"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".

"Children Say"
7" single cover
Single by Level 42
from the album Running in the Family
B-side"Starchild"
Released30 November 1987[1]
Recorded1986
Length
  • 4:28 (7" remix)
  • 4:53 (album version)
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Level 42
Level 42 singles chronology
"It's Over"
(1987)
"Children Say"
(1987)
"Heaven in My Hands"
(1988)
Music video
"Children Say" on YouTube

Music video

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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

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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

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