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{{Infobox single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Songs -->
| Name = Just Be
| name = Just Be
| Cover = Paloma Faith Just Be Single Cover.jpg
| cover = Paloma Faith Just Be Single Cover.jpg
| Border =
| alt =
| Alt =
| type = single
| Caption =
| artist = [[Paloma Faith]]
| Artist = [[Paloma Faith]]
| album = [[Fall to Grace]]
⚫
| released = {{Start date|2012|12|16|df=yes}}
| Album = [[Fall to Grace (album)|Fall to Grace]]
| B-side =
| recorded =
| studio =
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| Released = {{Start date|2012|12|16|df=yes}}
| venue =
| Format = [[music download|Digital download]]
| Recorded =
| genre = {{flatlist|
* Pop
| Genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Pop music|Pop]]
* [[soul music|soul]]
* [[soul music|soul]]
}}
}}
| length = 4:38 <small>(album version)</small><br>3:31 <small>(radio edit)</small>
| Length = 4:38
| Label = [[RCA Records|RCA]]
| label = [[RCA Records|RCA]]
| Writer = {{flatlist|
| writer = {{flatlist|
* [[Paloma Faith]]
* [[Paloma Faith]]
* [[Greg Wells]]
* [[Greg Wells]]
* [[Matt Hales]]
* [[Matt Hales]]
}}
}}
| Producer = {{flatlist|
| producer = {{flatlist|
* [[Nellee Hooper]]
* [[Nellee Hooper]]
* [[Jake Gosling]]
* [[Jake Gosling]]
}}
}}
| Last single = "[[Never Tear Us Apart#Paloma Faith version|Never Tear Us Apart]]"<br />(2012)
| prev_title = [[Never Tear Us Apart#Paloma Faith version|Never Tear Us Apart]]
| This single = "'''Just Be'''"<br />(2012)
| prev_year = 2012
| Next single = "Black & Blue"<br />(2013)
| next_title = Black & Blue
| next_year = 2013
| Misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|kvHiflzabHg|"Just Be"}}}}
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|kvHiflzabHg|"Just Be"}}}}
}}
}}
"'''Just Be'''" is a song by British singer-songwriter [[Paloma Faith]] from her second studio album ''[[Fall to Grace (album)|Fall to Grace]]'' (2012). It was released on 16 December 2012 by [[RCA Records]] as the fourth single from the album. Written by Faith, [[Greg Wells]] and [[Matt Hales]], "Just Be" is a "love song for real lovers". One critic called it an honest portrait of the highs and lows of relationships. "Just Be" reached Number 66 in the UK Singles Chart, three months before it was released. The official [[music video]] was released on 5 November 2012 and features Faith in a love affair with a man in [[New York City]].
"'''Just Be'''" is a song by British recording artist [[Paloma Faith]] from her second studio album ''[[Fall to Grace]]'' (2012). It was released on 16 December 2012 by [[RCA Records]] as the fourth single from the album. Written by Faith, [[Greg Wells]] and [[Matt Hales]], "Just Be" is a "love song for real lovers". One critic called it an honest portrait of the highs and lows of relationships. "Just Be" reached Number 66 in the UK Singles Chart, three months before it was released. The official music video was released on 5 November 2012 and features Faith in a love affair with a man in New York City.


