"Say I" is a song by American singer

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. It was written by

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, Jay Jenkins (at the time Young Jeezy, now simply known as

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), Andre Lyon, and Marcello Valenzano and produced by Lyon and Valenzano under their production moniker Cool & Dre for her third studio album ''

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'' (2006). The song features additional vocals by Jeezy and is built around a sample of "Clean Up Your Own Yard" (1973) by American soul singer Jackie Moore. Due to the inclusion of the sample, its writers Bunny Sigler and Phil Hurtt are also credited as songwriters. The song was released by

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as the album's lead single in February 2006. It reached the top five in the

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n region of Belgium, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, and peaked at number 21 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. An accompanying music video, directed by Ray Kay, was filmed in

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in February 2006. The official remix of "Say I" features rapper

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Music video

A music video for "Say I" was directed by Norwegian photographer Ray Kay and filmed over the weekend of February 16, 2006 in

. Behind the scenes footage of the making of the video aired on March 1 on BET's making of series '' Access Granted''.

Track listings

Notes * denotes additional producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

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* {{Authority control 2005 songs 2006 singles Christina Milian songs Jeezy songs Mercury Records singles Music videos directed by Ray Kay Song recordings produced by Cool & Dre Songs written by Bunny Sigler Songs written by Jazmine Sullivan Songs written by Cool (record producer) Songs written by Dre (record producer)