Say My Name

Destiny’s Child * Track #12 On The Writing’s on the Wall

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Album The Writing’s on the Wall

ALBUM

Destiny’s Child

1999

Say My Name by Destiny's Child

Release Date

Tue Jul 27 1999

Performed by

Destiny’s Child

Produced by

Rodney Jerkins

Writed by

Beyoncé & Kelly Rowland & LaTavia Roberson & LeToya Luckett & Fred Jerkins III & Rodney Jerkins & LaShawn Daniels

About

Destiny’s Child released “Say My Name” in 1999 as the third single from their second album Writings on the Wall. This album was their breakthrough success, and this song specifically represented a crucial moment in this band’s future.

This song was recorded by the four original members of the band:...

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Say My Name Lyrics

[Intro: Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins]
(Darkchild '99)

[Chorus: Beyoncé & Destiny's Child]
Say my name, say my name
If no one is around you, say, "Baby, I love you"
If you ain't runnin' game
Say my name, say my name
You actin' kinda shady, ain't callin' me "baby"
Why the sudden change?
Say my name, say my name
If no one is around you, say, "Baby, I love you"
If you ain't runnin' game
Say my name, say my name
You actin' kinda shady, ain't callin' me "baby"
Better say my name

[Verse 1: Beyoncé]
Any other day I would call, you would say
"Baby, how's your day?" But today, it ain't the same
Every other word is "Uh-huh, yeah, okay"
Could it be that you are at the crib with another lady?
If you took it there, first of all, let me say
I am not the one to sit around and be played
So prove yourself to me if I'm the girl that you claim
Why don't you say the things that you said to me yesterday?

[Pre-Chorus: Destiny's Child & Beyoncé]
I know you say that I am assuming things
Something's goin' down, that's the way it seems
Shouldn't be no reason why you're actin' strange
If nobody's holdin' you back from me
'Cause I know how you usually do
Where you're sayin' everything to me times two
Why can't you just tell the truth?
If somebody's there then tell me who

[Chorus: Beyoncé & Destiny's Child]
Say my name, say my name (Say my name, is around you)
If no one is around you, say, "Baby, I love you" (Love you)
If you ain't runnin' game
Say my name, say my name (Say my name, say my name)
You actin' kinda shady, ain't callin' me "baby" (Baby, yeah, yeah)
Why the sudden change?
Say my name, say my name
If no one is around you, say, "Baby, I love you" (Ye-yeah, ye-yeah, yeah)
If you ain't runnin' game (No, no, no, no, no, no)
Say my name, say my name
You actin' kinda shady, ain't callin' me "baby"
Better say my name

[Verse 2: Beyoncé]
What is up with this? Tell the truth, who you with?
How would you like it if I came over with my clique?
Don't try to change it now sayin' you gotta bounce
When two seconds ago said you just got in the house
It's hard to believe that you are at home by yourself
When I just heard the voice, heard the voice of someone else
Just this question, why do you feel you gotta lie?
Gettin' caught up in your game when you cannot say my name

[Pre-Chorus: Destiny's Child & Beyoncé]
I know you say that I am assuming things
Something's goin' down, that's the way it seems
Shouldn't be no reason why you're actin' strange
If nobody's holdin' you back from me
'Cause I know how you usually do
Where you're sayin' everything to me times two
Why can't you just tell the truth?
If somebody's there then tell me who

[Chorus: Beyoncé & Destiny's Child]
Say my name, say my name (Say my name)
If no one is around you, say, "Baby, I love you" (I love you)
If you ain't runnin' game
Say my name, say my name (Say my name, say my name)
You actin' kinda shady, ain't callin' me "baby" (Say my name)
Why the sudden change? (Sudden change)
Say my name, say my name (Say my name)
If no one is around you, say, "Baby, I love you" (If ain't nothin' changed, oh)
If you ain't runnin' game (Baby, say my name)
Say my name, say my name
You actin' kinda shady, ain't callin' me "baby" (Ooh, oh)
Better say my name

