No Say in It

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"No Say in It"
7" sleeve
Single by Machinations
from the album Big Music
B-side"Man Over Board"
ReleasedAugust 1984
Recorded1984
StudioStudios 301, Sydney
Genre
Length3:23
LabelWhite Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Fred Loneragan
  • Tony Starr
  • Nick Swan
  • Tim Doyle
Producer(s)Julian Mendelsohn
Machinations singles chronology
"Jumping the Gap"
(1983) 		"No Say in It"
(1984) 		"My Heart's On Fire"
(1985)

"No Say in It" is a song recorded by the Australian synth-pop band Machinations. It was released in August 1984 as the lead single from the band's second studio album, Big Music. The song peaked at number 14 on the Australian Kent Music Report, becoming the band's first top 20 single.[1] The song appeared in the film Ruthless People and was included on the soundtrack.

At the 1984 Countdown Music Awards, the song was nominated for Best Australian Single.[2][3]

Reception[edit]

Cash Box magazine said, "A power packed dance track from Australia's Machinations just right for progressive CHR and modern-leaning AOR."[4]

Track listing[edit]

7" single (K 9489)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."No Say in It"Fred Loneragan, Nick Swan, Tim Doyle, Tony Starr3:23
2."Man Over Board"Fred Loneragan, Nick Swan, Tim Doyle, Tony Starr4:46

Track listing[edit]

12" single (X 13169)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."No Say in It" (Machinations Cut Mix)Fred Loneragan, Nick Swan, Tim Doyle, Tony Starr8:26
2."No Say in It" (Mendelsohn's Played Mix)Fred Loneragan, Nick Swan, Tim Doyle, Tony Starr7:11

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Weekly chart performance for "No Say in It"
Chart (1984) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[1][5] 14

Year-end charts[edit]

Year-end chart performance for "No Say in It"
Chart (1984) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 98

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. pp. 185–86. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  2. ^ "Australian Music Awards". Ron Jeff. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Final episode of Countdown". 1970scountdown. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 17 May 1986. p. 13. Retrieved 8 December 2021 – via World Radio History.
  5. ^ a b "Kent Music Report No 548 – 31 December 1984 > National Top 100 Singles for 1984". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 23 January 2023 – via Imgur.com.
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