Say So

{{Infobox song

| name = Say So

| cover = Doja Cat - Say So.png

| type = single

| artist = Doja Cat

| album = Hot Pink

| released = January 17, 2020

| recorded = July 2019

| genre = * Pop

| length = 3:58 (original version)
3:26 (Nicki Minaj remix)

| label = * Kemosabe

| writer = * Amala Dlamini

| producer = Tyson Trax

| prev_title = Cyber Sex

| prev_year = 2019

| next_title = Boss Bitch

| next_year = 2020

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|pok8H_KF1FA|"Say So"}}}}

{{Extra album cover

| header = Nicki Minaj remix cover

| type = single

| cover = Doja Cat featuring Nicki Minaj - Say So (Remix).png

| caption = Cover artwork for the remix. The original version of the remix features the same artwork with different colors.

}}

{{extra chronology

| artist = Nicki Minaj

| type = single

| prev_title = Nice to Meet Ya

| prev_year = 2020

| title = Say So

| version = remix

| year = 2020

| next_title = Trollz

| next_year = 2020

}}

{{External music video|header=Lyric video|{{YouTube|marAFsQo3VE|"Say So" (remix)}}}}

}}

"Say So" is a song by American rapper Doja Cat 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 in January 2020 as the record's fifth single after it gained traction on TikTok, where a dance set to the song went viral. A pop song, it features elements of 1970s funk, disco, and pop rap. 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 propelled the song to number one. With this, the track earned a Guinness World Record 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 breakthrough. It has received several certifications, including a septuple platinum from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), an eightfold platinum from the Australian Recording Industry Association (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, where the song was nominated in two categories: Record of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance. 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 lawsuits.

Background

= Recording and release =

"Say So" was written by Doja Cat and her manager Lydia Asrat,{{Cite web|date=December 3, 2020|title=Making the Cut: Variety's 2020 Hitmakers and Hitbreakers Revealed|url=https://variety.com/lists/hitmakers-2020-full-list/|access-date=April 27, 2021|website=Variety|archive-date=January 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121231518/https://variety.com/lists/hitmakers-2020-full-list|url-status=live}} as well as Dr. Luke, who handled production for the song under the pseudonym Tyson Trax.{{Cite AV media notes|title=Say So Single CD|publisher=Kemosabe Records}} Frequent collaborator Yeti Beats also served as an executive producer and co-writer.{{Cite magazine|last=Eggertsen|first=Chris|date=May 15, 2020|title=Doja Cat's 'Say So' Executive Producer Yeti Beats Signs Warner Chappell Admin Deal|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/publishing/9379045/doja-cat-say-so-producer-yeti-beats-warner-chappell-admin-deal|access-date=April 25, 2021|magazine=Billboard|quote=Yeti Beats, the executive producer behind Doja Cat's "Say So"|archive-date=April 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425193445/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/publishing/9379045/doja-cat-say-so-producer-yeti-beats-warner-chappell-admin-deal|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Tingen|first=Paul|date=July 2020|title=Inside Track: Doja Cat ft. Nicki Minaj 'Say So' (Page 1)|url=https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/inside-track-doja-cat-ft-nicki-minaj-say-so?page=1|access-date=April 25, 2021|website=Sound on Sound|archive-date=April 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425165433/https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/inside-track-doja-cat-ft-nicki-minaj-say-so?page=1|url-status=live}} "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.{{Cite AV media notes|title=Hot Pink|publisher=Kemosabe Records}} A&R executives at RCA Records said that they "immediately" knew the song had hit potential, with Keith Naftaly stating: "A retro disco-pop 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.{{Cite web|date=April 2, 2020|title=Doja Cat Performs VIRAL Tik Tok Songs 'Say So' & 'Juicy' + EXCLUSIVE Interviews {{!}} MTV Push|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg-uuAsGwCA&t=3m55s| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/Jg-uuAsGwCA?url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg-uuAsGwCA| archive-date=2021-09-24|access-date=April 26, 2020|website=MTV|publisher=YouTube|postscript=. Event occurs between 3:55 and 5:10.}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite magazine|last=Dickson|first=E. J.|date=December 16, 2021|title=Doja Cat DGAF If You Read This*|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/doja-cat-planet-her-tour-mooo-dr-luke-say-so-1269896/|access-date=December 16, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone}}

{{Blockquote|text=When I got that beat I went home and I locked myself in my room, and I was like: "Let me just open this up on Logic." I opened it up, I thought, I mumbled it, that's how I began, and it just fell together really nicely, lyrically I feel like. [...] I naturally write 70's kind of more vintage-y, funk-y music. I feel like that's kind of my bag and I love it so much. It's really fun to make.|source=Doja Cat on the inception of "Say So" in an interview with MTV.}}

The song was originally included as an album track on Doja Cat's second studio album Hot Pink (2019).{{Cite web|last=Stefansky|first=Emma|date=March 6, 2020|title=The Story Behind Doja Cat's 'Say So' Dance Is an Internet Virality Ouroboros|url=https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/doja-cat-say-so-dance-tiktok-haley-sharpe|access-date=April 25, 2021|website=Thrillist|quote=...before releasing her second album, Hot Pink, in November 2019. Her song "Say So," originally just another song on the album...|archive-date=April 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401031822/https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/doja-cat-say-so-dance-tiktok-haley-sharpe|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Zhang|first=Cat|date=May 18, 2020|title=The Mystery of Doja Cat's Unimpeachable TikTok Reign|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/the-mystery-of-doja-cats-unimpeachable-tiktok-reign/|access-date=April 25, 2021|website=Pitchfork|archive-date=April 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418161650/https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/the-mystery-of-doja-cats-unimpeachable-tiktok-reign/|url-status=live}} During late 2019 and early 2020, it gained popularity "out of nowhere" on TikTok due to a viral dance challenge which featured the song and was created by TikTok user Haley Sharpe (@yodelinghaley).{{Cite magazine|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|date=June 6, 2020|title=Dua Lipa Nails Doja Cat's Viral 'Say So' Dance on TikTok|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9430431/dua-lipa-doja-cat-say-so-dance-tiktok/|access-date=April 25, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=April 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425161921/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9430431/dua-lipa-doja-cat-say-so-dance-tiktok/|url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine|last=Lang|first=Cady|date=August 29, 2020|title=The Best TikTok Dances of 2020 So Far|url=https://time.com/5880779/best-tiktok-dances-2020/|access-date=April 25, 2021|magazine=Time|archive-date=September 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901145945/https://time.com/5880779/best-tiktok-dances-2020/|url-status=live}} Celebrities such as Dua Lipa, Laura Dern,{{Cite web|last=Tenbarge|first=Kat|date=December 23, 2019|title=Laura Dern made her TikTok debut by pushing her daughter out of the frame to dance|url=https://www.insider.com/laura-dern-took-over-daughter-tiktok-dance-to-doja-cat-2019-12|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210429141615/https://www.insider.com/laura-dern-took-over-daughter-tiktok-dance-to-doja-cat-2019-12|archive-date=April 29, 2021|access-date=April 25, 2021|website=Insider}} Charli D'Amelio,{{Cite web|last=DeVille|first=Chris|date=March 2, 2020|title=Doja Cat Is Good At Making Pop Music And Even Better At Going Viral|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2074773/doja-cat-say-so-tiktok-viral-stardom/columns/the-week-in-pop/|access-date=April 25, 2020|website=Stereogum|quote=The track boasts a lush disco-funk groove and breathy vocal harmonies that are catchy enough to stick with you even as they mostly get out of the beat's way. The video plays up that '70s aesthetic with analog-tinted video filters and a glittering disco dance party.|archive-date=December 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207103222/https://www.stereogum.com/2074773/doja-cat-say-so-tiktok-viral-stardom/columns/the-week-in-pop/|url-status=live}} Mackenzie Ziegler,{{Cite web|last=Gemmill|first=Allie|date=February 27, 2020|title=Yes, Doja Cat's "Say So" Music Video Features the TikTok Dance|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/doja-cat-say-so-music-video-tiktok-dance|access-date=April 27, 2021|website=Teen Vogue|archive-date=April 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427115853/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/doja-cat-say-so-music-video-tiktok-dance|url-status=live}} 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.{{Cite web|last=Krol|first=Charlotte|date=December 2, 2020|title=TikTok's top 10 songs of the year revealed|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/tiktoks-top-10-songs-of-the-year-revealed-2830114|access-date=April 26, 2021|website=NME|archive-date=April 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426145221/https://www.nme.com/news/music/tiktoks-top-10-songs-of-the-year-revealed-2830114|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Haasch|first=Palmer|date=December 2, 2020|title=These are TikTok's top 10 songs of 2020, according to the viral app|url=https://www.insider.com/tiktok-top-songs-savage-wap-sounds-music-2020-12|access-date=April 26, 2021|website=Insider}} As a result of its initial traction, the song officially impacted contemporary hit radio on January 28, 2020, rhythmic contemporary radio on February 4, and hot adult contemporary radio on March 23, in the United States.{{Cite news |last=Cantor |first=Brian |title=Doja Cat's "Say So" Ranks As Hot AC Radio's Most Added Song |url=https://headlineplanet.com/home/2020/03/23/doja-cats-say-so-ranks-as-hot-ac-radios-most-added-song/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412182328/https://headlineplanet.com/home/2020/03/23/doja-cats-say-so-ranks-as-hot-ac-radios-most-added-song/ |archive-date=April 12, 2020 |access-date=January 24, 2024 |work=Headline Planet}} 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 a day before its release on May 1, 2020.{{cite magazine|last=Lamarre|first=Carl|date=April 29, 2020|title=Doja Cat Teases 'Say So' Remix With Nicki Minaj: 'Cat's Out the Bag'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9368444/doja-cat-say-so-remix-teaser-nicki-minaj|access-date=April 26, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=October 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024010341/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9368444/doja-cat-say-so-remix-teaser-nicki-minaj|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Langford|first=Jackson|date=April 30, 2020|title=Doja Cat announces 'Say So' remix with Nicki Minaj|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/doja-cat-announces-say-so-remix-with-nicki-minaj-2656527|access-date=April 30, 2020|website=NME|archive-date=October 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007220436/https://www.nme.com/news/music/doja-cat-announces-say-so-remix-with-nicki-minaj-2656527|url-status=live}} 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.{{Cite web|date=May 1, 2020|title=Doja Cat And Nicki Minaj Join Forces For "Say So" (Remix)|url=https://www.vibe.com/2020/05/doja-cat-nicki-minaj-say-so-remix|access-date=April 26, 2021|website=Vibe|quote=As a longtime fan of Minaj, Doja has no problem giving the Queens rapper her props. In an interview with Power 105.1 last year, Doja named Minaj among her Top 5 female rappers, and questioned why she doesn't receive more respect in the rap game.|archive-date=September 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927035301/https://www.vibe.com/2020/05/doja-cat-nicki-minaj-say-so-remix|url-status=live}} The release of the track was received by fans as the end of a supposed feud between the two rappers,{{Cite web|last=Qsei|first=Sarah|date=May 1, 2020|title=Doja Cat & Nicki Minaj End Their Feud With Banging "Say So" Remix|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/doja-cat-nicki-minaj-say-so-remix/|access-date=May 8, 2020|website=Highsnobiety}}{{Cite magazine|last=Rowley|first=Glenn|date=April 30, 2020|title=Everything Leading Up to Doja Cat & Nicki Minaj's 'Say So' Collaboration: A Timeline|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9369053/doja-cat-nicki-minaj-timeline|access-date=May 1, 2020|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=May 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501044530/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9369053/doja-cat-nicki-minaj-timeline|url-status=live}} which Doja Cat later simply deemed a misunderstanding.{{Cite web|last=Brow|first=Jason|date=May 1, 2020|title=Doja Cat Teams Up With Nicki Minaj To Squash Rumored Beef With Fire 'Say So' Remix|url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2020/05/01/doja-cat-nicki-minaj-say-so-remix-song/|access-date=May 8, 2020|website=Hollywood Life|archive-date=May 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506154818/https://hollywoodlife.com/2020/05/01/doja-cat-nicki-minaj-say-so-remix-song/|url-status=live}} Following rumors of the collaboration preceding its official announcement, the original version of the remix leaked online.{{Cite web|last=Wetmore|first=Brendan|date=May 8, 2020|title=Nicki Minaj Just Released Her Original 'Say So' Verse|url=https://www.papermag.com/nicki-minaj-original-say-so-2645953785.html?|access-date=April 25, 2021|website=Paper|archive-date=April 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427082728/https://www.papermag.com/nicki-minaj-original-say-so-2645953785.html|url-status=live}} 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.{{Cite web|last=Marie|first=Erika|date=April 30, 2020|title=Nicki Minaj Says The Leaked 'Say So' Remix Is Not The Official Version|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/nicki-minaj-clarifies-leaked-say-so-remix-is-different-that-official-version-that-drops-tonight-news.109542.html|access-date=April 26, 2021|website=HotNewHipHop|archive-date=April 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429131205/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/nicki-minaj-clarifies-leaked-say-so-remix-is-different-that-official-version-that-drops-tonight-news.109542.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Ingvaldsen|first=Torsten|date=May 1, 2020|title=Doja Cat Taps Nicki Minaj for Remix of "Say So"|url=https://hypebeast.com/2020/5/doja-cat-say-so-feat-nicki-minaj-remix-stream|access-date=April 26, 2021|website=Hypebeast|archive-date=April 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426201451/https://hypebeast.com/2020/5/doja-cat-say-so-feat-nicki-minaj-remix-stream|url-status=live}} 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 channel on May 2, 2020.{{Cite magazine|last=Rowley|first=Glenn|date=May 4, 2020|title=Nicki Minaj Unveils Dance Video to Doja Cat's 'Say So' Remix: Watch|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9370801/doja-cat-say-so-nicki-minaj-dance-visual|access-date=April 27, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=August 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819153934/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9370801/doja-cat-say-so-nicki-minaj-dance-visual|url-status=live}}

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 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.{{Cite web|last=Price|first=Joe|date=May 1, 2020|title=Nicki Minaj Responds to Speculation That She Dissed Wendy Williams on Doja Cat's "Say So" Remix|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/05/nicki-minaj-responds-dissed-wendy-williams-doja-cat-say-so-remix|access-date=May 8, 2020|website=Complex|archive-date=May 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519080301/https://www.complex.com/music/2020/05/nicki-minaj-responds-dissed-wendy-williams-doja-cat-say-so-remix|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=May 1, 2020|title=Nicki Minaj responds to claims she 'shaded' Wendy Williams in new lyrics|url=https://www.capitalxtra.com/artists/nicki-minaj/news/wendy-williams-shade-say-so-remix-lyrics/|access-date=May 8, 2020|website=Capital XTRA|archive-date=May 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507034236/https://www.capitalxtra.com/artists/nicki-minaj/news/wendy-williams-shade-say-so-remix-lyrics/|url-status=live}} However fans continued to speculate that the verse was directed at Beyoncé, which Minaj later denied.{{Cite web|last=Haylock|first=Zoe|date=May 1, 2020|title=Did Nicki Minaj Try to Come for Beyoncé in the 'Say So' Remix?|url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/05/who-is-nicki-minajs-say-so-remix-outro-about.html|access-date=May 8, 2020|website=Vulture|archive-date=May 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200508112605/https://www.vulture.com/2020/05/who-is-nicki-minajs-say-so-remix-outro-about.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=May 2, 2020|title=Fans Suspect Nicki Minaj is Shading Beyonce in "Say So" Remix!|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2020-05-01-fans-suspect-nicki-minaj-is-shading-beyonce-in-say-so-remix/|access-date=May 8, 2020|website=iHeart|archive-date=April 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426105033/https://www.iheart.com/content/2020-05-01-fans-suspect-nicki-minaj-is-shading-beyonce-in-say-so-remix/|url-status=live}} During a Twitter Q&A on May 8, 2020, as part of #SaySoRMXParty, Minaj first sparked rumors of her potential pregnancy with her husband Kenneth Petty,{{Cite web|title=Nicki Minaj Hints That She May Be Pregnant|url=https://www.papermag.com/nicki-minaj-pregnancy-rumors-2645948583.html?|last=Song|first=Sandra|date=May 8, 2020|website=Paper|access-date=May 8, 2020|archive-date=May 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200508165524/https://www.papermag.com/nicki-minaj-pregnancy-rumors-2645948583.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine|title=Nicki Minaj Hints She Might Be Pregnant|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9374350/nicki-minaj-pregnancy-symptoms|last=Rowley|first=Glenn|date=May 8, 2020|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 9, 2020|archive-date=May 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509021656/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9374350/nicki-minaj-pregnancy-symptoms|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Nicki Minaj Sparks Pregnancy Rumors During Twitter Q&A|url=https://www.vibe.com/2020/05/nicki-minaj-sparks-pregnancy-rumors|date=May 7, 2020|website=Vibe|access-date=May 8, 2020|archive-date=May 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516094039/https://www.vibe.com/2020/05/nicki-minaj-sparks-pregnancy-rumors|url-status=live}} before formally announcing that she was pregnant with her first child only two months later.{{Cite web|last=Beaumont-Thomas|first=Ben|date=July 20, 2020|title=Nicki Minaj announces she's pregnant with her first child|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jul/20/nicki-minaj-announces-shes-pregnant-with-her-first-child|access-date=April 26, 2021|website=The Guardian|archive-date=April 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427150752/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jul/20/nicki-minaj-announces-shes-pregnant-with-her-first-child|url-status=live}}

= 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 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 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 =

File:Music-dr-luke.jpg co-wrote the song and produced it under the pseudonym Tyson Trax.|208x208px]]

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 in 2014.{{Cite web|last1=Aswad|first1=Jem|last2=Halperin|first2=Shirley|date=May 13, 2020|title=Hiding in Plain Sight: Dr. Luke Is Back With Doja Cat's Smash 'Say So,' But Did He Ever Really Go Away?|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/dr-luke-back-doja-cat-say-so-kesha-1234605151/|access-date=April 25, 2021|website=Variety|archive-date=April 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425212514/https://variety.com/2020/music/news/dr-luke-back-doja-cat-say-so-kesha-1234605151/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Wass|first=Mike|date=March 10, 2020|title=Doja Cat's "Say So" Becomes Dr. Luke's First Top 10 Hit In 5 Years|url=https://www.idolator.com/7907875/doja-cats-say-so-becomes-dr-lukes-first-top-20-hit-in-5-years|access-date=May 16, 2020|website=Idolator|archive-date=November 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129160559/https://www.idolator.com/7907875/doja-cats-say-so-becomes-dr-lukes-first-top-20-hit-in-5-years|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|last=Fekadu|first=Mesfin|date=May 13, 2020|title=With No. 1 hit, once-ousted producer Dr. Luke marks comeback|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/with-no-1-hit-once-ousted-producer-dr-luke-marks-comeback/2020/05/13/f48d6308-9527-11ea-87a3-22d324235636_story.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=May 13, 2020|archive-date=November 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129160546/https://www.washingtonpost.com/}}{{Cite web|last=Associated Press|author-link=Associated Press|date=May 13, 2020|title=Dr. Luke makes comeback with Doja Cat's No. 1 hit 'Say So' after Kesha defamation battle|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/05/13/dr-luke-makes-comeback-doja-cats-no-1-hit-say-so/5183186002/|access-date=April 25, 2021|website=USA Today|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109094956/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/05/13/dr-luke-makes-comeback-doja-cats-no-1-hit-say-so/5183186002/|url-status=live}} 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.{{Cite magazine|last=Garvey|first=Maeghan|date=April 22, 2021|title=Can't Stop the Feline: How Doja Cat Took Pop to a New Dimension|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9560274/doja-cat-billboard-cover-story-interview-2021/|access-date=April 25, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=April 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424225334/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9560274/doja-cat-billboard-cover-story-interview-2021/|url-status=live}} Dr. Luke's multiple Grammy Award nominations for the song using a pseudonym faced further criticism from singer Fiona Apple, who called for the boycott of the award ceremony entirely.{{cite magazine|last=Blistein|first=Jon|date=December 18, 2020|title=Fiona Apple Talks Grammys Hypocrisy, Says She Considered Boycott Over Dr. Luke Nomination|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/fiona-apple-grammys-hypocrisy-dr-luke-kesha-1105653/|access-date=April 25, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-date=April 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425200510/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/fiona-apple-grammys-hypocrisy-dr-luke-kesha-1105653/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Lavin|first=Will|date=December 18, 2020|title=Fiona Apple questions boycotting the Grammys over Dr. Luke nomination|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/fiona-apple-says-she-thought-about-boycotting-the-grammys-over-dr-luke-nomination-2842527|access-date=April 25, 2021|work=NME|archive-date=April 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425200510/https://www.nme.com/news/music/fiona-apple-says-she-thought-about-boycotting-the-grammys-over-dr-luke-nomination-2842527|url-status=live}}

A number of writers from American music magazine Billboard shared their opinions on the matter. Andrew Unterberger described the song as one of "the year's best floor-fillers," but highlighted that "[it's Dr. Luke] who Doja's sharing the floor with on 'Say So', an uncomfortable fact that shouldn't be ignored."{{cite magazine|author1=Duffy, Thom |author2=Havens, Lyndsey |author3=Nazareno, Mia |author4=Lynch, Joe |author5=Rutherford, Kevin |author6=LaMarre, Carl |author7=Unterberger, Andrew |author8=Grein, Paul |author9=Kress, Bryan |author10=Roiz, Jessica |author11=Frankenberg, Eric |author12=Daw, Stephen |author13=Cirisano, Tatiana |author14=Mitchell, Gail |author15=Cobo, Leila |author16=Zellner, Xander |author17=Lipshutz, Jason |author18=Bustios, Pamela |author19=Bain, Katie |author20=Ginsberg, Gab |author21=Rys, Dan |date=June 10, 2020|title=The 50 Best Songs of 2020 (So Far): Staff Picks|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/list/9395318/best-songs-of-2020-top-50-so-far|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 10, 2020|archive-date=June 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610214753/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/list/9395318/best-songs-of-2020-top-50-so-far?utm_campaign=Daily&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_term=daily_digest|url-status=live}} Denise Warner argued, "how does one support the success of 'Say So' without marginalizing Kesha's accusations or story?"{{cite magazine|author1=Daw, Stephen |author2=Ginsberg, Gab |author3=Lipshutz, Jason |author4=Unterberger, Andrew |author5=Warner, Denise |date=May 12, 2020|title=Five Burning Questions: Doja Cat and Nicki Minaj Score a Historic No. 1 With Remixed 'Say So'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9376437/doja-cat-nicki-minaj-say-so-five-burning-questions|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 15, 2020|archive-date=September 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927195507/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9376437/doja-cat-nicki-minaj-say-so-five-burning-questions|url-status=live}} 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 [Lukasz] Gottwald's resumed presence in pop's mainstream, and can respond and demand general accountability accordingly."

Composition and lyrics

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"Say So" is a pop, hip hop, pop rap,{{cite web|last=Janes|first=DeAnna|date=February 27, 2020|title=Who Is Doja Cat? All About the Artist Behind "Say So"|url=https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/a31123906/who-is-doja-cat/|access-date=April 25, 2021|website=The Oprah Magazine|quote=It's a groovy, disco-inspired rap-pop gem|archive-date=March 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322183054/https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/a31123906/who-is-doja-cat/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Francombe|first=Amy|date=March 2, 2020|title=Doja Cat's Say So is for the fans|url=https://theface.com/music/doja-cat-say-so-music-video-tiktok-haley-sharpe|access-date=April 25, 2021|website=The Face|quote=Doja Cat's woozy, rap-pop earworm|archive-date=April 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425204028/https://theface.com/music/doja-cat-say-so-music-video-tiktok-haley-sharpe|url-status=live}} and disco song.{{cite web|last=Wang|first=Steffanee|date=January 15, 2020|title=Doja Cat's "Say So" Enters Billboard Hot 100, Thanks To TikTok|url=https://nylon.com/doja-cat-tiktok-say-so|access-date=April 25, 2021|website=Nylon|quote=incredibly catchy pop song "Say So"|archive-date=January 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125061805/https://nylon.com/doja-cat-tiktok-say-so|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Murphy|first=Sam|date=March 10, 2020|title=With Lady Gaga's 'Stupid Love', Theatrical Pop Is Once Again Taking Over The Charts|url=https://junkee.com/lady-gaga-stupid-love-pop/245988|website=Junkee|quote=[...] Doja Cat has nabbed a viral hit with disco tune 'Say So'.|access-date=March 10, 2020|archive-date=April 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402172953/https://junkee.com/lady-gaga-stupid-love-pop/245988|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Jenkins|first=Craig|date=August 24, 2020|title=Song Review: BTS - Dynamite|url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/08/bts-dynamite-song-review.html|access-date=April 25, 2020|website=Vulture|quote=identifies breezy disco-pop as the path to a hit single in a year where [...] Doja Cat's "Say So"|archive-date=August 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824205249/https://www.vulture.com/2020/08/bts-dynamite-song-review.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last1=Rowat|first1=Robert|last2=Lau|first2=Melody|date=December 22, 2020|title=16 disco songs that added sparkle to this lacklustre year|url=https://www.cbc.ca/music/16-disco-songs-that-added-sparkle-to-this-lacklustre-year-1.5843382|access-date=April 26, 2020|website=CBC Music|archive-date=December 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222134150/https://www.cbc.ca/music/16-disco-songs-that-added-sparkle-to-this-lacklustre-year-1.5843382|url-status=live}} It features elements of 1970s funk,{{Cite magazine|last=Spanos|first=Brittany |date=July 7, 2020|title=Could Disco Pave Pop's Future?|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/disco-dua-lipa-doja-cat-the-weeknd-990437/|access-date=April 25, 2020|magazine=Rolling Stone|quote=Another Top 100 hit is Doja Cat's "Say So," which pulls from similar Seventies funk and disco elements.|archive-date=August 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817221139/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/disco-dua-lipa-doja-cat-the-weeknd-990437/|url-status=live}} and bubblegum pop.{{cite magazine|last1=Anderson|first1=Trevor|last2=Glicksman|first2=Josh|last3=Gracie|first3=Bianca|last4=Lipshutz|first4=Jason|last5=Unterberger|first5=Andrew|date=March 31, 2020|title=Five Burning Questions: The Weeknd Scores a Double No. 1 With After Hours & 'Blinding Lights'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9347561/five-burning-questions-the-weeknd-after-hours-blinding-lights/|access-date=April 25, 2020|magazine=Billboard|quote="...catchy bubblegum pop vibe"|archive-date=May 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200502065502/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9347561/five-burning-questions-the-weeknd-after-hours-blinding-lights|url-status=live}} The song is composed in Time signature and in the key of D major, with a moderately fast tempo of 111 beats per minute (BPM) and a ii–V–I (two-five-one) chord progression of Em⁷–A⁷–Dmaj⁷.{{Cite web|date=March 24, 2020|title=Doja Cat "Say So" Sheet Music in D Major (transposable)|url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0207459|access-date=March 24, 2020|website=Musicnotes.com|archive-date=June 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621104323/https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0207459|url-status=live}} Doja Cat's vocals on the track span between the low note of F♯ (musical note) 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, syncopated handclaps,{{Cite web|last=Tingen|first=Paul|date=July 2020|title=Inside Track: Doja Cat ft. Nicki Minaj 'Say So' (Page 2)|url=https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/inside-track-doja-cat-ft-nicki-minaj-say-so?page=2#para6|access-date=April 25, 2020|website=Sound on Sound|archive-date=July 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708064426/https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/inside-track-doja-cat-ft-nicki-minaj-say-so?page=2#para6|url-status=live}} "groovy" 808s, and a funk-inspired walking bassline.{{Cite web|last=Ahrens|first=Luis Mejía|date=May 1, 2020|title=Vocalo Nicki Minaj Gives Doja Cat's "Say So" A Summer Revitalization With Remix|url=https://vocalo.org/nicki-minaj-say-so/|access-date=April 25, 2021|website=Vocalo|quote=...upbeat harmonies and funk-inspired walking bass|archive-date=April 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425200511/https://vocalo.org/nicki-minaj-say-so/|url-status=live}} It is characterized by Doja Cat's floaty vocals and her rich, breathy harmonies.{{Cite web|last=Carro|first=Roberta|date=January 19, 2020|title=Album Review: Doja Cat – Hot Pink|url-status=live|url=https://www.redbrick.me/album-review-doja-cat-hot-pink/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322124834/https://www.redbrick.me/album-review-doja-cat-hot-pink/|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=March 11, 2021|website=Redbrick}} Writing for Clash, Erin Bashford noted that the song "nods to the funk and grooves of the '70s with a modernised almost-house beat, all tied together with Doja's always perfect vocal performance".{{Cite web|last=Bashford|first=Erin|date=November 8, 2019|title=Doja Cat - Hot Pink|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/doja-cat-hot-pink|access-date=April 26, 2021|website=Clash|archive-date=November 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111205336/https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/doja-cat-hot-pink|url-status=live}} One critic wrote that its "psychedelic-rock vibe" complemented both her singing and rapping,{{Cite web|last=Zaheer|first=Minnah|date=November 11, 2019|title=Album Review: Doja Cat Borrows from the Best on 'Hot Pink'|url=https://www.afterglowatx.com/blog/2019/11/11/album-review-doja-cat-borrows-from-the-best-on-hot-pink|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429131204/https://www.afterglowatx.com/blog/2019/11/11/album-review-doja-cat-borrows-from-the-best-on-hot-pink|archive-date=April 29, 2021|access-date=April 26, 2021|website=Afterglow|quote="Say So," another highlight of the album, has a very psychedelic-rock vibe that complements Dlamini's singing and rapping.}} 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.{{Cite web|last=Alston|first=Trey|date=April 1, 2020|title=Doja Cat Made 'Say So' About The Coolest Part Of Flirting — Swapping Gazes|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3161688/doja-cat-say-so-mtv-push-interview/|access-date=April 25, 2021|website=MTV News|archive-date=April 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404000446/http://www.mtv.com/news/3161688/doja-cat-say-so-mtv-push-interview/|url-status=dead}} 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",{{Cite web|last=Osei|first=Sarah|date=May 1, 2020|title=Doja Cat Drops "Say So" Remix With Nicki Minaj|url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/doja-cat-nicki-minaj-say-so-remix/|access-date=April 25, 2021|website=Highsnobiety}} "high-energy"{{Cite web|last=Langford|first=Jackson|date=May 1, 2020|title=Doja Cat releases 'Say So' remix featuring Nicki Minaj|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/doja-cat-announces-say-so-remix-with-nicki-minaj-2656527|access-date=April 25, 2021|website=NME|archive-date=October 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007220436/https://www.nme.com/news/music/doja-cat-announces-say-so-remix-with-nicki-minaj-2656527|url-status=live}} and "playful"{{Cite web|last=Southall|first=Dayna|date=May 1, 2020|title=New Music From Drake And Doja Cat In This Week's Wonderlist|url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2020/05/01/wonderlist-weekly-playlist-drake-doja-cat/|access-date=April 26, 2021|website=Wonderland|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125103614/https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2020/05/01/wonderlist-weekly-playlist-drake-doja-cat/|url-status=live}} rap verse, while Doja Cat adds "sexy" background vocals. Minaj makes a number of references to Naomi Campbell, Cassie, and Lauryn Hill by means of name-dropping,{{Cite magazine|last=Legaspi|first=Althea|date=May 1, 2020|title=Doja Cat Enlists Nicki Minaj for Sassy New 'Say So' Remix|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/doja-cat-nicki-minaj-say-so-remix-992665/|access-date=May 1, 2020|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-date=August 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803231353/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/doja-cat-nicki-minaj-say-so-remix-992665/|url-status=live}} while also alluding to the COVID-19 pandemic 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,{{Cite web|last=Mowatt|first=Robyn|date=May 1, 2021|title=Stream Doja Cat's "Say So" Remix Featuring Nicki Minaj|url=https://www.okayplayer.com/music/doja-cat-nicki-minaj-say-so-remix.html|access-date=April 25, 2021|website=Okayplayer|archive-date=April 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425200511/https://www.okayplayer.com/music/doja-cat-nicki-minaj-say-so-remix.html|url-status=live}} 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, 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 deemed it "a slinky ode to seizing romance in the moment". Nerisha Penrose of 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".{{cite web|last1=Penrose|first1=Nerisha|date=November 11, 2019|title=Doja Cat Just Wants To Make Rap Colorful|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a29737190/doja-cat-hot-pink-album-interview/|website=Elle|quote=The disco-inflected "Say So" offers a healthy dose of nostalgia as Doja's hushed, airy voice floats over a bed of iridescent synths and a funky bassline.|access-date=February 22, 2020|archive-date=February 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223075811/https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a29737190/doja-cat-hot-pink-album-interview/|url-status=live}} In a review for Clash, Erin Bashford wrote that the song is "tied together with Doja's always perfect vocal performance".{{cite web|last=Bashford|first=Erin|date=November 8, 2019|title=Doja Cat - Hot Pink - Clash Magazine|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/doja-cat-hot-pink|work=Clash|access-date=November 12, 2019|archive-date=November 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111205336/https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/doja-cat-hot-pink|url-status=live}} Writers at CBC Music 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 drew comparisons between "Say So" and the works of American pop singer Gwen Stefani,{{Cite web|last=Epstein|first=Rachel|date=June 19, 2020|title=The Music We're Dancing to This Summer—Quarantined or Not|url=https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a32392758/best-summer-songs/|access-date=April 26, 2021|website=Marie Claire|archive-date=April 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426120200/https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a32392758/best-summer-songs/|url-status=live}} 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 also compared the song to the works of British new wave bands such as Kajagoogoo, Naked Eyes and Spandau Ballet. Justin Curto of Vulture 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". 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.{{cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/11/album-review-doja-cat-hot-pink/|title=Doja Cat Scratches at Her Potential on the Mixed Hot Pink|work=Consequence of Sound|last=Shanker|first=Lucy|date=November 16, 2019|access-date=November 19, 2019|archive-date=February 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216161127/https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/11/album-review-doja-cat-hot-pink/|url-status=live}} While reflecting on the music of 2020, Ben Beaumont-Thomas of The Guardian wrote that "Say So" was "rightly a pop-cultural phenomenon, though Dr. Luke's involvement in it will be controversial".{{Cite web|last=Beaumont-Thomas|first=Ben|date=March 10, 2021|title=Who will – and should – win the 2021 Grammy awards?|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/mar/10/who-will-and-should-win-the-2021-grammy-awards|access-date=April 26, 2021|website=The Guardian|quote=Doja Cat's Say So was rightly a pop-cultural phenomenon, though Dr Luke's involvement in it will be controversial...|archive-date=April 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426131717/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/mar/10/who-will-and-should-win-the-2021-grammy-awards|url-status=live}} Billboard and HotNewHipHop have both cited "Say So" as Doja Cat's signature track.{{Cite web |author=Billboard Staff |date=2021-08-19 |title=Doja Cat Is Becoming the Quintessential Gen Z Pop Star |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/doja-cat-gen-z-pop-star-9617060/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127063305/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/doja-cat-gen-z-pop-star-9617060/ |archive-date=2021-11-27 |access-date=2024-12-22 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=S |first=Madusa |date=2021-06-09 |title=Doja Cat Drops A Teaser For Her Next Single |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/349635-doja-cat-drops-a-teaser-for-her-next-single-news |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241222181014/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/349635-doja-cat-drops-a-teaser-for-her-next-single-news |archive-date=2024-12-22 |access-date=2024-12-22 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en}}

= 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 praised her addition to the track, writing that "Minaj's high-energy verses bookend the remix".{{Cite web|last=Langford|first=Jackson|date=May 1, 2020|title=Doja Cat releases 'Say So' remix featuring Nicki Minaj|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/doja-cat-announces-say-so-remix-with-nicki-minaj-2656527|access-date=April 26, 2021|website=NME|archive-date=October 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007220436/https://www.nme.com/news/music/doja-cat-announces-say-so-remix-with-nicki-minaj-2656527|url-status=live}} Writing for Complex, 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 wrote that the song opened "the floodgates [...] for long-thwarted female rappers to traipse right up to the top of the Hot 100." In a more negative review, Chris Molanphy of Slate wrote that Minaj's "deftly delivered boasts feel about as organically integrated into the track as a Post-it note".{{Cite web|last=Molanphy|first=Chris|date=June 12, 2020|title=What Will Be the Song of Our Pandemic Summer?|url=https://slate.com/culture/2020/06/song-summer-2020-ariana-beyonce-drake-bieber-dababy.html|access-date=April 26, 2020|website=Slate|archive-date=June 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613155251/https://slate.com/culture/2020/06/song-summer-2020-ariana-beyonce-drake-bieber-dababy.html|url-status=live}}

