We Say Yeah

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"We Say Yeah"
Cliff Richard - The Young Ones - We Say Yeah (German).jpg
Cover of the German edition
Single by Cliff Richard & The Shadows
from the album The Young Ones
A-side "The Young Ones"
B-side "We Say Yeah"
Released11 January 1962 (11 January 1962)
Label Columbia (EMI)
Songwriter(s) Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin, Peter Gormley
Producer(s) Norrie Paramor
Cliff Richard & The Shadows singles chronology
"When the Girl in Your Arms Is the Girl in Your Heart"
(1961)
"The Young Ones" / "We Say Yeah"
(1962)
"I'm Looking Out the Window" / "Do You Want to Dance"
(1962)

"We Say Yeah" is a song originally performed by Cliff Richard & The Shadows. It was initially released in December 1961 on "The Young Ones" soundtrack album and a few weeks later the B-side to "The Young Ones" single. Both reached number 1 in their respective UK charts. In France however, it was "We Say Yeah" instead of "The Young Ones" that made the singles chart, reaching number 14. [1]

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Johnny Hallyday version ("Dis-moi oui")

"Dis-moi Oui"
Johnny hallyday Les Bras en croix EP.jpg
Single by Johnny Hallyday
from the album Johnny Hallyday (Les Bras en croix)
LanguageFrench
English titleTell me yes
Released10 May 1963
Genre Rock and roll
Length2:07
Label Philips
Songwriter(s) Bruce Welch, Hank Marvin, Peter Gormley, Ralph Bernet, Claude Carrère
Producer(s) Lee Hallyday
Johnny Hallyday singles chronology
"Tes tendres années"
(1963)
"Les Bras en croix " / " Quitte-moi doucement " / "Quand un air vous possède" / "Quitte-moi doucement " / "Quand un air vous possède" / "Dis-moi oui"
(1963)
"Da dou ron ron"
(1964)

The song was adapted into French (under the title "Dis-moi oui", meaning "Tell me yes") by Ralph Bernet and Claude Carrère and recorded by French singer Johnny Hallyday. He included it on his 1963 album Johnny Hallyday (commonly referred to as "Les Bras en croix") [2] (commonly known as Les Bras en croix) and also released on the EP "Les Bras en croix". [3]

Track listing

Les bras en croix, 7-inch EP Philips 432.908 BE (1963, France, Spain, etc.)

A1. "Les bras en croix" (2:13)
A2. "Quitte-moi doucement" ("Break It to Me Gently") (2:30)
B1. "Quand un air vous possède" ("When My Little Girl Is Smiling") (2:17)
B2. "Dis-moi oui" ("We Say Yeah") (2:07) [4] [5]

Charts

Chart (1963)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [6] 38

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