"Children Say" is a song written by Mark King, Mike Lindup and Phil Gould. It was recorded in 1987 for the studio album Running in the Family

Running in the Family

Running in the Family was the seventh album from Level 42, released in 1987. It featured the UK hit singles: "Lessons in Love" , "Running in the Family" , "To Be With You Again" , "It's Over" and "Children Say"...

by the British musical group Level 42

Level 42

Level 42 are an English pop rock and jazz-funk band who had a number of worldwide and UK hits during the 1980s and 1990s.The band gained fame for their high-calibre musicianship—in particular that of Mark King, whose percussive slap-bass guitar technique provided the driving groove of many of the...

. After a series of successes "Lessons in Love", "Running in the Family

Running in the Family (song)

"Running in the Family" is a single released in 1987 by the UK band Level 42, from the album Running in the Family. The song had different lyrics when sung at the Wembley Arena in 1986. . It was then popped up for the release of the single which had significant success, reaching #6 on the UK...

", "To be With You Again

To Be With You Again

"To Be With You Again" is a United Kingdom top 10 song written by Mark King and Boon Gould, and released in 1987 in the seventh Level 42's studio album Running in the Family...

" and "It's Over

It's Over (Level 42 song)

"It's Over" is one of five singles from band Level 42's 1987 album Running in the Family. Reaching #10 in the UK music charts the same year, it is one of the band's more popular singles and remains one of the songs they perform live.-Music video:...

", the band decided to issue "Children Say" as their last single of 1987. The song was more successful than expected in the Netherlands, and it also made the top 30 in United Kingdom.

Music video

The music video of this song was the first of Level 42's career without the presence of the brothers Phil

Phil Gould (musician)

Philip Gabriel Gould, also known as Phil Gould is a British professional drummer, song writer, and singer from the Isle of Wight in southern England...

 and Boon Gould. They had left the band due to dissatisfaction with the label. The video was recorded in an urban setting. The Boon brothers are also missing from the covers of the single and 12".

Charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Belgian Hot 100	14
Irish Chats Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...	25
Netherlands Dutch top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...	9
United Kingdom Hot 100	22