"Say It" is a single by new wave group

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, with additional remixing by the team behind

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group Black Box. It was released in

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as a 7" single, 12" single and CD single.

Critical reception

Upon its release as a single, Stuart Maconie of ''

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'' 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."

Track listing

7" single

# "Say It" (The Black Box Mix) # "Say It" (The Abracadabra Mix)

12" single

# "Say It" (The Black Box Mix) # "Say It" (The Black Box Mix Instrumental) # "Say It" (The Black Box Piano Forte Mix) # "Say It" (The Abracadabra Mix)

CD single

# "Say It" (The Black Box Mix Edit) # "Say It" (The Abracadabra Mix) # "Satori" # "Say It" (The Black Box Mix)

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Say It (Abc Song) ABC (band) songs 1991 singles Songs written by Mark White (musician) Songs written by Martin Fry 1991 songs EMI Records singles