Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)

"Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U)"
Single by Hi_Tack
B-side	"Beats 4 U"
Released	16 January 2006 (2006-01-16)
Length	2:44
Label	Spinnin'
Songwriters	Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson
Producer	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, and number eight in Ireland.

Track listing

Dutch CD single ^[3]

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 ^[4]

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 ^[5]

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 ^[6]

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

Weekly charts Chart (2006) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [7] 50 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [8] 65 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [9] 21 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [10] 33 CIS Airplay (TopHit) [11] Tocadisco radio mix 11 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100) [12] 11 Denmark (Tracklisten) [13] 18 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [14] 9 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [15] 3 France (SNEP) [16] 35 Germany (GfK) [17] 39 Hungary (Dance Top 40) [18] 6 Hungary (Editors' Choice Top 40) [19] 5 Ireland (IRMA) [20] 8 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [21] 12 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [22] 15 Russia Airplay (TopHit) [23] Tocadisco radio mix 9 Scotland Singles (OCC) [24] 7 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [25] 42 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [26] 59 UK Singles (OCC) [27] 4 UK Dance (OCC) [28] 1 UK Indie (OCC) [29] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2006) Position CIS Airplay (TopHit) [30] 41 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [31] 91 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [32] 52 Russia Airplay (TopHit) [33] 35 UK Singles (OCC) [34] 61

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
United Kingdom	16 January 2006	CD	Gusto	[35]
Australia	20 February 2006		Tinted	[36]

References

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