"Say So" is a song by American rapper
Doja Cat
Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini (born October 21, 1995), known professionally as Doja Cat (), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, she began making and releasing music on SoundCl ...
from her second studio album, ''
Hot Pink'' (2019). The song was written by Doja Cat with her manager Lydia Asrat,
Yeti Beats, and
Dr. Luke, who handled production for the song under the pseudonym Tyson Trax. Originally an album track, the song was serviced by
Kemosabe and
RCA Records
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in January 2020 as the record's fifth single after it gained traction on
TikTok
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, where a dance set to the song went viral. A
pop song, it features elements of
1970s funk,
disco
Disco is a music genre, genre of dance music and a subculture that emerged in the late 1960s from the United States' urban nightclub, nightlife, particularly in African Americans, African-American, Italian-Americans, Italian-American, LGBTQ ...
, and
pop rap
Pop rap (also known as pop hip-hop, pop hop, hip pop, melodic hip-hop or melodic rap) is a genre of music fusing the rhythm-based lyricism of hip hop with pop's preference for melodic vocals, catchy hooks, and positive lyrics on pop-like p ...
. Directed by
Hannah Lux Davis, the music video earned praise for its matching retro 1970s aesthetic. In both the video and the song's lyrics, Doja Cat explores flirting and invites a stranger with whom she feels a connection to come over and talk to her. "Say So" is widely considered to be Doja Cat's signature track.
The solo version of "Say So" initially peaked at number five on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100, before two remixes featuring fellow rapper
Nicki Minaj
Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty (born December 8, 1982), known professionally as Nicki Minaj ( ), is a Trinidadian rapper, singer, and songwriter. Regarded as the "Queen of Rap" and one of the most influential rappers of all time, she is noted for her ...
propelled the song to number one. With this, the track earned a
Guinness World Record
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for becoming the first female rap duo to top the Hot 100, also earning both artists their first number-one song in the US. Elsewhere, the song also reached number one in Croatia and the top ten in 24 additional countries including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand, becoming Doja Cat's first mainstream hit and her
pop radio
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Arts, entertainment, and media
* Pop music, a musical genre
Artists
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* Pop! (British group), a UK pop group
* Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band
Album ...
breakthrough. It has received several certifications, including a septuple platinum from the
Recording Industry Association of America
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(RIAA), an eightfold platinum from the
Australian Recording Industry Association
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(ARIA), and diamonds in France and Mexico.
To promote "Say So", Doja Cat performed the song on many television programs and awards shows, including the
2020 MTV Video Music Awards, the
2020 ''Billboard'' Music Awards, and the
63rd Annual Grammy Awards
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, where the song was nominated in two categories:
Record of the Year
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and
Best Pop Solo Performance
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. The song and its music video appeared on several year-end lists, as well as ''Billboard''
's list of the Best Pop Songs of All Time, although many critics were polarized by its success and described it as a comeback for its producer and co-writer Dr. Luke, following the 2014 ''
Kesha v. Dr. Luke
''Kesha v. Dr. Luke'' refers to a series of lawsuits and countersuits between the singer Kesha, Kesha Rose Sebert (Kesha) and the music producer Dr. Luke, Łukasz Sebastian Gottwald (Dr. Luke). Sebert filed a civil suit against Gottwald in Octob ...
'' lawsuits.
Background
Recording and release
"Say So" was written by
Doja Cat
Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini (born October 21, 1995), known professionally as Doja Cat (), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, she began making and releasing music on SoundCl ...
and her manager Lydia Asrat,
as well as
Dr. Luke, who handled production for the song under the pseudonym Tyson Trax.
Frequent collaborator
Yeti Beats also served as an executive producer and co-writer.
"Say So" is one of eight songs co-written by Asrat on the parent album, ''
Hot Pink'', and is one of five produced by Trax.
A&R executives at RCA Records said that they "immediately" knew the song had hit potential, with
Keith Naftaly stating: "A
retro
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Definition
The term ...
disco-pop
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song with sweet vocals and flirtatious lyrics? …That song right there is gonna make you a global pop star."
On the creative process of the song, Doja Cat said that the melody came about before the lyrics and that she was "noodling around" at her mother's home when it started coming together.
The song was originally included as an album track on Doja Cat's second studio album ''Hot Pink'' (2019).
During late 2019 and early 2020, it gained popularity "out of nowhere"
on
TikTok
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due to a viral dance challenge which featured the song and was created by TikTok user Haley Sharpe (@yodelinghaley).
