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
Songwriters
ProducerABC
ABC singles chronology
"Love Conquers All"
(1991) 		"Say It"
(1991) 		"Stranger Things"
(1997)

"Say It" is a song by the English pop band ABC, with additional remixing by the team behind the Italian house music group Black Box. It was written by Martin Fry and Mark White and released in December 1991 by EMI Records as a 7" single, 12" single and CD single from the band's sixth album, Abracadabra (1991).

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
Germany (Official German Charts)[3] 52
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 42
UK Airplay (Music Week)[5] 42
UK Dance (Music Week)[6] 29
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[7] 96
US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)[8] 3
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[8] 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ^ "The Official Charts Company - Say It by ABC Search". The Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Top 50 Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week. 18 January 1992. p. 14. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 11 January 1992. p. 16. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  7. ^ "The Record Mirror Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 11 January 1992. p. 8. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  8. ^ a b ABC. "ABC - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
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