==Background==
==Background==
"Just Be" was written by Faith along with [[Greg Wells]] and [[Matt Hales]]. It was co-produced by [[Nellee Hooper]] and [[Jake Gosling]].<ref name="Premieres">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a435723/paloma-faith-premieres-just-be-music-video-watch.html|title=Paloma Faith premieres 'Just Be' music video - watch|last=Corner|first=Lewis|date=5 November 2012|work=[[Digital Spy]]|publisher=[[Hearst Magazines UK]]|accessdate=7 November 2012}}</ref> It was released by [[RCA Records]] on 16 December 2012.<ref name="Premieres"/> Explaining the meaning of the song, Faith stated "It's supposed to be a realistic love song for real lovers. It's saying, 'He gets on my nerves, but I love him.' I find that more endearing than, 'There's no one out there but him.' That seems naive. I have a lot of admiration for people who've been in relationships a long time, married for years. This is a more knowing take on romance."<ref name="Maynard">{{cite web|url=http://www.4music.com/news/news/6758/Paloma-Faith-Just-Be|title=Paloma releases the video for her "realistic love song"|last=Maynard|first=Trent|date=5 November 2012|work=[[4Music]]|publisher=[[Box Television]]|accessdate=7 November 2012}}</ref> "Just Be" was used by [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] as the soundtrack to their New Season Drama trailer.<ref name="Acoustic">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a401306/paloma-faith-performs-acoustic-rendition-of-new-single-just-be.html|title=Paloma Faith performs acoustic rendition of new single 'Just Be'|last=Corner|first=Lewis|date=23 August 2012|work=[[Digital Spy]]|publisher=[[Hearst Magazines UK]]|accessdate=8 November 2012}}</ref>
"Just Be" was written by Faith along with [[Greg Wells]] and [[Matt Hales]]. It was co-produced by [[Nellee Hooper]] and [[Jake Gosling]].<ref name="Premieres">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a435723/paloma-faith-premieres-just-be-music-video-watch.html|title=Paloma Faith premieres 'Just Be' music video – watch|last=Corner|first=Lewis|date=5 November 2012|work=[[Digital Spy]]|publisher=[[Hearst Magazines UK]]|accessdate=7 November 2012}}</ref> It was released by [[RCA Records]] on 16 December 2012.<ref name="Premieres"/> Explaining the meaning of the song, Faith stated "It's supposed to be a realistic love song for real lovers. It's saying, 'He gets on my nerves, but I love him.' I find that more endearing than, 'There's no one out there but him.' That seems naive. I have a lot of admiration for people who've been in relationships a long time, married for years. This is a more knowing take on romance."<ref name="Maynard">{{cite web|url=http://www.4music.com/news/news/6758/Paloma-Faith-Just-Be |title=Paloma releases the video for her "realistic love song" |last=Maynard |first=Trent |date=5 November 2012 |work=[[4Music]] |publisher=[[Box Television]] |accessdate=7 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130204190725/http://www.4music.com/news/news/6758/Paloma-Faith-Just-Be |archive-date= 4 February 2013 }}</ref> "Just Be" was used by [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] as the soundtrack to their New Season Drama trailer.<ref name="Acoustic">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a401306/paloma-faith-performs-acoustic-rendition-of-new-single-just-be.html|title=Paloma Faith performs acoustic rendition of new single 'Just Be'|last=Corner|first=Lewis|date=23 August 2012|work=[[Digital Spy]]|publisher=[[Hearst Magazines UK]]|accessdate=8 November 2012}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
===Critical response===
===Critical response===
During his review of ''Fall to Grace'', [[Digital Spy]]'s Robert Copsey called "Just Be" a ballad that is "packed to the brim with old glamour."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/albumreviews/a384032/paloma-faith-fall-to-grace-album-review.html|title=Paloma Faith: 'Fall To Grace' - Album review|last=Copsey|first=Robert|date=28 May 2012|work=[[Digital Spy]]|publisher=[[Hearst Magazines UK]]|accessdate=8 November 2012}}</ref> Copsey later gave the song five stars and stated that the song "strips back the usual grandiose production" and allows Faith's "rich and velvety voice to come to the fore".