Celebrities such as
Dua Lipa
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Lipa worked as a model before v ...
,
Laura Dern,
Charli D'Amelio,
Mackenzie Ziegler,
and
Sofia Wylie posted their own videos of themselves performing the dance, ultimately helping it become "a go-to challenge for TikTok users".
"Say So" would later end up becoming the fifth most-used song on TikTok throughout the year 2020. As a result of its initial traction, the song officially impacted
contemporary hit radio
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on January 28, 2020,
rhythmic contemporary
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radio on February 4, and
hot adult contemporary
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radio on March 23, in the United States.
Despite being the fifth single from the record, "Say So" was only the second single to be promoted to radio.
Remix
Doja Cat announced a remix of the song featuring
Nicki Minaj
Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty (born December 8, 1982), known professionally as Nicki Minaj ( ), is a Trinidadian rapper, singer, and songwriter. Regarded as the "Queen of Rap" and one of the most influential rappers of all time, she is noted for her ...
a day before its release on May 1, 2020.
Tunji Balogun, an A&R executive at RCA Records, organised her feature on this remix.
Having expressed her admiration for Minaj, Doja Cat has said that the pairing for the remix came naturally. The release of the track was received by fans as the end of a supposed feud between the two rappers, which Doja Cat later simply deemed a misunderstanding. Following rumors of the collaboration preceding its official announcement, the original version of the remix leaked online.
Minaj later said that this leaked version was an earlier demo of the remix and that the officially released version was the "correct, updated" one. Due to high demand by fans online, the leaked version was later officially released on May 8, 2020.
While no official music video was made for the Nicki Minaj version, a dance visual featuring three performers was posted to Minaj's official
YouTube
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channel on May 2, 2020.
Minaj performs an additional verse in the outro of the song in which she raps the lyric: "Why you talkin' 'bout who body fake? / With all them
fillers
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Purpose
As source ...
in your face, you just full of hate". Following major speculation, the rapper disclosed that the verse was not directed at television personality
Wendy Williams. However fans continued to speculate that the verse was directed at
Beyoncé
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, which Minaj later denied. During a
Twitter
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Q&A on May 8, 2020, as part of #SaySoRMXParty, Minaj first sparked rumors of her potential pregnancy with her husband Kenneth Petty, before formally announcing that she was pregnant with her first child only two months later.
Mixing
American
recording engineer Clint Gibbs, Dr. Luke's chief engineer and occasional
mixer under the latter's publishing company
Prescription Songs, used
Pro Tools
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to mix both the solo and Nicki Minaj versions of "Say So".
Gibbs aimed at recreating the chorus guitar sound used by American musician
Nile Rodgers
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from the
R&B band
Chic.
He revealed that the Minaj remix came together "very last minute," and that her vocal engineer, Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine, sent him her vocals before the record label even told Gibbs that the remix was taking place.
While mixing, he would constantly be getting newer and updated versions of Minaj's vocals, and revealed that on "the day before the remix was supposed to come out, someone wanted to change the beat underneath her vocals. All of a sudden there was an emergency!". Tyson Trax (Dr. Luke) sent Gibbs the newer instrumental for Minaj's part, and he had only an hour to mix it before its release only a few hours later.
His final rough mix included nearly 100 tracks.
Dr. Luke controversy

The song's eventual commercial success saw several music critics disturbed by what they described as the "comeback" of Dr. Luke, following
the series of lawsuits filed against him by singer
Kesha
Kesha Rose Sebert (born March 1, 1987), formerly stylized as Ke$ha, is an American singer and songwriter. Her first major success came in 2009 when she was featured on rapper Flo Rida's number-one single, "Right Round".
Kesha's music and ima ...
in 2014.
Despite the fact that Doja Cat does not disclose the details of their relationship, she has previously liked tweets pointing out that she had signed with Dr. Luke before the lawsuits were issued.
Dr. Luke's multiple
Grammy Award
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nominations for the song using a pseudonym faced further criticism from singer
Fiona Apple
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, who called for the
boycott of the award ceremony entirely.
A number of writers from American music magazine ''
Billboard
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'' shared their opinions on the matter. Andrew Unterberger described the song as one of "the year's best floor-fillers," but highlighted that "
t's Dr. Lukewho Doja's sharing the floor with on 'Say So', an uncomfortable fact that shouldn't be ignored." Denise Warner argued, "how does one support the success of 'Say So' without marginalizing Kesha's accusations or story?"
