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.

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

It is ranked the 987th most recorded standard by JazzStandards.com.

Notable recordings

 * Billie Holiday performed the vocals on the Benny Carter-arranged Teddy Wilson orchestra recording (1938)
 * Helen Forrest (1938) performed the vocals on the Artie Shaw orchestra recording
 * Mildred Bailey (1938)
 * Tommy Ryan performed the vocals on the Sammy Kaye orchestra recording (1939)

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