Say I

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{{Infobox song

| name = Say I

| cover = christina_milian_say_i_cover.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Christina Milian featuring Young Jeezy

| album = So Amazin'

| released = {{start date|2006|2|20}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| length = 3:33

| label = {{hlist|Island Def Jam|Mercury}}

| writer = {{hlist|Bunny Sigler|J. Jenkins|Phil Hurtt|Andre Lyon|Marcello Valenzano|Jazmine Sullivan}}

| producer = Cool & Dre

| chronology = Christina Milian

| prev_title = Whatever U Want

| prev_year = 2004

| next_title = Us Against the World

| next_year = 2008

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Young Jeezy

| type = singles

| prev_title = Get Throwed

| prev_year = 2006

| title = Say I

| year = 2006

| next_title = Grew Up a Screw Up

| next_year = 2006

}}

"Say I" is a song by American singer Christina Milian. It was written by Jazmine Sullivan, Jay Jenkins (at the time Young Jeezy, now simply known as Jeezy), Andre Lyon, and Marcello Valenzano and produced by Lyon and Valenzano under their production moniker Cool & Dre for her third studio album So Amazin' (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 Island Def Jam as the album's lead single in February 2006. It reached the top five in the Wallonian 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 Los Angeles in February 2006. The official remix of "Say I" features rapper Juelz Santana.

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 Los Angeles.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/59673/milian-prepares-amazin-new-disc|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807213406/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/59673/milian-prepares-amazin-new-disc|archivedate=2007-08-07 |title=Milian Prepares Amazin New Disc|accessdate=2008-07-26 |magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc |date=2006-02-16}} Behind the scenes footage of the making of the video aired on March 1 on BET's making of series Access Granted.

Track listings

{{track listing

| headline = Digital download

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Say I

| note1 = featuring Young Jeezy

| extra1 = Cool & Dre

| length1 = 3:33

}}

{{track listing

| headline = CD single

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Say I

| note1 = Radio Edit featuring Young Jeezy

| extra1 = Cool & Dre

| length1 = 3:35

| title2 = Say I

| note2 = Hani "Say I" Remix featuring Young Jeezy

| extra2 = {{hlist|Cool & Dre|Hani{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length2 = 7:37

}}

{{track listing

| headline = Maxi single

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Say I

| note1 = Radio Edit featuring Young Jeezy

| extra1 = Cool & Dre

| length1 = 3:35

| title2 = Say I

| note2 = Maurice Say Mo Remix featuring Young Jeezy

| extra2 = {{hlist|Cool & Dre|Maurice Joshua{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length2 = 6:26

| title3 = Say I

| note3 = Hani "Say I" Remix featuring Young Jeezy

| extra3 = {{hlist|Cool & Dre|Hani{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length3 = 7:37

| title4 = Say I

| note4 = Music video

| length4 = 3:32

}}

Notes

{{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} denotes additional producer