Gab Ginsberg stated, "If Doja has her own reasons for wanting to work with Luke, I don't have to like it, but that's her deal. I do wish there was a way to support Doja and not Luke, but the fact is he helped her make a hit, and I do enjoy it," while Unterberger opined, "it's something we have to keep reminding ourselves and each other about—and to continue to ask Doja and other present and future collaborators about—to make sure that everyone stays informed about
ukaszGottwald's resumed presence in pop's mainstream, and can respond and demand general accountability accordingly."
Composition and lyrics
"Say So" is a
pop,
hip hop
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,
pop rap
Pop rap (also known as pop hip-hop, pop hop, hip pop, melodic hip-hop or melodic rap) is a genre of music fusing the rhythm-based lyricism of hip hop with pop's preference for melodic vocals, catchy hooks, and positive lyrics on pop-like p ...
,
and
disco
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song.
It features elements of 1970s
funk
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,
and
bubblegum pop
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.
The song is composed in
time and in the
key of
D major
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, with a moderately fast
tempo
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of 111 beats per minute (BPM) and a
ii–V–I (two-five-one) chord progression of
Em7–
A7–Dmaj
7.
Doja Cat's vocals on the track span between the low note of
F3 and the high note of
D5, giving the song one octave and eight tones of vocal range.
The song is built around a "retro",
"
grooving"
funk
guitar riff,
an "iridescent"
synthesizer
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,
syncopated
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handclaps,
"groovy"
808s,
and a funk-inspired walking
bassline
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.
It is characterized by Doja Cat's floaty vocals and her rich,
breathy harmonies
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.
Writing for ''
Clash'', Erin Bashford noted that the song "nods to the funk and grooves of the '70s with a modernised almost-
house
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beat, all tied together with Doja's always perfect vocal performance". One critic wrote that its "
psychedelic-rock vibe" complemented both her singing and
rapping
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,
while another wrote that Doja Cat's "playful" delivery helps keep TikTok dancers on rhythm despite the absence of a conventional bass-heavy beat.
Lyrically, the song is about flirting and "swapping gazes" with a person with whom you feel a connection.
On its origins, Doja Cat told MTV, "It's about when you go somewhere and you see someone and they don't approach you, but you're looking at each other and you both feel like there's something there."
Following the second chorus, Doja Cat breaks into a "steamy",
"swaggering"
rap verse and notably asks the person to admit their feelings to her and not to "beat around the bush". On her remix, Nicki Minaj adds a "slick", "high-energy" and "playful"
rap verse, while Doja Cat adds "sexy" background vocals.
Minaj makes a number of references to
Naomi Campbell
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,
Cassie, and
Lauryn Hill
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by means of
name-dropping,
while also alluding to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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which was ongoing as she recorded her verse.
Produced by Dr. Luke, the instrumental is nearly identical to the original with additional 808s and a mix in the
note progression for Minaj's part,
ultimately "turning the song's disco pulse into a spitting
trap beat".
Minaj is credited as an additional co-writer on the remix.
Critical reception
Solo version
Writing for ''
Rolling Stone
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The magazine was first known fo ...
'', Jon Dolan described "Say So" as "a high-gloss bit of Chic-biting retro disco, light and evanescent like the sun glistening off the ocean",
while David Renshaw of ''
The Fader
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'' deemed it "a slinky ode to seizing romance in the moment".
Nerisha Penrose of ''
Elle
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* ''Elle: ...
'' noted that the song "offers a healthy dose of nostalgia as Doja's hushed, airy voice floats over a bed of iridescent synths and a funky bassline".
In a review for ''Clash'', Erin Bashford wrote that the song is "tied together with Doja's always perfect vocal performance".
Writers at
CBC Music
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noted that by "switching between
saccharine songbird and hard-hitting rapper, Doja Cat flexes her musical chops alongside a retro guitar riff tailor made for a '70s nightclub."
Rachel Epstein of ''
Marie Claire
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The feature editions focus on women aro ...
'' drew comparisons between "Say So" and the works of American pop singer
Gwen Stefani
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Stefani rose to fame as a member and lead vocalist of the band No Doubt, whose hit singles include " Just a Girl", " Spiderwebs", an ...
, while Heran Mamo of ''Billboard'' noted the resemblance between Gibbs' engineered chorus guitar sound on "Say So" and Nile Rodgers' guitarwork in the 1979 single "
Good Times" by Chic.
Writing for ''Rolling Stone'',
Rob Sheffield
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He is a long time contributing editor at ''Rolling Stone'', writing about music, TV, and pop culture. Previously, he was a contributing editor at '' Blen ...
also compared the song to the works of British
new wave bands such as
Kajagoogoo
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History Beginnings (1978–1982)
Formed ...
,
Naked Eyes and
Spandau Ballet
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.
Justin Curto of ''
Vulture
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'' deemed the song "an undeniable throwback" and praised both its "grooving guitars" as well as Doja Cat's "breathy vocals that recall early
Donna Summer
Donna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948May 17, 2012), known professionally as Donna Summer, was an American singer and songwriter. She gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s and became known as the "Queen of Disco", while her music ...
".
Mamo described the song an "effortless dance floor-filler",
while Lucy Shanker of ''
Consequence'' called it a "traditional pop hit" in her review of ''Hot Pink''. While reflecting on the
music of 2020, Ben Beaumont-Thomas of ''
The Guardian
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'' wrote that "Say So" was "rightly a pop-cultural phenomenon, though Dr. Luke's involvement in it will be controversial". ''
Billboard
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'' and ''
HotNewHipHop
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'' have both cited "Say So" as Doja Cat's signature track.
Remix
Althea Legapsi of ''Rolling Stone'' described the "retro-grooving pop song" as "sassy",
while in the same publication, Jon Dolan noted that Minaj provided "a welcome dose of zip" to the song.
Jackson Langford of ''
NME
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'' praised her addition to the track, writing that "Minaj's high-energy verses bookend the remix". Writing for ''
Complex
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** Complex system, a system composed of many components which may interact with each ...
'', Jessica McKinney noted that Minaj "adds more of a contemporary feel" to the song.
Following its chart placement,
McKinney described the remix as "special" since it "successfully disrupted a male-dominated industry, as two women sat together at the top of the charts."
Similarly, Aaron Williams of ''
Uproxx
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'' wrote that the song opened "the floodgates
..for long-thwarted female rappers to traipse right up to the top of the
Hot 100
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."
In a more negative review, Chris Molanphy of ''
Slate
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'' wrote that Minaj's "deftly delivered boasts feel about as organically integrated into the track as a
Post-it note
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".
Year-end lists
Commercial performance
In the United States, the solo version of "Say So" initially entered ''Billboard''
's
Bubbling Under Hot 100
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at number 19 on the chart issue dated January 4, 2020, before moving up to number six the following week. After two weeks, "Say So" earned Doja Cat her third Hot 100 entry, debuting at number 95 on the chart dated January 18, 2020. While gaining traction over the following weeks, it entered ''Billboard''
's
Mainstream Top 40
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(Pop Airplay) chart at number 33 and later spent six weeks at number 1 on this chart. Following the release of its music video, "Say So" ascended 18 positions to number 33 on the Hot 100 in its eighth-week charting. "Say So" simultaneously earned Doja Cat her first top-five song on both the Hot 100 and
Radio Songs charts, as well as her first top 10 on the
Streaming Songs
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chart.
The song also reached number one on both ''Billboard''
's
Rhythmic and
Dance/Mix Show Airplay
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charts in the weeks dated April 18 and April 25 respectively. The track would eventually be considered Doja Cat's pop radio breakthrough. With approximately two billion
audience impressions, "Say So" ranked as the tenth most popular radio song in the US in the year 2020.
iHeartRadio
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revealed that "Say So" had also achieved over 1.17 billion total
audience spins on their platform in 2020.
Following the release of the remix featuring Nicki Minaj, "Say So" moved from number six to number one on the Hot 100 chart dated May 16, 2020.
The song became the first collaboration between two female rappers to top the Hot 100.
It also marked the first number-one song on the Hot 100 chart for both Doja Cat and Minaj.
That same week, "
Savage Remix" by
Megan Thee Stallion
Megan Jovon Ruth Pete (born February 15, 1995), known professionally as Megan Thee Stallion, is an American rapper and singer-songwriter.
Megan initially gained recognition when videos of her freestyling began to circulate widely on social me ...
and Beyoncé reached number two on the Hot 100 as well, making history becoming the first time that four black female solo artists occupied the top two spots on the Hot 100 chart. The last time multiple black female artists occupied the number one and number two spots was in 2009, when "
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
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" by Beyoncé occupied number one and the
Rihanna
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featuring "
Live Your Life" by
T.I.
Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. (born September 25, 1980), known professionally as T.I. or Tip, is an American rapper and singer raised in Atlanta, Georgia. Harris is credited as a pioneer of the hip hop subgenre trap music, along with fellow Georgi ...
took number two.
Additionally, the song rose to number one on the
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by '' Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 ...
and on the
Hot R&B Songs
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charts, giving Doja Cat her first number one on each chart and giving Minaj her fifth and first, respectively.
Minaj was officially credited as a featured artist on the song as her remix contributed to a majority of the chart points that surged the song to the top, supported by a variety of
bundles and videos, which also helped the song top the
Digital Songs Sales chart, with a 966 percent increase in sales to 66,000 downloads sold.
On the Streaming Songs chart, the song rose from number ten to number four with an 87 per cent increase.
However, after charting for two weeks as a featured artist, ''Billboard'' removed Minaj's credit since the chart issue dated May 30, 2020, with Doja Cat charting unaccompanied again.
Approximately 90 percent of the song's radio airplay was for the original solo version, therefore Minaj was not credited as an artist on any airplay charts at all.
"Say So" became Doja Cat's first proper mainstream hit, and her second internationally charting single after "
Candy
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" had reached modest peaks in Australia, Ireland, Canada and Greece in late 2019. In the United Kingdom, "Say So" debuted at number 83 on the
UK Singles Chart on the issue dated January 3, 2020. It gradually ascended to number ten on the chart dated May 1, 2020, before the Nicki Minaj remix helped propel it to a peak of number two the following week, when it was beaten to the top of the chart by "
Toosie Slide" by
Drake
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Animals and creatures
* A male duck
* Drake (mythology), a term related to and often synonymous with dragon
People and fictional characters
* Drake (surname), a list of people and fictional characters with the family ...
. In Canada, "Say So" peaked at number three and additionally topped the
Canada CHR/Top 40 chart.
It peaked in the top ten in two dozen other national single charts including Australia's
ARIA Singles Chart (No. 4),
the
Irish Singles Chart
The Irish Singles Chart is the Republic of Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) and compiled on their behalf by the Official Charts Company. Chart rankings are ...
(No. 4),
New Zealand's
RMNZ Top 40 Singles chart (No. 3),
the
French Singles Chart
SNEP (, in English National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing) is the inter-professional organisation that protects the interests of the French record industry. Originally known under the acronym SNICOP, the organisation was established in ...
(No. 9),
the Netherlands'
Dutch Single Top 100
The Dutch Single Top 100 or Single Top 100 is a Dutch chart, based on official physical single sales, legal downloads and since July 2013 streaming and composed by Dutch Charts. It is one of the three official charts, the other two being the Du ...
chart,
Portugal's
AFP Top 100 Singles Chart (No. 8),
and both Belgium's
Flemish and
Walloon Ultratop
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charts (No. 5).
In the United States, "Say So" became Doja Cat's first track to be
certified
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both
platinum and multi-platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of America
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(RIAA), in April 2020 and August 2020, respectively.
According to
MRC Data
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's 2020 year-end report, "Say So" was the tenth most streamed song in the US, with 562.4 million on-demand streams.
It also was the second-most successful
R&B song in the US in 2020 (behind "
Blinding Lights" by
the Weeknd
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (; born February 16, 1990), known professionally as the Weeknd, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is best known for adding Pop music, pop, electronic music, electronic and hip-hop stylings ...
),
and had the most viewed R&B music video of the year worldwide. The song has been certified eightfold platinum in Australia by the
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) is a trade association representing the Australian recording industry which was established in the 1970s by six major record companies, EMI, Festival Records (Australia), Festival, Sony Music ...
(ARIA) for track-equivalent sales of 560,000 units.
The
British Phonographic Industry
BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Limited, trading as British Phonographic Industry (BPI), is the British recorded music industry's trade association. It runs the BRIT Awards; is home to the Mercury Prize; co-owns the Official Charts C ...
has certified the song double platinum in the United Kingdom for the track-equivalent sales of 1,200,000 units.
In Brazil, it is certified triple-diamond by
Pro-Música Brasil for the track-equivalent sales of 480,000 units.
Elsewhere, "Say So" has been certified diamond in France and Mexico,
quadruple-platinum in New Zealand,
triple-platinum in Poland,
double-platinum in Canada,
and platinum in Norway,
Belgium,
and Switzerland among other territories.
Music video
Background and release
The music video for "Say So" was filmed during the basis of January 23–24, 2020 and was later released on February 27, 2020, when it premiering alongside a live performance of the song on ''
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
''The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'' is an American late-night talk show hosted by actor and comedian Jimmy Fallon that airs on NBC. The show premiered on February 17, 2014, and is produced by Broadway Video and Universal Television. It i ...
''.
Doja Cat had announced its release on social media the day before, writing, "You bitches wanted it, now you'll have it. Say So video tomorrow at 10AM ET."
The video was directed by
Hannah Lux Davis and stars actor Josué de La Vega as Tony, Doja Cat's love interest. It was filmed at the
Sheats–Goldstein Residence in
Beverly Crest, Los Angeles,
and features cameo appearances from TikTok stars
Donté Colley and Haley Sharpe, the latter of whom created the viral dance for the song. The dance itself, which made the song popular, was featured in the music video.
Sharpe revealed that she was in art class on a Tuesday when she got an email notification with the subject "Say So music video inquiry", and that she arrived at the video shoot on the Friday of that same week.
She said that, during the shoot, Doja Cat had expressed her gratitude towards Sharpe for creating the dance.
Synopsis and reception
Several publications praised the music video for its 1970s disco theme,
with some calling it "groovy",
"
psychedelic",
and "vibrant". Others pointed out its "golden-hued"
aesthetic and filming style inspired by
Super 8 film
Super 8 mm film is a motion-picture film format released in 1965 by Eastman Kodak as an improvement over the older "Double" or "Regular" 8 mm home movie format. The formal name for Super 8 is 8-mm Type S, distinguishing it from the ...
,
and noted that its
4x3 resolution made it look like an authentic "vintage movie".
Doja Cat appears in a total of four
different outfits which each were described as "shimmery",
"sparkly",
"sequinned",
and "glamorous". During the day, she flirts with a "handsome handyman" who fixes her record player at the mansion.
The video alternates between this scene and one where she dances in front of the
Los Angeles
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skyline in a full-length dress with
rhinestones, which Margaret Blatz of ''
Elite Daily
''Elite Daily'' is an American online news platform founded by David Arabov, Jonathon Francis, and Gerard Adams. The site describes its target audience as millennials. In addition to general news and trending topics, the site offers feature st ...
'' compared to
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe ( ; born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 August 4, 1962) was an American actress and model. Known for playing comic "Blonde stereotype#Blonde bombshell, blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex ...
's gown from her 1962 performance of "
Happy Birthday, Mr. President".
Here, she also sports aqua-coloured eyeshadow and a
blowout which one writer compared to those commonly worn by American actress
Farrah Fawcett.
Later that night Doja Cat challenges the handyman to a dance battle amongst a crowd of others at a disco in the same mansion.
In this scene, her outfit consists of a large blonde afro wig, glitter eyeshadow and a sequin-filled jumpsuit that resembles a disco-ball.
Between the indoor daytime scene and the disco scene, Doja Cat has "a quick poolside groove session with her friends" just outside the mansion, where she wears a purple headpiece and long blonde hair extensions.
Upon her arrival at the disco, Doja Cat can be seen using a leash to walk a real-life tiger named Schicka.
Writing for ''
Teen Vogue
''Teen Vogue'' is an American progressive online publication, formerly in print, launched in January 2003, as a sister publication to '' Vogue'', targeted at teenage girls and young women. Like ''Vogue'', it included stories about fashion and ...
'', Allie Gemmill pointed out her familiarity with Doja Cat's "dynamic, playful" music videos, but noted that this one "might just be the best one yet".
Accolades
Live performances
Shortly after the premiere of the song's music video, Doja Cat performed "Say So" on ''The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'' on February 26, 2020.
The performance features Doja Cat dressed in a baby pink bodysuit, along with two backup singer/dancers who execute disco-influenced choreography, which incorporated some of the dance moves from the viral TikTok routine. In a new artist campaign organised by MTV titled ''Push'', Doja Cat performed "Say So" on April 4, 2020.
In that same month, she performed an exclusive
parody
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version of the song during the Nether Meant music festival, significantly changing the song's lyrics to relate to the video game ''
Minecraft
''Minecraft'' is a 2011 sandbox game developed and published by the Swedish video game developer Mojang Studios. Originally created by Markus Persson, Markus "Notch" Persson using the Java (programming language), Java programming language, the ...
'' (2011). A live performance of "Say So" was uploaded to YouTube in May 2020 as part of
Vevo
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's 2020 ''
Lift'' campaign for new artists. The video features Doja Cat in a box-like structure room with pink carpeted walls as she performs the song in a one-piece fur outfit with cat ears to match. On May 11, 2020, Doja Cat performed "Say So" on ''
The Voice'', wearing a pink '70s inspired costume and positioned on top of a giant disco ball. On May 23, 2020, Doja Cat performed "Say So" at the virtual
2020 BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend music festival. Her performance of the song on ''
The Late Late Show with James Corden
''The Late Late Show with James Corden'' (also known simply as ''Late Late'') is an American late-night talk show that aired on CBS from 2015 to 2023. It is the fourth and final iteration of '' The Late Late Show'', and aired in the United Sta ...
'' on June 17, 2020, took place in a scene described as "a fluffy pink slumber party with sparkling chiffon curtains and neon signs galore".
On August 30, 2020, Doja Cat performed a medley of "Say So" and "
Like That" at the
2020 MTV Video Music Awards. The performance was
science fiction
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themed and saw her wearing a
reptilian full body suit. It was also here that she first introduced the concept of her then-forthcoming third studio album ''
Planet Her
''Planet Her'' is the third studio album by American rapper Doja Cat. It was released on June 25, 2021, by Kemosabe Records and RCA Records. The album, titled after a fictional planet created by Doja Cat, is an amalgamation of pop, hip hop, an ...
'' (2021). Doja Cat performed "Say So" in a
Broadway-themed medley with "
Juicy" and "Like That" at the
2020 ''Billboard'' Music Awards, which some writers noted to be inspired by
Roxie Hart from the musical ''
Chicago
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''. At the
2020 MTV Europe Music Awards, Doja Cat performed a metal version of "Say So", where she re-created the scene of
Samara Morgan
is a fictional character and the main antagonist of Koji Suzuki (writer), Koji Suzuki's Ring (novel series), ''Ring'' novel series and its The Ring (franchise), eponymous film series. Her backstory varies between continuities, but all depict her ...
crawling out of a television in the horror film ''
The Ring'' (2002).
Australian guitarist
Plini accused Doja Cat of using a guitar solo lifted from his song "
Handmade Cities" without permission. Regarding the alleged plagiarism, Plini stated "the lack of prior communication about it or proper credit upon release is disappointing but not particularly surprising in a sector of the industry that is usually more interested in clout than creativity. (it's being sorted now, but would have been cooler a million views ago)". On December 12, 2020, Doja Cat performed the song at the
10th Streamy Awards. Later that month, she performed it at iHeartRadio's
2020 Jingle Ball, and at the annual
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve show. At the
63rd Annual Grammy Awards
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in March 2021, Doja Cat performed "Say So" for what she said would be the last time, and described the performance as the "funeral of 'Say So'" in an interview.
In an interview with ''Rolling Stone'' in December 2021, while reflecting on the success of "Say So", she revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic "ruined" the relationship she had with her favorite song from ''Hot Pink'' and that having to repetitively perform it virtually instead of on a stage in front of fans "just became a very sad and repetitive and underwhelming thing".
Cover versions
* A Japanese version of the song recorded by Indonesian
YouTuber
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and singer
Rainych Ran was released on March 31, 2020.
The song was translated by fellow YouTuber Datenkou and mixed by Rainych herself.
The cover gained the attention of Doja Cat while on an Instagram
livestream after a fan suggested that she listen to it. During her reaction of the cover music video, Doja Cat called Rainych's voice "beautiful" while dancing, saying that "she's fire. She knows exactly what the fuck she's doing."
Rainych expressed her happiness on Twitter multiple times, thanking the fan that suggested the song, and also writing that she was "smiling while crying" over the reaction.
*
Lisa
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People with the mononym
* Lisa (Japanese musician, born 1974), stylized "LISA"
* Lisa, stagename of Japanese singer Lisa Komine (born 1978)
* Lisa (South Korean singer) (born 1980)
* Lisa (Japanese musician, b ...
of the Korean girl group
Blackpink
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performed "a slinky, showgirl cover" of the song as part of the group's online concert titled ''
The Show''. She added a self-written rap and self-choreographed dance break to her rendition.
* On June 23, 2020, South Korean singer
Luna
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* Earth's Moon, named "Luna" in Latin, Spanish and other languages
* Luna (goddess)
In Sabine and ancient Roman religion and myth, Luna is the divine embodiment of the Moon (Latin ''Lūna'' ). She is often presented as t ...
of the girl group
f(x), released a Korean version of the song, along with an accompanying music video. The video features Luna, accompanied by two dancers, wearing a bra and bikini, and has a "flirtatious and retro vibe".
* On April 29, 2020, R&B singer
PJ covered the song in a trap and R&B style for her ''The Quarantine Tapes'' campaign.
In other media
A ''
Fortnite'' emote featuring the song was released in September 2020. "Say So" is featured on the dance rhythm game ''
Just Dance 2021''. "Say So" would be announced as a Jam Track for
Fortnite Festival on January 30, 2023, and added to the game on February 2, 2024.
Track listing
Digital download / streaming – Jax Jones Midnight Snack remix
# "Say So" (
Jax Jones
Timucin Lam (born Timucin Fabian Kwong Wah Aluo; 25 July 1987), known professionally as Jax Jones, is an English DJ, record producer and remixer. He rose to prominence in 2014 by featuring on Duke Dumont's number-one single "I Got U". He follow ...
Midnight Snack Remix) – 3:30
Digital download / streaming – Friend Within remix
# "Say So" (Friend Within Remix) – 2:52
Digital download / streaming – Snakehips remix
# "Say So" (
Snakehips Remix) – 3:20
12-inch single
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/
CD single
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# "Say So" – 3:58
# "Say So" (feat. Nicki Minaj) – 3:26
Digital download / streaming – Remix featuring
Nicki Minaj
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# "Say So" (feat. Nicki Minaj) – 3:26
Digital download / streaming – Remix featuring Nicki Minaj (Original Version)
# "Say So" (feat. Nicki Minaj)
riginal Version– 3:26
Digital download / streaming – "Say So" / "
Like That" (
Mashup)
# "Say So / Like That" (Mashup) – 3:32
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from "Say So" single liner notes.
Solo version
Recording and management
* Mixed at Threejonet Studios (
Los Angeles
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, California)
* Mastered at
Bernie Grundman Mastering
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He is most known for his mastering work and his studio, Bernie Grundman Mastering, which he opened in 1984 in Hollywood. The studio, which includes engineers Chri ...
(
Hollywood
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* Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States
Hollywood may also refer to:
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* Hollywood District (disambiguation)
* Hollywood ...
, California)
* Doja Cat Music/Prescription Songs (BMI), Kasz Money Publishing (BMI), Desta Melodies (BMI)
Personnel
*
Doja Cat
Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini (born October 21, 1995), known professionally as Doja Cat (), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, she began making and releasing music on SoundCl ...
– vocals, songwriting
*
Lukasz Gottwald – songwriting;
production
*Lydia Asrat – songwriting
*Clint Gibbs –
mixing
*
Mike Bozzi –
mastering
Remix
Recording and management
* Nicki Minaj's vocals recorded and mixed at Kingdom Recording (
Beverly Hills, California
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)
* Mixed at Threejonet Studios (Los Angeles, California)
* Mastered at
Bernie Grundman Mastering
Bernie Grundman (born 16 December 1943, Minneapolis) is an American audio engineer.
He is most known for his mastering work and his studio, Bernie Grundman Mastering, which he opened in 1984 in Hollywood. The studio, which includes engineers Chri ...
(Hollywood, California)
* Doja Cat Music/Prescription Songs (BMI), Kasz Money Publishing (BMI), Desta Melodies (BMI), Universal Music Works/Ken & Barbie Music (BMI)
Personnel
*
Doja Cat
Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini (born October 21, 1995), known professionally as Doja Cat (), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, she began making and releasing music on SoundCl ...
– vocals, songwriting
*
Lukasz Gottwald – songwriting; production
*Lydia Asrat – songwriting
*
Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty – songwriting
*Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine – Nicki Minaj's vocals recording, Nicki Minaj's vocals mixing
*Clint Gibbs – mixing
*
Mike Bozzi – mastering
Charts
Weekly charts
Monthly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
See also
*
List of ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one singles of 2020
*
List of ''Billboard'' Hot 100 top-ten singles in 2020
*
List of ''Billboard'' number-one dance songs of 2020
*
List of number-one digital songs of 2020 (U.S.)
*
List of ''Billboard'' Argentina Hot 100 top-ten singles in 2020
References
Notes
Citations
{{Nicki Minaj songs
2019 songs
2020 singles
American disco songs
Pop-rap songs
Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
Bubblegum pop songs
Doja Cat songs
Obscenity controversies in music
Kemosabe Records singles
Music videos directed by Hannah Lux Davis
Nicki Minaj songs
RCA Records singles
Songs written by Nicki Minaj
Songs written by Dr. Luke
Song recordings produced by Dr. Luke
Songs written by Doja Cat
Songs written by Yeti Beats
Remix singles