# Say Aha > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Say_Aha > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Say_Aha.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Say_Aha > Source revision: 1302822248 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Distinguish|Say Aah}} {{Infobox song | name = Say Aha | cover = Santogoldsayaha.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = [Santigold](/source/Santigold) | album = [Santogold](/source/Santogold_(album)) | released = November 24, 2008 | format = | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = {{hlist|[New wave](/source/New_wave_music)|[reggae fusion](/source/reggae_fusion)}} | length = 3:35 | label = [Downtown Records](/source/Downtown_Records) (US)
[Atlantic Records](/source/Atlantic_Records) (UK) | writer = {{hlist|[Santi White](/source/Santi_White)|[John Hill](/source/John_Hill_(record_producer))}} | producer = {{hlist|Santi White|John Hill|[Switch](/source/Switch_(music_producer)) {{small|(add.)}}}} | prev_title = [Lights Out](/source/Lights_Out_(Santigold_song)) | prev_year = 2008 | next_title = [Brooklyn Go Hard](/source/Brooklyn_Go_Hard) | next_year = 2008 }} "'''Say Aha'''" is the fourth single by American artist [Santigold](/source/Santigold), taken from her debut album ''[Santogold](/source/Santogold_(album))''. ==Release and reception== "Say Aha" was released on November 24 in the UK.{{ cite web | url=http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1;-1&sku=896461 | title=Say Aha | work=[HMV](/source/HMV) | publisher=[HMV](/source/HMV) | accessdate=2008-11-21 }} The song appeared in [television advertisement](/source/television_advertisement)s for [Samsung](/source/Samsung).{{ cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/nov/18/singles-club | title=Songs about LCD and cloud cover | author=Rosie Swash | work=[guardian.co.uk](/source/guardian.co.uk) | publisher=[Guardian Media Group](/source/Guardian_Media_Group) | date=2008-11-18 | accessdate=2008-11-21 }} In the United States, a remix of "Say Aha" (as well as a remix of "[L.E.S. Artistes](/source/L.E.S._Artistes)") was featured in commercials for the [Ford Flex](/source/Ford_Flex).{{ cite web | url=http://video.aol.com/video-detail/ford-flex-say-aha/341007570/?icid=VIDURVENT10 | title=Ford Flex - Say Aha | work=[AOL Video](/source/AOL_Video) | publisher=[AOL](/source/AOL) | accessdate=2008-11-21 }} ''[NME](/source/NME)'' said that the song "loses out considerably in the amazingness stakes simply by virtue of not being 'L.E.S. Artistes'. But [...] this is jaunty, dancehall-flecked and it's perfectly fine," giving the song an eight out of ten.{{ cite web | url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/santogold/9989 | title=Say Aha | author=DM | work=[NME](/source/NME) | publisher=[IPC Media](/source/IPC_Media) | date=2008-11-07 | accessdate=2008-11-21 }} A review from ''[Music Week](/source/Music_Week)'' said the single "sounds sparkling" and "boasts a great chorus".{{ cite web | url=http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?storycode=1036000 | title=Say Aha (Atlantic) | author=Ben Cardew | work=[Music Week](/source/Music_Week) | publisher=[CMP Information](/source/CMP_Information) | date=2008-10-29 | accessdate=2008-11-21 }} [Pitchfork Media](/source/Pitchfork_Media) described "Say Aha" as "perfect new wave bubblegum-- 2 Tone keyboards, phaser effects, a stomp-ready chorus, and a surf guitar solo to finish." The review said that the song "evoke[s] that moment when rock's aggression met reggae's drive and depth".{{ cite web | url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/50435-santogold | title=Santogold | work=[Pitchfork Media](/source/Pitchfork_Media) | author=Tom Ewing | date=2008-05-07 | accessdate=2008-07-04 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217230457/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/50435-santogold | archive-date=2008-12-17 | url-status=dead }} ''[The Times](/source/The_Times)'' labelled the track "annoying/endearing" but "worthy of the hype."