Released May 8, 2007 | Recorded 2006 | |
Format CD single, digital download Length 4:27 (album version)4:02 (radio edit) | ||
"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 album Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing. This song is used in the Rock Band Country Track Pack.
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Content
The song 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 apologize for her actions ("Please, just come back home / No, don't say that you're sorry / And I won't say 'I told you so'.").
"I Told You So" features a Celtic influence, in part due to the use of Uilleann pipes. Snare drums are also used heavily throughout, most notably between the second chorus and bridge. According to the album's liner notes, Urban plays several instruments on the song, including electric guitar, acoustic guitar, ganjo, bouzouki, mandolin, and percussion. He also sings all of the vocals.
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", saying that Keith Urban "loves his 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."
Personnel
As listed in liner notes.
Chart performance
"I Told You So" entered the U. S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart at #53 on the chart week of April 28, 2007. It debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at #94.