Children Say

"Children Say"
"Children Say"
	File:Level 42 - Children Say.jpg 7" single cover
Single by Level 42
from the album Running in the Family
B-side	"Starchild"
Released	30 November 1987
Recorded	1986
Length	4:28 (7" remix); 4:53 (album version);
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Mark King; Mike Lindup; Phil Gould;
Producer(s)	Level 42
Level 42 singles chronology
Music video
	"Children Say" on YouTube

"Children Say" is a song by English jazz-funk band 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 (1987). 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".

Music 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 (1987–1988)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[2]	16
Ireland (IRMA)^[3]	25
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[4]	9
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[5]	8
UK Singles (OCC)^[6]	22

References

^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 18.
^ "Level 42 – Children Say" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Children Say". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 3, 1988" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
^ "Level 42 – Children Say" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 March 2024.

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[1] "Music Week" (PDF). p. 18.

[sc_Flanders_Level_42-2] "Level 42 – Children Say" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 30 March 2024.

[sc_Ireland2_Level_42-3] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Children Say". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 30 March 2024.

[sc_Dutch40_-4] "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 3, 1988" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 30 March 2024.

[dutchcharts-5] "Level 42 – Children Say" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 30 March 2024.

[sc_UK_-6] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 March 2024.

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v t e Level 42
Mark King Mike Lindup Nathan King Pete Ray Biggin Sean Freeman Phil Gould Boon Gould Gary Husband Alan Murphy
Studio albums	Level 42 The Early Tapes The Pursuit of Accidents Standing in the Light True Colours World Machine Running in the Family Staring at the Sun Guaranteed Forever Now Retroglide
Live albums	A Physical Presence
Compilations	Level Best The Very Best of Level 42 The Definitive Collection Past Lives – The Best of the RCA Years
Singles	"Love Meeting Love" "Love Games" "Turn It On" "Starchild" "Are You Hearing (What I Hear)?" "Weave Your Spell" "The Chinese Way" "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" "The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)" "Micro-Kid" "Hot Water" "The Chant Has Begun" "Something About You" "Leaving Me Now" "Lessons in Love" "World Machine" "Running in the Family" "To Be with You Again" "It's Over" "Children Say" "Heaven in My Hands" "Take a Look" "Tracie" "Take Care of Yourself" "Guaranteed" "Overtime" "My Father's Shoes" "Forever Now" "Love in a Peaceful World"
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