They Say (Scars on Broadway song)

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"They Say"
Single by Scars on Broadway
from the album Scars on Broadway
ReleasedMarch 28, 2008
GenreAlternative metal[1]
Length2:48
LabelInterscope
Songwriter(s)Daron Malakian
Producer(s)Daron Malakian
Scars on Broadway singles chronology
"They Say"
(2008)
"World Long Gone"
(2008)

"They Say" is the first single by alternative rock band Scars on Broadway. The song was made available on both the band’s official MySpace and their official site on March 28, 2008.[2]

The song was made available for download on the video game Rock Band on July 29, 2008, the same day of the album’s release [3] and is a playable track on the video game Guitar Hero 5. It is also in the racing game, Colin McRae: Dirt 2.

Track listing[edit]

  • All songs written by Malakian.

Digital Download[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."They Say"2:48

Vinyl[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."They Say"2:48
2."Hungry Ghost"3:37

Music video[edit]

On June 20, 2008, Scars on Broadway released a music video teaser for "They Say" on a MySpace bulletin and blog. In the teaser, the video is said to premiere soon. The official music video premiered on the Yahoo! Music page on June 27.

The video was directed by Paul Minor. It shows the band playing in a studio of some kind, and flashes clips of world event such as protests intermittently.

The video, that was on YouTube and had amassed over 6.2 million views, is now blocked in a lot of countries across the world. The reasons for this are currently unknown.

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for "They Say"
Chart (2008) Peak
position
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[4] 15
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[5] 25

References[edit]

  1. ^ True, Chris. "Scars on Broadway | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  2. ^ "They Say Digital release on May 27, 2008 :: SOADFans :: The Official UnOfficial System Of a Down Site!". Archived from the original on May 23, 2008.
  3. ^ Wookubus. "The PRP". The PRP. Retrieved July 1, 2008.
  4. ^ "Scars on Broadway Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  5. ^ "Scars on Broadway Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2017.