Sad Songs (Say So Much)

"Sad Songs (Say So Much)"
"Sad Songs (Say So Much)"
Single af Elton John
	fra albummet Breaking Hearts
B-side(r)	"A Simple Man"
Udgivet	maj 1984
Format	Single
Indspillet	december 1983
Genre	Pop
Længde	4:08 (7" single); 4:48 (12" single)
Pladeselskab	Rocket Records; Geffen Records (USA)
Skrevet af	Elton John; Bernie Taupin
Producer(e)	Chris Thomas
Elton Johns singlekronologi

"Sad Songs (Say So Much)" er en sang af den britiske sanger Elton John fra albummet Breaking Hearts (1984). Sangen er den siste på sporlisten og er skrevet af Elton John og Bernie Taupin.

Udgivelse og indspilning

Sangen blev indspillet i december 1983 og udgivet som albummets første single i maj 1984. Teksten beskriver hvordan man nogle gange nødt til at lytte til gamle klassiske sange på radio når man er følelse ned eller når nogen elskede har forladt dig. I USA nåede sangen nummer fem på Billboard Hot 100 og i Storbritannien nummer syv på UK Singles Chart.

Hitlister

Hitliste (1984)	Placering
Østrig (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[1]	4
Canada (Top Singles)	4
Canada (Adult Contemporary)	1
Tyskland (Media Control Charts)^[2]	18
New Zealand (RIANZ)^[3]	8
Schweiz (Schweizer Hitparade)^[4]	3
Storbritannien (UK Singles Chart)^[5]	7
USA (Billboard Hot 100)^[6]	5

Musikere

Elton John – piano, keyboard, vokal
Davey Johnstone – guitar, baggrundsvokal
Dee Murray – basguitar, baggrundsvokal
Nigel Olsson – trommer, baggrundsvokal

Referencer

^ "Elton John – Sad Songs (Say So Much) – Austriancharts.at". Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
^ "Chartverfolgung / JOHN, ELTON / Single". Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Arkiveret fra originalen 17. oktober 2012. Hentet 13. april 2013.
^ "Elton John – Sad Songs (Say So Much) – Charts.org.nz". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
^ "Elton John – Sad Songs (Say So Much) – Hitparade.ch". Schweizer Hitparade. Hung Medien.
^ "Archive Chart". UK Singles Chart. Official Charts Company.
^ "Elton John Album & Song Chart History". Billboard Hot 100 for Elton John. Prometheus Global Media.

Eksterne henvisninger

[1] "Elton John – Sad Songs (Say So Much) – Austriancharts.at". Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.

[2] "Chartverfolgung / JOHN, ELTON / Single". Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Arkiveret fra originalen 17. oktober 2012. Hentet 13. april 2013.

[3] "Elton John – Sad Songs (Say So Much) – Charts.org.nz". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.

[4] "Elton John – Sad Songs (Say So Much) – Hitparade.ch". Schweizer Hitparade. Hung Medien.

[5] "Archive Chart". UK Singles Chart. Official Charts Company.

[6] "Elton John Album & Song Chart History". Billboard Hot 100 for Elton John. Prometheus Global Media.

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