= Year-end lists =

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+ Critical rankings for "Say So" ! Publication ! class="unsortable" \| Accolade ! Version ! Rank ! class="unsortable" \| {{Tooltip\|Ref.\|Reference}}
scope="row"\| Apple Music \| The 100 Best Songs of 2020 \| Solo version \| 11 \| {{Cite web\|title=The 100 Best Songs of 2020\|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/the-100-best-songs-of-2020/pl.078970e433ee4c19a03b67a1106b9526\|access-date=April 26, 2020\|website=Apple Music\|archive-date=December 11, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211140142/https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/the-100-best-songs-of-2020/pl.078970e433ee4c19a03b67a1106b9526\|url-status=live}}
rowspan="2" scope="row" \| Billboard \| The 100 Best Songs of 2020 \| Solo version \| 6 \| {{Cite magazine\|author1=Unterberger, Andrew \|author2=Mamo, Heran \|author3=Ginsberg, Gab \|author4=Cirisano, Tatiana \|author5=Newman, Melinda \|author6=Feeny, Nolan \|author7=Cobo, Leila \|author8=LaMarre, Carl \|author9=Mims, Taylor \|author10=Rowley, Glenn \|author11=Kaminsky, Becky \|author12=Bain, Katie \|author13=Rys, Dan \|author14=Digiacamo, Frank \|author15=Flores, Griselda \|author16=Lipshutz, Jason \|author17=Havens, Lyndsey \|author18=Werthman, Christine \|author19=Duffy, Thom \|author20=Daw, Stephen \|author21=Anfitos, Rania \|author22=Atkinson, Katie \|author23=Lynch, Joe \|author24=Warner, Denise \|date=December 8, 2020\|title=The 100 Best Songs of 2020: Staff List\|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/list/9494940/best-songs-2020-top-100/\|access-date=April 26, 2021\|magazine=Billboard\|archive-date=January 9, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109113720/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/list/9494940/best-songs-2020-top-100\|url-status=live}}
The 500 Best Pop Songs of All Time \|Solo version \|173 \|{{Cite magazine \|last1=Werthman \|first1=Rania Aniftos, Katie Atkinson, Katie Bain, Anna Chan, Ed Christman, Hannah Dailey, Stephen Daw, Kyle Denis, Frank DiGiacomo, Thom Duffy, Chris Eggertsen, Ingrid Fajardo, Griselda Flores, Josh Glicksman, Quincy Green, Paul Grein, Lyndsey Havens, Rylee Johnston, Becky Kaminsky, Gil Kaufman, Carl Lamarre, Elias Leight, Jason Lipshutz, Joe Lynch, Meghan Mahar, Elizabeth Dilts Marshall, Rebecca Milzoff, Taylor Mims, Gail Mitchell, Melinda Newman, Jessica Nicholson, Danielle Pascual, Glenn Peoples, Isabela Raygoza, Eric Renner Brown, Kristin Robinson, Dan Rys, Marc Schneider, Andrew Unterberger, Christine \|last2=Aniftos \|first2=Rania \|last3=Atkinson \|first3=Katie \|last4=Bain \|first4=Katie \|last5=Chan \|first5=Anna \|last6=Christman \|first6=Ed \|last7=Dailey \|first7=Hannah \|last8=Daw \|first8=Stephen \|last9=Denis \|first9=Kyle \|date=2023-10-19 \|title=The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List \|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-pop-songs-all-time-hits/ \|access-date=2023-10-25 \|magazine=Billboard \|language=en-US}}
scope="row"\| Complex \| The Best Songs of 2020 \| Nicki Minaj remix \| 47 \| {{Cite web\|last=McKinney\|first=Jessica\|date=December 15, 2020\|title=The Best Songs of 2020\|url=https://www.complex.com/music/best-songs-2020/\|access-date=April 26, 2020\|website=Complex\|archive-date=December 17, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217053852/https://www.complex.com/music/best-songs-2020/\|url-status=live}}
scope="row"\| Crack Magazine \| The Top 10 Music Videos of 2020 \| Music video \| {{n/a\|placed}} \| {{Cite web\|date=December 14, 2020\|title=The Top 10 Music Videos of 2020\|url=https://crackmagazine.net/article/feature-lists/top-10-music-videos-2020/\|access-date=April 26, 2021\|website=Crack Magazine\|archive-date=April 26, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426150628/https://crackmagazine.net/article/feature-lists/top-10-music-videos-2020/\|url-status=live}}
scope="row"\| Elite Daily \| The 10 Most Jaw-Dropping Music Videos Of 2020 \| Music video \| 7 \| {{Cite web\|last=Wetmore\|first=Brendan\|date=December 19, 2020\|title=The 10 Most Jaw-Dropping Music Videos Of 2020 You'll Never Stop Re-Watching\|url=https://www.elitedaily.com/p/the-10-most-jaw-dropping-music-videos-of-2020-youll-never-stop-re-watching-47987330\|access-date=April 26, 2021\|website=Elite Daily\|archive-date=February 3, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203230936/https://www.elitedaily.com/p/the-10-most-jaw-dropping-music-videos-of-2020-youll-never-stop-re-watching-47987330\|url-status=live}}
scope="row"\| The Fader \| The 100 best songs of 2020 \| Solo version \| 44 \| {{Cite web\|last=Renshaw\|first=David\|date=December 17, 2020\|title=The 100 best songs of 2020\|url=https://www.thefader.com/2020/12/17/100-best-songs-2020-list-haim-bad-bunny-bladee-rank\|access-date=April 26, 2020\|website=The Fader\|archive-date=December 20, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201220082330/https://www.thefader.com/2020/12/17/100-best-songs-2020-list-haim-bad-bunny-bladee-rank\|url-status=live}}
scope="row"\| The Guardian \| Lanre Bakare's Best Tracks of 2020 \| Solo version \| {{n/a\|placed}} \| {{Cite web\|last=Bakare\|first=Lanre\|date=December 18, 2020\|title=Guardian albums and tracks of 2020: how our writers voted\|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/dec/18/guardian-albums-and-tracks-of-2020-how-our-writers-voted\|access-date=April 26, 2020\|website=The Guardian\|archive-date=December 18, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218073036/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/dec/18/guardian-albums-and-tracks-of-2020-how-our-writers-voted\|url-status=live}}
scope="row"\| Insider \| The 45 best music videos of 2020 \| Music video \| 29 \| {{Cite web\|last=Ahlgrim\|first=Callie\|date=December 31, 2020\|title=The 45 best music videos of 2020, ranked\|url=https://www.insider.com/best-music-videos-this-year-ranked-2020-8\|access-date=April 26, 2021\|website=Insider\|archive-date=October 15, 2020\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201015070522/https://www.insider.com/best-music-videos-this-year-ranked-2020-8\|url-status=live}}
scope="row"\| Nylon \| The 10 Best Music Videos of 2020 \| Music video \| {{n/a\|placed}} \| {{Cite web\|last=Halabian\|first=Layla\|date=December 23, 2020\|title=The 10 Best Music Videos of 2020 From Bad Bunny To Ariana Grande\|url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/the-best-music-videos-of-2020\|access-date=April 26, 2021\|website=Nylon\|archive-date=January 25, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125143317/https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/the-best-music-videos-of-2020\|url-status=live}}
scope="row" rowspan="2" \| Rolling Stone \| The 50 Best Songs of 2020 \| Nicki Minaj remix \| 43 \| {{Cite magazine\|author=Jon Blistein \|author2=Jon Dolan \|author3=Brenna Ehrlich \|author4=Jon Freeman \|author5=Kory Grow \|author6=Christian Hoard \|author7=Elias Leight \|author8=Angie Martoccio \|author9=Claire Shaffer \|author10=Rob Sheffield \|author11=Jonathan Bernstein \|author12=Emily Blake \|date=December 7, 2020\|title=Year in Review: The 50 Best Songs of 2020\|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-2020-1097442/\|access-date=April 26, 2020\|magazine=Rolling Stone\|archive-date=March 22, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322094511/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-2020-1097442/\|url-status=live}}
Rob Sheffield's Top 25 Songs of 2020 \| Nicki Minaj remix \| 22 \| {{Cite magazine\|last=Sheffield\|first=Rob\|author-link=Rob Sheffield\|date=December 17, 2020\|title=Year in Review: Rob Sheffield's Top 25 Songs of 2020\|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/rob-sheffield-top-25-songs-of-2020-1104188/\|access-date=April 26, 2021\|magazine=Rolling Stone\|archive-date=April 29, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429131224/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/rob-sheffield-top-25-songs-of-2020-1104188/\|url-status=live}}
scope="row"\| Slate \| The Best Songs of 2020 \| Solo version \| 15 \| {{Cite web\|last=Wilson\|first=Carl\|date=December 24, 2020\|title=The Best Songs of 2020, in One Playlist\|url=https://slate.com/culture/2020/12/best-songs-2020-spotify-playlist.html\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201225081531/https://slate.com/culture/2020/12/best-songs-2020-spotify-playlist.html\|archive-date=December 25, 2020\|access-date=April 26, 2021\|website=Slate\|url-status=live}}
scope="row"\| Stereogum \| The Top 40 Pop Songs Of 2020 \| Solo version \| 32 \| {{Cite web\|last=DeVille\|first=Chris\|date=December 14, 2020\|title=The Top 40 Pop Songs Of 2020\|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2110217/best-pop-songs-of-2020/columns/the-week-in-pop/\|access-date=April 26, 2020\|website=Stereogum\|archive-date=December 14, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214203418/https://www.stereogum.com/2110217/best-pop-songs-of-2020/columns/the-week-in-pop/\|url-status=live}}
scope="row"\| Uproxx \| The 50 Best Songs Of 2020 \| Solo version \| 7 \| {{Cite web\|last=Williams\|first=Aaron\|date=December 2, 2020\|title=The 50 Best Songs Of 2020\|url=https://uproxx.com/music/best-songs-2020-list/\|access-date=April 26, 2020\|website=Uproxx\|archive-date=December 7, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207161831/https://uproxx.com/music/best-songs-2020-list/\|url-status=live}}
scope="row"\| Vulture \| The Best Dance and Disco Songs of 2020 \| Solo version \| {{n/a\|placed}} \| {{Cite web\|last=Curto\|first=Justin\|date=December 22, 2020\|title=The Best Dance and Disco Songs of 2020\|url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/12/best-dance-disco-songs-2020.html\|access-date=April 26, 2020\|website=Vulture\|archive-date=December 22, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222215414/https://www.vulture.com/2020/12/best-dance-disco-songs-2020.html\|url-status=live}}
scope="row"\| XXL \| The 50 Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2020 \| Nicki Minaj remix \| {{n/a\|placed}} \| {{Cite web\|last=Johnson\|first=Zoe\|date=December 8, 2020\|title=Here Are the 50 Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2020\|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/best-hip-hop-songs-2020/\|access-date=April 26, 2020\|website=XXL\|archive-date=April 29, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429131206/https://www.xxlmag.com/best-hip-hop-songs-2020/\|url-status=live}}

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

|+ Critical rankings for "Say So"

! Publication

! class="unsortable" | Accolade

! Version

! Rank

! class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row"| Apple Music

| The 100 Best Songs of 2020

| Solo version

| 11

| {{Cite web|title=The 100 Best Songs of 2020|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/the-100-best-songs-of-2020/pl.078970e433ee4c19a03b67a1106b9526|access-date=April 26, 2020|website=Apple Music|archive-date=December 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211140142/https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/the-100-best-songs-of-2020/pl.078970e433ee4c19a03b67a1106b9526|url-status=live}}

rowspan="2" scope="row" | Billboard

| The 100 Best Songs of 2020

| Solo version

| 6

| {{Cite magazine|author1=Unterberger, Andrew |author2=Mamo, Heran |author3=Ginsberg, Gab |author4=Cirisano, Tatiana |author5=Newman, Melinda |author6=Feeny, Nolan |author7=Cobo, Leila |author8=LaMarre, Carl |author9=Mims, Taylor |author10=Rowley, Glenn |author11=Kaminsky, Becky |author12=Bain, Katie |author13=Rys, Dan |author14=Digiacamo, Frank |author15=Flores, Griselda |author16=Lipshutz, Jason |author17=Havens, Lyndsey |author18=Werthman, Christine |author19=Duffy, Thom |author20=Daw, Stephen |author21=Anfitos, Rania |author22=Atkinson, Katie |author23=Lynch, Joe |author24=Warner, Denise |date=December 8, 2020|title=The 100 Best Songs of 2020: Staff List|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/list/9494940/best-songs-2020-top-100/|access-date=April 26, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109113720/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/list/9494940/best-songs-2020-top-100|url-status=live}}

The 500 Best Pop Songs of All Time

|Solo version

|173

|{{Cite magazine |last1=Werthman |first1=Rania Aniftos, Katie Atkinson, Katie Bain, Anna Chan, Ed Christman, Hannah Dailey, Stephen Daw, Kyle Denis, Frank DiGiacomo, Thom Duffy, Chris Eggertsen, Ingrid Fajardo, Griselda Flores, Josh Glicksman, Quincy Green, Paul Grein, Lyndsey Havens, Rylee Johnston, Becky Kaminsky, Gil Kaufman, Carl Lamarre, Elias Leight, Jason Lipshutz, Joe Lynch, Meghan Mahar, Elizabeth Dilts Marshall, Rebecca Milzoff, Taylor Mims, Gail Mitchell, Melinda Newman, Jessica Nicholson, Danielle Pascual, Glenn Peoples, Isabela Raygoza, Eric Renner Brown, Kristin Robinson, Dan Rys, Marc Schneider, Andrew Unterberger, Christine |last2=Aniftos |first2=Rania |last3=Atkinson |first3=Katie |last4=Bain |first4=Katie |last5=Chan |first5=Anna |last6=Christman |first6=Ed |last7=Dailey |first7=Hannah |last8=Daw |first8=Stephen |last9=Denis |first9=Kyle |date=2023-10-19 |title=The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-pop-songs-all-time-hits/ |access-date=2023-10-25 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}

scope="row"| Complex

| The Best Songs of 2020

| Nicki Minaj remix

| 47

| {{Cite web|last=McKinney|first=Jessica|date=December 15, 2020|title=The Best Songs of 2020|url=https://www.complex.com/music/best-songs-2020/|access-date=April 26, 2020|website=Complex|archive-date=December 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217053852/https://www.complex.com/music/best-songs-2020/|url-status=live}}

scope="row"| Crack Magazine

| The Top 10 Music Videos of 2020

| Music video

| {{n/a|placed}}

| {{Cite web|date=December 14, 2020|title=The Top 10 Music Videos of 2020|url=https://crackmagazine.net/article/feature-lists/top-10-music-videos-2020/|access-date=April 26, 2021|website=Crack Magazine|archive-date=April 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426150628/https://crackmagazine.net/article/feature-lists/top-10-music-videos-2020/|url-status=live}}

scope="row"| Elite Daily

| The 10 Most Jaw-Dropping Music Videos Of 2020

| Music video

| 7

| {{Cite web|last=Wetmore|first=Brendan|date=December 19, 2020|title=The 10 Most Jaw-Dropping Music Videos Of 2020 You'll Never Stop Re-Watching|url=https://www.elitedaily.com/p/the-10-most-jaw-dropping-music-videos-of-2020-youll-never-stop-re-watching-47987330|access-date=April 26, 2021|website=Elite Daily|archive-date=February 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203230936/https://www.elitedaily.com/p/the-10-most-jaw-dropping-music-videos-of-2020-youll-never-stop-re-watching-47987330|url-status=live}}

scope="row"| The Fader

| The 100 best songs of 2020

| Solo version

| 44

| {{Cite web|last=Renshaw|first=David|date=December 17, 2020|title=The 100 best songs of 2020|url=https://www.thefader.com/2020/12/17/100-best-songs-2020-list-haim-bad-bunny-bladee-rank|access-date=April 26, 2020|website=The Fader|archive-date=December 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201220082330/https://www.thefader.com/2020/12/17/100-best-songs-2020-list-haim-bad-bunny-bladee-rank|url-status=live}}

scope="row"| The Guardian

| Lanre Bakare's Best Tracks of 2020

| Solo version

| {{n/a|placed}}

| {{Cite web|last=Bakare|first=Lanre|date=December 18, 2020|title=Guardian albums and tracks of 2020: how our writers voted|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/dec/18/guardian-albums-and-tracks-of-2020-how-our-writers-voted|access-date=April 26, 2020|website=The Guardian|archive-date=December 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218073036/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/dec/18/guardian-albums-and-tracks-of-2020-how-our-writers-voted|url-status=live}}

scope="row"| Insider

| The 45 best music videos of 2020

| Music video

| 29

| {{Cite web|last=Ahlgrim|first=Callie|date=December 31, 2020|title=The 45 best music videos of 2020, ranked|url=https://www.insider.com/best-music-videos-this-year-ranked-2020-8|access-date=April 26, 2021|website=Insider|archive-date=October 15, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201015070522/https://www.insider.com/best-music-videos-this-year-ranked-2020-8|url-status=live}}

scope="row"| Nylon

| The 10 Best Music Videos of 2020

| Music video

| {{n/a|placed}}

| {{Cite web|last=Halabian|first=Layla|date=December 23, 2020|title=The 10 Best Music Videos of 2020 From Bad Bunny To Ariana Grande|url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/the-best-music-videos-of-2020|access-date=April 26, 2021|website=Nylon|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125143317/https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/the-best-music-videos-of-2020|url-status=live}}

scope="row" rowspan="2" | Rolling Stone

| The 50 Best Songs of 2020

| Nicki Minaj remix

| 43

| {{Cite magazine|author=Jon Blistein |author2=Jon Dolan |author3=Brenna Ehrlich |author4=Jon Freeman |author5=Kory Grow |author6=Christian Hoard |author7=Elias Leight |author8=Angie Martoccio |author9=Claire Shaffer |author10=Rob Sheffield |author11=Jonathan Bernstein |author12=Emily Blake |date=December 7, 2020|title=Year in Review: The 50 Best Songs of 2020|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-2020-1097442/|access-date=April 26, 2020|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-date=March 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322094511/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-2020-1097442/|url-status=live}}

Rob Sheffield's Top 25 Songs of 2020

| Nicki Minaj remix

| 22

| {{Cite magazine|last=Sheffield|first=Rob|author-link=Rob Sheffield|date=December 17, 2020|title=Year in Review: Rob Sheffield's Top 25 Songs of 2020|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/rob-sheffield-top-25-songs-of-2020-1104188/|access-date=April 26, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-date=April 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429131224/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/rob-sheffield-top-25-songs-of-2020-1104188/|url-status=live}}

scope="row"| Slate

| The Best Songs of 2020

| Solo version

| 15

| {{Cite web|last=Wilson|first=Carl|date=December 24, 2020|title=The Best Songs of 2020, in One Playlist|url=https://slate.com/culture/2020/12/best-songs-2020-spotify-playlist.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201225081531/https://slate.com/culture/2020/12/best-songs-2020-spotify-playlist.html|archive-date=December 25, 2020|access-date=April 26, 2021|website=Slate|url-status=live}}

scope="row"| Stereogum

| The Top 40 Pop Songs Of 2020

| Solo version

| 32

| {{Cite web|last=DeVille|first=Chris|date=December 14, 2020|title=The Top 40 Pop Songs Of 2020|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2110217/best-pop-songs-of-2020/columns/the-week-in-pop/|access-date=April 26, 2020|website=Stereogum|archive-date=December 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214203418/https://www.stereogum.com/2110217/best-pop-songs-of-2020/columns/the-week-in-pop/|url-status=live}}

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| {{Cite web|last=Williams|first=Aaron|date=December 2, 2020|title=The 50 Best Songs Of 2020|url=https://uproxx.com/music/best-songs-2020-list/|access-date=April 26, 2020|website=Uproxx|archive-date=December 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207161831/https://uproxx.com/music/best-songs-2020-list/|url-status=live}}

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| The Best Dance and Disco Songs of 2020

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| {{Cite web|last=Curto|first=Justin|date=December 22, 2020|title=The Best Dance and Disco Songs of 2020|url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/12/best-dance-disco-songs-2020.html|access-date=April 26, 2020|website=Vulture|archive-date=December 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222215414/https://www.vulture.com/2020/12/best-dance-disco-songs-2020.html|url-status=live}}

