I Told You So (Keith Urban song)
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| "I Told You So" | ||||
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| Single by Keith Urban | ||||
| from the album Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing | ||||
| Released | 8 May 2007 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
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| Label | Capitol Nashville | |||
| Songwriter | Keith Urban | |||
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"I Told You So" is a song written and recorded by Australian country music artist Keith Urban. It was released in May 2007 as the third single from his 2006 album Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing. The song peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and at number 48 on the Billboard Hot 100.
This song is used in the Rock Band Country Track Pack.
Composition
"I Told You So" is a moderate-uptempo tune that talks about a man who has just met a lover with whom he recently split up. Upon encountering her, he begs for her to return, provided that she doesn't need to apologize for her own actions ("Please, just come back home / No, don't say that you're sorry / And I won't say 'I told you so'.").
The song features a Celtic influence,[1][2][3] partially due to the use of Uilleann pipes. Snare drums are also used heavily throughout, most notably between the second chorus and the bridge. According to the album's liner notes, Urban plays several instruments in the song, including the electric guitar, the acoustic guitar, the ganjo, the bouzouki, the mandolin, the slide guitar, and some percussion.[4] He also sings all of the vocals.[4]
The song is set in the key of C♯ minor. Each section has its own chord progression. The intro, verses, and outro have a progression of C♯m-E-B-F♯m. The pre-chorus has a chord progression of A-B/A-A-B-A. The chorus uses a chord progression of E-B-F♯m-A-E-B-F♯m-A. The bridge has the chord progression of F♯m-A-F♯m-C♯m-F♯m-E/G♯-A. Urban’s vocals range from G♯2-C♯5.[5]
Album version and radio edit differences
The radio edit features a shortened bridge, as well as a slightly truncated outro.
Critical reception
Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song an A grade, saying that he "love[s] Urban's most recent album because he expands on his basic signature sound" and that it "doesn't hurt that the material is stronger" although the instrumental bridge is "like nothing [he's] ever heard before, on a country record or otherwise."[6]
Personnel
As listed in liner notes.[4]
- Keith Urban – lead vocals, background vocals, lead electric guitar, acoustic guitar, ganjo, mandolin, bouzouki, slide guitar, percussion
- Tom Bukovac – rhythm guitar
- Eric Darken – percussion
- Dann Huff – electric 12-string guitar, percussion
- Chris McHugh – drums, percussion
- Tim Lauer – accordion, synthesizer
- Eric Rigler – tin whistle, Uilleann pipes
- Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
- Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle
