Say Aha
{{Distinguish|Say Aah}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Say Aha
| cover = Santogoldsayaha.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Santigold
| album = Santogold
| released = November 24, 2008
| format =
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = New wave, reggae fusion
| length = 3:35
| label = Downtown Records (US)
Atlantic Records (UK)
| writer = Santi White, John Hill
| producer = Santi White, John Hill
| prev_title = Lights Out
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = Brooklyn Go Hard
| next_year = 2008
}}
"Say Aha" is the fourth single by American artist Santigold, taken from her debut album Santogold.
Release and reception
"Say Aha" was released on November 24 in the UK.{{ cite web | url=http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1;-1&sku=896461 | title=Say Aha | work=HMV | publisher=HMV | accessdate=2008-11-21 }} The song appeared in television advertisements for Samsung.{{ cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/nov/18/singles-club | title=Songs about LCD and cloud cover | author=Rosie Swash | work=guardian.co.uk | publisher=Guardian Media Group | date=2008-11-18 | accessdate=2008-11-21 }} In the United States, a remix of "Say Aha" (as well as a remix of "L.E.S. Artistes") was featured in commercials for the Ford Flex.{{ cite web | url=http://video.aol.com/video-detail/ford-flex-say-aha/341007570/?icid=VIDURVENT10 | title=Ford Flex - Say Aha | work=AOL Video | publisher=AOL | accessdate=2008-11-21 }}
NME said that the song "loses out considerably in the amazingness stakes simply by virtue of not being 'L.E.S. Artistes'. But [...] this is jaunty, dancehall-flecked and it's perfectly fine," giving the song an eight out of ten.{{ cite web | url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/santogold/9989 | title=Say Aha | author=DM | work=NME | publisher=IPC Media | date=2008-11-07 | accessdate=2008-11-21 }} A review from Music Week said the single "sounds sparkling" and "boasts a great chorus".{{ cite web | url=http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?storycode=1036000 | title=Say Aha (Atlantic) | author=Ben Cardew | work=Music Week | publisher=CMP Information | date=2008-10-29 | accessdate=2008-11-21 }} Pitchfork Media described "Say Aha" as "perfect new wave bubblegum-- 2 Tone keyboards, phaser effects, a stomp-ready chorus, and a surf guitar solo to finish." The review said that the song "evoke[s] that moment when rock's aggression met reggae's drive and depth".{{ cite web | url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/50435-santogold | title=Santogold | work=Pitchfork Media | author=Tom Ewing | date=2008-05-07 | accessdate=2008-07-04 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217230457/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/50435-santogold | archive-date=2008-12-17 | url-status=dead }} The Times labelled the track "annoying/endearing" but "worthy of the hype."{{ cite web | url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article3895084.ece | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616120220/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article3895084.ece | url-status=dead | archive-date=June 16, 2011 | title=Santogold | author=Steve Jelbert | work=The Times | publisher=News International | date=2008-05-09 | accessdate=2008-11-21 }}
Music video
The music video for "Say Aha" was filmed on Red Hook, Brooklyn's Van Brunt Street on June 18, 2008.{{ cite web | url=http://amylangfield.com/2008/06/red-hook-notes-360-back-in-5-santogold.html | title=Red Hook notes: 360 'back in 5' & 'Santogold' filming | author=Amy Langfield | work=Amy's New York Notebook | date=2008-06-17 | accessdate=2008-07-04 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012213233/http://amylangfield.com/2008/06/red-hook-notes-360-back-in-5-santogold.html | archive-date=2008-10-12 | url-status=dead }} Santogold was photographed on the video set with her extras, riding on bicycles with lifesized loudspeakers.{{ cite web | url=http://gothamist.com/2008/06/19/what_ikea_santogold_shoots_video_in.php?gallery5483Pic=5#gallery | title=Ikea who? Santogold shoots video in Red Hook | author=John Del Signore | work=Gothamist | date=2008-06-19 | accessdate=2008-07-04 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521042303/http://gothamist.com/2008/06/19/what_ikea_santogold_shoots_video_in.php?gallery5483Pic=5#gallery | archivedate=2011-05-21 }}
Track listing
- Say Aha – 3:35
;UK digital EP{{ cite web | url=https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=296203905&s=143444 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005153007/http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=296203905&s=143444 | url-status=dead | archive-date=October 5, 2011 | title=Say Aha - EP | work=iTunes Store | publisher=Apple Inc. | date=2008-11-24 | accessdate=2008-11-26 }}
- Say Aha (Tom Neville's 24 Carat Vocal Remix) – 8:17 (7digital only){{ cite web | url=http://www.7digital.com/artists/santogold/say-aha/?src=alsoBy | title=Say Aha | work=7digital | date=2008-11-24 | accessdate=2008-11-26 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{Dead link|date=December 2013|bot=Theo's Little Bot}}
- Say Aha (Nevilles Gold Dust Dub) – 6:51
- Say Aha (Phones Cosmic Dub) – 6:12
- Say Aha (Tepr Edit) – 4:31
Official versions and remixes
- Album Version – 3:35
- Nevilles Gold Dust Dub – 6:51
- Phones Cosmic Dub – 6:12
- Tepr Edit – 4:31
- Tom Neville's 24 Carat Vocal Remix – 8:17
Chart positions
| class="wikitable sortable"
!align="left"|Chart (2008) !align="center"|Peak |
| Belgian Tip Chart (Flanders)[https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/70547/Santogold-Say-Aha Santogold - Say Aha] Ultratop. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
|align="center"|15 |
| UK Singles Chart{{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_S.HTM|title=Chart Log UK : DJ S – The System Of Life|accessdate=2010-04-20|publisher=Zobbel}}
|align="center"|157 |
References
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Category:Songs written by John Hill (record producer)
Category:Songs written by Santigold
Category:Song recordings produced by John Hill (record producer)