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Say Yay!

"Say Yay!" is a song recorded by Spanish singer Barei and written and composed by herself, Rubén Villanueva, and Víctor Púa Vivó. It represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 held in Stockholm, Sweden. It is the only ever Spanish Eurovision entry that features no Spanish language lyrics. The song was released as a digital download on 25 January 2016 through Gran Sol, reaching number-one on Spanish iTunes. A new version of the song was released on 11 March 2016 via Universal Music Spain. It was included in the re-issue of Barei's 2015 album Throw the Dice.[1]

"Say Yay!"
Single by Barei
from the album Throw the Dice
Released25 January 2016
Recorded2015
Genre
Length2:56
Label
Songwriter(s)
Barei singles chronology
"Get Up and Go"
(2015) 		"Say Yay!"
(2016) 		"I Don't Need to Be You"
(2017)
Music video
"Say Yay!" on YouTube
Alternative cover
Universal Music Spain release artwork
Eurovision Song Contest 2016 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Bárbara Reyzábal
As
Language
English
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
  • Bárbara Reyzábal
  • Rubén Villanueva
  • Víctor Púa Vivó
Finals performance
Final result
22nd
Final points
77
Entry chronology
◄ "Amanecer" (2015)
"Do It for Your Lover" (2017) ►
Official performance video
"Say Yay!" (final) on YouTube

Background

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Conception

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"Say Yay!" was written and composed by Barei, Rubén Villanueva, and Víctor Púa Vivó.[2]

Selection

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In December 2015, Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE) announced Barei as one of the six participants of Objetivo Eurovisión, the competition organised to select their song and performer for the 61st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest.[3] Barei performed "Say Yay!" live for the first time on Objetivo Eurovisión on 1 February 2016. The song went on to receive top scores from Spanish televoters and the in-studio jury, winning the competition and becoming the Spanish entrant for Eurovision.[2][4] It is the only ever Spanish Eurovision entry that features no Spanish language lyrics.

Promotion

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After being selected, Barei also performed "Say Yay!" on the morning show La mañana on La 1 of Televisión Española on 3 February.[5] On 13 February, she performed the song at the Ukrainian national final as a special guest during the second semi-final.[6] On 5 March, she performed an acoustic version of "Say Yay!" at the El Intruso club in Madrid as a part of the city's Ellas Son-Arte festival.[7] On 29 March, she performed an acoustic version of the song on the talk show Likes on #0.[8]

On 2 April, she performed "Say Yay!" at the Eurovision Pre-Party in Riga, Latvia, held at the Spikeri Concert Hall, and on 3 April, at the Eurovision Pre-Party in Moscow, Russia, held at the Izvestia Hall.[9] Barei also performed the song during the 2016 Eurovision in Concert, the largest gathering of Eurovision artists outside of Eurovision itself, held in the Melkweg, a popular music venue in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 9 April.[10] On 17 April, she performed during the London Eurovision Party, which was held at the Café de Paris venue in London, United Kingdom.[11] On 28 April, she performed the song at a party in her honour at the Swedish Embassy in Madrid.[12] On 29 April, she performed during a Spanish Eurovision party, which took place at the Palacio de la Prensa in Madrid.[13]

Eurovision

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Barei performing "Say Yay!" at Eurovision.

On 14 May 2016, the final of the Eurovision Song Contest was held in the Globe Arena in Stockholm hosted by Sveriges Television (SVT) and broadcast live throughout the continent. Barei performed "Say Yay!" live nineteenth on the evening.[14] Laura García was the choreographer for the performance, while Florian Boje was the stage director. On stage, Barei was joined by five backing vocalists: Rebeca Rods, Milena Brody, Alana Sinkëy, Awinnie MyBaby, and Brequette.[15][16]

At the end of voting, the song had received 77 points placing twenty-second in a field of twenty-six songs.[17]

Music video

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The official video of the song, directed by Gus Carballo, was filmed in February 2016 in different locations in Madrid, mainly in a tunnel at Las Tablas neighbourhood, and also features scenes filmed in Barcelona, Berlin, Havana, London, Miami, and Stockholm. The video premiered on 10 March 2016 on RTVE's website.[18][19]

