Say My Name
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"Say My Name" is a song by American R&B
group Destiny's Child
. The song was the third single from the group's 1999 album The Writing's on the Wall
, released through Columbia
label in 2000 (see 2000 in music
). The single is the most successful of the four releases from the album and is considered to be one of their signature songs. The song won awards for "Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
" and "Best R&B Song
" and two was nominated for "Record of the Year
" and "Song of the Year
" at the 2001 Grammy Awards and an MTV Video Music Award
.
It is the first single to introduce the second lineup featuring newly added members Michelle Williams
and Farrah Franklin
. However their vocals are not present on the single.
In October 2011, NME
placed it at number 58 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".
was one of the hired people to work on Destiny's Child
's second album, The Writing's on the Wall
, and was the group's first collaboration with him. When they wrote "Say My Name", however, Beyoncé was displeased with the track they were working on. She commented that there was "too much stuff" on the track and it sounded like a "jungle".
During the photo shoot for the album, Beyoncé's father-manager Mathew Knowles
went to the studio informing her that Jerkins reworked on the track she "hated". Her dad told her to "just have to take a listen to it". When the new mix was played to them, they liked it to the extent they could not "focus on anything".
's character calling her lover on the phone, and suspecting him of cheating. She asks him to "say her name". The young man hesitates, and the narrator believes it's because he doesn't want the girl he's cheating on her with to know who she is. Rodney Jerkins supports the song's lyrics with a backing track that shifts back and forth in dynamics, steadily bringing different elements (syncopated, 808 drum programming
, synthesized
strings
, and 1970s-style wah-wah
guitar
licks) in and out of the mix. In the song, Beyoncé sings lead on the verses and bridge. She leads the melody in the first singing of the chorus, and sings over the chorus. Former Member LeToya Luckett
leads the second singing of the chorus and echos too. Kelly Rowland
sings background saying "around you", "love you", "shady", and "baby" underneath LeToya an Kelly. LaTavia Roberson
sings the melody and bridge underneath LeToya. Although she is not in the video, this is one of the two songs by Destiny's Child
that LeToya Luckett
has lead vocals on.
to pay them more money. They were unknowingly fired and Mathew Knowles hired Farrah Franklin
and Michelle Williams
to replace members LeToya Luckett
and LaTavia Roberson
in the group without signed members consent or knowledge. The video was then filmed in January 2000 with little time for the new members to learn the choreography. When the "Say My Name" music video debuted on February 15, 2000, audiences were shocked to see the absence of Luckett and Roberson, who had been replaced by Franklin and Williams. The video featured Franklin and Williams alongside Knowles and Rowland, and debuted on MTV
and BET
at the same time a press release announcing the lineup change was released.
The video featured the veterans and the rookie members along with two female dancers and one male dancer each in different colored rooms that were designed to look like living rooms in an apartment. Beyoncé was featured in orange clothes to match her equally orange room. Kelly was in a blue room, newcomer Farrah was featured in a red room and Michelle was in a white room. The original video idea had more choreography in it but due to the abrupt group change the new girls were unable to dance in stiletto heels like their veteran counterparts. Instead, the directors had the girls sit and stand in various positions around their rooms and pose with the beat of the song.
After the first verse and the chorus, the girls switch rooms but kept their respective color couches and clothes. Soon after the second verse, during the "break down", Beyonce, Kelly, Michelle and Farrah all gather in a garage-like room complete with cars and Destiny's Child in black leather pants and orange tops and all of the dancers, dressed in black, from the video.
The dancers did a rotating dance which later became part of the live routine until their comeback in 2005. After that, it is back to the colorful rooms in which the girls had now switched couches and continued the song until the end of the video where the final pose was back in the garage.
The music video is featured on the video compilation The Platinum's on the Wall
and the DualDisc edition of the album #1's
.
for what they saw as a plot to ruin Luckett and Roberson's careers. By the end of the year, Luckett and Roberson decided to drop their former bandmates as co-defendants, but continued to pursue action against Mathew Knowles.
