Speak Like a Child (song)

For the Herbie Hancock album, see Speak Like a Child (album).

"Speak Like a Child"
Single by the Style Council
from the album Introducing The Style Council
B-side	"Party Chambers"
Released	11 March 1983 (1983-03-11)
Length	3:20
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Paul Weller
Producer(s)	Paul Weller Peter Wilson
The Style Council singles chronology
"Speak Like a Child" (1983) "Money Go Round (Part 1)" (1983)

"Speak Like a Child" is the debut single by English pop band the Style Council, released on 11 March 1983[1][2] and was included on the mini-LP, Introducing The Style Council (1983). Backed with "Party Chambers", it became a hit, peaking at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart. Band members Paul Weller and Mick Talbot were already well-known from their previous bands, the Jam and the Merton Parkas, respectively. It has remained one of their most enduring hits. ^[citation needed]

The single also features Tracie Young, who had just signed to Weller's Respond Records label, on backing vocals.

Compilation appearances

As well as the song's single release, it has featured on various Style Council compilation albums. The song was included on The Singular Adventures of The Style Council (1989), The Complete Adventures of The Style Council (1998), and Greatest Hits (2000).

Track listing

• 7" single (TSC1, TSC 1, 810 873-7)

1. "Speak Like a Child" – 3:15
2. "Party Chambers" – 3:20

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[3]

Musicians

• Paul Weller – lead vocals, guitars
• Mick Talbot – keyboards
• Zeke Manyika – drums
• Tracie Young – backing vocals

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart	29
Irish Singles Chart[4]	5
UK Singles Chart[5]	4

References

1. "Paul Weller Returns with Style Council". Record. 2 (8): 1. June 1983.
2. "The Style Council : Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
3. Introducing The Style Council liner notes. Polydor Records. 1983.
4. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
5. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 537. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

External links

• Speak Like a Child at Discogs (list of releases)