Children Say

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"Children Say"
Single by Level 42
from the album Running in the Family
B-side "Starchild"
ReleasedDecember 1987 [1]
Recorded1986, 1987
Length4:28 (7" Remix)
4:53 (Album Version)
Label Polydor
Songwriter(s) Mark King, Mike Lindup, Phil Gould
Producer(s) Level 42
Level 42 singles chronology
"It's Over"
(1987)
"Children Say"
(1987)
"Heaven in My Hands"
(1988)

"Children Say" is a 1987 song by 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 . 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".

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Promo 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

Chart (1987)Peak
position
Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 14
Irish Singles Chart 25
Netherlands Dutch Top 40 9
UK Singles Chart 22

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References

  1. "Level 42 singles".