<ref name="RCReview">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a444703/paloma-faith-just-be-single-review.html|title=Paloma Faith: 'Just Be' - Single review|last=Copsey|first=Robert|date=12 December 2012|work=[[Digital Spy]]|publisher=[[Hearst Magazines UK]]|accessdate=12 December 2012}}</ref> He added "The result is soul-pop perfection that, if we had it our way, would be topping the charts this Christmas."<ref name="RCReview"/> Trent Maynard from [[4Music]] said "The song is an honest and moving portrait of the highs and lows of love and relationships."<ref name="Maynard"/> [[Perez Hilton]] commented that the song is "gorgeous", before adding "A power ballad that grabs you instantly by the heartstrings and doesn't let go till the song is over! No gimmicks here! Just a piano, a special voice, beautiful melodies and meaningful lyrics!"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://perezhilton.com/2012-11-06-paloma-faith-just-be-music-video#.UJr-Im8xo_c|title=Listen To This: Let's Be Unhappy Forever - Together!|last=Hilton|first=Perez|date=6 November 2012|publisher=PerezHilton.com|accessdate=8 November 2012}}</ref> Mark Blankenship from [[Logo (TV channel)#Online|Newnownext.com]] revealed that "Just Be" was his favourite Faith song, saying it is "a torchy ballad with some delicious theatrical touches. In the first chorus, my girl actually shushes her man! But because a true diva knows the importance of restraint, she doesn't repeat that shushing until the very end of the song. Twice is enough, y'all. She has made her point. And besides, that frees her up to growl like a wounded love tiger."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newnownext.com/paloma-faith-fall-to-grace-review/11/2012/|title=You Really, Really Need to Hear Paloma Faith|last=Blankenship|first=Mark|date=16 November 2012|work=Newnownext.com|publisher=[[Logo (TV channel)|Logo]]|accessdate=25 November 2012}}</ref>
During his review of ''Fall to Grace'', [[Digital Spy]]'s Robert Copsey called "Just Be" a ballad that is "packed to the brim with old glamour."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/albumreviews/a384032/paloma-faith-fall-to-grace-album-review.html|title=Paloma Faith: 'Fall To Grace' – Album review|last=Copsey|first=Robert|date=28 May 2012|work=[[Digital Spy]]|publisher=[[Hearst Magazines UK]]|accessdate=8 November 2012}}</ref> Copsey later gave the song five stars and stated that the song "strips back the usual grandiose production" and allows Faith's "rich and velvety voice to come to the fore".<ref name="RCReview">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a444703/paloma-faith-just-be-single-review.html|title=Paloma Faith: 'Just Be' – Single review|last=Copsey|first=Robert|date=12 December 2012|work=[[Digital Spy]]|publisher=[[Hearst Magazines UK]]|accessdate=12 December 2012}}</ref> He added "The result is soul-pop perfection that, if we had it our way, would be topping the charts this Christmas."<ref name="RCReview"/> Trent Maynard from [[4Music]] said "The song is an honest and moving portrait of the highs and lows of love and relationships."<ref name="Maynard"/> [[Perez Hilton]] commented that the song is "gorgeous", before adding "A power ballad that grabs you instantly by the heartstrings and doesn't let go till the song is over! No gimmicks here! Just a piano, a special voice, beautiful melodies and meaningful lyrics!"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://perezhilton.com/2012-11-06-paloma-faith-just-be-music-video#.UJr-Im8xo_c|title=Listen To This: Let's Be Unhappy Forever – Together!|last=Hilton|first=Perez|date=6 November 2012|publisher=PerezHilton.com|accessdate=8 November 2012|archive-date=10 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110145024/http://perezhilton.com/2012-11-06-paloma-faith-just-be-music-video#.UJr-Im8xo_c|url-status=dead}}</ref> Mark Blankenship from [[Logo (TV channel)#Online|Newnownext.com]] revealed that "Just Be" was his favourite Faith song, saying it is "a torchy ballad with some delicious theatrical touches. In the first chorus, my girl actually shushes her man! But because a true diva knows the importance of restraint, she doesn't repeat that shushing until the very end of the song. Twice is enough, y'all. She has made her point. And besides, that frees her up to growl like a wounded love tiger."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newnownext.com/paloma-faith-fall-to-grace-review/11/2012/|title=You Really, Really Need to Hear Paloma Faith|last=Blankenship|first=Mark|date=16 November 2012|work=Newnownext.com|publisher=[[Logo (TV channel)|Logo]]|accessdate=25 November 2012}}</ref>


