About

Say So is a viral dance to the song "Say So" by Doja Cat that became popular on TikTok in January 2020. The dance has been performed by notable TikTokers and YouTubers like Charli D'Amelio and James Charles.

Origin

On November 6th, 2019, Doja Cat^[1] released the song "Say So," later becoming the fifth track on Doja Cat's second studio album Hot Pink. On December 11th, 2019, TikToker @yodelinghaley released a short and simple dance for the song first through a chain (shown below, left) and then in one single video (shown below, right). The video gained over 175,700 likes and 630,400 likes respectively in a month.

Spread

On December 19th, 2019, @yodelinghaley released a TikTok video in which she watches her original video being used in an Emma Chamberlain YouTube video (shown below, left). The video accumulated over 1.1 million likes in a month. That same day, TikToker @treclements uploaded a version of the dance which gained over 3.6 million likes in a month (shown below, right).

On December 20th, James Charles uploaded a TikTok in which he performs the dance (shown below, left). The video garnered over 2.5 million likes in several weeks. On December 22nd, Charli D'Amelio gained over 3.9 million likes in several weeks for uploading a TikTok dance video (shown below, right).

Various Examples

Search Interest

External References

^[1] YouTube – Doja Cat- Say So