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"What Happened to Us"
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"What Happened to Us" was written by Josh Alexander, Billy Steinberg, Jeremy Skaller, Rob Larow, Khaled Rohaim, Israel Cruz and Jay Sean. [1] It was produced by Skaller, Cruz, Rohaim and Bobby Bass. [1] The song uses C, D, and B minor chords in the chorus. [2] "What Happened to Us" was sent to contemporary hit radio in Australia on 14 February 2011. [3] The cover art for the song was revealed on 22 February on Mauboy's official Facebook page. A CD release was available for purchase via her official website on 10 March, for one week only. [4] It was released digitally the following day. [5]

Reception

Majhid Heath from ABC Online Indigenous called the song a "Jordin Sparks-esque duet", and wrote that it "has a nice innocence to it that rings true to the experience of losing a first love." [6] Chris Urankar from Nine to Five wrote that it as a "mid-tempo duet ballad" which signifies Mauboy's strength as a global player. [7] On 21 March 2011, "What Happened to Us" debuted at number 30 on the ARIA Singles Chart, and peaked at number 14 the following week. [8] The song was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), for selling 70,000 copies. [9] "What Happened to Us" spent a total of ten weeks in the ARIA top fifty. [8]

Music video

Mauboy and Sean singing the chorus of the song to each other in the video. JessicaMauboyJaySean.jpg
Mauboy and Sean singing the chorus of the song to each other in the video.

Background

The music video for the song was shot in the Elizabeth Bay House in Sydney on 26 November 2010. The video was shot during Sean's visit to Australia for the Summerbeatz tour. [10] During an interview with The Daily Telegraph while on the set of the video, Sean said "the song is sick! ... Jessica's voice is amazing and we're shooting [the video] in this ridiculously beautiful mansion overlooking the harbour." [11] The video was directed by Mark Alston, who had previously directed the video for Mauboy's single "Let Me Be Me" (2009). [12] It premiered on YouTube on 10 February 2011. [13]

Synopsis and reception

The video begins showing Mauboy who appears to be sitting on a yellow antique couch in a mansion, wearing a purple dress. As the video progresses, scenes of memories are displayed of Mauboy and her love interest, played by Sean, spending time there previously. It then cuts to the scenes where Sean appears in the main entrance room of the mansion. The final scene shows Mauboy outdoors in a gold dress, surrounded by green grass and trees. She is later joined by Sean who appears in a black suit and a white shirt, and together they sing the chorus of the song to each other. [13] David Lim of Feed Limmy wrote that the video is "easily the best thing our R&B princess has committed to film – ever" and praised the "mansion and wondrous interior décor". [14] He also commended Mauboy for choosing Australian talent to direct the video instead of American directors, which she had used for her previous two music videos. [14] Since its release, the video has received over two million views on Vevo. [15]

Live performances

Mauboy performed "What Happened to Us" live for the first time during her YouTube Live Sessions program on 4 December 2010. [16] She also appeared on Adam Hills in Gordon Street Tonight on 23 February 2011 for an interview and later performed the song. [17] On 15 March 2011, Mauboy performed "What Happened to Us" on Sunrise . [18] She also performed the song with Stan Walker during the Australian leg of Chris Brown's F.A.M.E. Tour in April 2011. [19] Mauboy and Walker later performed "What Happened to Us" on Dancing with the Stars Australia on 29 May 2011. [20] From November 2013 to February 2014, "What Happened to Us" was part of the set list of the To the End of the Earth Tour, Mauboy's second headlining tour of Australia, with Nathaniel Willemse singing Sean's part. [21]

Track listing

"What Happened to Us"
What Happened to Us.jpg
Single by Jessica Mauboy featuring Jay Sean
from the album Get 'Em Girls
Released10 March 2011 (2011-03-10)
Genre
Length3:19
Label Sony
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jeremy Skaller
  • Bobby Bass
  • Israel Cruz
  • Khaled Rohaim
Jessica Mauboy singles chronology
"Saturday Night"
(2010)		"What Happened to Us"
(2011)		"Inescapable"
(2011)
Jay Sean singles chronology
"Every Little Part of Me"
(2011)		"What Happened to Us"
(2011)		"Like This Like That"
(2011)

Personnel

Source: [1]

Charts

Weekly chart

Chart (2011)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [8] 14

Year-end chart

Chart (2011)Rank
Australian Artists Singles Chart [24] 16

Certification

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [9] Platinum70,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Radio dates and release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Australia14 February 2011 Contemporary hit radio [3] Sony Music Australia
10 March 2011 CD single [4]
11 March 2011 Digital download [5]
11 April 2011Digital download – remix single [22]
29 May 2011Digital download – feat. Stan Walker [20] [23]

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