Julia Says Explained

Julia Says
Cover:	Julia Says.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Wet Wet Wet
Album:	Picture This
B-Side:	"It's Now or Never" (live) "I Don't Want to Know" "Dixie"
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
Producer:	Graeme Clark Graeme Duffin Wet Wet Wet
Prev Title:	Love Is All Around
Prev Year:	1994
Next Title:	Don't Want to Forgive Me Now
Next Year:	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

Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[6]	20
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)^[7]	8

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Julia Says"!Chart (1995)!Position

Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)^[8]	88
UK Singles (OCC)^[9]	62

Release history

Region!scope="col"

Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United Kingdom	13 March 1995			^[10]
Japan	10 April 1995	Mini-CD		^[11]

Notes and References

1. Julia Says. Wet Wet Wet. 1995. UK CD1 liner notes. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. JWLCD24.
2. Julia Says. Wet Wet Wet. 1995. UK CD2 liner notes. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. JWLDD24.
3. Julia Says. Wet Wet Wet. 1995. UK 7-inch single sleeve. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. JEWEL 24.
4. Julia Says. Wet Wet Wet. 1995. UK cassette single sleeve. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. JWLMC 24.
5. Picture This. Picture This (Wet Wet Wet album). Wet Wet Wet. 1995. UK CD album booklet. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 526 851-2.
6. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 12. 14. 22. 8 April 1995. 16 July 2020.
7. News: Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (15.4. '95 – 21.4. '95). Dagblaðið Vísir. is. 62. 12 April 1995. 1 October 2019.
8. News: Árslistinn 1995. DV. is. 25. 2 January 1996. 30 May 2020.
9. Top 100 Singles 1995. Music Week. 9. 13 January 1996.
10. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 33. 11 March 1995. 27 June 2021.
11. Web site: ジュリア・セイズ Wet Wet Wet. Julia Says Wet Wet Wet. Oricon. ja. 16 March 2024.