"Say Nothing" is a song by Australian

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ian and producer

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featuring Australian singer

May-a Maya Cumming (born 2001), known professionally as MAY-A (stylised in all caps), is an Australian singer-songwriter from Sydney, New South Wales. On 2 February 2022, Cumming was featured on the single " Say Nothing", a collaboration with Austr ...

, released through

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on 2 February 2022 as the

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from his third studio album ''

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'' (2022). The song was voted into first place on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2022. At the

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, the song was nominated for Best Pop Release, Best Video and

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. At the

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, the song's video was nominated for Australian Video of the Year. At the

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, the song was shortlisted for Song of the Year.

Background

In early January 2022, Flume began teasing the release of new music. He shared a short clip titled "2022" on

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on 2 January, which featured a compilation of several forthcoming songs. On 28 January 2022, he announced on social media that he would release a collaboration with Australian

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on 2 February 2022, alongside a snippet from an accompanying

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. Following the release, "Say Nothing" was confirmed as the

from his upcoming third studio album ''

'' (2022). According to Flume, the song was written "midway through 2020" and recorded in "early 2021". He explained that he was "really excited about the initial idea but it was only once I got back to Australia in early 2021 and linked up in the studio with May-a that the song really came to life". In an interview with

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, he went on to praise her "beautiful voice". May-a described working with the producer as "a really incredible experience", adding that "it's unbelievable to be in a position to create music with someone I look up to and can learn so much from". She further expressed admiration for his "creative process" and shared her excitement for the release of the song.

Music video

The

, directed by Michael Hili, was released on 3 February 2022. Visuals were described as "surreal" with the artists appearing in motorbike suits next to exotic birds and silicon burger buns, amongst other things. It also features shots of Flume "sporting bleach-blonde hair" and May-a being buried in black sand.

Commercial performance

In Australia, "Say Nothing" debuted at number 16 on the

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on the chart dated 14 February 2022.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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