"Whatever You Say" is the title of a song written by Ed Hill and Tony Martin

Tony Martin (songwriter)

Tony Martin is a country music songwriter who has had twelve Number One hits as a songwriter. Among his compositions are "Third Rock from the Sun" by Joe Diffie and "Just to See You Smile" by Tim McGraw....

. It was recorded and released as a single in February 1999 by American country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist, Martina McBride

Martina McBride

Martina McBride is an American country music singer and songwriter. McBride has been called the "Céline Dion of Country Music" for her big-voiced ballads and soprano range....

, who released the song as the final single from her multi-platinum selling album, Evolution

Evolution (Martina McBride album)

Evolution is the fourth album released by Martina McBride. It was released in 1997 via RCA Records. It included the hit singles "Happy Girl", "A Broken Wing" and "Valentine", the latter of which became her first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as her first major crossover hit...

.

Song information

"Whatever You Say" is a slow contemporary-styled ballad, which was the theme of McBride's album that this song was released on. The song discusses how a woman who finds herself in a confusing relationship with a man. The female narrator argues how her lover believes that she always making a big deal out nothing important. She believes that whatever her lover says depends on whether or not she stays in the relationship.

Chart performance

"Whatever You Say" was issued as the fifth and final single from Martina McBride's fourth album, Evolution

Evolution (Martina McBride album)

Evolution is the fourth album released by Martina McBride. It was released in 1997 via RCA Records. It included the hit singles "Happy Girl", "A Broken Wing" and "Valentine", the latter of which became her first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as her first major crossover hit...

, which was a multi-platinum success. The song was released as a single to country radio in early 1999, peaking at #2 on the Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...

 chart and #37 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

, becoming one of two singles spawned from the album that reached #2 ("Happy Girl

Happy Girl (song)

"Happy Girl" is the title of a song written by Beth Nielsen Chapman and Annie Roboff. It was recorded by American country music singer Martina McBride, who released it in May 1998 from her fourth studio album, 1997's Evolution. The song reached a peak of #2 on the U.S...

" was the first). The song also reached a peak of #6 on the Canadian RPM

RPM (magazine)

RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...

chart that same year, becoming her sixth Top 10 on that chart.

Chart (1999)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	37
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	6