===Chart performance===
===Chart performance===
In early September 2012, "Just Be" entered the [[UK Singles Chart]] at number 66.<ref name="PeakUK" />
In early September 2012, "Just Be" entered the [[UK Singles Chart]] at number 66. It then went on to spend at total of 4 weeks in the top 100.<ref name="PeakUK" />


==Music video==
==Music video==
The accompanying [[music video]], directed by Emil Nava, was released on 5 November 2012.<ref name="Premieres"/><ref name="Nava">{{cite web|url=http://www.promonews.tv/2012/11/07/paloma-faith-just-be-by-emil-nava/|title=Paloma Faith 'Just Be' by Emil Nava|date=7 November 2012|publisher=Promo News|accessdate=8 November 2012}}</ref> It was shot in black and white and on location in [[New York City]].<ref name="Nava"/><ref name="Gaydar">{{cite web|url=http://www.gaydarradio.com/music/musicVideos/2012/11/paloma-faith-just-be.html|title=Paloma Faith: 'Just Be'|date=5 November 2012|work=[[Gaydar Radio]]|publisher=QSoft Consulting|accessdate=7 November 2012}}</ref> The video shows Faith in a tempestuous love affair with a man.<ref name="Gaydar"/><ref name="Sun">{{cite web|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/music/4628273/Paloma-Faith-strips-for-new-video.html|title=Saucy singer Paloma Faith strips nude for her cheeky new video|last=Nixon|first=Tim|date=5 November 2012|work=[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]|publisher=[[News International]]|accessdate=7 November 2012}}</ref> Faith's lover is played by James Kelly, the same actor who previously appeared as her love interest in the videos for "[[Picking Up the Pieces (Paloma Faith song)|Picking Up the Pieces]], "[[30 Minute Love Affair]]" and "[[Never Tear Us Apart#Paloma Faith version|Never Tear Us Apart]].<ref name="Maynard"/> Faith and Kelly act out "a passionate love scene", during which Kelly removes her dress.<ref name="Sun"/> Other scenes see the singer performing the track while she is naked in an empty room.<ref name="Premieres"/> She sits on the floor hugging her knees to protect her modesty.<ref name="Sun"/> Grace Carroll from Gigwise commented "Paloma Faith is no stranger to odd antics, so her choice to strip off - and sit on a bare wood floor - in her latest video is definitely one of the least strange things she's done."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/77472/watch-paloma-faith-gets-naked-in-new-video-for-just-be|title=Watch: Paloma Faith gets naked in new video for 'Just Be'|last=Carroll|first=Grace|date=5 November 2012|work=Gigwise|publisher=Giant Digital|accessdate=11 November 2012}}</ref>
The accompanying music video, directed by Emil Nava, was released on 5 November 2012.<ref name="Premieres"/><ref name="Nava">{{cite web|url=http://www.promonews.tv/2012/11/07/paloma-faith-just-be-by-emil-nava/|title=Paloma Faith 'Just Be' by Emil Nava|date=7 November 2012|publisher=Promo News|accessdate=8 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216000115/http://www.promonews.tv/2012/11/07/paloma-faith-just-be-by-emil-nava/|archive-date=16 February 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was shot in black and white and on location in New York City.<ref name="Nava"/><ref name="Gaydar">{{cite web|url=http://www.gaydarradio.com/music/musicVideos/2012/11/paloma-faith-just-be.html|title=Paloma Faith: 'Just Be'|date=5 November 2012|work=[[Gaydar Radio]]|publisher=QSoft Consulting|accessdate=7 November 2012}}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The video shows Faith in a tempestuous love affair with a man.<ref name="Gaydar"/> Faith's lover is played by James D. Kelly, the same actor who previously appeared as her love interest in the videos for "[[Picking Up the Pieces (Paloma Faith song)|Picking Up the Pieces]], "[[30 Minute Love Affair]]" and "[[Never Tear Us Apart#Paloma Faith version|Never Tear Us Apart]].<ref name="Maynard"/> Grace Carroll from Gigwise commented "Paloma Faith is no stranger to odd antics, so her choice to strip off – and sit on a bare wood floor – in her latest video is definitely one of the least strange things she's done."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/77472/watch-paloma-faith-gets-naked-in-new-video-for-just-be|title=Watch: Paloma Faith gets naked in new video for 'Just Be'|last=Carroll|first=Grace|date=5 November 2012|work=Gigwise|publisher=Giant Digital|accessdate=11 November 2012}}</ref>