Charts

=Weekly charts=

scope="row"\|Europe (European Hot 100 Singles){{cite magazine\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/00s/2006/BB-2006-06-03.pdf\|title=Hits of the World – Eurocharts\|magazine=Billboard\|volume=118\|issue=22\|page=75\|date=June 3, 2006\|access-date=July 26, 2020}} \|10
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !scope="col"\|Chart (2006) !scope="col"\|Peak position
{{single chart\|Australia\|45\|artist=Christina Milian feat. Young Jeezy\|song=Say I\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 26, 2020}}
{{single chart\|Australiaurban\|13\|url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222430/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20060720-0000/issue851.pdf\|urltitle=Issue 851\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 23, 2024}}
{{single chart\|Austria\|64\|artist=Christina Milian feat. Young Jeezy\|song=Say I\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 26, 2020}}
{{single chart\|Flanders\|43\|artist=Christina Milian feat. Young Jeezy\|song=Say I\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 26, 2020}}
{{single chart\|Wallonia Tip\|2\|artist=Christina Milian feat. Young Jeezy\|song=Say I\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 26, 2020}}
{{Single chart\|Germany\|38\|artist=Christina Milian feat. Young Jeezy\|song=Say I\|songid=203883\|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"\|Global Dance Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/christina-milian/chart-history/dgl/\|title=Christina Milian – Global Dance Songs \|magazine= Billboard \|access-date=May 8, 2022}} \|20
{{single chart\|Ireland2\|15\|artist=Christina Milian featuring Young Jeezy\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 26, 2020}}
scope="row"\|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade){{cite web\|url=https://www.top40.nl/tipparade/2006/week-28\|title=week 28 (15 juli 2006)\|publisher=Dutch Top 40\|language=nl\|access-date=July 28, 2020}} \|3
{{single chart\|Dutch100\|74\|artist=Christina Milian feat. Young Jeezy\|song=Say I\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 26, 2020}}
{{single chart\|New Zealand\|23\|artist=Christina Milian feat. Young Jeezy\|song=Say I\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 26, 2020}}
{{single chart\|Scotland\|10\|date=20060527\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 26, 2020}}
{{single chart\|Switzerland\|23\|artist=Christina Milian feat. Young Jeezy\|song=Say I\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 26, 2020}}
{{single chart\|UK\|4\|date=20060527\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 26, 2020}}
{{single chart\|UKrandb\|5\|date=20060527\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 26, 2020}}
{{single chart\|Billboardhot100\|21\|artist=Christina Milian\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 26, 2020}}
{{single chart\|Billboarddanceclubplay\|4\|artist=Christina Milian\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 26, 2020}}
{{single chart\|Billboarddanceairplay\|25\|artist=Christina Milian\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 26, 2020}}
{{single chart\|Billboardrandbhiphop\|13\|artist=Christina Milian\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 26, 2020}}
{{single chart\|Billboardpopsongs\|35\|artist=Christina Milian\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 26, 2020}}
{{single chart\|Billboardrhythmic\|18\|artist=Christina Milian\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 26, 2020}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !scope="col"\|Chart (2006) !scope="col"\|Position
scope="row"\|UK Singles (OCC){{cite web\|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2006.pdf\|title=The Official UK Singles Chart 2006\|work=UKChartsPlus\|access-date=July 26, 2020}} \|105
scope="row"\|UK Urban (Music Week){{cite magazine\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2007/Music-Week-2007-01-13.pdf \|title=2006 Urban Top 40\|magazine=Music Week\|page=26\|date=January 13, 2007\|access-date=August 6, 2023}} \|11
scope="row"\|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite web\|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2006/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs-titles\|title=Year-End Charts – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Titles – 2006\|website=Billboard.biz\|year=2006\|access-date=September 24, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003173555/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2006/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs-titles\|archive-date=October 3, 2012}} \|73

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

!scope="col"|Chart (2006)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2006.pdf|title=The Official UK Singles Chart 2006|work=UKChartsPlus|access-date=July 26, 2020}}

|105

scope="row"|UK Urban (Music Week){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2007/Music-Week-2007-01-13.pdf |title=2006 Urban Top 40|magazine=Music Week|page=26|date=January 13, 2007|access-date=August 6, 2023}}

|11

scope="row"|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2006/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs-titles|title=Year-End Charts – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Titles – 2006|website=Billboard.biz|year=2006|access-date=September 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003173555/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2006/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs-titles|archive-date=October 3, 2012}}

|73

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" !scope="col"\|Region !scope="col"\|Date !scope="col"\|Format(s) !scope="col"\|Label(s) !scope="col"\|{{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
scope="row" rowspan="3"\|United States \|February 20, 2006 \|Urban radio \|rowspan="3"\|Island Def Jam \|{{cite magazine\|title=Going for Adds\|magazine=Radio & Records\|issue=1645\|page=23\|date=February 17, 2006}}
March 14, 2006 \|Rhythmic contemporary radio \|{{cite web\|url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239#2006\|title=Available for Airplay\|website=FMQB\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091101141712/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239\|archive-date=November 1, 2009\|access-date=October 22, 2021}}
April 24, 2006 \|Contemporary hit radio \|
scope="row"\|United Kingdom \|May 15, 2006 \|CD \|{{hlist\|Island Def Jam\|Mercury}} \|{{cite magazine\|title=New Releases: Singles\|magazine=Music Week\|page=25\|date=May 13, 2006}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

!scope="col"|Region

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Format(s)

!scope="col"|Label(s)

!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row" rowspan="3"|United States

|February 20, 2006

|Urban radio

|rowspan="3"|Island Def Jam

|{{cite magazine|title=Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1645|page=23|date=February 17, 2006}}

March 14, 2006

|Rhythmic contemporary radio

|{{cite web|url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239#2006|title=Available for Airplay|website=FMQB|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091101141712/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239|archive-date=November 1, 2009|access-date=October 22, 2021}}

April 24, 2006

|Contemporary hit radio

scope="row"|United Kingdom

|May 15, 2006

|CD

|{{hlist|Island Def Jam|Mercury}}

|{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=25|date=May 13, 2006}}