Say You, Say Me

E70711
single song

"Say You, Say Me" is a 1985 soft rock ballad by Lionel Richie that became a number-one hit and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
albumVersionAppearsOn Dancing on the Ceiling ⓘ
artist Lionel Richie ⓘ
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Original Song ⓘ
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song ⓘ
bSide Can’t Slow Down ⓘ
chartPositionAustraliaKentMusicReport 10 ⓘ
chartPositionCanadaRPMTopSingles 1 ⓘ
chartPositionIrelandSinglesChart 1 ⓘ
chartPositionNorwayVGLista 1 ⓘ
chartPositionSwedenSinglesChart 1 ⓘ
chartPositionUKSinglesChart 8 ⓘ
chartPositionUSAdultContemporary 1 ⓘ
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 1 ⓘ
chartPositionUSCashBoxTop100 1 ⓘ
composer Lionel Richie ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
decade 1980s ⓘ
firstChartEntryUSBillboardHot100 1985 ⓘ
format 12-inch single ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ
genre pop ballad ⓘ
soft rock ⓘ
hasMusicVideo yes ⓘ
includedInAlbum Dancing on the Ceiling ⓘ
isNumberOneSingleForArtist Lionel Richie ⓘ
label Motown ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length 4:10 ⓘ
lyricalTheme communication ⓘ
friendship ⓘ
understanding ⓘ
musicVideoAssociatedFilm White Nights ⓘ
notableRecognition one of Lionel Richie’s signature songs ⓘ
originallyReleasedAs single from the film White Nights ⓘ
partOfSoundtrack White Nights ⓘ
peakChartDateUSBillboardHot100 1985-12 ⓘ
performer Lionel Richie ⓘ
producer James Anthony Carmichael ⓘ
Lionel Richie ⓘ
publisher Motown ⓘ
surface form: Motown Records
recordingPeriod 1984–1985 ⓘ
releaseDate 1985-10-30 ⓘ
releaseYear 1985 ⓘ
tempoChangeFeature contains mid-song rhythmic change to an uptempo section ⓘ
usedInFilm White Nights ⓘ
vocalist Lionel Richie ⓘ
writer Lionel Richie ⓘ

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Lionel Richie → notableWork → Say You, Say Me ⓘ
Richie → notableWork → Say You, Say Me ⓘ
subject surface form: Lionel Richie