Say Yes (Elliott Smith song)

"Say Yes"
Song by Elliott Smith
from the album Either/Or
Released	25 February 1997
Length	2:19
Label	Kill Rock Stars
Songwriter(s)	Smith
Producer(s)	Smith, Tom Rothrock, Rob Schnapf

"Say Yes" is the final track of Elliott Smith's 1997 album Either/Or, and one of three tracks from Either/Or that was used in the soundtrack of Good Will Hunting.

"Say Yes" is one of Smith's widely recognized songs. It is considered happy and optimistic in both instrumentation and lyrics in comparison to the dark tone in most of his other songs. In an interview, Smith said that the song was written about "someone particular, and I almost never do that. I was really in love with someone."

Smith performed the song often, even during full band shows, in which he would play the song solo on an acoustic guitar.

"Say Yes" has been used in a wide variety of movies, including Hurricane Streets and American Pie Presents: The Book of Love, as well as being covered by Death Cab for Cutie and live by Ben Folds. It was also covered in an episode of One Tree Hill, when Bryan Greenberg sings to his daughter Jenny.

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