Song

They Say

Artist: Common feat. Kanye West & John Legend

Album: Be

2005 (release year; edition unverified)

They Say is track 10 of Common's Be (2005), where MusicBrainz credits Ye as producer and featured artist.

Catalog context only, from MusicBrainz; no reviewed critical source describes this song yet.

Song-level links; exact audio editions and playback are not verified. Link checks & sources

Sources & recording details

Explanation & sources

An original summary of documented musical or release context. Reviewed 11/8/2026.

Be (release 077940e5)
MusicBrainz · Track 10
Track position, artist credit and recording-level producer relationships.

Track 10 of Be. Other producers credited by MusicBrainz: none.

Listen

Song links to the listed streaming catalogs. A particular mix, master or archive edition is not verified. Availability may vary by country and account.

Listening link checks

Spotify: They Say · Common, John Legend, Kanye West · Be. Catalog source (opens in a new tab). Song and album identity checked; playback not tested.
Apple Music: They Say (feat. Kanye West & John Legend) · Common · Be. Catalog source (opens in a new tab). Song and album identity checked; playback not tested.

Credits

Recording-specific Ye role: artist, producer (documented)
Evidence applies to the cited recording only, not every track or the whole catalog.

Related people

Imported associations may describe a feature or another contribution. Exact roles and recordings have not been independently reverified.

Date & editorial context

Date context: 5/24/2005 (edition unverified) · linked release
Inherited from the linked release, not independently verified as this track's first release date. Imported catalog-date claim with a linked reference. The exact territory, edition and date have not been independently reverified for this release record.
Editorial era: Late Registration · 2005–2006
Editorial grouping, not a sourced historical boundary.

Sources & evidence

MusicBrainz: Be (Common, release 077940e5)MusicBrainz

View field-level evidence (6 claims)

Title
Archive summary: Track 10 is titled They Say.
Claim confidence: documented
Source location: Track 10: They Say
Extracted: 11/8/2026
MusicBrainz: Be (Common, release 077940e5) →
Release status · field status
Archive summary: The track appears on an official release.
Claim confidence: documented
Source location: Track 10: They Say
Extracted: 11/8/2026
MusicBrainz: Be (Common, release 077940e5) →
Release membership · field releaseIds
Archive summary: The track is on Be.
Claim confidence: documented
Source location: Track 10: They Say
Extracted: 11/8/2026
MusicBrainz: Be (Common, release 077940e5) →
Catalog artist attribution · field primaryArtistIds
Archive summary: The track artist credit reads Common feat. Kanye West & John Legend.
Imported catalog artist attribution. The artist identity, display name and recording credit have not been independently reverified.
Recorded claim, not reverified
Source location: Track 10: They Say
Extracted: 11/8/2026
MusicBrainz: Be (Common, release 077940e5) →
Ye role on this recording · field yeRoles
Archive summary: Kanye West appears in the track artist credit and the recording has a producer relationship to Ye.
Scope note: Scoped to this recording on this release; co-producers are listed in the track notes and no sole-production claim is made.
Claim confidence: documented · Scope: recording
Source location: Track 10: They Say
Extracted: 11/8/2026
MusicBrainz: Be (Common, release 077940e5) →
Person association · field featureArtistIds
Archive summary: The track artist credit reads Common feat. Kanye West & John Legend.
Imported person association. It may describe a feature or another contribution. The exact role and recording have not been independently reverified.
Recorded claim, not reverified
Source location: Track 10: They Say
Extracted: 11/8/2026
MusicBrainz: Be (Common, release 077940e5) →

Archive detail

Record ID: trk-be-they-say

Evidence is assessed claim by claim. An association or a source confidence label does not establish a recording credit.

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