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}} "Say Yes" is a song recorded by American recording artist Michelle Williams, taken from her fourth studio album ''Journey to Freedom'' (2014). It features Williams' former Destiny's Child groupmates Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland. The song was written by Williams, Carmen Reece, Al Sherrod Lambert and Harmony Samuels who also produced it. E1 Music released "Say Yes" as the album's third single on June 2, 2014. "Say Yes" marks the third time the trio collaborated as solo artists following the disbandment of their group in 2006. Musically, "Say Yes" is an uptempo gospel and pop song, which takes influence from dance music. It samples a popular Nigerian gospel tune originally titled "When Jesus Says Yes". Upon release, "Say Yes" received generally favorable reviews from contemporary music critics who called the song infectious and praised its catchiness. Commercially the song performed well on the gospel charts in the US, peaking at number one for seven non-consecutive weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot Gospel Songs. It also appeared on charts in the UK, France and Belgium across Europe. ''Billboard'' ranked "Say Yes" seventh on the 2014 year-end Hot Gospel Songs chart. An accompanying music video for "Say Yes" was directed by Matthew A. Cherry. It was released on June 18, 2014 when Williams appeared on ''Good Morning America''. The clip depicts the three singers at a street party, dancing and singing with a crowd; along with solo appearances of each singer in a forest, wearing white clothes during their respective verses. It received generally positive reviews from critics who accredited it as a reunion of Destiny's Child and praised its feel-good nature. ==Background== "Say Yes" was written by Williams, Carmen Reece, Al Sherrod Lambert and Harmony Samuels who also served as its producer. The song marked the third collaboration of the trio consisting of Williams, Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland, after their group Destiny's Child disbanded in 2006.〔 Williams sent an advanced demo of the album ''Journey to Freedom'' to her former bandmates Beyoncé and Rowland which contained the song as a solo track titled "When Jesus Says Yes". Later, Williams received a call from Rowland who said, "We love 'When Jesus Says Yes'... there has to be a Destiny's Child mix of the song." Both Rowland and Beyoncé recorded their respective verses in a studio afterwards. Williams stated she wanted to keep the project in secrecy "until it was time" to reveal it.〔 During an interview with ''Rap-Up'', Beyoncé spoke about her decision to be a featured artist on the song, stating, "This song is so inspiring and... not enough music out there like this and I'm proud to be a part of it."〔 Williams talked about "Say Yes" with Fuse, saying,
"Say Yes" was leaked onto the Internet on May 21, 2014. Williams revealed on her Twitter account the same day that the leaked track was an unmixed and unmastered version of "Say Yes".〔 In an interview with ''The Hollywood Reporter'', she said that she "hated" the fact that an unfinished version was released although noted that she was not angry and felt "overwhelmed" by the positive support.〔 Prior to the song's debut, several publications reported that Beyoncé's sister, Solange Knowles, also appeared as a featured artist in "Say Yes"; however, the claims were later proved to be wrong.〔 A final official version of the song premiered on June 2, 2014 and was released to radio and made available for digital download the same day. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Say Yes (Michelle Williams song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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