[7] It was then released on July 1, 2016, as a streaming exclusive on Apple Music, Google Play, Spotify and Tidal.

[1] "Body Say" was serviced to contemporary hit radio in the United States on July 12, 2016, through Republic Records.

[12] The song employs "slinky", synth-y "bedroom beats" behind lyrics,[13][6] which Zach Johnson of E!

News deemed "sexier" than her past single, "Cool for the Summer", that discuss all the things Lovato would do to a lover if her "body had a say.

Lovato debuted the song on the first night of the Future Now Tour in Atlanta on June 29, 2016; it became part of a rotating setlist intended to introduce fans to her single.