A year later, after several months of media speculation, it was announced via the MTV News website that Luckett and Roberson had created a new group called Anjel. After several auditions, Naty Quinones and Tiffany Beaudoin were selected as members. The group recorded a twenty-two-song demo in Atlanta, Georgia, with the help of R&B group Jagged Edge. Their production company (581 Entertainment) which handled the group fell through, and all the members of Anjel went on to pursue solo projects. However, the recorded tracks were leaked onto the Internet.
US Maxi CD Single
UK CD Single Part 1
UK CD Single Part 2
European CD Single Part 1 COL 668851 5
European CD Single Part 2 COL 668851 2
Australian Enhanced CD Single
es of "Say My Name" were issued alongside the original version. The two most notable alternate versions are a remix by Timbaland, which features different vocals (Kelly on first verse and lead vocals on chorus), lyrics and a guest appearance from Static Major
; and the "Nitro Remix" (featuring Nitro and Chief, with production by Mista Maze), which uses the original vocals over a bass music-styled backing track. There is another remix featuring Los Angeles Lakers
player-rapper Kobe Bryant
. The "Maurice" Remixes contain additional re-recorded vocals by Beyoncé (on verses, ad-libs
) and by Kelly, LeToya and Latavia (bridge), arranged by Maurice Joshua.
band Sick Puppies
made a cover version of "Say My Name". Characterized by turntable samples and heavy Flea
-esque bass lines, this song was planned to be featured on their 2001 debut album Welcome to the Real World. The band uses the song "Brain Stew" by Green Day
as the background music. However, due to a lawsuit threat from Destiny's Child's label, this song was excluded from the album. The melody of the song was changed to the minor
version of the original, which only has several repetitions of the chorus. This version contains additional lyrics with coarse language; for example, the chorus invariably ends with "You're acting kinda shady, ain't callin' me baby/So what the fuck?" The band performed the song live on their 2009-2010 tour.
In 2007, the Chapel Hill indie rock band, Superchunk
, released a cover of "Say My Name" on the album Guilt By Association. The album is a compilation of many artists playing covers of their favorite guilty pleasure songs.
Indie rock band Portugal. The Man
has also done their own tongue-in-cheek rendition of the hit, albeit with only two band members (Ryan Neighbors and Zachary Carothers). The cover is viewable via Youtube-- it has not been released on any EP's or LP's .
: "Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
" and "Best R&B Song
". The song's music video won the 2000 MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video
. It also captured a Soul Train Lady of Soul Award for "Best R&B/Soul Single, Group, Band or Duo" ("Say My Name") along with a BMI Pop Award for "Most Played Song".
Produced by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins and written by Jerkins, his brother Fred
, LaShawn Daniels
, and the members of Destiny's Child, "Say My Name" peaked at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100
, Hot 100 Airplay
chart and the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks in the United States for three weeks in 2000, from March 11, 2000 to April 1. The song was also a number-one hit in Australia. In the United Kingdom it was at that point the group's biggest hit to date peaking at #3 and sold over 190,000 copies. "Say My Name" was the second Destiny's Child single to become a number-one hit in the United States, following the previous year's "Bills, Bills, Bills
".
The song spent thirty-two weeks on the Hot 100 and was one of the top ten best-selling CD-singles of the year in the US. It is actually the group's third biggest-selling single in their homeland after "No, No, No
" and "Bills, Bills, Bills
" and was also their third gold RIAA certified single.
The song also scored Destiny's Child their first number one in Asia. This single enabled the group to break through the Asian market, when R&B music was just beginning to get strong airplay. In the Philippines
, it was the longest number one single by an R&B girl group, topping the charts for seven weeks.
In Australia it was the second recording ever by an R&B group to reach number one on the ARIA Singles chart behind TLC's
"No Scrubs
" and helped propel The Writing's On The Wall
to multi-platinum success.
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
group Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...
