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.
Noteworthy recordings
- Billie Holiday performed the vocals on the Benny Carter-arranged Teddy Wilson orchestra recording
- Helen Forrest performed the vocals on the Artie Shaw orchestra recording
- Mildred Bailey
- Tommy Ryan performed the vocals on the Sammy Kaye orchestra recording