==Live performances==
==Live performances==
To promote ''Fall to Grace'', Faith performed "Just Be" on ''[[Later... with Jools Holland]]'' in May 2012.<ref name="Jools">{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/poll/2012/may/23/later-jools-holland|title=Who gave the best performance on Later … with Jools Holland?|date=23 May 2012|work=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]]|accessdate=30 May 2012}}</ref> Viewers voted it the second best performance of the night during a poll on ''[[The Guardian]]'s'' website.<ref name="Jools"/> Faith included "Just Be" in her set for her performances at Somerset House in July.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/live-music-reviews/9409824/Paloma-Faith-Somerset-House-review.html|title=Paloma Faith, Somerset House, review|last=Everett|first=Lucinda|date=19 July 2012|work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|publisher=[[Telegraph Media Group]]|accessdate=8 November 2012}}</ref> In August, Faith filmed and released an acoustic performance of the song.<ref name="Acoustic"/> The following month, she included "Just Be" in her set list for [[BBC Radio 2]]'s Live in Hyde Park concert.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/events/e68v4f/acts/afnc6q?SThisFB|title=A Kind of Magic|work=[[BBC Radio 2]]|publisher=[[BBC]]|accessdate=8 November 2012}}</ref>
To promote ''Fall to Grace'', Faith performed "Just Be" on ''[[Later... with Jools Holland]]'' in May 2012.<ref name="Jools">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/poll/2012/may/23/later-jools-holland|title=Who gave the best performance on Later … with Jools Holland?|date=23 May 2012|work=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=30 May 2012}}</ref> Viewers voted it the second best performance of the night during a poll on ''[[The Guardian]]'s'' website.<ref name="Jools"/> Faith included "Just Be" in her set for her performances at Somerset House in July.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/live-music-reviews/9409824/Paloma-Faith-Somerset-House-review.html|title=Paloma Faith, Somerset House, review|last=Everett|first=Lucinda|date=19 July 2012|work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|publisher=[[Telegraph Media Group]]|accessdate=8 November 2012}}</ref> In August, Faith filmed and released an acoustic performance of the song.<ref name="Acoustic"/> The following month, she included "Just Be" in her set list for [[BBC Radio 2]]'s Live in Hyde Park concert.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/e68v4f/acts/afnc6q?SThisFB|title=A Kind of Magic|work=[[BBC Radio 2]]|publisher=[[BBC]]|accessdate=8 November 2012}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{col-begin}}
*'''Digital download'''
*'''Digital download'''
#"Just Be" – 4:38
#"Just Be" – 4:38


*'''Digital EP'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/just-be-ep/id579278539?affId=1277383|title=Just Be – EP|year=2012|work=[[iTunes Store]]|publisher=[[Apple Inc.]] |accessdate=8 December 2012}}</ref>
*'''Digital EP'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/just-be-ep/id579278539?affId=1277383 |title=Just Be – EP |year=2012 |work=[[iTunes Store]] |publisher=[[Apple Inc.]] |accessdate=8 December 2012 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
#"Just Be" – 4:38
#"Just Be" – 4:38
#"Just Be" (Shy FX & B.Traits Mix) – 4:35
#"Just Be" (Shy FX & B.Traits Mix) – 4:35
#"Just Be" (Full Intention Remix) – 5:20
#"Just Be" (Full Intention Remix) – 5:20
#"Just Be" (Distance Remix) – 4:32
#"Just Be" (Distance Remix) – 4:32
{{col-end}}


==Credits and personnel==
==Credits and personnel==
Credits adapted from ''Fall to Grace'' album liner notes.<ref name="Booklet">{{cite AV media notes|title=Fall to Grace|titlelink=Fall to Grace (album)|others=Paloma Faith|id=88691955512|year=2012|type=Compact Disc liner notes|publisher=[[RCA Records]]|page=9}}</ref>
Credits adapted from ''Fall to Grace'' album liner notes.<ref name="Booklet">{{cite AV media notes|title=Fall to Grace|title-link=Fall to Grace (album)|others=Paloma Faith|id=88691955512|year=2012|type=Compact Disc liner notes|publisher=[[RCA Records]]|page=9}}</ref>

{{col-begin}}
*[[Paloma Faith]] – [[singing|vocals]], [[songwriter]]
*[[Paloma Faith]] – vocals, songwriter
*[[Greg Wells]] – songwriter
*[[Greg Wells]] – songwriter
*[[Matt Hales]] – songwriter
*[[Matt Hales]] – songwriter
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*[[Jake Gosling]] – co-producer, programming
*[[Jake Gosling]] – co-producer, programming
*Dave Miles – [[audio engineering]]
*Dave Miles – [[audio engineering]]
*Simon Gogerly – [[mix engineer]]
*[[Simon Gogerly]] – [[mix engineer]]
*[[Ed Harcourt]] – piano
*[[Ed Harcourt]] – piano
{{col-end}}


==Charts==
==Charts==
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{{singlechart|UKsinglesbyname|66|artist=Paloma Faith|refname="PeakUK"}}
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==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Paloma Faith|title=Just Be|award=Silver|type=single|relyear=2012|certyear=2024|accessdate=2 August 2024|id=10063-2304-1}}
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==Release history==
==Release history==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{YouTube|id=kvHiflzabHg|title=Paloma Faith - Just Be}}
*{{YouTube|id=kvHiflzabHg|title=Paloma Faith – Just Be}}
* {{MetroLyrics song|paloma-faith|just-be}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->


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Latest revision as of 19:22, 2 August 2024

"Just Be"
Single by Paloma Faith
from the album Fall to Grace
Released16 December 2012 (2012-12-16)
Genre
Length4:38 (album version)
3:31 (radio edit)
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Paloma Faith singles chronology
"Never Tear Us Apart"
(2012) 		"Just Be"
(2012) 		"Black & Blue"
(2013)
Music video
"Just Be" on YouTube

"Just Be" is a song by British recording artist Paloma Faith from her second studio album Fall to Grace (2012). It was released on 16 December 2012 by RCA Records as the fourth single from the album. Written by Faith, Greg Wells and Matt Hales, "Just Be" is a "love song for real lovers". One critic called it an honest portrait of the highs and lows of relationships. "Just Be" reached Number 66 in the UK Singles Chart, three months before it was released. The official music video was released on 5 November 2012 and features Faith in a love affair with a man in New York City.

Background

[edit]

"Just Be" was written by Faith along with Greg Wells and Matt Hales. It was co-produced by Nellee Hooper and Jake Gosling.[1] It was released by RCA Records on 16 December 2012.[1] Explaining the meaning of the song, Faith stated "It's supposed to be a realistic love song for real lovers. It's saying, 'He gets on my nerves, but I love him.' I find that more endearing than, 'There's no one out there but him.' That seems naive. I have a lot of admiration for people who've been in relationships a long time, married for years. This is a more knowing take on romance."[2] "Just Be" was used by ITV as the soundtrack to their New Season Drama trailer.[3]

Reception

[edit]

Critical response

[edit]

During his review of Fall to Grace, Digital Spy's Robert Copsey called "Just Be" a ballad that is "packed to the brim with old glamour."[4] Copsey later gave the song five stars and stated that the song "strips back the usual grandiose production" and allows Faith's "rich and velvety voice to come to the fore".[5] He added "The result is soul-pop perfection that, if we had it our way, would be topping the charts this Christmas."[5] Trent Maynard from 4Music said "The song is an honest and moving portrait of the highs and lows of love and relationships."[2] Perez Hilton commented that the song is "gorgeous", before adding "A power ballad that grabs you instantly by the heartstrings and doesn't let go till the song is over! No gimmicks here! Just a piano, a special voice, beautiful melodies and meaningful lyrics!"[6] Mark Blankenship from Newnownext.com revealed that "Just Be" was his favourite Faith song, saying it is "a torchy ballad with some delicious theatrical touches. In the first chorus, my girl actually shushes her man! But because a true diva knows the importance of restraint, she doesn't repeat that shushing until the very end of the song. Twice is enough, y'all. She has made her point. And besides, that frees her up to growl like a wounded love tiger."[7]

Chart performance

[edit]

In early September 2012, "Just Be" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 66. It then went on to spend at total of 4 weeks in the top 100.[8]

Music video

[edit]

The accompanying music video, directed by Emil Nava, was released on 5 November 2012.[1][9] It was shot in black and white and on location in New York City.[9][10] The video shows Faith in a tempestuous love affair with a man.[10] Faith's lover is played by James D. Kelly, the same actor who previously appeared as her love interest in the videos for "Picking Up the Pieces, "30 Minute Love Affair" and "Never Tear Us Apart.[2] Grace Carroll from Gigwise commented "Paloma Faith is no stranger to odd antics, so her choice to strip off – and sit on a bare wood floor – in her latest video is definitely one of the least strange things she's done."[11]

Live performances

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To promote Fall to Grace, Faith performed "Just Be" on Later... with Jools Holland in May 2012.[12] Viewers voted it the second best performance of the night during a poll on The Guardian's website.[12] Faith included "Just Be" in her set for her performances at Somerset House in July.[13] In August, Faith filmed and released an acoustic performance of the song.[3] The following month, she included "Just Be" in her set list for BBC Radio 2's Live in Hyde Park concert.[14]

Track listing

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  • Digital download
  1. "Just Be" – 4:38
  1. "Just Be" – 4:38
  2. "Just Be" (Shy FX & B.Traits Mix) – 4:35
  3. "Just Be" (Full Intention Remix) – 5:20
  4. "Just Be" (Distance Remix) – 4:32

Credits and personnel

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Credits adapted from Fall to Grace album liner notes.[16]

Charts

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Chart (2012) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 66

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[17] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Country Release date Format
United Kingdom[1] 16 December 2012 Digital download

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Corner, Lewis (5 November 2012). "Paloma Faith premieres 'Just Be' music video – watch". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  2. ^ a b c Maynard, Trent (5 November 2012). "Paloma releases the video for her "realistic love song"". 4Music. Box Television. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  3. ^ a b Corner, Lewis (23 August 2012). "Paloma Faith performs acoustic rendition of new single 'Just Be'". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  4. ^ Copsey, Robert (28 May 2012). "Paloma Faith: 'Fall To Grace' – Album review". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  5. ^ a b Copsey, Robert (12 December 2012). "Paloma Faith: 'Just Be' – Single review". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  6. ^ Hilton, Perez (6 November 2012). "Listen To This: Let's Be Unhappy Forever – Together!". PerezHilton.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  7. ^ Blankenship, Mark (16 November 2012). "You Really, Really Need to Hear Paloma Faith". Newnownext.com. Logo. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  8. ^ a b "Paloma Faith: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  9. ^ a b "Paloma Faith 'Just Be' by Emil Nava". Promo News. 7 November 2012. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  10. ^ a b "Paloma Faith: 'Just Be'". Gaydar Radio. QSoft Consulting. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  11. ^ Carroll, Grace (5 November 2012). "Watch: Paloma Faith gets naked in new video for 'Just Be'". Gigwise. Giant Digital. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  12. ^ a b "Who gave the best performance on Later … with Jools Holland?". The Guardian. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  13. ^ Everett, Lucinda (19 July 2012). "Paloma Faith, Somerset House, review". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  14. ^ "A Kind of Magic". BBC Radio 2. BBC. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  15. ^ "Just Be – EP". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  16. ^ Fall to Grace (Compact Disc liner notes). Paloma Faith. RCA Records. 2012. p. 9. 88691955512.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  17. ^ "British single certifications – Paloma Faith – Just Be". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
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