. The song was the third single from the group's 1999 album The Writing's on the Wall
The Writing's on the Wall
-Credits and personnel:*Bill Ortiz – trumpet*Daryl Simmons – drum programming, keyboard programming*D'Wayne Wiggins – guitar, producer*Rodney Jerkins – producer*Claudine Pontier – assistant engineer*James Hoover – engineer...
, released through Columbia
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
label in 2000 (see 2000 in music
2000 in music
See also:* 2000 in music Record labels established in 2000-Events:*January – Gary Glitter is released from jail, two months before his sentence for sexual offences ends.*January 1**John Tavener is knighted in the New Year's Honours List....
). The single is the most successful of the four releases from the album and is considered to be one of their signature songs. The song won awards for "Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
The Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal was awarded between 1970 and 2011. From 1967 to 1969 and in 1971 the award included instrumental performances...
" and "Best R&B Song
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song
The Grammy Award for Best R&B Song has been awarded since 1959. From 1969 to 2000 it was known as the Grammy Award for Best Rhythm & Blues Song, from 1962 to 1968 it was known as Best Rhythm & Blues Recording, and from 1959-1961 as Best Rhythm & Blues Performance...
" and two was nominated for "Record of the Year
Grammy Award for Record of the Year
The Record of the Year is one of the four most prestigious Grammy Awards presented annually. It has been awarded since 1959.-History:The honorees through its history have been:*1959-1965: Artist only.*1966-1998: Artist and producer....
" and "Song of the Year
Grammy Award for Song of the Year
The Song of the Year is one of the four most prestigious awards in the Grammy Awards ceremony, if not in all of the American music industry. It has been awarded since 1959 and unlike the Record of the Year award, which goes to the performer and production team of a single song, Song of the Year...
" at the 2001 Grammy Awards and an MTV Video Music Award
MTV Video Music Awards
An MTV Video Music Award , is an award presented by the cable channel MTV to honor the best in music videos...
.
It is the first single to introduce the second lineup featuring newly added members Michelle Williams
Michelle Williams (singer)
Tenitra Michelle Williams , commonly known as Michelle Williams, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress...
and Farrah Franklin
Farrah Franklin
Farrah Destiny Franklin is an American singer, actress, and model. She is an ex-member of Destiny's Child who replaced LaTavia Roberson; she left the group after 5 months.-Recording & movie career:...
. However their vocals are not present on the single.
In October 2011, NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
placed it at number 58 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".
Vocals
- Lead vocals: Beyoncé KnowlesBeyoncé KnowlesBeyoncé Giselle Knowles , often known simply as Beyoncé, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child...
(2 verses, Leads 1st singing of the chorus ) and LaTavia RobersonLaTavia RobersonLaTavia Marie Roberson is a two-time Grammy Award–winning American contralto singer-songwriter, as well as an original member of Girl's Tyme which later became Destiny's Child. She was eventually replaced by Farrah Franklin in 2000. She was an original founder of the group with Beyoncé as they...
(echos 2 verses and the bridge) LeToya LuckettLeToya LuckettLeToya Nicole Luckett , known professionally as LeToya, is an American R&B singer-songwriter and actress. She was a member of the R&B group Destiny's Child, with whom she won two Grammy Awards and released many successful commercial recordings.After signing a record deal with Capitol Records, she's...
(Leads Second singing of Chorus) - Background vocals: Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly RowlandKelly RowlandKelendria Trene "Kelly" Rowland is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and television personality. She rose to fame as one of the founding members of the American girl group Destiny's Child...
, LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Roberson
Background and writing
American producer-songwriter Rodney JerkinsRodney Jerkins
Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician. Jerkins received two Grammy nominations in 2011.-Biography:...
was one of the hired people to work on Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...
's second album, The Writing's on the Wall
The Writing's on the Wall
-Credits and personnel:*Bill Ortiz – trumpet*Daryl Simmons – drum programming, keyboard programming*D'Wayne Wiggins – guitar, producer*Rodney Jerkins – producer*Claudine Pontier – assistant engineer*James Hoover – engineer...
, and was the group's first collaboration with him. When they wrote "Say My Name", however, Beyoncé was displeased with the track they were working on. She commented that there was "too much stuff" on the track and it sounded like a "jungle".
During the photo shoot for the album, Beyoncé's father-manager Mathew Knowles
Mathew Knowles
Mathew Knowles is an American music executive and manager. He is the father and former manager of R&B singer Beyoncé , Knowles also managed Kelly Rowland as well as girl group Destiny's Child . He was also the manager of Solange Knowles.-Manager and producer:Knowles is an alumnus of Fisk...
went to the studio informing her that Jerkins reworked on the track she "hated". Her dad told her to "just have to take a listen to it". When the new mix was played to them, they liked it to the extent they could not "focus on anything".
About the song
"Say My Name" features Destiny's Child lead singer Beyoncé KnowlesBeyoncé Knowles
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles , often known simply as Beyoncé, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child...
's character calling her lover on the phone, and suspecting him of cheating. She asks him to "say her name". The young man hesitates, and the narrator believes it's because he doesn't want the girl he's cheating on her with to know who she is. Rodney Jerkins supports the song's lyrics with a backing track that shifts back and forth in dynamics, steadily bringing different elements (syncopated, 808 drum programming
Drum machine
A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums or other percussion instruments. They are used in a variety of musical genres, not just purely electronic music...
, synthesized
Synthesizer
A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
strings
String orchestra
A string orchestra is an orchestra composed solely or primarily of instruments from the string family. These instruments are the violin, the viola, the cello, the double bass , the piano, the harp, and sometimes percussion...
, and 1970s-style wah-wah
Wah-wah pedal
A wah-wah pedal is a type of guitar effects pedal that alters the tone of the signal to create a distinctive effect, mimicking the human voice...
guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
licks) in and out of the mix. In the song, Beyoncé sings lead on the verses and bridge. She leads the melody in the first singing of the chorus, and sings over the chorus. Former Member LeToya Luckett
LeToya Luckett
LeToya Nicole Luckett , known professionally as LeToya, is an American R&B singer-songwriter and actress. She was a member of the R&B group Destiny's Child, with whom she won two Grammy Awards and released many successful commercial recordings.After signing a record deal with Capitol Records, she's...
leads the second singing of the chorus and echos too. Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland
Kelendria Trene "Kelly" Rowland is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and television personality. She rose to fame as one of the founding members of the American girl group Destiny's Child...
sings background saying "around you", "love you", "shady", and "baby" underneath LeToya an Kelly. LaTavia Roberson
LaTavia Roberson
LaTavia Marie Roberson is a two-time Grammy Award–winning American contralto singer-songwriter, as well as an original member of Girl's Tyme which later became Destiny's Child. She was eventually replaced by Farrah Franklin in 2000. She was an original founder of the group with Beyoncé as they...
sings the melody and bridge underneath LeToya. Although she is not in the video, this is one of the two songs by Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...
that LeToya Luckett
LeToya Luckett
LeToya Nicole Luckett , known professionally as LeToya, is an American R&B singer-songwriter and actress. She was a member of the R&B group Destiny's Child, with whom she won two Grammy Awards and released many successful commercial recordings.After signing a record deal with Capitol Records, she's...
has lead vocals on.
Music video
In December 1999, there were questions about money, because allegedly Knowles was keeping a disproportionate share of the groups profits while favoring his daughter Beyonce and Kelly Rowland. Luckett and Roberson asked manager Mathew KnowlesMathew Knowles
Mathew Knowles is an American music executive and manager. He is the father and former manager of R&B singer Beyoncé , Knowles also managed Kelly Rowland as well as girl group Destiny's Child . He was also the manager of Solange Knowles.-Manager and producer:Knowles is an alumnus of Fisk...
to pay them more money. They were unknowingly fired and Mathew Knowles hired Farrah Franklin
Farrah Franklin
Farrah Destiny Franklin is an American singer, actress, and model. She is an ex-member of Destiny's Child who replaced LaTavia Roberson; she left the group after 5 months.-Recording & movie career:...
and Michelle Williams
Michelle Williams (singer)
Tenitra Michelle Williams , commonly known as Michelle Williams, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress...
to replace members LeToya Luckett
LeToya Luckett
LeToya Nicole Luckett , known professionally as LeToya, is an American R&B singer-songwriter and actress. She was a member of the R&B group Destiny's Child, with whom she won two Grammy Awards and released many successful commercial recordings.After signing a record deal with Capitol Records, she's...
and LaTavia Roberson
LaTavia Roberson
LaTavia Marie Roberson is a two-time Grammy Award–winning American contralto singer-songwriter, as well as an original member of Girl's Tyme which later became Destiny's Child. She was eventually replaced by Farrah Franklin in 2000. She was an original founder of the group with Beyoncé as they...
in the group without signed members consent or knowledge. The video was then filmed in January 2000 with little time for the new members to learn the choreography. When the "Say My Name" music video debuted on February 15, 2000, audiences were shocked to see the absence of Luckett and Roberson, who had been replaced by Franklin and Williams. The video featured Franklin and Williams alongside Knowles and Rowland, and debuted on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
and BET
Bet
Bet or BET may refer to:* A wager in gambling* Basic Economics Test * Bet , the second letter in many Semitic alphabets, including Aramaic, Hebrew, Phoenician and Syriac* Brunauer-Emmett-Teller isotherm. See BET_theory...
at the same time a press release announcing the lineup change was released.
The video featured the veterans and the rookie members along with two female dancers and one male dancer each in different colored rooms that were designed to look like living rooms in an apartment. Beyoncé was featured in orange clothes to match her equally orange room. Kelly was in a blue room, newcomer Farrah was featured in a red room and Michelle was in a white room. The original video idea had more choreography in it but due to the abrupt group change the new girls were unable to dance in stiletto heels like their veteran counterparts. Instead, the directors had the girls sit and stand in various positions around their rooms and pose with the beat of the song.
After the first verse and the chorus, the girls switch rooms but kept their respective color couches and clothes. Soon after the second verse, during the "break down", Beyonce, Kelly, Michelle and Farrah all gather in a garage-like room complete with cars and Destiny's Child in black leather pants and orange tops and all of the dancers, dressed in black, from the video.
The dancers did a rotating dance which later became part of the live routine until their comeback in 2005. After that, it is back to the colorful rooms in which the girls had now switched couches and continued the song until the end of the video where the final pose was back in the garage.
The music video is featured on the video compilation The Platinum's on the Wall
The Platinum's on the Wall
The Platinum's on the Wall is a 2001 DVD that features Destiny's Child's Greatest Hits Videos from the albums Destiny's Child and The Writing's on the Wall...
and the DualDisc edition of the album #1's
Number 1's (Destiny's Child album)
#1's is a compilation album released by R&B group Destiny's Child containing songs from their albums The Writing's on the Wall, Survivor, This Is The Remix, and Destiny Fulfilled...
.
Lawsuit
Luckett and Roberson stated they did not know they were out of the group until seeing the "Say My Name" video, and filed suit against Knowles, Rowland, and Destiny's Child manager Mathew KnowlesMathew Knowles
Mathew Knowles is an American music executive and manager. He is the father and former manager of R&B singer Beyoncé , Knowles also managed Kelly Rowland as well as girl group Destiny's Child . He was also the manager of Solange Knowles.-Manager and producer:Knowles is an alumnus of Fisk...
for what they saw as a plot to ruin Luckett and Roberson's careers. By the end of the year, Luckett and Roberson decided to drop their former bandmates as co-defendants, but continued to pursue action against Mathew Knowles.
A year later, after several months of media speculation, it was announced via the MTV News website that Luckett and Roberson had created a new group called Anjel. After several auditions, Naty Quinones and Tiffany Beaudoin were selected as members. The group recorded a twenty-two-song demo in Atlanta, Georgia, with the help of R&B group Jagged Edge. Their production company (581 Entertainment) which handled the group fell through, and all the members of Anjel went on to pursue solo projects. However, the recorded tracks were leaked onto the Internet.
Track lisitings
US Promo CD Single- "Say My Name" (Album Version) - 4:28
- "Say My Name" (Timbaland Remix) - 5:02
US Maxi CD Single
- "Say My Name" (Album Version) - 4:28
- "Say My Name" (Timbaland Remix) - 5:02
- "Say My Name" (Maurice's Last Days Of Disco Millennium Mix) - 7:35
- "Say My Name" (Daddy D Remix w/ Rap) - 4:48
- "Say My Name" (Album Version) (featuring Kobe BryantKobe BryantKobe Bean Bryant is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . Bryant enjoyed a successful high school basketball career at Lower Merion High School, where he was recognized as the top high school...
) - 4:27
UK CD Single Part 1
- "Say My Name" (Single Mix)
- "Say My Name" (Storm Mix by Tariq)
- "Say My Name" (Timbaland Remix) - 5:02
UK CD Single Part 2
- "Say My Name" (Dreem Teem Club Mix)
- "Say My Name" (Noodles Mix)
- "Say My Name" (Maurice's Bass 2000 Mix)
- includes a poster
European CD Single Part 1 COL 668851 5
- "Say My Name" (Radio Edit) - 3:46
- "Say My Name" (Album Version) - 4:28
- "Say My Name" (Timbaland Remix) - 5:02
- "Say My Name" (Album Version) (featuring Kobe BryantKobe BryantKobe Bean Bryant is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . Bryant enjoyed a successful high school basketball career at Lower Merion High School, where he was recognized as the top high school...
) - 4:27 - "Say My Name" (Daddy D Remix w/o Rap) - 4:48
European CD Single Part 2 COL 668851 2
- "Say My Name" (Album Version) - 4:28
- "Say My Name" (Timbaland Remix) - 5:01
- "Say My Name" (Album Version) (featuring Kobe BryantKobe BryantKobe Bean Bryant is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . Bryant enjoyed a successful high school basketball career at Lower Merion High School, where he was recognized as the top high school...
) - 4:27 - "Say My Name" (Daddy D Remix w/o Rap) - 4:48
Australian Enhanced CD Single
- "Say My Name" (Album Version) - 4:28
- "Say My Name" (A Capella) - 4:00
- "Say My Name" (Instrumental) - 4:27
- "Bills Bills Bills" (Album Version) - 4:14
Remixes
Several remixRemix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
es of "Say My Name" were issued alongside the original version. The two most notable alternate versions are a remix by Timbaland, which features different vocals (Kelly on first verse and lead vocals on chorus), lyrics and a guest appearance from Static Major
Static Major
Stephen Ellis Garrett also known as Static Major, was a Grammy Award-Winning American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer from Louisville, Kentucky. He was a member of the R&B trio Playa. Static Major gained posthumous fame for appearing on Lil Wayne's 2008 album Tha Carter III on the...
; and the "Nitro Remix" (featuring Nitro and Chief, with production by Mista Maze), which uses the original vocals over a bass music-styled backing track. There is another remix featuring Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
player-rapper Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bean Bryant is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . Bryant enjoyed a successful high school basketball career at Lower Merion High School, where he was recognized as the top high school...
. The "Maurice" Remixes contain additional re-recorded vocals by Beyoncé (on verses, ad-libs
Ad-Libs
Ad-Libs is an improvisational comedy troupe based in Dallas, Texas. Combining improvisation along with video segments, Ad-Libs was conceived by Phil Larsson in 1986...
) and by Kelly, LeToya and Latavia (bridge), arranged by Maurice Joshua.
Cover versions
In 2002, Australian Alternative RockAlternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band Sick Puppies
Sick Puppies
Sick Puppies is an Australian rock band, formed in 1997. The band consists of vocalist and guitarist Shimon Moore, bassist Emma Anzai and drummer Mark Goodwin....
made a cover version of "Say My Name". Characterized by turntable samples and heavy Flea
Flea (musician)
Michael Peter Balzary , better known by his stage name Flea, is an Australian-American musician and occasional actor. He is best known as the bassist, co-founding member, and one of the composers of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers...
-esque bass lines, this song was planned to be featured on their 2001 debut album Welcome to the Real World. The band uses the song "Brain Stew" by Green Day
Green Day
Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool...
as the background music. However, due to a lawsuit threat from Destiny's Child's label, this song was excluded from the album. The melody of the song was changed to the minor
Major and minor
In Western music, the adjectives major and minor can describe a musical composition, movement, section, scale, key, chord, or interval.Major and minor are frequently referred to in the titles of classical compositions, especially in reference to the key of a piece.-Intervals and chords:With regard...
version of the original, which only has several repetitions of the chorus. This version contains additional lyrics with coarse language; for example, the chorus invariably ends with "You're acting kinda shady, ain't callin' me baby/So what the fuck?" The band performed the song live on their 2009-2010 tour.
In 2007, the Chapel Hill indie rock band, Superchunk
Superchunk
Superchunk is an American indie rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, consisting of singer/guitarist Mac McCaughan, guitarist Jim Wilbur, bassist Laura Ballance, and drummer Jon Wurster. Formed in 1989, they were one of the bands that helped define the Chapel Hill music scene of the 1990s...
, released a cover of "Say My Name" on the album Guilt By Association. The album is a compilation of many artists playing covers of their favorite guilty pleasure songs.
Indie rock band Portugal. The Man
Portugal. The Man
Portugal. The Man is an American psychedelic rock band based in Portland, Oregon, but originally from Wasilla, Alaska. The group released their first two albums with Fearless Records. They also released material on their own imprint Approaching AIRballoons through indie label Equal Vision Records...
has also done their own tongue-in-cheek rendition of the hit, albeit with only two band members (Ryan Neighbors and Zachary Carothers). The cover is viewable via Youtube-- it has not been released on any EP's or LP's .
Awards
"Say My Name" won two Grammy Awards in 2001Grammy Awards of 2001
The 43rd Grammy Awards were held on February 21, 2001. Steely Dan was the biggest winner winning three awards including Album of the Year for Two Against Nature. U2 was also a big winner winning three awards as well; including Record of the Year and Song of the Year for Beautiful Day. Dr...
: "Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
The Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal was awarded between 1970 and 2011. From 1967 to 1969 and in 1971 the award included instrumental performances...
" and "Best R&B Song
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song
The Grammy Award for Best R&B Song has been awarded since 1959. From 1969 to 2000 it was known as the Grammy Award for Best Rhythm & Blues Song, from 1962 to 1968 it was known as Best Rhythm & Blues Recording, and from 1959-1961 as Best Rhythm & Blues Performance...
". The song's music video won the 2000 MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video
MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video
The MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video was first awarded in 1993, and was given every year until 2006, as the following year MTV revammped the VMAs and eliminated all of the genre categories. The following year, though, when MTV returned the VIdeo Music Awards to their previous format, Best...
. It also captured a Soul Train Lady of Soul Award for "Best R&B/Soul Single, Group, Band or Duo" ("Say My Name") along with a BMI Pop Award for "Most Played Song".
Chart performance
"Say My Name" debuted at #83 on the Hot 100 on December 25, 1999, and reached its peak position twelve weeks later after scanning 134,000 physical singles during its first week at retail, taking longer than any other Destiny's Child number one single to reach the summit. It went onto become the group's international breakthrough hit far exceeding the popularity of "No, No, No" which prior to this release was their only true international hit.Produced by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins and written by Jerkins, his brother Fred
Fred Jerkins III
Fred Jerkins III is an American songwriter and record producer, best known for his work with his brother Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins. Jerkins has co-written several hit songs with Rodney Jerkins and LaShawn Daniels, among them "The Boy Is Mine" by Brandy and Monica, "Say My Name" and "Lose My...