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Commercial performance

In the United States, the solo version of "Say So" initially entered Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 at number 19 on the chart issue dated January 4, 2020,{{cite magazine|date=January 4, 2020|title=Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Chart: The week of January 4, 2020|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/bubbling-under-hot-100-singles/2020-01-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200109010932/https://www.billboard.com/charts/bubbling-under-hot-100-singles/2020-01-04|archive-date=January 9, 2020|access-date=April 26, 2020|magazine=Billboard}} before moving up to number six the following week.{{cite magazine|date=January 11, 2020|title=Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Chart: The week of January 11, 2020|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/bubbling-under-hot-100-singles/2020-01-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322183111/https://www.billboard.com/charts/bubbling-under-hot-100-singles/2020-01-11|archive-date=March 22, 2020|access-date=April 26, 2021|magazine=Billboard}} After two weeks, "Say So" earned Doja Cat her third Hot 100 entry,{{Cite web|last=Gunn|first=Tamantha|date=March 30, 2020|title=Doja Cat scores first top 10 on Billboard Hot 100 with "Say So"|url=https://www.revolt.tv/news/2020/3/30/21200463/doja-cat-first-top-10-billboard-hot-100-say-so|access-date=April 26, 2021|website=Revolt|quote="Say So" is Doja's third Hot 100 entry following "Juicy" with Tyga and "Candy."|archive-date=April 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426192507/https://www.revolt.tv/news/2020/3/30/21200463/doja-cat-first-top-10-billboard-hot-100-say-so|url-status=live}} debuting at number 95 on the chart dated January 18, 2020.{{Cite magazine|date=January 18, 2020|title=Hot 100: The week of January 18, 2020|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2020-01-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125154530/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2020-01-18|archive-date=January 25, 2021|access-date=April 26, 2021|magazine=Billboard}}{{Cite web|last=McKinney|first=Jessica|date=May 13, 2020|title=It's Better Together: Celebrating a Historic Moment for Black Women in Music|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/05/celebrating-historic-moment-for-black-women-in-music|access-date=April 26, 2021|website=Complex|quote=The original version of "Say So" entered the Hot 100 in January, debuting at No. 95.|archive-date=April 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426223501/https://www.complex.com/music/2020/05/celebrating-historic-moment-for-black-women-in-music|url-status=live}} While gaining traction over the following weeks, it entered Billboard's Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Airplay) chart at number 33 and later spent six weeks at number 1 on this chart.{{Cite magazine|date=June 20, 2020|title=Pop Airplay: The week of June 20, 2020|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/pop-songs/2020-06-20|access-date=April 26, 2021|magazine=Billboard|quote=6 weeks at No. 1|archive-date=June 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616101617/https://www.billboard.com/charts/pop-songs/2020-06-20|url-status=live}} Following the release of its music video, "Say So" ascended 18 positions to number 33 on the Hot 100 in its eighth-week charting.{{Cite magazine|date=March 7, 2020|title=Hot 100: The week of March 7, 2020|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2020-03-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325073347/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2020-03-07|archive-date=March 25, 2020|access-date=April 26, 2021|magazine=Billboard}} "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 chart.{{cite magazine|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=April 20, 2020|title=The Weeknd Returns to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100, Doja Cat Hits Top 5, Post Malone Ties Top 10 Record|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9361802/weeknd-blinding-lights-three-weeks-number-one-hot-100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 20, 2020|archive-date=April 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422162358/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9361802/weeknd-blinding-lights-three-weeks-number-one-hot-100|url-status=live}} The song also reached number one on both Billboard's Rhythmic and Dance/Mix Show Airplay charts in the weeks dated April 18 and April 25 respectively.{{Cite magazine|date=April 18, 2020|title=Rhythmic Airplay: The week of April 18, 2020|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/rhythmic-40/2020-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628191151/https://www.billboard.com/charts/rhythmic-40/2020-04-18|archive-date=June 28, 2020|access-date=April 26, 2021|magazine=Billboard}}{{Cite magazine|date=April 25, 2020|title=Dance/Mix Show Airplay: The week of April 25, 2020|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-dance-airplay/2020-04-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124163607/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-dance-airplay/2020-04-25|archive-date=November 24, 2020|access-date=April 26, 2021|magazine=Billboard}} The track would eventually be considered Doja Cat's pop radio breakthrough.{{Cite magazine|last=Lipshutz|first=Jason|date=February 10, 2021|title='The Fans Are Not Done With It Yet': How Doja Cat's Hot Pink Album Is Still Producing Hits After 15 Months|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9524464/doja-cat-hot-pink-streets-analysis/|access-date=April 25, 2021|magazine=Billboard|quote=Part of that success can be chalked up to "Say So," which blew up on TikTok, served as Doja Cat's pop radio breakthrough and reached the top of the Hot 100 last May when Nicki Minaj hopped on a remix.|archive-date=March 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210315050152/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9524464/doja-cat-hot-pink-streets-analysis/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Rivera|first=Silvia|date=February 10, 2020|title=Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/world-cafe/2020/02/01/798932072/heavy-rotation-10-songs-public-radio-cant-stop-playing|access-date=April 25, 2021|website=NPR|archive-date=April 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425160401/https://www.npr.org/sections/world-cafe/2020/02/01/798932072/heavy-rotation-10-songs-public-radio-cant-stop-playing|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Wilson|first=Zanda|date=April 11, 2020|title=TikTok helps Doja Cat to her first Aussie radio hit|url=https://themusicnetwork.com/tiktok-doja-cat-aussie-radio/|access-date=April 27, 2021|website=The Music Network|archive-date=April 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427080927/https://themusicnetwork.com/tiktok-doja-cat-aussie-radio/|url-status=live}} With approximately two billion audience impressions, "Say So" ranked as the tenth most popular radio song in the US in the year 2020.{{Cite web|date=January 9, 2021|title=Year-End Report: U.S. 2020|url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2021/01/MRC_Billboard_YEAR_END_2020_US-Final.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222095128/https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2021/01/MRC_Billboard_YEAR_END_2020_US-Final.pdf|archive-date=February 22, 2021|access-date=April 26, 2021|website=MRC Data|publisher=Music Business Worldwide}} iHeartRadio revealed that "Say So" had also achieved over 1.17 billion total audience spins on their platform in 2020.{{Cite web|last=Aswad|first=Jem|date=December 2, 2020|title=The Weeknd Dominates iHeartRadio's Year-End Songs Chart (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/the-weeknd-iheartradio-year-end-chart-1234843789/|access-date=April 26, 2020|website=Variety|archive-date=December 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202133625/https://variety.com/2020/music/news/the-weeknd-iheartradio-year-end-chart-1234843789/|url-status=live}}

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.{{Cite magazine|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=May 11, 2020|title=Doja Cat's 'Say So,' Featuring Nicki Minaj, Tops Billboard Hot 100, Becoming Their First No. 1 Each|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9375563/doja-cat-nicki-minaj-say-so-number-one|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 11, 2020|archive-date=May 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515135732/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9375563/doja-cat-nicki-minaj-say-so-number-one|url-status=live}} 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 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.{{Cite web|last=Guobadia|first=Otamere|date=2020-05-18|title=Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé are set to make history yet again|url=https://i-d.co/article/megan-thee-stallion-beyonce-grammys-history-savage-remix/|access-date=2020-09-21|website=i-D}} 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)" by Beyoncé occupied number one and the Rihanna featuring "Live Your Life" by T.I. took number two.{{Cite magazine|last=Gonzales|first=Erica|date=2020-05-13|title=It's Official: Black Women Made History on the Billboard Chart This Week|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a32439631/say-so-savage-billboard-history/|access-date=2022-01-05|magazine=Harper's BAZAAR|language=en-US}}

Additionally, the song rose to number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and on the Hot R&B Songs 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,{{Cite web|last=Wass|first=Mike|date=May 11, 2020|title=Nicki Minaj Lands First #1 Hit With Doja Cat's "Say So"|url=https://www.idolator.com/7910405/nicki-minaj-lands-first-1-hit-with-doja-cats-say-so?view-all|access-date=April 26, 2020|website=Idolator|quote=From releasing half a dozen versions of the same song — all of which count to the song's final chart tally — to multiple videos and endless bundles, the rap duel was not a pretty sight.|archive-date=April 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429131224/https://www.idolator.com/7910405/nicki-minaj-lands-first-1-hit-with-doja-cats-say-so?view-all|url-status=dead}} which also helped the song top the Digital Songs Sales chart,{{Cite magazine|date=May 16, 2020|title=Digital Songs Sales: The week of May 16, 2020|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/digital-song-sales/2020-05-16|access-date=April 26, 2020|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=April 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427091435/https://www.billboard.com/charts/digital-song-sales/2020-05-16|url-status=live}} 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.{{Cite magazine|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=May 26, 2020|title=Megan Thee Stallion & Beyonce's 'Savage' Surges to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9390154/megan-thee-stallion-beyonce-savage-number-one-hot-100|access-date=May 26, 2020|magazine=Billboard|quote=After two weeks of Minaj showing as a featured artist on "Say So" on the Hot 100 and other charts that utilize the same methodology, only Doja Cat is now listed, as the original version, without Minaj, is now driving the majority of overall activity for the song; the change does not affect any of Minaj's achievements on those charts the past two weeks, and she continues not to be credited on the song on any airplay charts, as the vast majority of the song's airplay is still for the original version.|archive-date=June 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603151455/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9390154/megan-thee-stallion-beyonce-savage-number-one-hot-100|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Cowen|first=Trace William|date=May 26, 2020|title=Here's Why Nicki Minaj Isn't Listed on "Say So" in Latest Billboard Hot 100 Chart|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/05/heres-why-nicki-minaj-isnt-listed-on-say-so-in-latest-billboard-hot-100-chart|access-date=July 11, 2021|website=Complex}} 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" 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.{{Cite web|date=January 3, 2020|title=Official Singles Chart Top 100|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20200103/7501/|access-date=April 26, 2020|website=Official Charts Company|archive-date=January 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103165055/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20200103/7501/|url-status=live}} It gradually ascended to number ten on the chart dated May 1, 2020,{{Cite web|date=May 1, 2020|title=Official Singles Chart Top 100|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20200501/7501/|access-date=April 26, 2021|website=Official Charts Company|archive-date=June 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603224251/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20200501/7501/|url-status=live}} 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.{{Cite web|last=Copsey|first=Rob|date=May 8, 2020|title=Drake scores the Official UK Chart double|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/drake-scores-the-official-uk-chart-double-with-dark-lane-demo-tapes-and-toosie-slide__29718/|access-date=April 26, 2020|website=Official Charts Company|archive-date=April 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429131205/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/drake-scores-the-official-uk-chart-double-with-dark-lane-demo-tapes-and-toosie-slide__29718/|url-status=live}} 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 (No. 4), New Zealand's RMNZ Top 40 Singles chart (No. 3), the French Singles Chart (No. 9), the Netherlands' Dutch Single Top 100 chart, Portugal's AFP Top 100 Singles Chart (No. 8), and both Belgium's Flemish and Walloon Ultratop charts (No. 5).

In the United States, "Say So" became Doja Cat's first track to be certified both platinum and multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), in April 2020 and August 2020, respectively.{{Cite tweet|number=1250818583472541708|user=RIAA|title=.@DojaCat's #SaySo single is #Platinum! Congrats on this achievement and welcome to the #RIAAFirstTimer2020 club! @SonyMusic @RCARecords|author=Recording Industry Association of America [verified account]}}{{Cite tweet|number=1305906115046182914|user=RIAA|title=#SaySo by @DojaCat is 3X Multi-Platinum and is also her first Multi-Platinum single! Well done! @RCARecords|author=Recording Industry Association of America [verified account]}} According to MRC Data'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), and had the most viewed R&B music video of the year worldwide.{{Cite web|last=Samuels|first=Keithan|date=December 17, 2020|title=Exclusive: Vevo Reveals Most-Watched R&B Videos of 2020|url=https://ratedrnb.com/2020/12/exclusive-vevo-reveals-most-watched-rnb-videos-of-2020/|access-date=April 26, 2021|website=Rated R&B|archive-date=December 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218081336/https://ratedrnb.com/2020/12/exclusive-vevo-reveals-most-watched-rnb-videos-of-2020/|url-status=live}} The song has been certified eightfold platinum in Australia by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for track-equivalent sales of 560,000 units. The British Phonographic Industry 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.{{Cite magazine|last=Rowley|first=Glenn|date=February 27, 2020|title=Doja Cat Serves Up '70s Goddess Vibes in Flirtatious 'Say So' Video: Watch|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9324399/doja-cat-say-so-video|access-date=April 27, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=November 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128104426/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9324399/doja-cat-say-so-video|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Droke|first=Carolyn|date=February 27, 2020|title=Doja Cat Embraces Disco In A Glittery Performance Of 'Say So' On 'Fallon'|url=https://uproxx.com/music/doja-cat-say-so-the-tonight-show-fallon/|access-date=April 27, 2021|website=Uproxx|archive-date=February 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228164423/https://uproxx.com/music/doja-cat-say-so-the-tonight-show-fallon/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Powell|first=Jon|date=February 27, 2020|title=Doja Cat goes disco in new video for "Say So"|url=https://www.revolt.tv/new-music/2020/2/27/21156345/doja-cat-say-so-video|access-date=April 27, 2021|website=Revolt|archive-date=April 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427090931/https://www.revolt.tv/new-music/2020/2/27/21156345/doja-cat-say-so-video|url-status=live}} 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.{{Cite web|title=Credits - Josué de La Vega|url=https://josuedelavega.com/credits|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427154032/https://josuedelavega.com/credits|archive-date=April 27, 2021|access-date=April 27, 2021|website=Josué de La Vega|quote=Doja Cat's love Interest "Tony" is played by Josue de La Vega in this 70's inspired music video directed by Hannah Lux Davis.}} 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.{{cite web|last=Halabian|first=Layla|date=February 27, 2020|title=Doja Cat Enlists Haley Sharpe And Donté Colley For "Say So" Video|url=https://nylon.com/doja-cat-say-so-video|access-date=April 27, 2021|website=Nylon|archive-date=February 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228022235/https://nylon.com/doja-cat-say-so-video|url-status=live}} The dance itself, which made the song popular, was featured in the music video.{{cite web|last=Strapagiel|first=Lauren|date=February 27, 2020|title=A TikTok Dance Has Made The Jump To An Actual Music Video|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/laurenstrapagiel/doja-cat-say-so-tiktok-dance-haley-sharpe|website=BuzzFeed|access-date=February 27, 2020|archive-date=February 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228152113/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/laurenstrapagiel/doja-cat-say-so-tiktok-dance-haley-sharpe|url-status=live}} 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.{{Cite magazine|last=Nazareno|first=Mia|date=December 17, 2020|title=The Secrets of a Viral TikTok Dance Challenge|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/viral-tiktok-dance-challenge-how-to/|access-date=April 27, 2021|magazine=Billboard}} She said that, during the shoot, Doja Cat had expressed her gratitude towards Sharpe for creating the dance.

= Synopsis and reception =

File:Goldstein(from terrace).JPG in Los Angeles, before attending a disco inside the mansion.]]

Several publications praised the music video for its 1970s disco theme,{{Cite web|last=Mahadevan|first=Tara C.|date=February 28, 2020|title=Doja Cat Brings Back the '70s in New "Say So" Video|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/02/doja-cat-new-say-so-video|access-date=April 25, 2020|website=Complex|archive-date=February 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229142648/https://www.complex.com/music/2020/02/doja-cat-new-say-so-video|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Roth|first=Madeline|date=February 27, 2020|title=Doja Cat's 'Say So' Video Is A Shimmering, Disco-Era Thirst Trap|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3157849/doja-cat-say-so-video/|website=MTV|access-date=February 28, 2020|archive-date=February 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228152057/http://www.mtv.com/news/3157849/doja-cat-say-so-video/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|last=Maicki|first=Salvatore|date=February 27, 2020|title=Doja Cat goes full '70s in her "Say So" video|url=https://www.thefader.com/2020/02/27/doja-cat-goes-full-70s-in-her-say-so-video|access-date=April 25, 2020|website=The Fader|archive-date=February 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228170819/https://www.thefader.com/2020/02/27/doja-cat-goes-full-70s-in-her-say-so-video|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Johnson|first=Patrick|date=February 27, 2020|title=Doja Cat Is Back With a Smooth, '70s Inspired Visual for "Say So"|url=https://hypebeast.com/2020/2/doja-cat-say-so-music-video-watch|access-date=April 25, 2021|website=Hypebeast|archive-date=April 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425160402/https://hypebeast.com/2020/2/doja-cat-say-so-music-video-watch|url-status=live}} with some calling it "groovy", "psychedelic",{{Cite web|last=Megarry|first=Daniel|date=February 27, 2020|title=Doja Cat is a 70s disco diva in psychedelic Say So music video|url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/doja-cat-is-a-70s-disco-diva-in-psychedelic-say-so-music-video/|access-date=April 27, 2021|website=Gay Times|archive-date=April 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427180627/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/doja-cat-is-a-70s-disco-diva-in-psychedelic-say-so-music-video/|url-status=live}} and "vibrant".{{Cite web|date=February 27, 2020|title=Doja Cat Delivers Vibrant Music Video For Single 'Say So'|url=https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/doja-cat-delivers-vibrant-music-video-for-single-say-so-675602/|access-date=April 27, 2021|website=Vibe|archive-date=April 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427183321/https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/doja-cat-delivers-vibrant-music-video-for-single-say-so-675602/|url-status=live}} Others pointed out its "golden-hued" aesthetic and filming style inspired by Super 8 film, and noted that its 4x3 resolution made it look like an authentic "vintage movie".{{Cite web|last=Blatz|first=Margaret|date=February 27, 2020|title=Doja Cat Wore The Most Glam '70s Outfits In Her "Say So" Music Video|url=https://www.elitedaily.com/p/doja-cats-say-so-music-video-outfits-are-all-the-most-glam-throwbacks-22449362|access-date=April 27, 2021|website=Elite Daily|archive-date=February 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229065152/https://www.elitedaily.com/p/doja-cats-say-so-music-video-outfits-are-all-the-most-glam-throwbacks-22449362|url-status=live}} Doja Cat appears in a total of four different outfits which each were described as "shimmery",{{Cite web|date=February 27, 2020|title=Doja Cat Goes Disco in 'Say So' Video|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2020/02/27/doja-cat-say-so-video/|access-date=April 27, 2021|website=Rap-Up|issn=1943-4006|archive-date=February 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200227171315/https://www.rap-up.com/2020/02/27/doja-cat-say-so-video/|url-status=live}} "sparkly", "sequinned", and "glamorous".{{Cite web|date=February 27, 2020|title=Doja Cat's 'Say So' Video Drop|url=https://vmagazine.com/article/doja-cats-say-so-video-drop/|access-date=April 27, 2021|website=V|archive-date=April 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427180626/https://vmagazine.com/article/doja-cats-say-so-video-drop/|url-status=live}} During the day, she flirts with a "handsome handyman"{{Cite web|date=February 29, 2020|title=New Music Of The Week: Doja Cat Shares 70s-Inspired Video For 'Say So'|url=https://www.essence.com/entertainment/playlist/new-music-week-doja-cat-amine-burna-boy-jhene-aiko/|access-date=April 25, 2020|website=Essence|archive-date=June 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605045524/https://www.essence.com/entertainment/playlist/new-music-week-doja-cat-amine-burna-boy-jhene-aiko/|url-status=live}} 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 skyline in a full-length dress with rhinestones, which Margaret Blatz of Elite Daily compared to Marilyn Monroe'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.{{Cite web|last=Lampen|first=Claire|date=February 28, 2020|title=The Best Beauty Looks From Doja Cat's New Music Video, 'Say So'|url=https://www.thecut.com/2020/02/the-best-beauty-looks-from-doja-cats-say-so-music-video.html|access-date=April 27, 2021|website=The Cut|archive-date=April 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427183327/https://www.thecut.com/2020/02/the-best-beauty-looks-from-doja-cats-say-so-music-video.html|url-status=live}} 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.{{Cite web|last=Rearick|first=Lauren|date=February 27, 2020|title=See Every Extremely '70s Beauty Look From Doja Cat's "Say So" Video|url=https://www.nylon.com/doja-cat-say-so-beauty|access-date=April 25, 2021|website=Nylon|archive-date=April 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425193445/https://www.nylon.com/doja-cat-say-so-beauty|url-status=live}} 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, 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

