Children Say
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{{Infobox song
| name = Children Say
| cover = Level 42 - Children Say.jpg
| alt =
| caption = 7" single cover
| type = single
| artist = Level 42
| album = Running in the Family
| B-side = Starchild
| released = 30 November 1987{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1987/Music-Week-1987-11-28.pdf|title=Music Week|page=18}}
| recorded = 1986
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length =
- 4:28 (7" remix)
- 4:53 (album version)
| label = Polydor
| writer =
| producer = Level 42
| prev_title = It's Over
| prev_year = 1987
| next_title = Heaven in My Hands
| next_year = 1988
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|1HTZ-_Wa3s0|"Children Say"}}}}
}}
"Children Say" is a song by English jazz-funk band Level 42. Written by Mark King, Mike Lindup and Phil Gould, it was the final single to be issued from their album, Running in the Family (1987). The song made the top 30 in the UK, and the top 10 in the Netherlands, and followed a series of successes with the hits "Lessons in Love", "Running in the Family", "To Be with You Again" and "It's Over".
Music video
The video of the song was the first of Level 42's career not to feature the brothers Phil and Boon Gould, who had recently left the band. The video was shot in Paris. The Gould brothers are also missing from the sleeve of the single.
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1987–1988)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{single chart|Flanders|16|artist=Level 42|song=Children Say|rowheader=true|access-date=30 March 2024}} |
| {{single chart|Ireland2|25|artist=Level 42|song=Children Say|rowheader=true|access-date=30 March 2024}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch40|9|year=1988|week=3|rowheader=true|access-date=30 March 2024}} |
| {{single chart|Dutch100|8|artist=Level 42|song=Children Say|rowheader=true|access-date=30 March 2024|refname="dutchcharts"}} |
| {{single chart|UK|22|date=19871213|rowheader=true|access-date=30 March 2024}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Level 42}}
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Category:Songs written by Mark King (musician)
Category:Songs written by Phil Gould (musician)
Category:Songs written by Mike Lindup
Category:Music videos shot in France
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