Say What You Want


"Say What You Want" is a song by Scottish group Texas and the first single to be taken from their fourth studio album White on Blonde. The song includes interpolations of "Sexual Healing" by Marvin Gaye and "Love... Thy Will Be Done" by Martika. Released in January 1997, it is the band's biggest hit commercially, peaking at number three on the UK Singles Chart. As of February 2015 the single has sold 451,000 copies in United Kingdom. The accompanying music video released to promote the single shows lead singer Sharleen Spiteri in a futuristic room. The song is featured on their 2000 album The Greatest Hits.
The song was remixed as "Say What You Want ", featuring Method Man and RZA from the Wu-Tang Clan, and re-released as a double A-side with "Insane" in 1998. A second music video was created, showing Spiteri in a park. This version was also a success, peaking at number four on the UK Singles Chart and reaching number three in New Zealand, becoming the band's highest-charting hit in the latter country.

Track listing

"Say What You Want"

CD1
  1. "Say What You Want" – 3:53
  2. "Cold Day Dream" – 4:03
  3. "Tear It Up" – 3:25
  4. "Say What You Want" – 4:21
CD2
  1. "Say What You Want" – 3:53
  2. "Say What You Want" – 4:50
  3. "Good Advice" – 4:50
  4. "Say What You Want" – 4:50
"They're the biggest guys I've ever seen in my life," observed Sharleen Spiteri of the Wu-Tang Clan. "They're like basketball players. I'd just recorded a vocal, and Chef Raekwon's like, 'Yo! Who's that singing?' And RZA goes, 'It's Girlie' – 'cos they called me Girlie. And Raekwon goes, 'Man, you black!' And I laughed so loud. Method Man's a pussycat."
CD1
  1. "Insane" – 4:45
  2. "Say What You Want " – 4:06
  3. "Polo Mint City" – 2:50
  4. "Say What You Want " – 8:38
CD2
  1. "Say What You Want " – 5:02
  2. "Insane" – 6:33
  3. "Say What You Want " – 5:13
  4. "Insane" – 6:35

    Charts

"Say What You Want"

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"Say What You Want (All Day, Every Day)"

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