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width: 70%;" \|+Awards and nominations for "Say So" (Solo version)
scope="col"\| Ceremony ! scope="col"\| Year ! scope="col"\| Award ! scope="col"\| Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"\| {{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
scope="row" \| American Music Awards \|2020 \|Favorite Music Video \|{{nom}} \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{Cite web\|date=November 22, 2020\|title=American Music Awards 2020: The winners list\|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/11/22/american-music-awards-2020-winners-list/6347928002/\|last=Dinges\|first=Gary\|access-date=April 27, 2021\|website=USA Today\|archive-date=November 23, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123032049/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/11/22/american-music-awards-2020-winners-list/6347928002/\|url-status=live}}
scope="row" \| BET Awards \| 2020 \| Video of the Year \| {{nom}} \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{Cite magazine\|last=Mitchell\|first=Gail\|date=June 15, 2020\|title=2020 BET Awards Exclusive: Drake, Megan Thee Stallion and Roddy Ricch Lead Nominees Slate, CBS Airing Show for First Time\|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9402347/2020-bet-awards-exclusive-drake-megan-thee-stallion-roddy-ricch-cbs\|access-date=June 15, 2020\|magazine=Billboard\|archive-date=June 15, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615135535/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9402347/2020-bet-awards-exclusive-drake-megan-thee-stallion-roddy-ricch-cbs\|url-status=live}}
scope="row" \|BMI Pop Awards \| 2021 \| Award-Winning Songs \| {{won}} \| style="text-align:center;" \|{{cite web\|url=https://www.bmi.com/award-shows/pop-2021/\|title=2021 BMI Pop Awards\|publisher=Broadcast Music, Inc.\|date=May 10, 2021\|access-date=May 10, 2021\|url-status=live\|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210510143935/https://www.bmi.com/award-shows/pop-2021/\|archive-date=May 10, 2021}}
rowspan="2" scope="row" \| BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards \| rowspan="2" \|2021 \| Song of the Year \| {{won}} \| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" \| {{Cite web\|date=September 20, 2021\|title=BMI Announces the Honorees of the 2021 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards\|url=https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/2021-bmi-rb-hip-hop-awards\|access-date=September 22, 2021\|website=Broadcast Music, Inc.}}
Award-Winning Songs \| {{won}}
scope="row" \|Billboard Music Awards \| 2021 \| Top R&B Song \| {{nom}} \| style="text-align:center;" \|{{Cite web\|last=Willman\|first=Chris\|date=April 29, 2021\|title=Billboard Awards Nominations Led by the Weeknd, DaBaby, Pop Smoke, Gabby Barrett\|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/awards/billboard-awards-nominations-2021-1234962924/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429171531/https://variety.com/2021/music/awards/billboard-awards-nominations-2021-1234962924/\|archive-date=April 29, 2021\|url-status=live\|access-date=April 29, 2021\|website=Variety}}
scope="row" \|GAFFA Awards (Denmark) \| 2021 \| International Song of the Year \| {{nom}} \| style="text-align:center;" \|{{Cite web\|title=Afstemningen: GAFFA-Prisen 2021\|url=https://gaffa.dk/prisen/afstemningen\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410185314/https://gaffa.dk/prisen/afstemningen\|archive-date=April 10, 2021\|access-date=August 17, 2021\|website=Gaffa\|language=da}}
rowspan="2" scope="row" \| Grammy Awards \| rowspan="2" \|2021 \|Record of the Year \|{{nom}} \| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" \|{{Cite web\|date=March 15, 2021\|title=Grammy awards 2021: the full list of winners\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/mar/14/grammy-awards-2021-winners-list\|access-date=April 27, 2021\|website=The Guardian\|last=Horton\|first=Adam\|archive-date=April 29, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429131210/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/mar/14/grammy-awards-2021-winners-list\|url-status=live}}
Best Pop Solo Performance \|{{nom}}
scope="row" \|Guinness World Records \| 2021 \| First female rap duo to reach No. 1 on the US singles chart{{efn\|name="Minaj award"}} \| {{won}} \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{Cite web\|title=First female rap duo to reach No.1 on the US singles chart\|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/617361-first-female-rap-duo-to-reach-no-1-on-the-us-singles-chart\|access-date=December 15, 2021\|website=Guinness World Records\|date=May 16, 2020 }}
rowspan="2" scope="row" \|iHeartRadio Music Awards \| rowspan="2" \|2021 \| Favorite Music Video Choreography \| {{nom}} \| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" \|{{Cite magazine\|last=Grein\|first=Paul\|date=April 7, 2021\|title=Roddy Ricch Leads 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards Nominees\|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9552433/2021-iheartradio-music-awards-nominees\|access-date=April 7, 2021\|magazine=Billboard\|archive-date=April 7, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407131507/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9552433/2021-iheartradio-music-awards-nominees/\|url-status=live}}
TikTok Bop of the Year \| {{nom}}
rowspan="3" scope="row" \|MTV Video Music Awards \| rowspan="3" \|2020 \| Song of the Year \| {{nom}} \| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" \|{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9442281/mtv-vmas-winners-list-2020\|title=Here Are All the Winners From the 2020 MTV VMAs\|last=Warner\|first=Denise\|date=August 30, 2020\|magazine=Billboard\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905055941/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9442281/mtv-vmas-winners-list-2020\|archive-date=September 5, 2020\|access-date=October 3, 2020}}
Best Direction \| {{nom}}
Song of Summer \| {{nom}}
scope="row" \|MTV Video Music Awards Japan \|2020 \|Best New International Artist Video \| {{won}} \| style="text-align:center;" \|{{Cite web\|title=VMAJ: 2020 Winners\|url=http://www2.mtvjapan.com/vmaj/2020/winners.html\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201211194233/http://www2.mtvjapan.com/vmaj/2020/winners.html\|archive-date=December 11, 2020\|access-date=August 27, 2021\|website=MTV Japan}}
scope="row" \|MTV Video Play Awards \|2020 \|Top 10 Music Videos \| {{won}} \| style="text-align:center;" \|{{Cite web\|date=December 16, 2020\|title=2020 MTV Video Play Awards: Top 10 Music Videos\|url=https://www.mtv.co.uk/news/rz42p3/the-weeknd-blinding-lights-was-mtvs-most-played-video-of-2020\|access-date=August 27, 2021\|website=MTV UK}}
scope="row" \| NAACP Image Awards \| 2021 \| Outstanding New Artist \| {{won}} \| style="text-align:center" \| {{Cite web\|last=Bosselman\|first=Haley\|date=March 28, 2021\|title=NAACP Image Awards 2021: The Complete Televised Winners List\|url=https://variety.com/2021/awards/news/2021-naacp-image-awards-winners-list-1234939378/\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412143639/https://variety.com/2021/awards/news/2021-naacp-image-awards-winners-list-1234939378/\|archive-date=April 12, 2021\|access-date=April 29, 2021\|website=Variety}}
scope="row" \| NRJ Music Awards \| 2020 \| Video of the Year \| {{nom}} \| style="text-align:center;" \|{{cite web\|date=December 5, 2020\|title=NRJ Music Awards 2020: le tapis rouge et les lauréats\|url=https://www.parismatch.com/People/NRJ-Music-Awards-2020-toutes-les-photos-du-tapis-rouge-1715273\|access-date=December 6, 2020\|publisher=Paris Match\|language=fr\|archive-date=December 5, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205203427/https://www.parismatch.com/People/NRJ-Music-Awards-2020-toutes-les-photos-du-tapis-rouge-1715273\|url-status=live}}
rowspan="2" scope="row" \|MTV Millennial Awards Brazil \| rowspan="2" \|2020 \| Global Hit{{efn\|name="Minaj award"\|Credited to the Nicki Minaj version.}} \| {{nom}} \| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" \|{{cite web\|url=https://www.uol.com.br/splash/noticias/2020/09/24/mtv-miaw-2020-vencedores.htm\|title=MTV Miaw 2020: Confira os vencedores da premiação\|work=Splash\|publisher=Universo Online\|language=pt\|date=September 24, 2020\|access-date=September 25, 2020\|archive-date=September 28, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928034313/https://www.uol.com.br/splash/noticias/2020/09/24/mtv-miaw-2020-vencedores.htm\|url-status=live}}
International Collaboration{{efn\|name="Minaj award"}} \| {{nom}}
scope="row" rowspan="3" \|MVPA Awards \| rowspan="3" \|2021 \| Best Pop Video \| {{nom}} \| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" \| {{Cite web\|date=December 17, 2020\|title=The 2020 MVPA Awards Nominations are Here\|url=https://www.mvpa.comproject//post/2020-mvpa-awards\|access-date=December 19, 2021\|website=Music Video Production Association}}{{Dead link\|date=June 2023 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}
Best Cinematography in a Video \| {{nom}}
Best Colour Grading in a Video \| {{won}} \|style="text-align:center;" \| {{Cite web\|last=Gottlieb\|first=Steven\|date=December 17, 2021\|title=2020 MVPA Award Winners\|url=https://www.videostatic.com/news/2021/12/17/mvpa-award-winners\|access-date=December 19, 2021\|publisher=VideoStatic}}
rowspan="1" scope="row"\| RTHK International Pop Poll Awards \| 2021 \|Top Ten International Gold Songs \|{{won}} \|style="text-align:center;" \|{{cite web\|url=https://app7.rthk.hk/special/poppoll32/\|title=第三十二屆國際流行音樂大獎\|date=May 29, 2021\|work=RTHK\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529141147/https://app7.rthk.hk/special/poppoll32/\|archive-date=May 29, 2021\|url-status=live\|access-date=December 20, 2020\|language=chinese}}

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width: 70%;"

|+Awards and nominations for "Say So" (Solo version)

scope="col"| Ceremony

! scope="col"| Year

! scope="col"| Award

! scope="col"| Result

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

scope="row" | American Music Awards

|2020

|Favorite Music Video

|{{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web|date=November 22, 2020|title=American Music Awards 2020: The winners list|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/11/22/american-music-awards-2020-winners-list/6347928002/|last=Dinges|first=Gary|access-date=April 27, 2021|website=USA Today|archive-date=November 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123032049/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/11/22/american-music-awards-2020-winners-list/6347928002/|url-status=live}}

scope="row" | BET Awards

| 2020

| Video of the Year

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{Cite magazine|last=Mitchell|first=Gail|date=June 15, 2020|title=2020 BET Awards Exclusive: Drake, Megan Thee Stallion and Roddy Ricch Lead Nominees Slate, CBS Airing Show for First Time|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9402347/2020-bet-awards-exclusive-drake-megan-thee-stallion-roddy-ricch-cbs|access-date=June 15, 2020|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=June 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615135535/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9402347/2020-bet-awards-exclusive-drake-megan-thee-stallion-roddy-ricch-cbs|url-status=live}}

scope="row" |BMI Pop Awards

| 2021

| Award-Winning Songs

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web|url=https://www.bmi.com/award-shows/pop-2021/|title=2021 BMI Pop Awards|publisher=Broadcast Music, Inc.|date=May 10, 2021|access-date=May 10, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210510143935/https://www.bmi.com/award-shows/pop-2021/|archive-date=May 10, 2021}}

rowspan="2" scope="row" | BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards

| rowspan="2" |2021

| Song of the Year

| {{won}}

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web|date=September 20, 2021|title=BMI Announces the Honorees of the 2021 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards|url=https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/2021-bmi-rb-hip-hop-awards|access-date=September 22, 2021|website=Broadcast Music, Inc.}}

Award-Winning Songs

| {{won}}

scope="row" |Billboard Music Awards

| 2021

| Top R&B Song

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web|last=Willman|first=Chris|date=April 29, 2021|title=Billboard Awards Nominations Led by the Weeknd, DaBaby, Pop Smoke, Gabby Barrett|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/awards/billboard-awards-nominations-2021-1234962924/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429171531/https://variety.com/2021/music/awards/billboard-awards-nominations-2021-1234962924/|archive-date=April 29, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=April 29, 2021|website=Variety}}

scope="row" |GAFFA Awards (Denmark)

| 2021

| International Song of the Year

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web|title=Afstemningen: GAFFA-Prisen 2021|url=https://gaffa.dk/prisen/afstemningen|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410185314/https://gaffa.dk/prisen/afstemningen|archive-date=April 10, 2021|access-date=August 17, 2021|website=Gaffa|language=da}}

rowspan="2" scope="row" | Grammy Awards

| rowspan="2" |2021

|Record of the Year

|{{nom}}

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web|date=March 15, 2021|title=Grammy awards 2021: the full list of winners|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/mar/14/grammy-awards-2021-winners-list|access-date=April 27, 2021|website=The Guardian|last=Horton|first=Adam|archive-date=April 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429131210/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/mar/14/grammy-awards-2021-winners-list|url-status=live}}

Best Pop Solo Performance

|{{nom}}

scope="row" |Guinness World Records

| 2021

| First female rap duo to reach No. 1 on the US singles chart{{efn|name="Minaj award"}}

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web|title=First female rap duo to reach No.1 on the US singles chart|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/617361-first-female-rap-duo-to-reach-no-1-on-the-us-singles-chart|access-date=December 15, 2021|website=Guinness World Records|date=May 16, 2020 }}

rowspan="2" scope="row" |iHeartRadio Music Awards

| rowspan="2" |2021

| Favorite Music Video Choreography

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite magazine|last=Grein|first=Paul|date=April 7, 2021|title=Roddy Ricch Leads 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards Nominees|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9552433/2021-iheartradio-music-awards-nominees|access-date=April 7, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=April 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407131507/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9552433/2021-iheartradio-music-awards-nominees/|url-status=live}}

TikTok Bop of the Year

| {{nom}}

rowspan="3" scope="row" |MTV Video Music Awards

| rowspan="3" |2020

| Song of the Year

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9442281/mtv-vmas-winners-list-2020|title=Here Are All the Winners From the 2020 MTV VMAs|last=Warner|first=Denise|date=August 30, 2020|magazine=Billboard|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905055941/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9442281/mtv-vmas-winners-list-2020|archive-date=September 5, 2020|access-date=October 3, 2020}}

Best Direction

| {{nom}}

Song of Summer

| {{nom}}

scope="row" |MTV Video Music Awards Japan

|2020

|Best New International Artist Video

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web|title=VMAJ: 2020 Winners|url=http://www2.mtvjapan.com/vmaj/2020/winners.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201211194233/http://www2.mtvjapan.com/vmaj/2020/winners.html|archive-date=December 11, 2020|access-date=August 27, 2021|website=MTV Japan}}

scope="row" |MTV Video Play Awards

|2020

|Top 10 Music Videos

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web|date=December 16, 2020|title=2020 MTV Video Play Awards: Top 10 Music Videos|url=https://www.mtv.co.uk/news/rz42p3/the-weeknd-blinding-lights-was-mtvs-most-played-video-of-2020|access-date=August 27, 2021|website=MTV UK}}

scope="row" | NAACP Image Awards

| 2021

| Outstanding New Artist

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{Cite web|last=Bosselman|first=Haley|date=March 28, 2021|title=NAACP Image Awards 2021: The Complete Televised Winners List|url=https://variety.com/2021/awards/news/2021-naacp-image-awards-winners-list-1234939378/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412143639/https://variety.com/2021/awards/news/2021-naacp-image-awards-winners-list-1234939378/|archive-date=April 12, 2021|access-date=April 29, 2021|website=Variety}}

scope="row" | NRJ Music Awards

| 2020

| Video of the Year

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| style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web|date=December 5, 2020|title=NRJ Music Awards 2020: le tapis rouge et les lauréats|url=https://www.parismatch.com/People/NRJ-Music-Awards-2020-toutes-les-photos-du-tapis-rouge-1715273|access-date=December 6, 2020|publisher=Paris Match|language=fr|archive-date=December 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205203427/https://www.parismatch.com/People/NRJ-Music-Awards-2020-toutes-les-photos-du-tapis-rouge-1715273|url-status=live}}

rowspan="2" scope="row" |MTV Millennial Awards Brazil

| rowspan="2" |2020

| Global Hit{{efn|name="Minaj award"|Credited to the Nicki Minaj version.}}

| {{nom}}

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International Collaboration{{efn|name="Minaj award"}}

| {{nom}}

scope="row" rowspan="3" |MVPA Awards

| rowspan="3" |2021

| Best Pop Video

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web|date=December 17, 2020|title=The 2020 MVPA Awards Nominations are Here|url=https://www.mvpa.comproject//post/2020-mvpa-awards|access-date=December 19, 2021|website=Music Video Production Association}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Best Cinematography in a Video

| {{nom}}

Best Colour Grading in a Video

| {{won}}

|style="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web|last=Gottlieb|first=Steven|date=December 17, 2021|title=2020 MVPA Award Winners|url=https://www.videostatic.com/news/2021/12/17/mvpa-award-winners|access-date=December 19, 2021|publisher=VideoStatic}}

rowspan="1" scope="row"| RTHK International Pop Poll Awards

| 2021

|Top Ten International Gold Songs

|{{won}}

|style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web|url=https://app7.rthk.hk/special/poppoll32/|title=第三十二屆國際流行音樂大獎|date=May 29, 2021|work=RTHK|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529141147/https://app7.rthk.hk/special/poppoll32/|archive-date=May 29, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=December 20, 2020|language=chinese}}

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.{{Cite web|last=Marie|first=Erika|date=February 27, 2020|title=Doja Cat Delivers Fun & Sultry "Say So" Performance For "Tonight Show"|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/doja-cat-delivers-sultry-say-so-performance-for-tonight-show-news.104862.html|access-date=February 27, 2020|website=HotNewHipHop|archive-date=February 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200227170543/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/doja-cat-delivers-sultry-say-so-performance-for-tonight-show-news.104862.html|url-status=live}} 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 version of the song during the Nether Meant music festival, significantly changing the song's lyrics to relate to the video game Minecraft (2011).{{Cite web|last=Wetmore|first=Brendan|date=April 13, 2020|title=Doja Cat Surprised Fans With a Minecraft Parody Performance|url=https://www.papermag.com/doja-cat-minecraft-parody-2645704774.html|access-date=April 26, 2021|website=Paper|archive-date=April 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429131206/https://www.papermag.com/doja-cat-minecraft-parody-2645704774.html|url-status=live}} A live performance of "Say So" was uploaded to YouTube in May 2020 as part of Vevo's 2020 Lift campaign for new artists.{{Cite web|last=Morgan|first=Glennisha|date=May 4, 2020|title=Doja Cat Performs 'Say So' Live For Vevo LIFT|url=https://kiss951.com/2020/05/04/doja-cat-performs-say-so-live-for-vevo-lift/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200511053836/https://kiss951.com/2020/05/04/doja-cat-performs-say-so-live-for-vevo-lift/|archive-date=May 11, 2020|access-date=March 13, 2020|website=Kiss 95.1}} 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.{{Cite web|date=May 4, 2020|title=Doja Cat's New Music Video For "Say So" Is a Pink Furry Paradise|url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2020/05/04/doja-cat-say-so-furry-music-video/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200511022228/https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2020/05/04/doja-cat-say-so-furry-music-video/|archive-date=May 11, 2020|access-date=March 13, 2020|website=Wonderland}} 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.{{cite magazine|last=Rowley|first=Glenn|date=May 12, 2020|title=Doja Cat's Performance of 'Say So' on 'The Voice' Was Simply Purrfect|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9376335/doja-cat-performs-say-so-the-voice|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129160556/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9376335/doja-cat-performs-say-so-the-voice|archive-date=November 29, 2020|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 12, 2020}} On May 23, 2020, Doja Cat performed "Say So" at the virtual 2020 BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend music festival.{{Cite web|last=Sharpe|first=Lynn|date=May 24, 2020|title=Doja Cat Ignores Controversy, Performs "Say So" On BBC Radio 1|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/doja-cat-ignores-controversy-performs-say-so-on-bbc-radio-1-news.111050.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128145000/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/doja-cat-ignores-controversy-performs-say-so-on-bbc-radio-1-news.111050.html|archive-date=January 28, 2021|access-date=March 13, 2021|website=HotNewHipHop|quote=In the midst of the #DojaCatIsOverParty, the artist in question performed her #1 hit "Say So" from her house for BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend on Saturday (May 23rd).}} Her performance of the song on The Late Late Show with James Corden on June 17, 2020, took place in a scene described as "a fluffy pink slumber party with sparkling chiffon curtains and neon signs galore".{{Cite magazine|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|date=June 18, 2020|title=Doja Cat Throws a Feathery Pink Slumber Party for 'Say So' Performance on 'Corden'|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9405190/doja-cat-say-so-corden|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619055710/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9405190/doja-cat-say-so-corden|archive-date=June 19, 2020|access-date=March 13, 2020|magazine=Billboard}}

