say Something", A Great Big World and Aguilera performed the track at the American Music Awards of 2013. It also topped the singles charts in Australia, the Flanders region of Belgium, and Canada. ![]() It eventually peaked at number four and has since sold over six million copies in the United States. It debuted at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart after A Great Big World and Aguilera performed the song on The Voice. ![]() "Say Something" did not sell significantly well until the version with Aguilera was available. At the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, the song earned A Great Big World and Aguilera a Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. The song was praised by music critics for its powerful lyrics, the emotional composition and Aguilera's vocal delivery. In the single version with Aguilera, she plays a ghost of the lover to whom the song is addressed as she traces the steps of the lead vocal. "Say Something" is a slow-tempo piano ballad that talks about a breakup, where the lover is implored to say something because the singer is giving up on them, with the singers expressing humility, sadness, and regret. Soon afterwards, a re-recorded version of "Say Something" with Aguilera was released on November 4, 2013. Following its usage on American reality TV show So You Think You Can Dance, the track gained attention from singer Christina Aguilera, who wanted to collaborate with A Great Big World on the song. It was later released as a single by the duo on September 3, 2013, by Epic Records. Written by the duo members- Ian Axel and Chad King-alongside Mike Campbell, the song was originally recorded by Axel for his solo album This Is the New Year (2011). " Say Something" is a song by American pop duo A Great Big World from their debut album, Is There Anybody Out There? (2013). ![]()
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