Sangen say something i'm giving up on you?
Say Something (A Great Big World song)
Bill Lamb fra About.com synes, at omkvædet "Say something, I'm giving up on you" er "genialt". Lamb forklarede også sangen og skrev, at "i stedet for at være fyldt med vrede og desperation er det en sang, der udtrykker en kraftfuld kombination af ydmyghed, sorg og fortrydelse." Sangen blev skrevet på et tidspunkt, hvor begge medlemmer oplevede individuelle hjertesorger. "At skrive sangen var en del af helingsprocessen," siger Axel. "Hver gang vi fremfører den, er det som at genopleve arret. Det er altid en del af mig, og jeg kan altid gå derhen og mærke det." Lewis Corner fra Digital Spy bemærkede, at sangen med sin "afpillede melodi og følelsesladede tekst" bliver modsætningen til de klub-dumpende udblæsninger, som radioen foretrækker i øjeblikket."
Say Something (A Great Big World song)
For Bill Lamb of About.com, the chorus "Say something, I'm giving up on you", "is brilliant." Lamb also explained the song, writing that, "instead of being filled with anger and desperation, it is a song expressing a powerful combination of humility, sadness and regret." The song was written at a time when both members were experiencing individual heartbreak. "Writing the song was part of the healing process," says Axel. "Whenever we perform it, it's like revisiting the scar. It's always a part of me, and I can always go there and feel it." Lewis Corner of Digital Spy noted that with its "stripped-down melody and emotive lyrics", the song becomes the antithesis of the club-thumping blow-outs radio currently prefers."
Say Something (A Great Big World song)