We Say Yeah
{{Short description|1962 single by Cliff Richard & the Shadows}}
{{Infobox song
| name = We Say Yeah
| cover = Cliff Richard - The Young Ones - We Say Yeah (German).jpg
| alt =
| caption = Cover of the German edition
| type = single
| artist = Cliff Richard & The Shadows
| album = The Young Ones
| A-side = The Young Ones
| B-side = We Say Yeah
| released = {{start date|1962|01|11|df=yes}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length =
| label = Columbia (EMI)
| writer = Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin, Peter Gormley
| producer = Norrie Paramor
| prev_title = When the Girl in Your Arms Is the Girl in Your Heart
| prev_year = 1961
| title = The Young Ones
| title2 = We Say Yeah
| next_title = I'm Looking Out the Window
| next_title2 = Do You Want to Dance
| next_year = 1962
}}
"We Say Yeah" is a song originally performed by Cliff Richard & The Shadows. It was initially released in December 1961 on "The Young Ones" soundtrack album and a few weeks later the B-side to "The Young Ones" single. Both reached number 1 in their respective UK charts. In France however, it was "We Say Yeah" instead of "The Young Ones" that made the singles chart, reaching number 14.Select Cliff Richard from the drop-down selection box and click OK: {{cite web|title=French Singles - Artists R|url=http://infodisc.fr/Tubes_Artistes_R.php|website=infodisc.fr|access-date=2020-12-25|language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018112554/http://www.infodisc.fr/Tubes_Artiste_Choisi.php|archive-date=2020-10-18|url-status=live}}
Johnny Hallyday version ("Dis-moi oui")
{{Infobox song
| name = Dis-moi Oui
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Johnny Hallyday
| album = Johnny Hallyday (Les Bras en croix)
| language = French
| English_title = Tell me yes
| released = 10 May 1963
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Rock and roll
| length = 2:07
| label = Philips
| composer =
| lyricist =
| writer = Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin, Peter Gormley, Ralph Bernet, Claude Carrère
| producer = Lee Hallyday
| prev_title = Tes tendres années
| prev_year = 1963
| title = Les Bras en croix" / "Quitte-moi doucement" / "Quand un air vous possède
| title2 = Quitte-moi doucement" / "Quand un air vous possède" / "Dis-moi oui
| next_title = Da dou ron ron
| next_year = 1964
}}
The song was adapted into French (under the title "Dis-moi oui", meaning "Tell me yes") by Ralph Bernet and Claude Carrère and recorded by French singer Johnny Hallyday. He included it on his 1963 album Johnny Hallyday (commonly referred to as "Les Bras en croix"){{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/album/a497/Johnny-Hallyday-Johnny-Hallyday-[1963|work=Ultratop |title=Johnny Hallyday [1963]|access-date=2017-12-08}} (commonly known as Les Bras en croix) and also released on the EP "Les Bras en croix".{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/af73c/Johnny-Hallyday-Dis-moi-oui |work=Ultratop |title=Dis-moi oui |access-date=2017-12-08}}
= Track listing =
Les bras en croix, 7-inch EP Philips 432.908 BE (1963, France, Spain, etc.)
:A1. "Les bras en croix" (2:13)
:A2. "Quitte-moi doucement" ("Break It to Me Gently") (2:30)
:B1. "Quand un air vous possède" ("When My Little Girl Is Smiling") (2:17)
:B2. "Dis-moi oui" ("We Say Yeah") (2:07){{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Johnny-Hallyday-Les-Bras-En-Croix/master/929350|title=Johnny Hallyday - Les Bras En Croix at Discogs|website=Discogs |year=1963 |access-date=2017-12-08}}{{cite web|work=Ultratop |title=Les bras en croix |url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/30dd7/Johnny-Hallyday-Les-bras-en-croix|access-date=2017-12-08}}
= Charts =
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1963)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{single chart|Wallonia|38|artist=Johnny Hallyday|song=Dis-moi oui|rowheader=true|access-date=2017-12-08}} |
References
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External links
- [https://www.discogs.com/Johnny-Hallyday-Les-Bras-En-Croix/master/929350 Johnny Hallyday — Les Bras en croix (EP)] on Discogs
{{Cliff Richard singles}}
{{Johnny Hallyday}}
Category:Johnny Hallyday songs
Category:Columbia Records singles
Category:Philips Records singles