{{ cite web | url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article3895084.ece | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616120220/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article3895084.ece | url-status=dead | archive-date=June 16, 2011 | title=Santogold | author=Steve Jelbert | work=[The Times](/source/The_Times) | publisher=[News International](/source/News_International) | date=2008-05-09 | accessdate=2008-11-21 }} ==Music video== The music video for "Say Aha" was filmed on [Red Hook, Brooklyn](/source/Red_Hook%2C_Brooklyn)'s Van Brunt Street on June 18, 2008.{{ cite web | url=http://amylangfield.com/2008/06/red-hook-notes-360-back-in-5-santogold.html | title=Red Hook notes: 360 'back in 5' & 'Santogold' filming | author=Amy Langfield | work=Amy's New York Notebook | date=2008-06-17 | accessdate=2008-07-04 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012213233/http://amylangfield.com/2008/06/red-hook-notes-360-back-in-5-santogold.html | archive-date=2008-10-12 | url-status=dead }} Santogold was photographed on the video set with her [extras](/source/extra_(actor)), riding on [bicycle](/source/bicycle)s with lifesized [loudspeaker](/source/loudspeaker)s.{{ cite web | url=http://gothamist.com/2008/06/19/what_ikea_santogold_shoots_video_in.php?gallery5483Pic=5#gallery | title=Ikea who? Santogold shoots video in Red Hook | author=John Del Signore | work=[Gothamist](/source/Gothamist) | date=2008-06-19 | accessdate=2008-07-04 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521042303/http://gothamist.com/2008/06/19/what_ikea_santogold_shoots_video_in.php?gallery5483Pic=5#gallery | archivedate=2011-05-21 }} ==Track listing== ;UK CD single #Say Aha – 3:35 ;UK digital EP{{ cite web | url=https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=296203905&s=143444 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005153007/http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=296203905&s=143444 | url-status=dead | archive-date=October 5, 2011 | title=Say Aha - EP | work=[iTunes Store](/source/iTunes_Store) | publisher=[Apple Inc.](/source/Apple_Inc.) | date=2008-11-24 | accessdate=2008-11-26 }} #Say Aha (Tom Neville's 24 Carat Vocal Remix) – 8:17 (7digital only){{ cite web | url=http://www.7digital.com/artists/santogold/say-aha/?src=alsoBy | title=Say Aha | work=7digital | date=2008-11-24 | accessdate=2008-11-26 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{Dead link|date=December 2013|bot=Theo's Little Bot}} #Say Aha (Nevilles Gold Dust Dub) – 6:51 #Say Aha (Phones Cosmic Dub) – 6:12 #Say Aha (Tepr Edit) – 4:31 ==Official versions and remixes== * Album Version – 3:35 * Nevilles Gold Dust Dub – 6:51 * Phones Cosmic Dub – 6:12 * Tepr Edit – 4:31 * Tom Neville's 24 Carat Vocal Remix – 8:17 ==Chart positions== {|class="wikitable sortable" !align="left"|Chart (2008) !align="center"|Peak
position |- |[Belgian Tip Chart (Flanders)](/source/Ultratop)[https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/70547/Santogold-Say-Aha Santogold - Say Aha] ''[Ultratop](/source/Ultratop)''. Retrieved 2010-04-20. |align="center"|15 |- |[UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart){{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_S.HTM|title=Chart Log UK : DJ S – The System Of Life|accessdate=2010-04-20|publisher=Zobbel}} |align="center"|157 |} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Santogold}} {{Authority control}} Category:2008 singles Category:Santigold songs Category:Songs written by John Hill (record producer) Category:Songs written by Santigold Category:Song recordings produced by John Hill (record producer) Category:2008 songs Category:Atlantic Records singles --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Say Aha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Say_Aha) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Say_Aha?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.