Released September 1986 Recorded France | Format 7"
12" | |
B-side "Say the Word" (Instrumental Mix) Genre Art rock
New wave
Synthpop Length 5:07 (Original Soundtrack Version)
4:29 (Single Version)
4:31 (Instrumental Mix)
5:49 (Instrumental Extended Remix) |
Say the Word was the fifth and final single released by the Duran Duran offshoot band, Arcadia. Recorded for the soundtrack of Playing for Keeps, it was released as a single in the US by Atlantic Records.
Contents
Music video
The video was an amalgam of previous Arcadia videos, interspersed with scenes from the film.
B-sides, bonus tracks and remixes
The single's B-side comprised an instrumental version.
The extended mixes on the promo 12" were remixed by Shep Pettibone.
7": Atlantic. / 7-89370 United States
- "Say the Word" (Theme from "Playing for Keeps") (LP version) - (4:29)
- "Say the Word" (Instrumental Mix) - (4:31)
7": Atlantic. / PROMO (with blue label) / 7-89370 (US)
- "Say The Word" (Theme from "Playing for Keeps") (LP version) - (4:29)
- "Say The Word" (Theme from "Playing for Keeps") (LP version) - (4:29)
7": Atlantic. / PROMO / 78-93707 (CA)
- "Say the Word" (Theme from "Playing for Keeps") (LP version) (4:29)
- "Say the Word" (Theme from "Playing for Keeps") (Instrumental Mix) (4:29)
12": Atlantic / PROMO / PR939 (US)
- "Say the Word" (Theme from "Playing for Keeps") (Extended Remix) - (6:39)
- "Say the Word" (Theme from "Playing for Keeps") (Instrumental Extended Remix) - (5:49)
Other appearances
Albums:
Arcadia are
Various session musicians perform the other instruments, including bass (likely Mark Egan), guitar, and possibly drums, as it is unclear whether Roger Taylor had already left the band prior to the song's recording.
Also credited
References
Say the Word (Arcadia song) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA