Some Say (Nea song)

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"Some Say"
Nea - Some Say.png
Single by Nea
Released6 September 2019 (2019-09-06)
Length2:55
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Hitimpulse
  • Vincent Kottkamp
Neasingles chronology
"Some Say"
(2019)
"Dedicated"
(2020)
Music video
"Some Say" on YouTube

"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.

Contents

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]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Some Say"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [59] 2× Platinum140,000
Austria (IFPI Austria) [60] 3× Platinum90,000
Belgium (BEA) [61] Platinum40,000
Canada (Music Canada) [62] Platinum80,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [63] 2× Platinum180,000
France (SNEP) [64] Diamond333,333
Germany (BVMI) [65] 3× Gold600,000
Italy (FIMI) [66] Gold35,000
Mexico (AMPROFON) [67] Gold30,000
Poland (ZPAV) [68] 3× Platinum60,000
Portugal (AFP) [69] Gold5,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [70] Platinum60,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [71] Platinum20,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [72] Silver200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

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