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{{Short description|2010 single by Trey Songz featuring Fabolous}}
{{Distinguish|Say Aha}}
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{{Infobox song
| name       = Say Aah
| cover      = Say aah cover art.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Trey Songz]] featuring [[Fabolous]]
| album      = [[Ready (Trey Songz album)|Ready]]
| released   = {{unbulleted list|January 12, 2010|{{small|(see [[#Radio adds|radio adds]])}}}}
| format     =
| recorded   = 2009
| studio     =D2 Music Studios, {{small|([[Atlanta, Georgia]])}}
| venue      =
| genre      = 
{{Flat list}}
* [[Hip hop]]
* [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
* [[crunk&B]]
{{endflatlist}}
| length     = 3:27
| label      = {{hlist|[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]|Songbook}}
| writer     = {{hlist|[[Trey Songz|Tremaine Neverson]]|[[Fabolous|John Jackson]]|Nathan Walker|Ronald Ferebee|Don Corell|[[Chef Tone|Tony "Chef Tone" Scales]]}}
| producer   = {{hlist|Young Yonny|[[Troy Taylor (record producer)|Troy Taylor]]}}
| chronology = [[Trey Songz]]
| prev_title = [[I Invented Sex]]
| prev_year  = 2009
| title      = Say Aah
| year       = 2010
| next_title = [[Neighbors Know My Name]]
| next_year  = 2010
| misc       = {{Extra chronology
 | artist     = [[Fabolous]]
 | type       = singles
 | prev_title = [[Everything, Everyday, Everywhere]]
 | prev_year  = 2009
 | title      = Say Aah
 | year       = 2009
 | next_title = Money Goes, Honey Stay (When the Money Goes Remix)
 | next_year  = 2009
}}
}}
"'''Say Aah'''" is a song by American singer [[Trey Songz]] featuring American rapper [[Fabolous]]. The track was written by the two along with Nate Walka, Ronald M. Ferebee, Jr., [[Chef Tone|Tony Scales]], and Don Correll, with the latter producing it with [[Troy Taylor (record producer)|Troy Taylor]] and Young Yonny. It was released on January 12, 2010 as the fourth single from Songz's third studio effort, ''[[Ready (Trey Songz album)|Ready]]'' (2009). The song has lyrical content referring to a night of drinking during a birthday celebration, with the title referencing the eponymous phrase said by doctors or dentists to denote a patient's oral treatment.

The song received mostly positive reviews, and became Songz's biggest hit at the time, reaching number nine on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], his first top ten hit. Additionally, it reached number three on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart, and peaked at sixteen on the [[Mainstream Top 40|Pop Songs]] chart. The song was later certified Double Platinum in the United States by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]. "Say Aah" became Songz's first song to chart internationally, reaching number forty-three in Canada. The music video features Songz and Fabolous at a club, and serves as a predecessor to the video for "[[I Invented Sex]]", also by Songz. The song was nominated for "Viewers' Choice" and "Best Collaboration" at the 2010 [[BET Awards]].