Controversies

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Member of the Royal Academy of Spanish Language José María Merino said that it was "unpresentable, senseless and stupid" for Spain to present a song at Eurovision without any Spanish lyrics.[20]

Track listing

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Digital download (Gran Sol)[21]
No.TitleLength
1."Say Yay!"2:56
Digital download (Universal Music Spain)[22]
No.TitleLength
1."Say Yay!"2:56

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2016) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[23] 184
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[24] 36
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[25] 63

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[26] Gold 20,000‡

‡ Sales streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
Worldwide 25 January 2016[21] Digital download Gran Sol
11 March 2016[22] Universal Music Spain

References

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  1. ^ Hdez. Salmones, Clara (22 April 2016). "Barei presenta los temas de su disco: el que más le duele, el que dedicaría a un hater..." Los 40 Principales (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Barei to represent Spain in Stockholm!". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  3. ^ Escudero, Victor M. (29 December 2015). "Meet the candidates to represent Spain in Stockholm". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  4. ^ Pérez, Diego (1 February 2016). "Spain: Barei wins Objetivo Eurovisión with "Say Yay!"". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  5. ^ Álvaro (3 February 2016). "Barei presenta 'Say Yay!' en directo en 'La Mañana de TVE'". popelera.net (in Spanish). Popelera. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  6. ^ José García Hernández (11 February 2016). "Barei, rumbo a Ucrania: "Ahora tengo la oportunidad de llevar mi música a Europa"". eurovision-spain.com (in Spanish). Eurovision Spain. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  7. ^ García Hernández, José (7 March 2016). "Barei canta por vez primera Say Yay! en acústico". eurovision-spain.com (in Spanish). Eurovision Spain. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  8. ^ "¡Escucha cómo suena en acústico Say yay de Barei!". eurovision-spain.com (in Spanish). 30 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  9. ^ "Barei se promocionará en Rusia". eurofanweb.com (in Spanish). 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  10. ^ Mahía, Manu (11 March 2016). "Barei asistirá al Eurovision in Concert de Ámsterdam". eurovision-spain.com. Eurovision Spain. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  11. ^ García Hernández, José (23 March 2016). "Barei suma Israel a su gira de promoción internacional previa a Estocolmo". Eurovision Spain. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  12. ^ "Barei actuará en la Embajada de Suecia... ¡y tú puedes ir de público!". RTVE.es Spain. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  13. ^ García Hernández, José (28 April 2016). "Barei ofrece dos acústicos antes de viajar a Estocolmo". Eurovision Spain. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  14. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 2016". Eurovision Song Contest. 14 May 2016. SVT / EBU.
  15. ^ Jiandani, Sanjay (8 March 2016). "Spain: 5 Backing vocalists to back Barei in Stockholm; videoclip premiere on 10 March". esctoday.com. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  16. ^ López, Tony (25 March 2016). "Barei reemplaza a su coreógrafo a mes y medio de Eurovisión 2016". formulatv.com. FórmulaTV.com. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  17. ^ "Official Eurovision Song Contest 2016 final scoreboard". Eurovision Song Contest.
  18. ^ "Acudimos al rodaje del videoclip de "Say yay!" con Barei... y decenas de fans". rtve.es (in Spanish). 26 February 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  19. ^ "¡Ya tenemos videoclip para Eurovisión 2016! No te pierdas "Say yay!" de Barei". rtve.es (in Spanish). 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  20. ^ La RAE califica como "impresentable, inconsciente y sorpredentemente estúpido" competir en inglés en Eurovisión. Eurovision-Spain.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2016
  21. ^ a b "Say Yay! - Single". iTunes. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.[dead link‍]
  22. ^ a b "Say Yay! - Single de Barei en iTunes". iTunes. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  23. ^ "Barei – Say Yay!" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  24. ^ "Barei – Say Yay!" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  25. ^ "Barei – Say Yay!". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  26. ^ "Spanish single certifications – Barei – Say Yay!". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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