On August 30, 2020, Doja Cat performed a medley of "Say So" and "Like That" at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards.{{Cite web|last=Alston|first=Trey|date=August 31, 2020|title=Doja Cat Traveled to Space for Her Wild VMAs Debut|url=https://www.papermag.com/doja-cat-vmas-debut-performance-2647408233.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202071254/https://www.papermag.com/doja-cat-vmas-debut-performance-2647408233.html|archive-date=December 2, 2020|access-date=March 13, 2021|website=Paper}} The performance was science fiction themed and saw her wearing a reptilian full body suit.{{Cite magazine|last=Lynch|first=Joe|date=August 30, 2020|title=Doja Cat Brings Fabulously Tacky Sci-Fi Vibes to 2020 MTV VMAs|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9442474/doja-cat-2020-mtv-vmas|access-date=April 27, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=September 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200909023358/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9442474/doja-cat-2020-mtv-vmas|url-status=live}} It was also here that she first introduced the concept of her then-forthcoming third studio album Planet Her (2021).{{Cite magazine|last=Betancourt|first=Bianca|date=August 31, 2020|title=Doja Cat Performed an Otherworldly Medley of Hits for the VMAs|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a33824238/doja-cat-2020-vmas-performance/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114041511/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a33824238/doja-cat-2020-vmas-performance/|archive-date=January 14, 2021|access-date=March 13, 2021|magazine=Harper's Bazaar|quote='Performing live from Planet Her is Doja Cat. Enjoy,' said the singer in a hilariously unamused tone while doing her best Kurt Loder impression.}} Doja Cat performed "Say So" in a Broadway-themed medley with "Juicy" and "Like That" at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards,{{Cite magazine|last=Ginsberg|first=Gab|date=October 14, 2020|title=Watch Doja Cat Bring Broadway to the 2020 Billboard Music Awards Stage With Theatrical Medley|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9466034/doja-cat-2020-billboard-music-awards-performance-say-so-video/|access-date=April 28, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=October 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022214735/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9466034/doja-cat-2020-billboard-music-awards-performance-say-so-video/|url-status=live}} which some writers noted to be inspired by Roxie Hart from the musical Chicago.{{Cite web|last=Calvario|first=Liz|date=October 14, 2020|title=Doja Cat Channels 'Chicago' in High-Energy BBMA Performance|url=https://www.etonline.com/doja-cat-channels-chicago-in-high-energy-bbma-performance-twitter-cant-get-enough-154830|access-date=April 28, 2021|website=Entertainment Tonight|archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101022207/https://www.etonline.com/doja-cat-channels-chicago-in-high-energy-bbma-performance-twitter-cant-get-enough-154830|url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|date=October 27, 2020|title=Watch Doja Cat Prepare for Her Broadway-Inspired Billboard Music Awards Performance|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9473966/doja-cat-billboard-music-awards-behind-the-scenes|access-date=April 28, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=March 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301210024/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9473966/doja-cat-billboard-music-awards-behind-the-scenes/|url-status=live}} 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 crawling out of a television in the horror film The Ring (2002).{{Cite web|last=Carr|first=Debbie|date=November 9, 2020|title=Watch Doja Cat's blazing hard rock version of 'Say So' at the 2020 MTV EMAs|url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/doja-cat-mtv-europe-music-awards-ema-2020-say-so-tik-tok-2812438|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201183615/https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/doja-cat-mtv-europe-music-awards-ema-2020-say-so-tik-tok-2812438|archive-date=December 1, 2020|access-date=March 13, 2021|website=NME}}{{Cite magazine|last=Chan|first=Anna|date=November 8, 2020|title=Doja Cat Rocks Out With 'Say So' at 2020 MTV EMAs|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9480357/doja-cat-say-so-2020-mtv-ema-performance/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301233934/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9480357/doja-cat-say-so-2020-mtv-ema-performance/|archive-date=March 1, 2021|access-date=March 13, 2021|magazine=Billboard}} Australian guitarist Plini accused Doja Cat of using a guitar solo lifted from his song "Handmade Cities" without permission.{{Cite web|last=Cartner|first=Emily|date=December 10, 2020|title=Doja Cat apologised to Plini after sampling his song in Say So performance|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/doja-cat-apologised-to-plini-after-sampling-his-song-in-say-so-performance/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128032601/https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/doja-cat-apologised-to-plini-after-sampling-his-song-in-say-so-performance/|archive-date=January 28, 2021|access-date=April 14, 2021|website=Kerrang!}} 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)".{{Cite web|last=Reilly|first=Nick|date=December 10, 2020|title=Doja Cat apologises to guitarist Plini after using song snippet during EMAs|url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/doja-cat-apologises-to-guitarist-plini-after-using-song-snippet-during-emas-performance-2836204|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414181701/https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/doja-cat-apologises-to-guitarist-plini-after-using-song-snippet-during-emas-performance-2836204|archive-date=April 14, 2021|access-date=April 14, 2021|website=NME}} On December 12, 2020, Doja Cat performed the song at the 10th Streamy Awards.{{Cite magazine|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|date=December 12, 2020|title=Get a Sneak Peek of Doja Cat, Lewis Capaldi & Tones and I Performing at YouTube Streamy Awards|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9498670/doja-cat-lewis-capaldi-tones-and-i-streamys-performances-first-look|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218100728/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9498670/doja-cat-lewis-capaldi-tones-and-i-streamys-performances-first-look/|archive-date=February 18, 2021|access-date=March 13, 2021|magazine=Billboard}} Later that month, she performed it at iHeartRadio's 2020 Jingle Ball,{{Cite web|last=Blakemore|first=Peyton|date=December 11, 2020|title=Doja Cat's Performance Of 'Santa Baby' At Jingle Ball Is Truly A Must-See|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2020-12-10-doja-cat-brings-the-holiday-cheer-with-sizzling-jingle-ball-performance/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211030845/https://www.iheart.com/content/2020-12-10-doja-cat-brings-the-holiday-cheer-with-sizzling-jingle-ball-performance/|archive-date=December 11, 2020|access-date=March 13, 2020|website=iHeartRadio}} and at the annual Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve show.{{Cite web|last=Dresdale|first=Andrea|date=December 30, 2020|title=Doja Cat ready to ring out 2020 with her "uptempo, upbeat, lighthearted, happy" hits|url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2020/12/30/doja-cat-ready-to-ring-out-2020-with-her-uptempo-upbeat-ligh.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110162406/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2020/12/30/doja-cat-ready-to-ring-out-2020-with-her-uptempo-upbeat-ligh.html|archive-date=January 10, 2021|access-date=March 13, 2021|website=ABC News Radio}} At the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards in March 2021, Doja Cat performed "Say So" for what she said would be the last time,{{Cite web|last=Williams|first=Aaron|date=March 14, 2021|title=Doja Cat's Futuristic 'Say So' Performance Pulled Out All The Stops|url=https://uproxx.com/music/doja-cat-grammys-performance-say-so-2021/|access-date=March 15, 2021|website=Uproxx}} and described the performance as the "funeral of 'Say So'" in an interview.{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Amy|date=March 14, 2021|title=Doja Cat Makes a Daring Statement in Roberto Cavalli at 2021 GRAMMYs|url=https://www.ktvb.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-tonight/doja-cat-makes-a-daring-statement-in-roberto-cavalli-at-2021-grammys/603-a8071cea-7117-466b-9bac-7147d8d7c034|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210315181254/https://www.ktvb.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-tonight/doja-cat-makes-a-daring-statement-in-roberto-cavalli-at-2021-grammys/603-a8071cea-7117-466b-9bac-7147d8d7c034|archive-date=March 15, 2021|access-date=March 15, 2021|website=KTVB|quote=I can't wait to do this. This is like the funeral of 'Say So' I feel like.}}

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".{{Cite magazine|last=Dickson|first=E. J.|date=December 16, 2021|title=Doja Cat Almost Worked With Billie Eilish, Doesn't Need to Work With Dr. Luke Again, and 11 Other Things You Didn't Know About Her|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/doja-cat-dr-luke-name-say-so-1270855/|access-date=December 16, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone}}

Cover versions

A Japanese version of the song recorded by Indonesian YouTuber and singer Rainych Ran was released on March 31, 2020. The song was translated by fellow YouTuber Datenkou and mixed by Rainych herself.{{cite web|author=Haasch|first=Palmer|date=April 6, 2020|title=Doja Cat had a priceless reaction to hearing a Japanese cover of her single 'Say So' on Instagram live|url=https://www.insider.com/doja-cat-rainych-ran-japanese-cover-say-so-tiktok-instagram-2020-4|access-date=April 28, 2021|website=Insider}} The cover gained the attention of Doja Cat while on an Instagram livestream after a fan suggested that she listen to it.{{cite web|author=Retno Widyastuti|first=Pravitri|date=April 7, 2020|title=Lirik Lagu Say So Versi Jepang oleh Rainych Ran yang Sedang Viral, Doja Cat Beri Pujian!|url=https://www.tribunnews.com/seleb/2020/04/07/lirik-lagu-say-so-versi-jepang-oleh-rainych-ran-yang-sedang-viral-doja-cat-beri-pujian|access-date=April 28, 2021|website=Tribun News|language=id|quote=Rainych Ran's Japanese Version of Say So's Song Lyrics, Doja Cat Gives Praise!|archive-date=September 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907103744/https://www.tribunnews.com/seleb/2020/04/07/lirik-lagu-say-so-versi-jepang-oleh-rainych-ran-yang-sedang-viral-doja-cat-beri-pujian|url-status=live}} 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."{{cite web|date=April 7, 2020|title=Indonesian musician Rainych gets mad props from US rapper Doja Cat for hit cover of 'Say So' in Japanese|url=https://coconuts.co/jakarta/lifestyle/indonesian-musician-rainych-gets-mad-props-from-us-rapper-doja-cat-for-hit-cover-of-say-so-in-japanese/|website=Coconuts Jakarta|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116213956/https://coconuts.co/jakarta/lifestyle/indonesian-musician-rainych-gets-mad-props-from-us-rapper-doja-cat-for-hit-cover-of-say-so-in-japanese/|archive-date=January 16, 2021}} Rainych expressed her happiness on Twitter multiple times, thanking the fan that suggested the song,{{cite tweet|number=1246747741964791808|date=April 5, 2020|title=The full version ! Thank you so much, nice person 🥺🙏|first=Rainych|last=Ran|user=RainychRan}} and also writing that she was "smiling while crying" over the reaction.{{cite tweet|number=1246729134279028742|date=April 5, 2020|title=I'm smiling....while crying ☺️😭 I think I've used all of my entire luck this year---|first=Rainych|last=Ran|user=RainychRan}}
Lisa of the Korean girl group Blackpink performed "a slinky, showgirl cover"{{Cite web|last=Bell|first=Crystal|date=January 2, 2021|title=From Rosé's Debut To Liyoncé: 8 Unforgettable Moments From BLACKPINK's 'The Show'|url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/blackpink-the-show-concert-rose-debut-liyonce-best-moments|access-date=April 28, 2021|website=Nylon|archive-date=February 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208171222/https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/blackpink-the-show-concert-rose-debut-liyonce-best-moments|url-status=live}} of the song as part of the group's online concert titled The Show.{{Cite magazine|last=Benjamin|first=Jeff|date=January 2021|title=10 Standout Moments From BLACKPINK's 'The Show' Livestream Concert|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/9518920/blackpink-the-show-concert-best-moments/|access-date=April 28, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=March 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325001340/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/9518920/blackpink-the-show-concert-best-moments|url-status=live}} She added a self-written rap and self-choreographed dance break to her rendition.{{Cite web|last=Myer|first=Maddy|date=February 1, 2021|title=BLACKPINK's The Show, Told Through Our 11 Favorite Moments|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/blackpink-the-show-virtual-concert-11-best-moments|access-date=February 14, 2021|website=Teen Vogue|archive-date=February 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211010646/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/blackpink-the-show-virtual-concert-11-best-moments|url-status=live}}
On June 23, 2020, South Korean singer Luna 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".{{cite web|date=June 18, 2020|title=LUNA is sweet and sexy in her cover MV for Doja Cat's 'Say So (Korean Version)'|url=https://www.allkpop.com/article/2020/06/luna-is-sweet-and-sexy-in-her-cover-mv-for-doja-cats-say-so-korean-version|access-date=April 28, 2021|website=Allkpop|archive-date=July 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727212347/https://www.allkpop.com/article/2020/06/luna-is-sweet-and-sexy-in-her-cover-mv-for-doja-cats-say-so-korean-version|url-status=live}}
On April 29, 2020, R&B singer PJ covered the song in a trap and R&B style for her The Quarantine Tapes campaign.{{Cite web|last=Williams|first=Aaron|date=April 29, 2020|title=PJ Covers 'Say So' By Doja Cat With A Trap-R&B Remix|url=https://uproxx.com/music/pj-say-so-cover-doja-cat/|access-date=February 14, 2021|website=Uproxx|archive-date=December 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210195250/https://uproxx.com/music/pj-say-so-cover-doja-cat/|url-status=live}}

In other media

A Fortnite emote featuring the song was released in September 2020.{{Cite web|last=Donnellan|first=Jimmy|date=August 27, 2020|title=Doja Cat's 'Say So' TikTok Dance Is Becoming A Fortnite Emote|url=https://culturedvultures.com/doja-cas-say-so-tiktok-dance-fortnite-emote/|access-date=April 25, 2021|website=Cultured Vultures|archive-date=April 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425160403/https://culturedvultures.com/doja-cas-say-so-tiktok-dance-fortnite-emote/|url-status=live}} "Say So" is featured on the dance rhythm game Just Dance 2021.{{Cite tweet|number=1324471554005213186|user=justdancegame|title=Why don't you say so?|author=Just Dance 2021 [verified account]}}{{Cite web|last=Apsey|first=First|date=November 25, 2020|title=What Songs Are On Just Dance 2021?|url=https://www.psu.com/news/just-dance-2021-song-list-what-songs-are-on-just-dance-2021/|access-date=April 28, 2021|website=PlayStation Universe|archive-date=October 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028030250/https://www.psu.com/news/just-dance-2021-song-list-what-songs-are-on-just-dance-2021/|url-status=live}} "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.{{Cite web |title=Fortnite Festival Announcement |url=https://x.com/FNFestival/status/1752346050319225040?s=20}}

Track listing

Digital download / streaming – Jax Jones Midnight Snack remix{{cite web |title=Say So (Jax Jones Midnight Snack Remix) - Single on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/say-so-jax-jones-midnight-snack-remix/1499028545?i=1499028816 |website=Apple Music |access-date=February 23, 2020 |archive-date=March 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322183142/https://music.apple.com/us/album/say-so-jax-jones-midnight-snack-remix/1499028545?i=1499028816 |url-status=live }}

"Say So" (Jax Jones Midnight Snack Remix) – 3:30

Digital download / streaming – Friend Within remix{{cite web |title=Say So (Friend Within Remix) - Single on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/say-so-friend-within-remix-single/1503376933 |website=Apple Music |access-date=January 18, 2020 |archive-date=July 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722072415/https://music.apple.com/us/album/say-so-friend-within-remix-single/1503376933 |url-status=live }}

"Say So" (Friend Within Remix) – 2:52

Digital download / streaming – Snakehips remix{{cite web |title=Say So (Snakehips Remix) - Single on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/say-so-snakehips-remix-single/1504907258 |website=Apple Music |access-date=April 3, 2020 |archive-date=April 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412123820/https://music.apple.com/us/album/say-so-snakehips-remix-single/1504907258 |url-status=live }}

"Say So" (Snakehips Remix) – 3:20

12-inch single / CD single

"Say So" – 3:58
"Say So" (feat. Nicki Minaj) – 3:26

Digital download / streaming – Remix featuring Nicki Minaj{{cite web |title=Say So (feat. Nicki Minaj) - Single on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/say-so-feat-nicki-minaj-single/1510821672 |website=Apple Music |access-date=May 3, 2020 |archive-date=November 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102112237/https://music.apple.com/us/album/say-so-feat-nicki-minaj-single/1510821672 |url-status=live }}

"Say So" (feat. Nicki Minaj) – 3:26

Digital download / streaming – Remix featuring Nicki Minaj (Original Version){{Cite web|title=Say So (Original Version) [feat. Nicki Minaj] - Single by Doja Cat|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/say-so-original-version-feat-nicki-minaj-single/1512329644|website=Apple Music|access-date=May 8, 2020|archive-date=May 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515135733/https://music.apple.com/us/album/say-so-original-version-feat-nicki-minaj-single/1512329644|url-status=live}}

"Say So" (feat. Nicki Minaj) [Original Version] – 3:26

Digital download / streaming – "Say So" / "Like That" (Mashup){{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/say-so-like-that-mashup/1531351160?i=1531351163|title=Say So / Like That (Mashup) by Doja Cat on Apple Music|website=Apple Music|access-date=January 31, 2021|archive-date=December 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216015612/https://music.apple.com/us/album/say-so-like-that-mashup/1531351160?i=1531351163|url-status=live}}

"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, California)
Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
Doja Cat Music/Prescription Songs (BMI), Kasz Money Publishing (BMI), Desta Melodies (BMI)