==Background==
Recorded at [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]]'s D2 Music Studios in 2009, "Say Aah" was written by [[Trey Songz]], [[Fabolous]], Nate Walka, Ronald M. Ferebee, Jr., and [[Chef Tone|Tony "Chef Tone" Scales]]. Produced by Young Yonny and [[Troy Taylor (record producer)|Troy Taylor]].<ref name="Linernotes"/> Taylor himself recorded the song while Jean Marie Horvat [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixed]] the track.<ref name="Linernotes"/> According to Songz in an interview with ''GoWhereHipHop'', Fabolous decided to record a verse for track the day ''Ready'' was set to be mastered, which was during the week of the release of his fifth studio album ''[[Loso's Way]]''.<ref name="GWHH"/> In an August 2009 interview, when asked about Fabolous's appearance on the track Songz insinuated that "Say Aah" would be released as one of the last singles from Ready, calling it "one of the hottest club records to be out next year."<ref name="GWHH">{{cite web|url=http://www.treysongz.com/news/trey-songz-interview-with-gowherehiphopcom/|title=Trey Songz Interview With GoWhereHipHop.com|date=2009-08-27|access-date=2010-07-05|work=TreySongz.com|publisher=[[Atlantic Records]]}}</ref> The first remix of the song to be released also features American rapper [[Young Jeezy]], while another features fellow American rappers [[Juelz Santana]] and [[Ace Hood]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.currenthiphop.com/trey_songz/songs/say_aah/3252?page=2|title=Say Aah (Remix) – Trey Songz (ft. Ace Hood, Fabolous & Juelz Santana)|access-date=2010-07-05|work=CurrentHipHop}}</ref><ref name="vibe">{{cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/mt/2009/12/singled-out-trey-songz-feat-young-jeezy-say-aah-remix|title=Singled Out: Trey Songz Feat. Young Jeezy "Say Aah (Remix)" |work=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|author=jkennedy|access-date=2010-07-05|date=2009-12-12}}</ref> Female rappers Shonie, [[Trina]] and [[Brianna Perry|Brianna]] released a "Ladies Remix" to the song in December 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shonie Ft Trina & Brianna – Say Aah (Ladies Remix)|url=http://www.xclusiveszone.net/2009/12/shonie-ft-trina-brianna-say-aah-ladies/|work=Xclusives Zone|date=December 31, 2009|access-date=February 21, 2013}}</ref> R&B singer Teairra Mari released her remix of the song in January 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2010/01/03/video-trey-songz-f-fabolous-say-aah/|title=Video: Trey Songz f/ Fabolous – 'Say Aah'|work=[[Rap-Up]]|access-date=2010-07-03}}</ref>

The title refers to the imperative phrase ''Say Aah'', often said by medical doctors when they want to inspect the [[mouth cavity]] of a patient.

==Composition and critical reception==
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The song has been referred to as an "indecent behavior anthem" due to its lyrical content.<ref name="Sayaahbuzzworthy"/> Ken Capobianco of the ''[[Boston Globe]]'' said that "Say Aah" was one of the "popping tracks" which parent album ''Ready'' was built around.<ref name="Bostonglobe">{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2009/08/31/trey_songz_ready/|title=Trey Songz, 'Ready'|date=2009-08-31|access-date=2010-07-03|first=Ken|last=Capobianco|work=[[Boston Globe]]}}</ref> Commenting on the song's lyrics, Chris Ryan of ''[[MTV News|MTV Buzzworthy]]'' stated that, "Its over-abundance of hooks ('we don't buyyyy no drinks at the bar' being a personal favorite) makes it pretty hard to dislike. And the verse from Brooklyn's Fabolous will bring in even the most hardened of fun-haters."<ref name="Sayaahbuzzworthy"/> ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]'' called the song "the official birthday song of the year", claiming that it was better than [[Jeremih]]'s "[[Birthday Sex]]".<ref name="vibe"/> The song was nominated for "Viewers' Choice" and "Best Collaboration" at the 2010 [[BET Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1639471/20100518/jay_z.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100521055622/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1639471/20100518/jay_z.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 21, 2010|title=BET Awards Nominations Led By Jay-Z, Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Drake ... And Justin Bieber|first=Jayson|last=Rodriguez|date=2010-05-18|access-date=2010-07-18|work=[[MTV News]]|publisher=MTV Networks. ([[Viacom (2005–present)|Viacom]])}}</ref>

==Chart performance==
On the week ending November 28, 2009, the song entered the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] at sixty-eight.<ref name="sc_Billboardhot100_Trey Songz"/> Its position on the charts fluctuated for several weeks before it peaked at number nine on the week of March 13, 2010, the highest chart placing Songz had achieved in his career.<ref name="sc_Billboardhot100_Trey Songz"/> The song track spent a total of twenty-three weeks on the chart.<ref name="sc_Billboardhot100_Trey Songz"/> Additionally the song peaked at three on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart, Songz's third top ten R&B single from ''Ready''.<ref name="sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Trey Songz"/> As Songz's first song to impact [[contemporary hit radio|pop]] radio, it reached sixteen on the [[Pop Songs]] chart.<ref name="sc_Billboardpopsongs_Trey Songz"/> On February 22, 2010, the single became Songz's first song to be recognized by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]], with ceritifed sales of 500,000 units.{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=single|title=Say Aah|artist=Trey Songz|date=July 15, 2015}} The song has gone on to reach Double Platinum status in 2015.{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=single|title=Say Aah|artist=Trey Songz|date=July 15, 2015}} The track became Songz's first international chart hit, appearing at number forty-three on the [[Canadian Hot 100]].<ref name="sc_Billboardcanadianhot100_Trey Songz"/>

