▁writing ▁that ▁she ▁" does n ' t ▁even ▁have ▁her ▁own ▁verse ▁or ▁ch orus   – ▁she ▁res ign s ▁to ▁deliver ing ▁subt le , ▁yet ▁effective , ▁backing ▁vocals ▁for ▁the ▁entire ty ▁of ▁the ▁re - rec ording . ▁It ' s ▁only ▁in ▁the ▁song ' s ▁final ▁few ▁moments ▁that ▁she ▁allows ▁that ▁power house ▁pip es ▁to ▁blow ▁in ▁the ▁background . ▁And ▁those ▁whis pers ▁at ▁the ▁very ▁end ? ▁' S ay ▁something , ▁I ' m ▁giving ▁up ▁on ▁you ... ' ▁G ulp ." ▁ ▁Chart ▁performance ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁had ▁sold ▁only ▁ 5 2 , 0 0 0 ▁download s ▁before ▁the ▁version ▁with ▁Christ ina ▁Agu il era ▁was ▁released , ▁according ▁to ▁N iel sen ▁Sound Scan . ▁" S ay ▁Something " ▁deb uted ▁at ▁number ▁ 1 6 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁chart , ▁following ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁the ▁performance ▁on ▁The ▁Vo ice , ▁as ▁the ▁song ▁started ▁at ▁number - one ▁on ▁Digital ▁Songs ▁with ▁ 1 8 9 , 0 0 0 ▁sold , ▁with ▁the ▁rem ix ▁featuring ▁Agu il era ▁account ing ▁for ▁ 8 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁song ' s ▁overall ▁download ▁sales ▁in ▁the ▁chart ' s ▁tracking ▁week . ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁success ▁on ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁debut ing ▁at ▁number ▁ 9 ▁and ▁pe aking ▁at ▁number