Say OK

"Say OK"
Single by Vanessa Hudgens
from the album V
Released March 27, 2007
Format CD single, digital download
Recorded 2006; Maratone Studios, Stockholm Studios & Jungle Room Studios (Burbank, California)
Genre R&B, pop
Length 3:41
Label Hollywood/EMI
Writer(s) Arnthor Birgisson, Savan Kotecha
Producer(s) Arnthor Birgisson
Vanessa Hudgens singles chronology
"Come Back to Me"
(2006)		 "Say OK"
(2007)		 "Sneakernight"
(2008)

"Say OK" is the second single by American pop singer Vanessa Hudgens on her debut album V, which was written by Arnthor Birgisson and Savan Kotecha.

Background

At first, "Let Go" would have been the second single from the album, but this was replaced at the last minute for "Say OK". The song was released on the U.S. iTunes on January 12, 2007 and had an impact on U.S. radio two months later, on March 27. In New Zealand the song was released on May 26, 2007 and in Europe on May 28, 2007.

The song was included on the CD Radio Disney Jams, Vol. 10, as well as the Family Jams CD Under Walt Disney Records. Vanessa released the song on the tour of High School Musical: The Concert and opening some shows on the tour the band The Cheetah Girls: The Party’s Just Begun Tour.

Composition
"Say OK"
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"Say OK" was written by Arnthor Birgisson and Savan Kotecha. The song's lyrics talks about a girl seeking the assurance of affection with her boyfriend.

Music videos

The first version premiered on Disney Channel on January 12, 2007, after the series premiere of Cory in the House. It features Hudgens performing the song on the High School Musical: The Concert tour and also includes some behind-the-scenes footage shown in black-and-white. It was directed by Chris Applebaum, who directed her first music video, "Come Back to Me".

The second version was directed Darren Grant and features Hudgens with her then-boyfriend Zac Efron and some friends at a bowling alley playing a game of bowling. After they finish the game, they have dinner at the bowling alley. The video then shows Hudgens and Efron frolicking on a beach together and later, their friends arrive and join in on the fun. Solo shots of Hudgens both at the bowling alley and on the beach sitting on a swing are interspersed throughout the video, as of June 15, 2014 it has received over 149,603,000 views on YouTube.

Track listing

  1. "Say OK" – 3:32
  1. "Say OK" [Single Mix] – 3:32
  2. "Say OK" [Albert Castillo Extended Remix] – 6:01
  3. "Say OK" [Albert Castillo Remix] – 3:25

Credits and personnel

Chart performance

The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart of February 17, 2007, at number 61.[2]

Charts

Chart (2007)[3] Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 61
US Billboard Pop 100 47

External links

Wikinews has related news: Vanessa Hudgens publicist makes apology about nude photo incident

Media related to Say OK at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. ↑ Say Ok - Single by Vanessa Hudgens - Download Say Ok - Single on iTunes
  2. ↑ Billboard Hot 100 Week of February 17, 2007
  3. ↑ Vanessa Hudgens - V - Single Charts
  4. ↑ Say OK - Vanessa Hudgens