They Say (jazz standard)

"They Say" is a jazz standard and popular song written in 1938. It has music by Stephan Weiss and Paul Mann and with lyrics by Edward Heyman.^[1][2]

"They Say"
Song
Released	1938
Genre	jazz
Songwriter(s)	Edward Heyman
Composer(s)	Paul Mann Stephan Weiss

It was one of the highest-selling pieces of sheet music in January 1939.^[3] It peaked at #5 on Your Hit Parade.^[4]

It is ranked the 987th most recorded standard by JazzStandards.com.^[5]

Noteworthy recordings

• Billie Holiday performed the vocals on the Benny Carter-arranged Teddy Wilson orchestra recording (1938)^[6][7][8][9]
• Helen Forrest (1938) performed the vocals on the Artie Shaw orchestra recording^[10][4][11]
• Mildred Bailey (1938)^[12]
• Tommy Ryan performed the vocals on the Sammy Kaye orchestra recording (1939)^[4]

In film

"They Say" was used in the films Daughters Courageous (1939) and King of the Lumberjacks (1940).