What Made You Say That

"What Made You Say That" is the debut single by Canadian singer Shania Twain, from her 1993 eponymous debut album. The song was written by Tony Haselden and Stan Munsey, Jr.. The song was recorded and released earlier by country singer and actor Wayne Massey as a song from his album Wayne Massey and Black Hawk in 1989, then covered by Shania Twain and was released to radio in February 1993, and was not much of a hit, though it did garner some attention because of its controversial-at-the-time video. Twain had the chance to perform the song at the 1993 Canadian Country Music Awards. The song also helped her win the Rising Star award in 1993, from CMT Europe. Several years later on Twain's Come on Over Tour, every night a local child who won a contest would be able to perform the song during the show, in front of everyone, with Twain performing backing vocals. One such rendition was by, a then-unknown, Canadian pop rock singer Avril Lavigne.[1]

"What Made You Say That"
Single by Shania Twain
from the album Shania Twain
B-side	"Crime of the Century"
Released	6 March 1993
Genre	Country pop pop rock
Length	2:59
Label	Polygram Mercury Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Tony Haselden Stan Munsey, Jr.
Producer(s)	Harold Shedd Norro Wilson
Shania Twain singles chronology
"What Made You Say That" (1993) "Dance with the One That Brought You" (1993)

Critical reception

Billboard magazine reviewed the song as "sassy, buoyant, catchy, and supported by an alluring video."[2]

Music video

Shania in the video for "What Made You Say That".

The music video for "What Made You Say That" was shot at Miami Beach, Florida and directed by Steven Goldmann. It was filmed on January 12, 1993 and released on February 5, 1993 on CMT. The video featured Twain dancing around on the beach with her love interest. The video is available on Twain's 2001 DVD The Platinum Collection.

Chart performance

"What Made You Say That" debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart the week of March 27, 1993 at number 74. It spent 18 weeks on the chart and climbed to a peak position of number 55 on May 15, 1993, where it remained for two weeks.

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3]	70
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4]	55

Releases

• US 7" single (1993) Mercury 864-992

1. "What Made You Say That"
2. "Crime of the Century"

• US cassette single (1993) Mercury 862 992-4

Side 1

1. "What Made You Say That"

Side 2

1. "You Lay a Whole Lot of Love on Me"

Notes

1. At 13 Avril Lavigne won a radio contest to perform with Shania Twain Archived 2012-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
2. Billboard magazine, March 27, 1993
3. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 0971." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. June 5, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
4. "Shania Twain Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.