"Some Say" is a song by Swedish singer Nea and was released as her debut single on 6 September 2019.[1] Following the song's success in Europe in late 2019 and early 2020, the song was remixed by German DJ Felix Jaehn.[2] The remix was released on 10 January 2020.
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| Single by Nea | ||||
| Released | 6 September 2019 | |||
| Length | 2:55 | |||
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| "Some Say" on YouTube | ||||
The song has since reached number one in Belgium (Wallonia), Slovakia and Poland, the top ten in Austria, Denmark, Hungary, the Netherlands, Norway, Romania and Switzerland, as well as the top 20 in Australia, Belgium (Flanders), France, Germany and Sweden. The song interpolates Eiffel 65's 1998 song, "Blue (Da Ba Dee)".[3]
Lyrically, it sees Nea singing about an unrequited love and is inspired by events experienced by a friend of hers.[4] Nea describes that "the song is about love that you can't attain but that you can't give up on".[4] On Genius, she explained that the opening lyrics of the song describe the moment "when you love someone so completely and the other person doesn’t feel the same thing, you just wanna put the blame on something else… The time, the timing, anything but unreturned love."[5]
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[6]
- Linnéa Södahl – vocals, songwriting, composer
- Bryn Christopher – songwriting, composer
- Vincent Kottkamp – production, composer, guitar, mixing engineering
- Hitimpulse – production, mixing engineering
- Alexsej Vlasenko – composer, synthesizer
- Jonas Kalisch – composer, bass
- Henrik Meinke – composer, drums
- Jeremy Chacon – composer, keyboards
- Lex Barkey – master engineering
- Jeffrey Jey (Eiffel 65) – songwriter
- Maurizio Lobina (Eiffel 65) – songwriter/producer
- Gabry Ponte (Eiffel 65) – producer
Charts
Year-end charts
| Chart (2019) | Position |
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| Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[39] | 48 |
| Chart (2020) | Position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[40] | 56 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[41] | 10 |
| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[42] | 8 |
| Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[43] | 3 |
| Denmark (Tracklisten)[44] | 12 |
| France (SNEP)[45] | 19 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[46] | 11 |
| Hungary (Dance Top 40)[47] | 89 |
| Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[48] | 10 |
| Hungary (Single Top 40)[49] | 13 |
| Hungary (Stream Top 40)[50] | 11 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[51] | 26 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[52] | 47 |
| Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[53] | 42 |
| Romania (Airplay 100)[54] | 17 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[55] | 30 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[56] | 12 |
| Chart (2021) | Position |
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| Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[57] | 38 |
| Hungary (Stream Top 40)[58] | 66 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[59] | 2× Platinum | 140,000‡ |
| Austria (IFPI Austria)[60] | 3× Platinum | 90,000‡ |
| Belgium (BEA)[61] | Platinum | 40,000‡ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[62] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[63] | 2× Platinum | 180,000‡ |
| France (SNEP)[64] | Diamond | 333,333‡ |
| Germany (BVMI)[65] | 3× Gold | 600,000‡ |
| Italy (FIMI)[66] | Gold | 35,000‡ |
| Mexico (AMPROFON)[67] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
| Poland (ZPAV)[68] | 3× Platinum | 60,000‡ |
| Portugal (AFP)[69] | Gold | 5,000‡ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[70] | Platinum | 60,000‡ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[71] | Platinum | 20,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[72] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
See also
- "I'm Good (Blue)" – by David Guetta and Bebe Rexha