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![]() ![]() Later, Williams received a call from Rowland who said, "We love 'When Jesus Says Yes'. 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". Michelle added: "And I actually wanted Beyoncé and Kelly to be on another song on my album, but when they heard 'When Jesus Say Yes' they were like 'Michelle this sounds something like we could rock.'". One of the songs was 'Believe In Me' and the other one was 'Say Yes'.". And we narrowed it down to two songs on the album. Williams' executive producer Phil Thornton spoke about the feature in a 2016 Centric documentary: "We were in the final stages of recording 'Journey To Freedom' and Michelle and I talked about having Kelly and Beyoncé join her on a track. Originally it was planned to feature Kelly Rowland and Beyoncé on " Believe In Me", but they decided to feature on "Say Yes" instead. 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. ![]() "Say Yes" was written by Williams, Carmen Reece, Al Sherrod Lambert and Harmony Samuels who also served as its producer. In 2015, the video won a Stellar Award for Music Video of the Year. It received generally positive reviews from critics who accredited it as a reunion of Destiny's Child and praised its feel-good nature. 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 was released on Jwhen Williams appeared on Good Morning America. Īn accompanying music video for "Say Yes" was directed by Matthew A. In 2019, Billboard ranked "Say Yes" number fifty on the decade-end (2010-2019) Hot Gospel Songs chart. "Say Yes" appeared seventh on the 2014 year-end Hot Gospel Songs chart and twenty-three on the 2015 year-end chart. It also appeared on charts in the UK, France and Belgium across Europe. 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. Upon release, "Say Yes" received universal acclaim from contemporary music critics who called the song infectious and praised its catchiness. It copies a popular Nigerian gospel tune originally titled "When Jesus Says Yes", believed to be originally sung by artist Agatha Moses. Musically, "Say Yes" is an uptempo gospel and pop song, which takes influence from dance music. "Say Yes" marks the third time the trio collaborated as solo artists following the disbandment of their group in 2006. E1 Music released "Say Yes" as the album's third single on June 2, 2014. ![]() The song was written by Williams, Carmen Reece, Al Sherrod Lambert and Harmony Samuels who also produced it. It features Williams' former Destiny's Child groupmates Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland. "Say Yes" is a song recorded by American recording artist Michelle Williams, taken from her fourth studio album Journey to Freedom (2014). Single by Michelle Williams featuring Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland 2014 single by Michelle Williams featuring Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland "Say Yes" ![]()
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