What You've Done to Me

"What You've Done to Me" is the winner's single by season four winner of The X Factor Australia, Samantha Jade. It was released digitally on 20 November 2012, as the lead single from her self-titled debut album. "What You've Done to Me" was written by David Musumeci, Anthony Egizii, Tania Doko and Jörgen Elofsson, and produced by Musumeci and Egizii under their stage name DNA Songs. It debuted at number one on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified four times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), denoting sales of 280,000 copies. "What You've Done to Me" also reached number 40 on the South Korea Gaon International Digital Chart.

"What You've Done to Me"
Single by Samantha Jade
from the album Samantha Jade
Released20 November 2012 (2012-11-20)
Recorded2012
Genre
Length3:29
LabelSony
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)DNA Songs
Samantha Jade singles chronology
"Secret"
(2009)
"What You've Done to Me"
(2012)
"Firestarter"
(2013)
Music video
"What You've Done to Me" on YouTube

Background and release

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"What You've Done to Me" was written by David Musumeci, Anthony Egizii, Tania Doko and Jörgen Elofsson. It was produced by Musumeci and Egizii under their stage name DNA Songs.[2] After winning The X Factor, "What You've Done to Me" was released for digital download on 20 November 2012, as Jade's winner's single.[3] The song was released physically on 26 November 2012.[4]

Reception

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A writer for Take 40 Australia described "What You've Done to Me" as, "a sassy power ballad worthy of Kelly Clarkson."[5] After three days of release, the song debuted at number one on the ARIA Singles Chart dated 25 November 2012.[6] It became the 100th song to debut atop the chart and the 28th number-one single by an Australian reality-singing-show contestant.[1] "What You've Done to Me" was certified triple platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for sales of 210,000 copies.[7]

For the week spanning from 16 December 2012 to 22 December 2012, "What You've Done to Me" debuted and peaked at number 28 on the South Korea Gaon International Download Chart.[8] This position on the download chart corresponded to the song's debut on the South Korea Gaon International Digital Chart at number 40.[9] "What You've Done to Me" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 27th ARIA Music Awards.[10]

Live performances

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Jade performed "What You've Done to Me" live for the first time during The X Factor grand final performance show on 19 November 2012. After her performance, Jade's mentor Guy Sebastian called the song a "radio smash".[11] Jade performed the song again during the grand final decider show the following day, after she was announced as the winner.[12]

Usage in media

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Track listing

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CD single / digital download[3][4]
No.TitleLength
1."What You've Done to Me"3:29

Charts and certification

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Release history

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Region Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia 20 November 2012 Digital download[3] Sony Music Australia
26 November 2012 CD single[4] 88765438272

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Ryan, Gavin (25 November 2012). "Samantha Jade Tops ARIA Singles Chart". Noise11. Noise Network. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013.
  2. ^ "About Me". Tania Doko Official Website. Archived from the original on 11 September 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "iTunes – Music – What You've Done To Me – Single by Samantha Jade". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  4. ^ a b c "What You've Done to Me – CD single". Sanity. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  5. ^ "The X Factor Australia Recap Monday 19th November". Take 40 Australia. MCM Entertainment. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Samantha Jade – What You've Done to Me". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
  7. ^ a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Gaon International Download Chart – Issue date: 2012.12.16 – 2012.12.22" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  9. ^ a b "Gaon International Download Chart – Issue date: 2012.12.16 – 2012.12.22" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  10. ^ [1] [dead link]
  11. ^ "Samantha Jade still the favourite to win it all on X Factor". The Coffs Coast Advocate. North Coast News. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  12. ^ "Samantha Jade Crowned The X Factor Winner For 2012". Take 40 Australia. MCM Entertainment. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  13. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart – 2012". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  14. ^ "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 50 Australian Artist Singles 2012". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  15. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Australian Artists Singles 2013". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 8 January 2014.