Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
1982 single by Soft Cell
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"Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" is a song from the album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret by English synth-pop duo Soft Cell that was released as a single in January 1982[3] and reached number three on the UK Singles Chart.[4] The clarinet which can be heard in the beginning of the Extended Version is played by Dave Tofani.
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| Single by Soft Cell | ||||
| from the album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret | ||||
| B-side | "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" (Instrumental) Fun City (12") | |||
| Released | January 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 5:24 | |||
| Label | Some Bizzare BZS 7 | |||
| Songwriters | Marc Almond, David Ball | |||
| Producer | Mike Thorne | |||
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In 1991, the track was remixed by Julian Mendelsohn and released as "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye '91" to promote the compilation album Memorabilia – The Singles, making no. 38 on the UK Singles Chart.[4] Soft Cell vocalist Marc Almond re-recorded his vocals for the new version. It was ranked number 65 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 Best Songs of 1982[5] and ranked 12 on Classic Pop magazine's list of the 40 best synth-pop songs.[1]
Music video
A promotional video was made featuring the British actress Eileen Daly. The video and the song are set in a fictional Pink Flamingo club, inspired by a real Pink Piano bar in Brewer Street, Soho,[6] and unrelated with the then-closed Flamingo Club.
Track listing
- 1982 7" single
- "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" - 5:24 [7]
- "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" (Instrumental) - 5:12
- 1982 12" single
- "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" (Extended Version) - 9:08 [8]
- "Fun City" (Marc and the Mambas recording) - 7:45
- 1991 7" single
- "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye '91" - 5:03 [9]
- "Memorabilia '91" - 3:56
- 1991 12" single
- "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye '91" (The Long Goodbye - Extended Mendelsohn Remix) - 8:19 [10]
- "Memorabilia '91" (Extended Grid Remix) - 6:51
- 1991 CD1
- "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye '91" - 5:03 [11]
- "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye '91" (The Long Goodbye - Extended Mendelsohn Remix) - 8:19
- "Memorabilia '91" (Extended Grid Remix) - 6:51
- 1991 CD2
- "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye '91" - 5:03 [12]
- "Numbers" (Original Version) - 4:57
- "Torch" (Original Extended Version) - 8:27
- 2002 CD promo
- "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" (Almighty Radio Edit Short Version) - 3:21 [13]
- "Tainted Love" (Soulchild Mix) - 3:19
- "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" (Almighty Radio Edit) - 4:36
- 2017 Record Store Day 12 Inch Single Release[14]
- "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" (Dave Ball Lateral Mix)
- "Youth (Dave Ball Wasted On The Young Mix)
Cover versions
The lyrics "Take your hands off me / I don't belong to you" were used in Legião Urbana's song "Será" on their 1985 debut album.[15][16]
The song was covered by British artist David Gray and released on his successful 1998 album White Ladder. It was the album's fifth proper and final single and reached #26 on the UK Singles Chart.[17] Gray's version features additional lines at the end from the Van Morrison songs "Madame George" and "Into the Mystic".
