Say It (ABC song)

"Say It"
Single by ABC
from the album Abracadabra
B-side"Satori"
Released30 December 1991 (1991-12-30)
Recorded1991
GenrePop
Length4:21
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)ABC
ABC singles chronology
"Love Conquers All"
(1991) 		"Say It"
(1991) 		"Stranger Things"
(1997)

"Say It" is a single by the pop band ABC, with additional remixing by the team behind the Italian house music group Black Box. It was released in 1991 as a 7" single, 12" single and CD single.

Critical reception

Upon its release as a single, Stuart Maconie of NME described "Say It" as an "inconsequential House ditty" and added, "I like the guitar, I like the Philly strings. I don't like anything else. But 'I was baked Alaska' must be the bravest lyrical gambit of the decade. A pity this germ of lunacy couldn't have infect more of the song."[1]

Track listing

7" single

  1. "Say It" (The Black Box Mix)
  2. "Say It" (The Abracadabra Mix)

12" single

  1. "Say It" (The Black Box Mix)
  2. "Say It" (The Black Box Mix Instrumental)
  3. "Say It" (The Black Box Piano Forte Mix)
  4. "Say It" (The Abracadabra Mix)

CD single

  1. "Say It" (The Black Box Mix Edit)
  2. "Say It" (The Abracadabra Mix)
  3. "Satori"
  4. "Say It" (The Black Box Mix)

Charts

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 39
German Singles Chart[3] 52
UK Singles Chart[4] 42
U.S. Billboard Dance/Club Play Songs Chart[5] 3
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales Chart[5] 13

References

  1. ^ Maconie, Stuart (4 January 1992). "Singles". New Musical Express. p. 15.
  2. ^ "ABC – Say It" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  3. ^ "charts.de". charts.de. Retrieved 23 June 2012.[dead link‍]
  4. ^ "The Official Charts Company - Say It by ABC Search". The Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013.
  5. ^ a b ABC. "ABC - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 June 2012.