No Say in It explained

No Say in It
Cover:No_Say_in_It_by_Machinations.jpg
Caption:7" sleeve
Type:single
Artist:Machinations
Album:Big Music
B-Side:Man Over Board
Released:August 1984
Recorded:1984
Studio:Studios 301, Sydney
Genre:
Label:White Label
Producer:Julian Mendelsohn
Prev Title:Jumping the Gap
Prev Year:1983
Next Title:My Heart's On Fire
Next Year: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. 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.[1] [2]

Reception

Cash Box magazine said, "A power packed dance track from Australia's Machinations just right for progressive CHR and modern-leaning AOR."[3]

Track listing

7" single (K 9489)

Track listing

12" single (X 13169)

Charts

Year-end charts

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

Notes and References

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