==Music video==
<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Sayaahvid.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Fabolous and Songz featured in the club scene in the music video.]] -->
The music video was directed by Yolande Geralds, who also directed the clip for Songz's previous single. "[[I Invented Sex]]."<ref name="Onset">{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2009/10/08/on-set-of-trey-songz-say-aah-video/|title=On Set of Trey Songz' 'Say Aah' Video|work=[[Rap-Up]]|access-date=2010-07-03}}</ref> The video was filmed on October 7, 2009.<ref name="Onset"/> [[Wynter Gordon]], [[DJ Clue]] as well as [[Jessica White]] performing the owner of the Party make appearances in the video.<ref name="Onset"/> Stills from the clip were released on the following day, October 8, 2009.<ref name="Onset"/> A combination video was released for the dual clips of "Say Aah" and "I Invented Sex" and the videos were also released separately. Songz confirmed to ''[[MTV News]]'' in November 2009 that the latter would be a continuation of the previous.<ref name="Mtvinterview"/> On the video, Songz said that he wanted the video to be "sexy" and "adult" in which everyone had fun.<ref name="Mtvinterview"/> He further explained, <blockquote>"The song speaks on more so a club atmosphere, but the video is more lofty — sexy women all over the place, adults having fun. This one lady in particular, she's representing the independent women without taking it over the top. She's got her own. She takes me back to her crib — so we invent sex together."<ref name="Mtvinterview">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1625777/20091106/trey_songz.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091108175953/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1625777/20091106/trey_songz.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 8, 2009|title=Trey Songz On 'Sensual' New Videos For 'Say Aah' And 'I Invented Sex'|first=Shaheem|last=Reid|date=2009-10-06|access-date=2010-07-03|work=[[MTV News]]|publisher=MTV Networks}}</ref></blockquote> In a review of the video, calling the song itself "ballerific", Chris Ryan of ''[[MTV News|MTV Buzzworthy]]'' said, "the video keeps it pretty grown in sexy", commenting the choice of button down shirts as attire and commending Fabolous's part, which he said, "has a very plain-spoken feel to it, and because his blue-framed shades are matching his shirt.".<ref name="Sayaahbuzzworthy">{{cite web|url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2010/01/06/new-video-trey-songz-say-aah/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100227220903/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2010/01/06/new-video-trey-songz-say-aah|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 27, 2010|title=New Video: Trey Songz, 'Say Aah'|first=Chris|last=Ryan|date=2010-01-06|access-date=2010-07-04|work=[[MTV News]]|publisher=MTV Networks}}</ref> 
The video starts with Trey arriving at the club he gets out of the car and walks towards the guard, telling him "Aye, when I give you these keys homeboy, don't move my car man,
I ride in the front ya dig,
Don't move my shit man..." before he walks toward a girl who is alongside her boyfriend and tells her (ho baby, what's your name) and then he gets into the club and then the song starts.