, LaShawn Daniels
LaShawn Daniels
LaShawn Ameen Daniels is an American songwriter, best known for his work with longtime colleague Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins. Daniels has written several of the Darkchild Team's hit songs, among them "The Boy Is Mine" by Brandy & Monica, "Say My Name" and "Lose My Breath" by Destiny's Child, "You...
, and the members of Destiny's Child, "Say My Name" peaked at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, Hot 100 Airplay
Hot 100 Airplay
The Hot 100 Airplay chart is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It measures radio airplay, and is one of the three component charts, along with the Hot Singles Sales and the Hot Digital Songs charts, that determine the chart positions of singles on the Billboard...
chart and the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks in the United States for three weeks in 2000, from March 11, 2000 to April 1. The song was also a number-one hit in Australia. In the United Kingdom it was at that point the group's biggest hit to date peaking at #3 and sold over 190,000 copies. "Say My Name" was the second Destiny's Child single to become a number-one hit in the United States, following the previous year's "Bills, Bills, Bills
Bills, Bills, Bills
"Bills, Bills, Bills" is a 1999 hit single by Destiny's Child, released as the first single from their second album The Writing's on the Wall. It echoed the female empowerment sentiments of TLC's single "No Scrubs", and featured the same producer and songwriter...
".
The song spent thirty-two weeks on the Hot 100 and was one of the top ten best-selling CD-singles of the year in the US. It is actually the group's third biggest-selling single in their homeland after "No, No, No
No, No, No (Destiny's Child song)
"No No No" is an R&B song performed by American group Destiny's Child for their debut studio album Destiny's Child and the track was produced by Vincent Herbert, Rob Fusari and Wyclef Jean and received a positive reception from music critics...
" and "Bills, Bills, Bills
Bills, Bills, Bills
"Bills, Bills, Bills" is a 1999 hit single by Destiny's Child, released as the first single from their second album The Writing's on the Wall. It echoed the female empowerment sentiments of TLC's single "No Scrubs", and featured the same producer and songwriter...
" and was also their third gold RIAA certified single.
The song also scored Destiny's Child their first number one in Asia. This single enabled the group to break through the Asian market, when R&B music was just beginning to get strong airplay. In the Philippines
Philippines
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, it was the longest number one single by an R&B girl group, topping the charts for seven weeks.
In Australia it was the second recording ever by an R&B group to reach number one on the ARIA Singles chart behind TLC's
TLC (band)
TLC is an American musical trio whose repertoire spanned R&B, hip-hop, soul, funk, and new jack swing. Originally consisting of singer Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, rapper-singer Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes and singer Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas it found success in the 1990s while also enduring a series of spats...
"No Scrubs
No Scrubs
"No Scrubs" is a 1999 song recorded by R&B girl groupTLC for their album FanMail. Released as the album's first single, "No Scrubs" became TLC's third number-one single and eighth top 10 single on the Billboard Hot 100. It also earned them their second Grammy nomination for Record of the Year...
" and helped propel The Writing's On The Wall
The Writing's on the Wall
-Credits and personnel:*Bill Ortiz – trumpet*Daryl Simmons – drum programming, keyboard programming*D'Wayne Wiggins – guitar, producer*Rodney Jerkins – producer*Claudine Pontier – assistant engineer*James Hoover – engineer...
to multi-platinum success.
Peak positions
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian RPM RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... Singles Chart Canadian Singles Chart The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays.... |
4 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2000) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 6 |
End of decade
| Chart (2000–2009) | Position |
|---|---|
| ARIA Singles Chart (Australia) | 50 |
Certifications
| Country | Certification |
|---|---|
| Australia Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... |
2 x Platinum |
| United Kingdom British Phonographic Industry The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies... |
Silver |
| United States | Gold |
See also
- List of number-one singles in Australia in 2000
- List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2000 (U.S.)
- List of number-one R&B singles of 2000 (U.S.)