| "What About Us" | ||||
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| Single by The Saturdays featuring Sean Paul | ||||
| from the album Living for the Weekend and the EP Chasing the Saturdays | ||||
| B-side | "Somebody Else's Life" (Acoustic) | |||
| Released | 18 December 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
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| Length | 3:24 3:40 (featuring Sean Paul) | |||
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| Producer(s) | Ollie Jacobs | |||
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| "What About Us" on YouTube "What About Us (ft. Sean Paul)" on YouTube | ||||
"What About Us" is a song released by British-Irish girl group The Saturdays. Being the second single from their album Living for the Weekend (2013), it would act as a debut single from the group in the United States, being included on their American-exclusive EP, Chasing the Saturdays (2013). The single was initially released in the United States and Canada on 18 December 2012 via digital download, before being released in the United Kingdom on 16 March 2013.
Two different versions of the track were released: a solo version, which was released exclusively in the US and Canada, and a version featuring Jamaican rapper Sean Paul, which was released internationally. Music critics gave the song positive feedback, but questioned the heavily auto-tuned chorus and the move away from the group's traditional sound.
A music video was released for the song was released via The Saturdays' Vevo account on 11 January 2013. The video was filmed in Los Angeles, where the band were filming their US reality series, Chasing the Saturdays.
The Saturdays went on to a promotional tour in the United States, as they appeared on a number of different chat shows including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Jeff Probst Show, Fashion Police, Chelsea Lately and The Today Show in New York City. They would also visit radio stations around the UK.
"What About Us" gained commercial success, debuting at number one on the UK Singles Chart, as well as reaching the top ten in Ireland, Scotland, Poland and Hungary. It would become the group's twelfth UK top 10 single and first ever number-one. The song became the eleventh fastest-selling single of 2013 there.[3] As of 2024, this is the group's only number one single in the United Kingdom.
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