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| from Album = [[Pipes of Peace]]
| from Album = [[Pipes of Peace]]
| A-side =
| A-side =
| B-side = "Ode To A Koala Bear"
| B-side = "Ode to a Koala Bear"
| Released = [[October 3]], [[1983]]
| Released = [[October 3]], [[1983]]
| Format =
| Format =
| Recorded = June 1983
| Recorded = [[June]] [[1983]]
| Genre = [[Pop Music|Pop]]
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| Length = 5:40
| Length = 3:55 <small>(Album version)</small><br>5:40 <small>(Extended version)</small>
| Label = [[Parlophone Records]]
| Label = [[Parlophone Records]]
| Writer =
| Writer =
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| Type = singles
| Type = singles
| Last single = "[[The Girl Is Mine]]"<br>(1982)
| Last single = "[[The Girl Is Mine]]"<br>(1982)
| This single = '''"Say Say Say"'''<br>(1983)
| This single = "'''Say Say Say'''"<br>(1983)
| Next single = "[[Pipes of Peace (song)|Pipes of Peace]]"<br>(1983)
| Next single = "[[Pipes of Peace (song)|Pipes of Peace]]"<br>(1983)
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| Artist = [[Michael Jackson]]
| Artist = [[Michael Jackson]]
| Type = singles
| Type = singles
| Last single = "[[P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)]]" <br>(1983)
| Last single = "[[P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)]]"<br>(1983)
| This single = "Say Say Say" <br>(1983)
| This single = "'''Say Say Say'''"<br>(1983)
| Next single = "[[Thriller (song)|Thriller]]" <br>(1983)
| Next single = "[[Thriller (song)|Thriller]]" <br>(1983)
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"'''Say Say Say'''" was a [[1983]] hit single for [[Paul McCartney]] and [[Michael Jackson]], produced by [[George Martin]]. It was taken from McCartney's album ''[[Pipes of Peace]]'', and was the second successful duet by McCartney and Jackson, the first being "[[The Girl Is Mine]]".
"'''Say Say Say'''" was a [[1983 in music|1983]] hit [[Single (music)|single]] for [[Paul McCartney]] and [[Michael Jackson]], produced by [[George Martin]]. It was taken from McCartney's album ''[[Pipes of Peace]]'', and was the second successful duet by McCartney and Jackson, the first being "[[The Girl Is Mine]]".


The video featured McCartney's wife [[Linda McCartney]] and Jackson's sister [[La Toya Jackson|La Toya]], and was filmed at the Union Hotel and Victorian Mansion[http://www.unionhotelvictmansion.com/ [1]] in [[Los Alamos, California]], built in [[1880]].
The video featured McCartney's wife [[Linda McCartney]] and Jackson's sister [[La Toya Jackson|La Toya]], and was filmed at the Union Hotel and Victorian Mansion [http://www.unionhotelvictmansion.com/] in [[Los Alamos, California]], built in [[1880]].


The single's six-week stay at the top of the [[Billboard Hot 100]], in late-1983 into early-[[1984]], was preceded by "[[All Night Long (All Night)]]" by [[Lionel Richie]] and followed by "[[Owner of a Lonely Heart]]" by [[Yes (band)|Yes]].
The single's six-week stay at the top of the [[Billboard Hot 100]] in late 1983 into early [[1984]] was preceded by "[[All Night Long (All Night)]]" by [[Lionel Richie]] and followed by "[[Owner of a Lonely Heart]]" by [[Yes (band)|Yes]].


A [[dance music|dance]] track by [[Hi Tack]] called "Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)" was released in [[2006]], which [[sampling (music)|samples]] the original version.
A [[Dance music|dance]] track by [[Hi Tack]] called "Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)" was released in [[2006 in music|2006]], which [[Sampling (music)|samples]] the original version.

== Music sample ==


==Music sample==
{{listen|filename=Paul_McCartney_and_Michael_Jackson_Say_Say_Say.ogg|title=Say Say Say|description=A 30 second excerpt.}}
{{listen|filename=Paul_McCartney_and_Michael_Jackson_Say_Say_Say.ogg|title=Say Say Say|description=A 30 second excerpt.}}


==References==
==References==
*The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits (5th edition)
* ''The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits'' (5th edition)


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu8wQBXr9wc Video] on [[YouTube]]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu8wQBXr9wc "Say Say Say" music video] on [[YouTube]]


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Revision as of 05:48, 11 August 2007

"Say Say Say"
Song
B-side"Ode to a Koala Bear"

"Say Say Say" was a 1983 hit single for Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson, produced by George Martin. It was taken from McCartney's album Pipes of Peace, and was the second successful duet by McCartney and Jackson, the first being "The Girl Is Mine".

The video featured McCartney's wife Linda McCartney and Jackson's sister La Toya, and was filmed at the Union Hotel and Victorian Mansion [1] in Los Alamos, California, built in 1880.

The single's six-week stay at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in late 1983 into early 1984 was preceded by "All Night Long (All Night)" by Lionel Richie and followed by "Owner of a Lonely Heart" by Yes.

A dance track by Hi Tack called "Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)" was released in 2006, which samples the original version.

Music sample

References

  • The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits (5th edition)
Preceded by Billboard Hot 100 number one single
December 10 1983- January 14 1984
Succeeded by