Personnel

Doja Cat – vocals, songwriting
Lukasz Gottwald – songwriting; production {{small|as Tyson Trax for Prescription Songs}}
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)
Mixed at Threejonet Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering (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 – vocals, songwriting
Lukasz Gottwald – songwriting; production {{small|(as Tyson Trax for Prescription Songs)}}
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=

scope="row" \| Brazil (Top 100 Brasil){{cite web\|url=https://charts.crowley.com.br/\|title=Top 100 Brasil – 27/07/2020 - 31/07/2020\|publisher=Crowley Broadcast Analysis\|access-date=August 4, 2020\|language=pt\|url-access=registration\|archive-date=July 31, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731152845/https://charts.crowley.com.br/\|url-status=live}} \| 42
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Weekly chart performance for "Say So" ! scope="col"\| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
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{{single chart\|Austria\|21\|artist=Doja Cat\|rowheader=true\|song=Say So\|access-date=May 12, 2020}}
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{{single chart\|Flanders Urban\|4\|artist=Doja Cat\|rowheader=true\|song=Say So\|access-date=April 10, 2020}}
{{single chart\|Wallonia\|5\|artist=Doja Cat\|rowheader=true\|song=Say So\|access-date=June 19, 2020\|refname=BELWA}}
scope="row" \| Bulgaria International (PROPHON){{Cite web\|url=https://www.prophon.org/en/charts/24-apr-2020\|title=Класации: Световният ТОП 10 (24.04.2020 – 29.04.2020)\|trans-title=Charts: Global Top 10 (24.04.2020 – 29.04.2020)\|website=Prophon\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605151222/https://www.prophon.org/en/charts/24-apr-2020\|access-date=July 7, 2021\|archive-date=June 5, 2020\|language=bg}} \| 6
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{{single chart\|Billboardcanadaac\|21\|artist=Doja Cat\|rowheader=true\|access-date=January 11, 2022}}
{{single chart\|Billboardcanadachrtop40\|1\|artist=Doja Cat\|rowheader=true\|access-date=May 12, 2020\|refname=CANCHR}}
{{single chart\|Billboardcanadahotac\|5\|artist=Doja Cat\|rowheader=true\|access-date=June 25, 2020}}
{{single chart\|CIS\|2\|artist=Doja Cat\|song=Say So\|rowheader=true\|songid=104170\|access-date=May 20, 2020\|refname="CISchart"}}
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scope="row" \| Croatia International Airplay (Top lista){{cite web\|url=https://radio.hrt.hr/radio-osijek/zabava/strana-top-do-topa-04042020-3693948\|title=STRANA - Top do topa (04.04.2020.)\|publisher=Hrvatska radiotelevizija\|language=hr\|access-date=August 5, 2023\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604031626/https://radio.hrt.hr/radio-osijek/zabava/strana-top-do-topa-04042020-3693948\|archive-date=June 4, 2023}} \| 1
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{{single chart\|Czechdigital\|18\|year=2020\|week=14\|rowheader=true\|access-date=April 7, 2020}}
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scope="row" \| El Salvador (Monitor Latino){{cite web\|url=http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Print/El%20Salvador/General/20200316\|title=El Salvador Top 20 General del 16 al 22 de Marzo, 2020\|language=es\|publisher=Monitor Latino\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210429085653/http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Print/El%20Salvador/General/20200316\|url-status=live\|archive-date=April 29, 2021\|access-date=December 8, 2020}} \| 6
scope="row" \| Estonia (Eesti Tipp-40){{Cite web\|url=https://ekspress.delfi.ee/areen/eesti-tipp-40-muusikas-taukari-kuule-kihutab-nuud-ulespoole?id=89317685\|title=EESTI TIPP-40 MUUSIKAS: Taukari "Kuule" kihutab nüüd ülespoole\|website=Eesti Ekspress\|trans-title=ESTONIAN TOP-40 IN MUSIC: Taukari's "Kuule" is now rushing upwards\|language=et\|access-date=March 26, 2020\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210429091259/https://ekspress.delfi.ee/artikkel/89317685/eesti-tipp-40-muusikas-taukari-kuule-kihutab-nuud-ulespoole?\|archive-date=April 29, 2021\|url-status=live}} \| 5
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{{single chart\|Hungarydance\|18\|year=2020\|week=36\|rowheader=true\|access-date=February 11, 2021}}
{{single chart\|Hungary\|7\|year=2020\|week=26\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 3, 2020}}
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scope="row" \| Iceland (Tónlistinn){{cite web\|url=http://plotutidindi.is/lagalistinn/\|title=Tónlistinn – Lög\|trans-title=The Music – Songs\|language=is\|publisher=Plötutíðindi\|access-date=April 29, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321135333/https://plotutidindi.is/lagalistinn/\|archive-date=March 21, 2020\|quote=Current position: 7, Last week: 5, Change: -2}} \| 5
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scope="row"\| Latvia (LaIPA){{cite web\|url=https://www.parmuziku.lv/chart?type=2&week=2020-W14&limit=100&id=5e472896c97ba\|title=Mūzikas Patēriņa Tops / 14. nedēļa\|trans-title=Music Consumption Top / Week 14\|language=lv\|publisher=LaIPA\|access-date=May 23, 2020\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200425132738/https://www.parmuziku.lv/chart?type=2&week=2020-W14&limit=100&id=5e472896c97ba\|archive-date=April 25, 2020\|url-status=live}} \| 7
scope="row" \| Lebanon Airplay (Lebanese Top 20){{cite web\|url=http://www.olt20.com/Charts\|title=Charts: Combined (Week of May 10, 2020)\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514025245/http://www.olt20.com/Charts#&panel1-6\|archive-date=May 14, 2020\|publisher=The Official Lebanese Top 20\|access-date=April 29, 2021}} \| 4
scope="row" \| Lithuania (AGATA){{cite web\|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/savaites-klausomiausi-2020w11/\|title=2020 11-os SAVAITĖS (kovo 6-12 d.) SINGLŲ TOP100.\|publisher=AGATA\|language=lt\|access-date=March 18, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318225117/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/savaites-klausomiausi-2020w11/\|archive-date=March 18, 2020\|trans-title=2020 Week 11 Most Listened (Top 100)\|url-status=live}} \| 5
scope="row" \| Malaysia (RIM){{cite web\|url=https://www.facebook.com/RecordingIndustryMalaysia/photos/pcb.3299042760123071/3299042616789752/?type=3&theater\|title=Top 20 Most Streamed International & Domestic Singles In Malaysia\|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Malaysia\|access-date=April 29, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918142927/https://www.facebook.com/RecordingIndustryMalaysia/photos/pcb.3299042760123071/3299042616789752/?type=3&theater\|archive-date=September 18, 2020}} \| 2
scope="row" \| Mexico (Billboard Mexican Airplay){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/doja-cat/chart-history/mex/\|title=Doja Cat Chart History (Mexico Airplay)\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=April 29, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423013114/https://www.billboard.com/music/Doja-Cat/chart-history/MEX\|archive-date=April 23, 2021\|url-status=live}} \| 1
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scope="row"\| Romania (Airplay 100){{cite web\|url=https://www.unsitedemuzica.ro/topuri/Top-Airplay-100-Cat-mai-sta-hitul-asta-pe-primul-loc-p10117\|title=Top Airplay 100 - Cât mai stă hitul ăsta pe primul loc?\|trans-title=Top Airplay 100 - How long does this hit last in the first place?\|last=Arvunescu\|first=Victor\|language=ro\|publisher=Un site de muzica\|date=June 1, 2020\|access-date=June 1, 2020\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201210831/https://www.unsitedemuzica.ro/topuri/Top-Airplay-100-Cat-mai-sta-hitul-asta-pe-primul-loc-p10117\|archive-date=December 1, 2020}} \| 20
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{{single chart\|Switzerland\|15\|artist=Doja Cat\|rowheader=true\|song=Say So\|access-date=May 10, 2020}}
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{{single chart\|Billboardadultpopsongs\|7\|artist=Doja Cat\|rowheader=true\|access-date=June 29, 2020}}
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{{single chart\|Billboardrandbhiphop\|1\|artist=Doja Cat\|rowheader=true\|access-date=May 11, 2020}}
{{single chart\|Billboardpopsongs\|1\|artist=Doja Cat\|rowheader=true\|access-date=May 11, 2020}}
{{single chart\|Billboardrhythmic\|1\|artist=Doja Cat\|rowheader=true\|access-date=May 8, 2020}}
scope="row"\| US Rolling Stone Top 100{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2020-05-07/\|title=Top 100 Songs\|work=Rolling Stone charts\|date=May 11, 2020\|access-date=May 11, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629215603/https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2020-05-07/\|archive-date=June 29, 2020}} \| 2

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+2024 Weekly chart performance for "Say So" !scope="col"\|Chart (2024) !scope="col"\|Peak position
scope="row"\| Moldova Airplay (TopHit){{cite web\|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/md/weekly/20241206-20241212\|title=Top Radio Hits Moldova Weekly Chart: Dec 12, 2024\|publisher=TopHit\|access-date=December 13, 2024}} \| 76

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

|+2024 Weekly chart performance for "Say So"

!scope="col"|Chart (2024)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

scope="row"| Moldova Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/md/weekly/20241206-20241212|title=Top Radio Hits Moldova Weekly Chart: Dec 12, 2024|publisher=TopHit|access-date=December 13, 2024}}

| 76

=Monthly charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Monthly chart performance for "Say So" ! scope="col"\| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| Paraguay (SGP){{Cite web\|url=http://www.sgp.com.py/listado/78/setiembre-top-100-de-canciones-de-sgp\|title=Top 100 de la Sociedad de Gestión de Productores Fonográficos del Paraguay: September 2020\|trans-title=Top 100 of the Management Society of Phonographic Producers of Paraguay: September 2020\|publisher=SGP\|archive-date=October 5, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005090918/http://www.sgp.com.py/listado/78/setiembre-top-100-de-canciones-de-sgp\|access-date=April 29, 2021}} \| 94

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

|+ Monthly chart performance for "Say So"

! scope="col"| Chart (2020)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Paraguay (SGP){{Cite web|url=http://www.sgp.com.py/listado/78/setiembre-top-100-de-canciones-de-sgp|title=Top 100 de la Sociedad de Gestión de Productores Fonográficos del Paraguay: September 2020|trans-title=Top 100 of the Management Society of Phonographic Producers of Paraguay: September 2020|publisher=SGP|archive-date=October 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005090918/http://www.sgp.com.py/listado/78/setiembre-top-100-de-canciones-de-sgp|access-date=April 29, 2021}}

| 94

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ 2020 year-end chart performance for "Say So" ! scope="col"\| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| Australia (ARIA){{cite web\|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2020/singles-chart\|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2020\|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association\|access-date=January 15, 2021\|archive-date=January 16, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116053413/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2020/singles-chart\|url-status=live}} \| 10
scope="row"\| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders){{cite web\|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2020\|title=Jaaroverzichten 2020\|publisher=Ultratop\|access-date=December 18, 2020\|archive-date=December 22, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222150046/https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2020\|url-status=live}} \| 25
scope="row"\| Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia){{cite web\|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2020\|title=Rapports Annuels 2020\|publisher=Ultratop\|access-date=December 18, 2020\|archive-date=December 21, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201221130107/https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2020\|url-status=live}} \| 14
scope="row"\| Bulgaria (PROPHON){{cite web\|url=https://www.prophon.org/en/charts/31-dec-2020\|title=International Top 10 - 01.01.2020 - 31.12.2020\|publisher=PROPHON\|access-date=July 7, 2021}} \| 9
scope="row" \|Brazil Airplay (Crowley){{cite web\|url=https://maistocadas.mus.br/2020/\|title=Brazilian Top 100 Year-End 2020\|date=April 3, 2018\|publisher=Crowley Broadcast Analysis\|accessdate=January 30, 2022}} \| 89
scope="row"\| Canada (Canadian Hot 100){{cite magazine\|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/canadian-hot-100\|title=Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2020\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=December 4, 2020\|archive-date=December 6, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206090247/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/canadian-hot-100\|url-status=live}} \| 8
scope="row"\| CIS (TopHit){{cite web \|url=https://tophit.ru/ru/chart/airplay/yearly/2020-01-01/all/all \|title=Radio – Top Year-End Radio Hits - Музыкальные чарты TopHit.ru \|publisher=TopHit \|language=ru \|access-date=January 4, 2021 \|archive-date=January 8, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108024652/https://tophit.ru/ru/chart/airplay/yearly/2020-01-01/all/all \|url-status=live }} \| 21
scope="row"\| Croatia (HRT){{cite web\|url=http://www.top-lista.hr/www/airplay-radio-chart-top40-the-best-of-2020//257135/\|title=Croatia ARC TOP 100\|date=February 16, 2021 \|publisher=HRT\|access-date=July 6, 2021}} \| 16
scope="row"\| Denmark (Tracklisten){{cite web\|url=http://hitlisten.nu/top2020.asp?list=Track%20100\|title=Track Top-100 2020\|publisher=Hitlisten\|access-date=January 13, 2021\|archive-date=January 13, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113030836/http://www.hitlisten.nu/top2020.asp?list=Track%20100\|url-status=live}} \| 36
scope="row"\| France (SNEP){{cite web\|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-singles-annee/?categorie=Top%20Single%20de%20l%E2%80%99ann%C3%A9e&annee=2020\|title=Top de l'année Top Singles 2020\|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique\|language=fr\|access-date=February 4, 2021\|archive-date=February 6, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206075808/https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-singles-annee/?categorie=Top%20Single%20de%20l%E2%80%99ann%C3%A9e&annee=2020\|url-status=live}} \| 40
scope="row"\| Hungary (Dance Top 40){{cite web\|url=http://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/dance/2020\|title=Dance Top 100 - 2020\|access-date=February 11, 2021\|publisher=Mahasz\|archive-date=February 9, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209023219/http://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/dance/2020\|url-status=live}} \| 67
scope="row"\| Hungary (Rádiós Top 40){{cite web\|url=http://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/radios/2020\|title=Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2020\|access-date=February 11, 2021\|publisher=Mahasz\|archive-date=February 7, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207053735/http://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/radios/2020\|url-status=live}} \| 55
scope="row"\| Hungary (Single Top 40){{cite web\|url=http://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/single_db/2020\|title=Single Top 100 - eladási darabszám alapján - 2020\|access-date=February 11, 2021\|publisher=Mahasz\|archive-date=February 7, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207054017/http://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/single_db/2020\|url-status=live}} \| 96
scope="row"\| Hungary (Stream Top 40){{cite web\|url=https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/stream_db/2020\|title=Stream Top 100 - darabszám alapján - 2020\|access-date=March 3, 2022\|publisher=Mahasz}} \| 48
scope="row"\| Iceland (Tónlistinn){{cite web\|language=is\|url=https://plotutidindi.is/arslistar/log-2020/\|title=Tónlistinn – Lög – 2020\|trans-title=The Music – Songs – 2020\|publisher=Plötutíðindi\|access-date=July 6, 2021\|archive-date=January 16, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116053412/https://plotutidindi.is/arslistar/log-2020/\|url-status=live}} \| 19
scope="row"\| Ireland (IRMA){{cite web\|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/irelands-official-top-50-biggest-songs-of-2020__29419/\|title=Ireland's Official Top 50 biggest songs of 2020\|publisher=Official Charts Company\|last=White\|first=Jack\|date=January 10, 2021\|access-date=January 11, 2021\|archive-date=January 10, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110234745/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/irelands-official-top-50-biggest-songs-of-2020__29419/\|url-status=live}} \| 10
scope="row"\| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web\|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2020\|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2020\|publisher=Dutch Top 40\|language=nl\|access-date=December 28, 2020\|archive-date=December 27, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227130639/https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2020\|url-status=live}} \| 64
scope="row"\| Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web\|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2020&cat=s\|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 2020\|publisher=MegaCharts\|language=nl\|access-date=January 6, 2021\|archive-date=January 16, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116053357/https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2020&cat=s\|url-status=live}} \| 52
scope="row"\| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ){{cite web\|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/2020-12-31\|title=Top Selling Singles of 2020\|publisher=Recorded Music NZ\|access-date=December 2, 2020\|archive-date=December 6, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206094427/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/index_chart?chart=4974\|url-status=live}} \| 12
scope="row"\| Portugal (AFP){{cite web\|url=http://www.audiogest.pt/uploads/files/file_2021-03-26-10-09-12.pdf\|title=TOP AFP / AUDIOGEST - Semanas 01 to 53 de 2020 - From 27/12/2019 to 31/12/2020\|publisher=Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa\|language=pt\|access-date=July 7, 2021\|archive-date=March 26, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326114829/http://www.audiogest.pt/uploads/files/file_2021-03-26-10-09-12.pdf\|url-status=live}} \| 31
scope="row"\| Romania (Airplay 100){{cite web\|url=https://www.kissfm.ro/airplay100\|title=Airplay 100 Topul Anului 2020\|publisher=Kiss FM\|language=ro\|access-date=December 28, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227150920/https://www.kissfm.ro/airplay100\|archive-date=December 27, 2020}} \| 68
scope="row"\| Russia Airplay (TopHit){{cite web \|url=https://tophit.ru/ru/chart/russia/yearly/2020-01-01/all/all \|title=City & Country Radio – Top Year-End Radio Hits - Музыкальные чарты TopHit.ru \|publisher=TopHit \|language=ru \|access-date=January 4, 2021 \|archive-date=January 7, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107172833/https://tophit.ru/ru/chart/russia/yearly/2020-01-01/all/all \|url-status=live }} \| 20
scope="row"\| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web\|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=2020&dspp=1\|title=Årslista Singlar, 2020\|publisher=Sverigetopplistan\|language=sv \|access-date=January 20, 2021\|archive-date=January 19, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119210659/https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=2020&dspp=1\|url-status=live}} \| 59
scope="row"\| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web\|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2020\|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2020\|website=hitparade.ch\|access-date=December 28, 2020\|language=de\|archive-date=January 9, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109031710/https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2020\|url-status=live}} \| 56
scope="row"\| UK Singles (OCC){{cite web\|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/20201231/37501/\|title=End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2020\|publisher=Official Charts Company\|access-date=January 5, 2021\|archive-date=January 5, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085210/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/\|url-status=live}} \| 13
scope="row"\| US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/hot-100-songs\|title=Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2020\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=December 4, 2020\|archive-date=December 3, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203132600/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/hot-100-songs\|url-status=live}} \| 11
scope="row"\| US Adult Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/adult-pop-songs\|title=Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2020\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=December 4, 2020\|archive-date=December 3, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203222712/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/adult-pop-songs\|url-status=live}} \| 20
scope="row"\| US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/dance-mix-show-airplay-songs\|title=Dance/Mix Show Songs – Year-End 2020\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=December 4, 2020\|archive-date=December 6, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206095205/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/dance-mix-show-airplay-songs\|url-status=live}} \| 4
scope="row"\| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs\|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2020\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=December 4, 2020\|archive-date=January 5, 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085210/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs\|url-status=live}} \| 8
scope="row"\| US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/pop-songs\|title=Pop Songs – Year-End 2020\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=December 4, 2020\|archive-date=December 6, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206090712/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/pop-songs\|url-status=live}} \| 7
scope="row"\| US Rhythmic (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/rhythmic-songs\|title=Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2020\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=December 4, 2020\|archive-date=December 6, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206094846/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/rhythmic-songs\|url-status=live}} \| 8

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

|+ 2020 year-end chart performance for "Say So"

