Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)

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"Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)"
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Single by Hi Tack
B-side "Beats 4 U"
Released16 January 2006 (2006-01-16)
Length2:44
Label Spinnin'
Songwriter(s) Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson
Producer(s) Koen Groeneveld, Addy van der Zwan
Hi Tack singles chronology
"Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)"
(2006)		"Let's Dance"
(2007)

"Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)" is a song by Dutch house music group Hi Tack, released in the United Kingdom on 16 January 2006. It samples the 1983 song "Say Say Say" by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson. [1] [2] The song peaked at number three in Finland, number four in the United Kingdom, [3] and number eight in Ireland.

Contents

Track listing

Dutch CD single [4]

  1. "Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)" (radio mix)
  2. "Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)" (original)
  3. "Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)" (Delano & Crockett's Late Nite dub mix)
  4. "Beats 4 U"

UK CD single [5]

  1. "Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)" (radio edit)
  2. "Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)" (original)
  3. "Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)" (Tocadisco's Not Guilty remix)
  4. "Beats 4 U"
  5. "Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)" (video)

UK 12-inch single [6]

A1. "Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)" (original mix) – 7:34
A2. "Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)" (Tocadisco's Not Guilty remix) – 5:51
B1. "Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)" (Patric & Timo remix) – 6:08

Australian CD single [7]

  1. "Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)" (radio edit)
  2. "Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)" (original)
  3. "Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)" (Tocadisco's Not Guilty remix)
  4. "Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)" (Delano & Crockett's Late Nite dub mix)
  5. "Beats 4 U"

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United Kingdom16 January 2006CD Gusto [32]
Australia20 February 2006Tinted [33]

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