Say the Word (Arcadia song)

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"Say the Word"
Arcadia word.jpg
US 7-inch single sleeve
Single by Arcadia
from the album Playing for Keeps OST
B-side "Say the Word" (instrumental mix)
ReleasedSeptember 1986
Genre
Length
  • 5:07 (original soundtrack version)
  • 4:29 (single version)
  • 4:31 (instrumental mix)
  • 5:49 (instrumental extended remix)
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Arcadia singles chronology
"The Flame"
(1986)
"Say the Word"
(1986)
Music video
"Say the Word" on YouTube

"Say the Word" is 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.

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Music video

The original video was an amalgam of previous Arcadia videos, interspersed with scenes from the film.

A new version that keeps an amalgam of previous Arcadia videos, but removed the interspersed scenes from the film was released on Duran Duran's official YouTube page.

Formats and track listings

7": Atlantic / 7-89370 (US)

  1. "Say the Word" (LP version) – 4:29
  2. "Say the Word" (instrumental mix) – 4:31

7": Atlantic / PROMO / 7-89370 (US)

  1. "Say the Word" (LP version) – 4:29
  2. "Say the Word" (LP version) – 4:29

7": Atlantic / PROMO / 78-93707 (CA)

  1. "Say the Word" (LP version) – 4:29
  2. "Say the Word" (instrumental mix) – 4:29

7": Atlantic / 78-93707 (CA)

  1. "Say the Word" (LP version) – 4:29
  2. "Say the Word" (instrumental mix) – 4:29

12": Atlantic / PROMO / PR939 (US)

  1. "Say the Word" (extended remix) – 6:39
  2. "Say the Word" (instrumental extended remix) – 5:49

Credits

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