Julia Says

"Julia Says"
Single by Wet Wet Wet
from the album Picture This
B-side	"It's Now or Never" (live) "I Don't Want to Know" "Dixie"
Released	13 March 1995 (1995-03-13)
Recorded	May 1993–October 1994
Studio	Chipping Norton (Chipping Norton, England) The Brill Building (Glasgow, Scotland) Windmill Lane (Dublin, Ireland)
Length	4:06
Label	The Precious Organisation Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Graeme Clark Tommy Cunningham Neil Mitchell Marti Pellow
Producer(s)	Graeme Clark Graeme Duffin Wet Wet Wet
Wet Wet Wet singles chronology
"Love Is All Around" (1994) "Julia Says" (1995) "Don't Want to Forgive Me Now" (1995)

"Julia Says" is a song by Scottish band Wet Wet Wet, released as the second single from their sixth studio album, Picture This (1995). It was released on 13 March 1995 and peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart. Outside the UK, "Julia Says" reached number three in Ireland and number eight in Iceland but experienced limited success elsewhere. Marti Pellow recorded his own version of the song for inclusion on his 2002 album Marti Pellow Sings the Hits of Wet Wet Wet & Smile.

Track listings

UK CD1[1]

1. "Julia Says"
2. "It's Now or Never" (live from the Elvis Tribute Concert)
3. "I Don't Want to Know"
4. "Julia Says" (synth string version)

UK CD2[2]

1. "Julia Says"
2. "It's Now or Never" (live from the Elvis Tribute Concert)
3. "Dixie"
4. "Julia Says" (live from Tarlair Music Festival)

UK 7-inch and cassette single[3][4]

1. "Julia Says"
2. "It's Now or Never" (live from the Elvis Tribute Concert)

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the UK CD1 liner notes and the Picture This album booklet.[1][5]

Studios

• Recorded between May 1993 and October 1994 at Chipping Norton (Chipping Norton, England), The Brill Building (Glasgow, Scotland), and Windmill Lane (Dublin, Ireland)

Personnel

• Wet Wet Wet – production, arrangement
  • Graeme Clark – writing, fretless bass, assorted basses, production
  • Tommy Cunningham – writing, drums, percussion
  • Neil Mitchell – writing, keyboards, piano
  • Marti Pellow – writing, vocals
• Fiachra Trench – orchestration
• Paul Spong – trumpet
• Neil Sidwell – trombone
• Graeme Duffin – all guitars, production
• Bob Clearmountain – mixing
• Ian Morrow – programming
• Simon Vinestock – engineering
• Andrew Boland – string engineering

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Julia Says" Chart (1995) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[6] 38 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 19 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 32 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[9] 27 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[10] 20 Germany (GfK)[11] 42 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[12] 8 Ireland (IRMA)[13] 3 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] 33 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 22 Norway (VG-lista)[16] 10 Scotland (OCC)[17] 2 UK Singles (OCC)[18] 3

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Julia Says" Chart (1995) Position Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[19] 88 UK Singles (OCC)[20] 62

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Julia Says"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[21]	Silver	200,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Julia Says"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	13 March 1995	7-inch vinyl CD cassette	The Precious Organisation Mercury	[22]
Japan	10 April 1995	Mini-CD		[23]

References

1. Julia Says (UK CD1 liner notes). Wet Wet Wet. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 1995. JWLCD24.
2. Julia Says (UK CD2 liner notes). Wet Wet Wet. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 1995. JWLDD24.
3. Julia Says (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Wet Wet Wet. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 1995. JEWEL 24.
4. Julia Says (UK cassette single sleeve). Wet Wet Wet. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 1995. JWLMC 24.
5. Picture This (UK CD album booklet). Wet Wet Wet. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 1995. 526 851-2.
6. "Wet Wet Wet – Julia Says". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
7. "Wet Wet Wet – Julia Says" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
8. "Wet Wet Wet – Julia Says" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
9. "Wet Wet Wet – Julia Says" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
10. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 14. 8 April 1995. p. 22. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
11. "Wet Wet Wet – Julia Says" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
12. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (15.4. '95 – 21.4. '95)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 12 April 1995. p. 62. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
13. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Julia Says". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
14. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 17, 1995" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
15. "Wet Wet Wet – Julia Says" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
16. "Wet Wet Wet – Julia Says". VG-lista. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
17. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
18. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
19. "Árslistinn 1995". DV (in Icelandic). 2 January 1996. p. 25. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
20. "Top 100 Singles 1995". Music Week. 13 January 1996. p. 9.
21. "British single certifications – Wet Wet Wet – Julia Says". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
22. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 11 March 1995. p. 33. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
23. "ジュリア・セイズ | Wet Wet Wet" [Julia Says | Wet Wet Wet] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 16 March 2024.