Words (Bee Gees song)

"Words"
Single by the Bee Gees
B-side"Sinking Ships"
ReleasedJanuary 1968
Recorded3 October 1967
GenrePop
Length3:13
Label
  • Polydor (United Kingdom)
  • Atco (United States)
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The Bee Gees UK singles chronology
"World"
(1967) 		"Words"
(1968) 		"Jumbo"
(1968)
The Bee Gees US singles chronology
"Massachusetts"
(1967) 		"Words"
(1968) 		"Jumbo"
(1968)

"Words" is a 1968 song written by Bee Gees. It went to number 8 in the United Kingdom, number 15 in the United States, number 9 in New Zealand, number 1 in Switzerland, the Netherlands and Canada and number 13 in Australia. The song was covered by many artists including Rita Coolidge in 1978 and Boyzone in 1996 where it went to number 1 in the United Kingdom, Scotland, Ireland and Lithunia.

Boyzone version

"Words"
Single by Boyzone
from the album A Different Beat
Released7 October 1996 (1996-10-07)[1]
Length4:02
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb
Producer(s)Phil Harding, Ian Curnow
Boyzone singles chronology
"Coming Home Now"
(1996) 		"Words"
(1996) 		"A Different Beat"
(1996)

In 1996, Irish boy band Boyzone covered Words as their lead single from their second studio album A Different Beat.

Track listings

  1. "Words" (radio edit) – 3:55
  2. "The Price of Love" – 3:11
  3. "Words" (alternative mix) – 3:53
  1. "Words" (radio edit) – 3:55
  2. "The Price of Love" – 3:11
  3. "What Can You Do for Me" – 2:59
  4. "Words" (alternative mix) – 3:53
  • UK cassette single[4]
  1. "Words" (radio edit) – 3:55
  2. "The Price of Love" – 3:11

References

  1. ↑ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 5 October 1996. p. 27. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Words (UK CD1 liner notes). Boyzone. Polydor Records. 1996. 575536-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ↑ Words (UK CD2 liner notes). Boyzone. Polydor Records. 1996. 575 537-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ↑ Words (UK cassette single sleeve). Boyzone. Polydor Records. 1996. 575536-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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