Julia Says

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"Julia Says"
Single by Wet Wet Wet
from the album Picture This
B-side
Released13 March 1995 (1995-03-13)
RecordedMay 1993–October 1994
Studio
Length4:06
Label
Songwriters
Producers
Wet Wet Wet singles chronology
"Love Is All Around"
(1994)		 "Julia Says"
(1995)		 "Don't Want to Forgive Me Now"
(1995)
Music video
"Julia Says" on YouTube

"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, by The Precious Organisation and Mercury Records, 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. Band member 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

  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)
  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

Personnel

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
Europe (European Hit Radio)[11] 2
Germany (GfK)[12] 42
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[13] 8
Ireland (IRMA)[14] 3
Italy Airplay (Music & Media)[15] 4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[16] 33
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17] 22
Norway (VG-lista)[18] 10
Scotland Singles (OCC)[19] 2
UK Singles (OCC)[20] 3
UK Airplay (Music Week)[21] 2

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Julia Says"
Chart (1995) Position
Europe (European Hit Radio)[22] 12
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[23] 88
UK Singles (OCC)[24] 62
UK Airplay (Music Week)[25] 26

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Julia Says"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[26] 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
[27]
Australia 10 April 1995
  • CD
  • cassette
 [28]
Japan Mini-CD [29]

References

  1. Julia Says (UK CD1 liner notes). The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 1995. JWLCD24.
  2. Julia Says (UK CD2 liner notes). The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 1995. JWLDD24.
  3. Julia Says (UK 7-inch single sleeve). The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 1995. JEWEL 24.
  4. Julia Says (UK cassette single sleeve). The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 1995. JWLMC 24.
  5. Picture This (UK CD album booklet). 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. "EHR Top 40" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 15. 15 April 1995. p. 37. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  12. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  13. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (15.4. '95 – 21.4. '95)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 12 April 1995. p. 62. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  14. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Julia Says". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  15. "Major Market Airplay: Italy" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 15. 15 April 1995. p. 39.
  16. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 17, 1995" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  17. "Wet Wet Wet – Julia Says" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  18. "Wet Wet Wet – Julia Says". VG-lista. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  19. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 25/3/1995 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  20. "Official Singles Chart on 1/4/1995 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  21. "Top 50 Airplay Hits" (PDF). Music Week. 8 April 1995. p. 15. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  22. "EHR Year-End Top 40—An Anglo-Yankee Affair" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 51/52. 23 December 1995. p. 22. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  23. "Árslistinn 1995". DV (in Icelandic). 2 January 1996. p. 25. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  24. "Top 100 Singles 1995". Music Week. 13 January 1996. p. 9.
  25. "Airplay Top 50 of 1995" (PDF). Music Week. 13 January 1996. p. 23. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  26. "British single certifications – Wet Wet Wet – Julia Says". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 July 2022. Select singles in the Formats field. Type Julia Says Wet Wet Wet in the "Search:" field.
  27. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 11 March 1995. p. 33. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  28. "New Releases – Product Available from : 10/04/95: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 269. 9 April 1995. p. 22.
  29. "ジュリア・セイズ | Wet Wet Wet" [Julia Says | Wet Wet Wet] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 16 March 2024.