! scope="col"| Chart (2020)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2020/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2020|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=January 15, 2021|archive-date=January 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116053413/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2020/singles-chart|url-status=live}}

| 10

scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2020|title=Jaaroverzichten 2020|publisher=Ultratop|access-date=December 18, 2020|archive-date=December 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222150046/https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2020|url-status=live}}

| 25

scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2020|title=Rapports Annuels 2020|publisher=Ultratop|access-date=December 18, 2020|archive-date=December 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201221130107/https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2020|url-status=live}}

| 14

scope="row"| Bulgaria (PROPHON){{cite web|url=https://www.prophon.org/en/charts/31-dec-2020|title=International Top 10 - 01.01.2020 - 31.12.2020|publisher=PROPHON|access-date=July 7, 2021}}

| 9

scope="row" |Brazil Airplay (Crowley){{cite web|url=https://maistocadas.mus.br/2020/|title=Brazilian Top 100 Year-End 2020|date=April 3, 2018|publisher=Crowley Broadcast Analysis|accessdate=January 30, 2022}}

| 89

scope="row"| Canada (Canadian Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/canadian-hot-100|title=Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2020|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 4, 2020|archive-date=December 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206090247/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/canadian-hot-100|url-status=live}}

| 8

scope="row"| CIS (TopHit){{cite web |url=https://tophit.ru/ru/chart/airplay/yearly/2020-01-01/all/all |title=Radio – Top Year-End Radio Hits - Музыкальные чарты TopHit.ru |publisher=TopHit |language=ru |access-date=January 4, 2021 |archive-date=January 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108024652/https://tophit.ru/ru/chart/airplay/yearly/2020-01-01/all/all |url-status=live }}

| 21

scope="row"| Croatia (HRT){{cite web|url=http://www.top-lista.hr/www/airplay-radio-chart-top40-the-best-of-2020//257135/|title=Croatia ARC TOP 100|date=February 16, 2021 |publisher=HRT|access-date=July 6, 2021}}

| 16

scope="row"| Denmark (Tracklisten){{cite web|url=http://hitlisten.nu/top2020.asp?list=Track%20100|title=Track Top-100 2020|publisher=Hitlisten|access-date=January 13, 2021|archive-date=January 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113030836/http://www.hitlisten.nu/top2020.asp?list=Track%20100|url-status=live}}

| 36

scope="row"| France (SNEP){{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-singles-annee/?categorie=Top%20Single%20de%20l%E2%80%99ann%C3%A9e&annee=2020|title=Top de l'année Top Singles 2020|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=fr|access-date=February 4, 2021|archive-date=February 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206075808/https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-singles-annee/?categorie=Top%20Single%20de%20l%E2%80%99ann%C3%A9e&annee=2020|url-status=live}}

| 40

scope="row"| Hungary (Dance Top 40){{cite web|url=http://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/dance/2020|title=Dance Top 100 - 2020|access-date=February 11, 2021|publisher=Mahasz|archive-date=February 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209023219/http://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/dance/2020|url-status=live}}

| 67

scope="row"| Hungary (Rádiós Top 40){{cite web|url=http://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/radios/2020|title=Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2020|access-date=February 11, 2021|publisher=Mahasz|archive-date=February 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207053735/http://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/radios/2020|url-status=live}}

| 55

scope="row"| Hungary (Single Top 40){{cite web|url=http://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/single_db/2020|title=Single Top 100 - eladási darabszám alapján - 2020|access-date=February 11, 2021|publisher=Mahasz|archive-date=February 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207054017/http://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/single_db/2020|url-status=live}}

| 96

scope="row"| Hungary (Stream Top 40){{cite web|url=https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/stream_db/2020|title=Stream Top 100 - darabszám alapján - 2020|access-date=March 3, 2022|publisher=Mahasz}}

| 48

scope="row"| Iceland (Tónlistinn){{cite web|language=is|url=https://plotutidindi.is/arslistar/log-2020/|title=Tónlistinn – Lög – 2020|trans-title=The Music – Songs – 2020|publisher=Plötutíðindi|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=January 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116053412/https://plotutidindi.is/arslistar/log-2020/|url-status=live}}

| 19

scope="row"| Ireland (IRMA){{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/irelands-official-top-50-biggest-songs-of-2020__29419/|title=Ireland's Official Top 50 biggest songs of 2020|publisher=Official Charts Company|last=White|first=Jack|date=January 10, 2021|access-date=January 11, 2021|archive-date=January 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110234745/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/irelands-official-top-50-biggest-songs-of-2020__29419/|url-status=live}}

| 10

scope="row"| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2020|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2020|publisher=Dutch Top 40|language=nl|access-date=December 28, 2020|archive-date=December 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227130639/https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2020|url-status=live}}

| 64

scope="row"| Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2020&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 2020|publisher=MegaCharts|language=nl|access-date=January 6, 2021|archive-date=January 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116053357/https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2020&cat=s|url-status=live}}

| 52

scope="row"| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/2020-12-31|title=Top Selling Singles of 2020|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=December 2, 2020|archive-date=December 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206094427/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/index_chart?chart=4974|url-status=live}}

| 12

scope="row"| Portugal (AFP){{cite web|url=http://www.audiogest.pt/uploads/files/file_2021-03-26-10-09-12.pdf|title=TOP AFP / AUDIOGEST - Semanas 01 to 53 de 2020 - From 27/12/2019 to 31/12/2020|publisher=Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|language=pt|access-date=July 7, 2021|archive-date=March 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326114829/http://www.audiogest.pt/uploads/files/file_2021-03-26-10-09-12.pdf|url-status=live}}

| 31

scope="row"| Romania (Airplay 100){{cite web|url=https://www.kissfm.ro/airplay100|title=Airplay 100 Topul Anului 2020|publisher=Kiss FM|language=ro|access-date=December 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227150920/https://www.kissfm.ro/airplay100|archive-date=December 27, 2020}}

| 68

scope="row"| Russia Airplay (TopHit){{cite web |url=https://tophit.ru/ru/chart/russia/yearly/2020-01-01/all/all |title=City & Country Radio – Top Year-End Radio Hits - Музыкальные чарты TopHit.ru |publisher=TopHit |language=ru |access-date=January 4, 2021 |archive-date=January 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107172833/https://tophit.ru/ru/chart/russia/yearly/2020-01-01/all/all |url-status=live }}

| 20

scope="row"| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=2020&dspp=1|title=Årslista Singlar, 2020|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv |access-date=January 20, 2021|archive-date=January 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119210659/https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=2020&dspp=1|url-status=live}}

| 59

scope="row"| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2020|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2020|website=hitparade.ch|access-date=December 28, 2020|language=de|archive-date=January 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109031710/https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2020|url-status=live}}

| 56

scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/20201231/37501/|title=End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2020|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=January 5, 2021|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085210/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/|url-status=live}}

| 13

scope="row"| US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/hot-100-songs|title=Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2020|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 4, 2020|archive-date=December 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203132600/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/hot-100-songs|url-status=live}}

| 11

scope="row"| US Adult Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/adult-pop-songs|title=Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2020|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 4, 2020|archive-date=December 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203222712/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/adult-pop-songs|url-status=live}}

| 20

scope="row"| US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/dance-mix-show-airplay-songs|title=Dance/Mix Show Songs – Year-End 2020|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 4, 2020|archive-date=December 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206095205/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/dance-mix-show-airplay-songs|url-status=live}}

| 4

scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2020|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 4, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105085210/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|url-status=live}}

| 8

scope="row"| US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/pop-songs|title=Pop Songs – Year-End 2020|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 4, 2020|archive-date=December 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206090712/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/pop-songs|url-status=live}}

| 7

scope="row"| US Rhythmic (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/rhythmic-songs|title=Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2020|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 4, 2020|archive-date=December 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206094846/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/rhythmic-songs|url-status=live}}

| 8

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ 2021 year-end chart performance for "Say So" ! scope="col"\| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row" \| CIS (TopHit){{cite web\|url=https://tophit.ru/en/best-music-2021\|title=Top Radio Hits Global Annual Chart – 2021\|publisher=TopHit\|access-date=August 5, 2022\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805145136/https://tophit.ru/en/best-music-2021\|archive-date=August 5, 2022}} \| 126
scope="row"\| Global 200 (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/billboard-global-200/\|title=Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2021\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=December 4, 2021}} \| 128
scope="row"\| Hungary (Rádiós Top 40){{cite web\|url=https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/radios/2021\|title=Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2021\|publisher=Mahasz\|language=hu\|access-date=February 2, 2022}} \| 48
scope="row"\| Russia Airplay (TopHit){{cite web\|url=https://tophit.ru/ru/chart/russia/yearly/2021-01-01/all/all\|title=Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart – 2021\|publisher=TopHit\|access-date=August 5, 2022\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805143945/https://tophit.ru/en/chart/russia/yearly/2021-01-01/all/all\|archive-date=August 5, 2022}} \| 144

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

|+ 2021 year-end chart performance for "Say So"

! scope="col"| Chart (2021)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row" | CIS (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.ru/en/best-music-2021|title=Top Radio Hits Global Annual Chart – 2021|publisher=TopHit|access-date=August 5, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805145136/https://tophit.ru/en/best-music-2021|archive-date=August 5, 2022}}

| 126

scope="row"| Global 200 (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/billboard-global-200/|title=Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 4, 2021}}

| 128

scope="row"| Hungary (Rádiós Top 40){{cite web|url=https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/radios/2021|title=Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2021|publisher=Mahasz|language=hu|access-date=February 2, 2022}}

| 48

scope="row"| Russia Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.ru/ru/chart/russia/yearly/2021-01-01/all/all|title=Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart – 2021|publisher=TopHit|access-date=August 5, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805143945/https://tophit.ru/en/chart/russia/yearly/2021-01-01/all/all|archive-date=August 5, 2022}}

| 144

Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|artist=Doja Cat|title=Say So|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2021|access-date=October 29, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2021|access-date=January 8, 2021|refname=BELcert}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Doja Cat|title=Say So|award=Diamond|number=3|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2023|access-date=July 26, 2023|refname=BRAcert}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|artist=Doja Cat|title=Say So|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2019|certyear=2021|access-date=July 6, 2021|refname=CANcert}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Doja Cat|title=Say So|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2021|id=9987|access-date=July 6, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Doja Cat|title=Say So|award=Diamond|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2021|access-date=May 9, 2022|refname=FRAcert}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Doja Cat|title=Say So|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2023|access-date=February 1, 2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|artist=Doja Cat|title=Say So|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2021|id=8458|access-date=June 2, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|artist=Doja Cat|title=Say So|award=Diamond|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2022|refname=MEXcert|access-date=May 3, 2022}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Doja Cat|title=Say So|award=Platinum|number=4|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2023|source=radioscope|access-date=December 20, 2024|refname=NZcert}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|artist=Doja Cat|title=Say So|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2020|access-date=October 29, 2020|refname=NORcert}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Doja Cat|title=Say So|award=Platinum|number=3|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2021|certmonth=7|access-date=July 28, 2021|refname=POLcert}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|artist=Doja Cat|title=Say So|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2020|id=file_2020-11-20-12-57-12.pdf|access-date=July 6, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|artist=Doja Cat|title=Say So|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2024|access-date=January 11, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|artist=Doja Cat|title=Say So|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2020|access-date=March 10, 2021|refname=SWIcert}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Doja Cat|title=Say So|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2022|id=16275-5208-1|access-date=March 18, 2022|refname=UKcert}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Doja Cat|title=Say So|award=Platinum|number=7|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2024|access-date=November 7, 2024|refname=RIAA}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|artist=Doja Cat|title=Say So|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2023|source=artist|access-date=February 25, 2023}}

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Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ Release history and formats for "Say So" ! scope="col"\| Region ! scope="col"\| Date ! scope="col"\| Format(s) ! scope="col"\| Version(s) ! scope="col"\| Label(s) ! scope="col"\| {{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
scope="row" rowspan="2"\| Various \| January 17, 2020 \| rowspan="2"\| {{hlist\|Digital download\|streaming}} \| Jax Jones Midnight Snack remix \| rowspan="3"\| {{hlist\|Kemosabe\|RCA}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|
January 18, 2020 \| Friend Within remix \| style="text-align:center;"\|
scope="row"\| United States \| January 28, 2020 \| Contemporary hit radio \| rowspan="4" \| Original \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite web \|url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases\|title=Top 40/M Future Releases\|website=All Access Music Group\|access-date=January 24, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200123070408/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases\|archive-date=January 23, 2020}}
scope="row" \| Italy \| January 31, 2020 \| Radio airplay \| Sony \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite web \|title=Doja Cat "Say So" (Radio Date: 31/01/2020) \|url=http://radiodate.it/radio-date/doja-cat-say-so-200142-31-01-2020-radiodate/ \|website=radiodate.it \|access-date=April 29, 2021\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429120647/https://radiodate.it/radio-date/doja-cat-feat-nicky-minaj-say-so-explicit-version-200501-04-05-2020-radiodate/\|archive-date=April 29, 2021}}
rowspan="2" scope="row" \| United States \| February 4, 2020 \| Rhythmic contemporary radio \| rowspan="5" \| {{hlist\|Kemosabe\|RCA}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{Cite web\|url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases\|title=Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases\|website=All Access Music Group\|access-date=January 28, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203135438/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases\|archive-date=February 3, 2020}}
March 23, 2020 \| Hot adult contemporary radio \| style="text-align:center;"\|
scope="row" rowspan="3"\| Various \| April 3, 2020 \| {{hlist\|Digital download\|streaming}} \| Snakehips remix \| style="text-align:center;"\|
rowspan="3"\| May 1, 2020 \| {{hlist\|12-inch single\|CD single\|digital download}} \| {{hlist\|Original\|remix featuring Nicki Minaj}} \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{Cite web\|url=https://dojacat.com/collections/all/products/say-so-12-vinyl-digital-single\|title=Say So 12" Vinyl + Digital Single\|website=DojaCat.com\|access-date=February 20, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200502025704/https://dojacat.com/collections/all/products/say-so-12-vinyl-digital-single\|archive-date=May 2, 2020}}{{cite web\|url=https://dojacat.com/collections/all/products/say-so-cd-digital-single\|title=Say So Signed CD + Digital Single\|website=DojaCat.com\|access-date=February 20, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200502024902/https://dojacat.com/collections/all/products/say-so-cd-digital-single\|archive-date=May 2, 2020}}
{{hlist\|Digital download\|streaming}} \| rowspan="3"\| Remix featuring Nicki Minaj \| style="text-align:center;"\|
scope="row"\| Canada \| Contemporary hit radio \| rowspan="2"\| Sony \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite web \|title=Doja Cat feat. Nicki Minaj – Say So (Clean Remix) \|url=https://daily.plaympe.com/doja-cat-feat-nicki-minaj-say-so-clean-remix/ \|publisher=Play MPE \|date=May 1, 2020 \|access-date=May 5, 2021}}
scope="row"\| Italy \| May 4, 2020 \| Radio airplay \| style="text-align:center;"\| {{cite web \|title=Doja Cat feat. Nicky Minaj "Say So" (Explicit Version) (Radio Date: 04/05/2020) \|url=http://radiodate.it/radio-date/doja-cat-feat-nicky-minaj-say-so-explicit-version-200501-04-05-2020-radiodate/ \|website=radiodate.it \|access-date=January 28, 2020 \|archive-date=May 15, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515135734/http://radiodate.it/radio-date/doja-cat-feat-nicky-minaj-say-so-explicit-version-200501-04-05-2020-radiodate/ \|url-status=live }}
scope="row" rowspan="2"\| Various \| May 8, 2020 \| rowspan="2"\| {{hlist\|Digital download\|streaming}} \| Original remix featuring Nicki Minaj \| rowspan="2"\| {{hlist\|Kemosabe\|RCA}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|
September 11, 2020 \| "Say So" / "Like That" Mashup \| style="text-align:center;"\|

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+ Release history and formats for "Say So"

! scope="col"| Region

! scope="col"| Date

! scope="col"| Format(s)

! scope="col"| Version(s)

! scope="col"| Label(s)

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

scope="row" rowspan="2"| Various

| January 17, 2020

| rowspan="2"| {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}}

| Jax Jones Midnight Snack remix

| rowspan="3"| {{hlist|Kemosabe|RCA}}

| style="text-align:center;"|

January 18, 2020

| Friend Within remix

| style="text-align:center;"|

scope="row"| United States

| January 28, 2020

| Contemporary hit radio

| rowspan="4" | Original

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web |url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases|title=Top 40/M Future Releases|website=All Access Music Group|access-date=January 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200123070408/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases|archive-date=January 23, 2020}}

scope="row" | Italy

| January 31, 2020

| Radio airplay

| Sony

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web |title=Doja Cat "Say So" (Radio Date: 31/01/2020) |url=http://radiodate.it/radio-date/doja-cat-say-so-200142-31-01-2020-radiodate/ |website=radiodate.it |access-date=April 29, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429120647/https://radiodate.it/radio-date/doja-cat-feat-nicky-minaj-say-so-explicit-version-200501-04-05-2020-radiodate/|archive-date=April 29, 2021}}

rowspan="2" scope="row" | United States

| February 4, 2020

| Rhythmic contemporary radio

| rowspan="5" | {{hlist|Kemosabe|RCA}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases|title=Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases|website=All Access Music Group|access-date=January 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203135438/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases|archive-date=February 3, 2020}}

March 23, 2020

| Hot adult contemporary radio

| style="text-align:center;"|

scope="row" rowspan="3"| Various

| April 3, 2020

| {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}}

| Snakehips remix

| style="text-align:center;"|

rowspan="3"| May 1, 2020

| {{hlist|12-inch single|CD single|digital download}}

| {{hlist|Original|remix featuring Nicki Minaj}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Cite web|url=https://dojacat.com/collections/all/products/say-so-12-vinyl-digital-single|title=Say So 12" Vinyl + Digital Single|website=DojaCat.com|access-date=February 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200502025704/https://dojacat.com/collections/all/products/say-so-12-vinyl-digital-single|archive-date=May 2, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://dojacat.com/collections/all/products/say-so-cd-digital-single|title=Say So Signed CD + Digital Single|website=DojaCat.com|access-date=February 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200502024902/https://dojacat.com/collections/all/products/say-so-cd-digital-single|archive-date=May 2, 2020}}

| rowspan="3"| Remix featuring Nicki Minaj

| style="text-align:center;"|

scope="row"| Canada

| Contemporary hit radio

| rowspan="2"| Sony

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web |title=Doja Cat feat. Nicki Minaj – Say So (Clean Remix) |url=https://daily.plaympe.com/doja-cat-feat-nicki-minaj-say-so-clean-remix/ |publisher=Play MPE |date=May 1, 2020 |access-date=May 5, 2021}}

scope="row"| Italy

| May 4, 2020

| Radio airplay

| style="text-align:center;"| {{cite web |title=Doja Cat feat. Nicky Minaj "Say So" (Explicit Version) (Radio Date: 04/05/2020) |url=http://radiodate.it/radio-date/doja-cat-feat-nicky-minaj-say-so-explicit-version-200501-04-05-2020-radiodate/ |website=radiodate.it |access-date=January 28, 2020 |archive-date=May 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515135734/http://radiodate.it/radio-date/doja-cat-feat-nicky-minaj-say-so-explicit-version-200501-04-05-2020-radiodate/ |url-status=live }}

scope="row" rowspan="2"| Various

| May 8, 2020

| rowspan="2"| {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}}

| Original remix featuring Nicki Minaj

| rowspan="2"| {{hlist|Kemosabe|RCA}}

| style="text-align:center;"|

September 11, 2020

| "Say So" / "Like That" Mashup

| style="text-align:center;"|