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Dan + Shay Release “Say So” Suicide-Prevention Single

8/19/2026

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Dan + Shay released “Say So,” a suicide-prevention single from “Young” honoring Ben Vaughn.
The chorus urges “If you’re going through hell, you’re not alone” and references lifeline 988.
Dan Smyers co-wrote the song with David Hodges and Jimmy Robbins and noted it began on what would have been Vaughn’s 50th birthday.
Shay Mooney says “Young” contains ten autobiographical songs, cites the King James Bible, and features Cody Johnson.

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Dan + Shay released “Say So,” a suicide-prevention single from “Young” honoring Ben Vaughn.
The chorus urges “If you’re going through hell, you’re not alone” and references lifeline 988.
Dan Smyers co-wrote the song with David Hodges and Jimmy Robbins and noted it began on what would have been Vaughn’s 50th birthday.
Shay Mooney says “Young” contains ten autobiographical songs, cites the King James Bible, and features Cody Johnson.