It is unclear whether Centricity is eyeing a mainstream crossover push for Lauren Daigle’s Contemporary Christian hit “You Say.”<\/p>\n
It is hard, however, to deny that the song’s potential.<\/p>\n
Beyond its accessible sound and lyrics, “You Say” is proving immensely resonant with music consumers.<\/p>\n
Since arriving earlier this summer, “You Say” has fared well on the US iTunes sales chart. “You Say” currently sits at #13 on the store’s all-genre listing, and five of the higher-ranked songs are by the late Aretha Franklin. One is a buzzy track from Ariana Grande’s new album (“breathin”), while another is Janet Jackson’s just-released collaboration with Daddy Yankee (“Made For Now”).<\/p>\n
The only mainstream radio hits selling at a faster pace are Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin’s “I Like It” (#7), Grande’s “god is a woman” (#9), Drake’s “In My Feelings” (#10), Maroon 5’s “Girls Like You (featuring Cardi B)” (#11), and Imagine Dragons’ “Natural” (#12).<\/p>\n
No other Christian or Gospel track currently boasts a Top 100 position (the closest is for KING & COUNTRY’s “joy.” at #101).<\/p>\n
While it is not a behemoth on the streaming front, “You Say” is still faring decently in that regard. The song boasts roughly 5 million streams on Spotify and 11 million views on YouTube.<\/p>\n
It has also spent four consecutive weeks on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100.<\/p>\n
Reminiscent of Adele’s “Someone Like You,” Daigle’s track certainly sounds<\/i> like a fit for mainstream radio (particularly the hot adult contemporary format). The lingering question is the extent to which mainstream formats would support a Contemporary Christian song (with undeniable religious sentiment in the lyrics).<\/p>\n
At least one station has given it a chance. Per Mediabase, Milwaukee Hot AC station 99.1 The Mix offered two plays this week.<\/p>\n
Whether or not a mainstream push happens, “You Say” is clearly making a major impact within Christian music.\u00a0 It is set to notch a fifth consecutive week atop the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart.\u00a0 It\u00a0is also making big gains at Christian AC radio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"“You Say” continues to resonate with music fans.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":117191,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1047,1046],"tags":[5951,11298],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"\n