[Bridge: Beyoncé & Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins]
Oh, yeah (Where my ladies at?)
Ye-yeah, ye-yeah, yeah (Please say that, come on)
Ye-yeah, ye-yeah, ye-yeah, ye-yeah (All the girls say)
Ye-yeah, ye-yeah (I can't hear ya)
Ye-yeah, ye-yeah, ye-yeah, ye-yeah (All the girls say)
Ye-yeah, ye-yeah, ye-yeah, ye-yeah (All the girls say)
Ye-yeah, ye-yeah, ye-yeah, ye-yeah
Ye-yeah, ye-yeah (Break it down)
Oh, woah, woah (Ye-ye-yeah)
(Uh, uh-uh, DC, take it to the bridge, come on)

[Pre-Chorus: Destiny's Child & Beyoncé]
I know you say that I am assuming things
Something's goin' down, that's the way it seems
Shouldn't be no reason why you're actin' strange
If nobody's holdin' you back from me
'Cause I know how you usually do
Where you're sayin' everything to me times two
Why can't you just tell the truth?
If somebody's there then tell me who

[Chorus: Beyoncé & Destiny's Child]
Say my name, say my name
If no one is around you, say, "Baby, I love you" (If no one is around you)
If you ain't runnin' game (Call me your boo)
Say my name, say my name (And tell me what you love to do)
You actin' kinda shady, ain't callin' me "baby" (Woah)
Why the sudden change?
Say my name, say my name
If no one is around you, say, "Baby, I love you" (Say, "Baby, I love you")
If you ain't runnin' game (Baby, say my name)
Say my name, say my name (Say my name, say my name)
You actin' kinda shady, ain't callin' me "baby" (Shady, baby)
Better say my name
Say my name, say my name
If no one is around you, say, "Baby, I love you" (Say, "Baby, I love you")
If you ain't runnin' game
Say my name, say my name (Say my name)
You actin' kinda shady, ain't callin' me "baby" (Say my name)
Why the sudden change? (Ye-yeah, ye-yeah)
Say my name, say my name (Ye-yeah, ye-yeah)
If no one is around you (Ye-yeah, ye-yeah)
Say, "Baby, I love you" (Ye-yeah, ye-yeah, ye-yeah, ye-yeah)
If you ain't runnin' game (Ye-yeah, ye-yeah)
Say my name, say my name (Ye-yeah, ye-yeah)
You actin' kinda shady (Ye-yeah, ye-yeah)
Ain't callin' me "baby" (Ye-yeah, ye-yeah, ye-yeah, ye-yeah)
Better say my name

[Outro: Beyoncé]
Thou shalt know she can't love you

Say My Name Q&A

Who wrote Say My Name's ?

Say My Name was written by Beyoncé & Kelly Rowland & LaTavia Roberson & LeToya Luckett & Fred Jerkins III & Rodney Jerkins & LaShawn Daniels.

Who produced Say My Name's ?

Say My Name was produced by Rodney Jerkins.

When did Destiny’s Child release Say My Name?

Destiny’s Child released Say My Name on Tue Jul 27 1999.

What did Destiny's Child say about "Say My Name"?

Kelly Rowland told Pop Justice that this song is her favorite Destiny’s Child track:

It was so much fun to record and we crossed over with that song into a whole new world and it was amazing for us. Our audience got bigger.

In an interview with Huffington Post, Michelle Williams said that the vide...

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Is this song about a specific person?

It’s unlikely that the song is about anyone specific, since all the persisting members of Destiny’s Child were single when this song was released.

How was "Say My Name" received?

Though “Say My Name” debuted at #83 on the Billboard Hot 100, it rose to the #1 spot after twelve weeks and stayed in the Hot 100 for 32 weeks. It is Destiny’s Child’s third best selling single.

In an article on Beyoncé for The New Yorker, journalist Jody Rosen said

Listen to the slippery rap-styl...

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What has Beyonce said about "Say My Name"?

I remember hearing the song on the radio for the first time: I felt like “Wow, this sounds like a classic—something that will be around forever.” Those melodies and that fast, staccato way of singing created a new style; it inspired a whole movement in R&B. Being part of that was amazing.

What has Rodney Jerkins said about the making of this song?

In an interview DarkChild has said:

I remember a time when I was in London, and I was hanging out with the Spice Girls and they took me to some club… And I remember hearing music that, over there was different. And I said “What’s that called?” and they were like “It’s called 2-Step”… I got off the...

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Does this track have any certifications?

Yes. It was certified platinum by the RIAA on July 2, 2020.

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