==Live performances==
Songz performed the song on ''[[106 & Park]]''{{'}}s New Year's Eve celebration on December 31, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.treysongz.com/news/check-out-trey-performing-say-aah-on-106-party/|title=Check out Trey Performing "Say Aah" on 106 & Party!|work=TreySongz.com|publisher=[[Atlantic Records]]|date=2010-01-04|access-date=2010-07-06}}</ref> The song was then performed again with "I Invented Sex" on ''[[It's On with Alexa Chung]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.treysongz.com/news/watch-trey-performs-i-invented-sexsay-ahh-live-on-its-on-with-alexa-chung/|title=WATCH: Trey Performs "I Invented Sex/Say Ahh" Live on 'It's On with Alexa Chung'|access-date=2010-07-06|work=TreySongz.com|publisher=[[Atlantic Records]]}}</ref> On January 15, 2010, he performed the song on ''[[The Wendy Williams Show]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.treysongz.com/news/watch-trey-perfom-on-the-wendy-williams-show-tomorrow/|title=Watch Trey Perform on the Wendy Williams Show TODAY!|work=TreySongz.com|date=2010-01-15|access-date=2010-07-06|publisher=[[Atlantic Records]]}}</ref> He also performed the song on ''[[Lopez Tonight]]'' as well as [[The Blueprint 3 Tour]], and performed it with Fabolous at [[West Hollywood]]'s [[House of Blues]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2010/03/24/late-night-tv-justin-bieber-trey-songz-snoop-dogg/|title=Late Night TV: Justin Bieber, Trey Songz, & Snoop Dogg|work=[[Rap-Up]]|access-date=2010-07-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2010/01/31/video-trey-songz-x-drake-x-fabolous-live/|title=Video: Trey Songz x Drake x Fabolous Live!|work=[[Rap-Up]]|access-date=2010-07-03}}</ref> He performed the song once again on ''[[106 & Park]]'' on February 11, 2010 for "Love Week" as a medley with "[[Neighbors Know My Name]]" and "[[I Invented Sex]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.treysongz.com/news/trey-to-perfom-on-bets-106-park-tonight/|title=Trey to Perform on BET's 106 & Park TONIGHT!|date=2010-02-11|access-date=2010-07-06|work=TreySongz.com|publisher=[[Atlantic Records]]}}</ref> "Say Aah" was performed by Songz at [[MTV]]'s Spring Break 2010 in [[Acapulco, Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.treysongz.com/news/spring-break-2010-trey-songz-say-aah-video-1/|title=Spring Break 2010: Trey Songz "Say Aah" [Video]|work=TreySongz.com|access-date=2010-07-06|publisher=[[Atlantic Records]]}}</ref>

==Credits and personnel==
*[[Songwriting]] – Trey Songz, Fabolous, Nate Walka, Ronald M. Ferebee, Jr., [[Tony "Chef Tone" Scales]]
*[[Record producer|Production]] –  Troy Taylor, Young Yonny
*[[Sound recording and reproduction|Recording]] – Troy Taylor
*[[Audio mixing (recorded music)|Mixing]] – Jean Marie Horvat
Source<ref name="Linernotes">Trey Songz ''Ready'' (Digital booklet) [[Atlantic Records]], [[Troy Taylor (producer)|Songbook]]. (2009).</ref>

==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!align="left"|Chart (2010)
!align="center"|Peak<br>position
|-
{{single chart|Flanders Tip|25|artist=Trey Songz feat. Fabolous|song=Say Aah}}
|-
{{single chart|Canada|43|artist=Trey Songz|artistid={{BillboardID|Trey Songz}}|access-date=2010-07-05}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|9|artist=Trey Songz|artistid={{BillboardID|Trey Songz}}|access-date=2010-07-05}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboarddanceairplay|24|artist=Trey Songz|artistid={{BillboardID|Trey Songz}}|access-date=2015-01-09}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|3|artist=Trey Songz|artistid={{BillboardID|Trey Songz}}|access-date=2010-07-05}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|16|artist=Trey Songz|artistid={{BillboardID|Trey Songz}}|access-date=2010-07-05}}
|-
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (2010)
!Position
|-
|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/hot-100-songs?begin=31&order=position|title = Hot 100 Songs - Year-End| magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] }}</ref>
|align="center"|31
|-
|US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2010|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 5, 2019}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|5
|-
|US [[Rhythmic (chart)|Rhythmic]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/rhythmic-songs|title=Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2010|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 5, 2019}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|2
|}
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==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|title=Say Aah|artist=Trey Songz|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2009|certyear=2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Say Aah|artist=Trey Songz|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2015|digital=true|date=July 15, 2015}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true | noshipments=true | streaming=true}}

==Radio adds==
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! Region
! Date
! Format
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|rowspan="1"|United States 
|January 12, 2010<ref name="Radio">{{cite web|url=http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=01/12/2010&Format=9|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131225626/http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=01/12/2010&Format=9|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 31, 2013|title=R&R Going for Adds – Rhythmic – Week Of: January 12, 2010|publisher=RadioandRecords|access-date=2010-07-06}}</ref><ref name="Radio2">{{cite web|url=http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=01/12/2010&Format=5|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201060402/http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=01/12/2010&Format=5|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 1, 2013|title=R&R Going for Adds – Urban – Week Of: January 12, 2010|publisher=RadioandRecords|access-date=2010-07-06}}</ref>
|[[Rhythmic contemporary|Rhythmic]] and [[urban contemporary|urban]] airplay
|-
|}

==References==
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{{Trey Songz}}
{{Fabolous}}

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