“Say What You Want” by Texas

"Say What You Want" opened the White on Blonde era for Texas in January 1997, the first single from the Scottish band's fourth album, and it became the biggest hit they ever had, climbing to number three in the UK. Sharleen Spiteri and Johnny McElhone wrote it, and the band produced and mixed it themselves, with the Boilerhouse Boys adding extra production. McElhone and Eddie Campbell play keyboards, McElhone and Ally McErlaine the guitars, and the whole thing glides on a cool, unhurried groove.

The video parked Spiteri in a futuristic room, and a year later the band brought in Wu-Tang Clan's Method Man and RZA to rework it as "Say What You Want (All Day, Every Day)". It has turned up on every Texas compilation since, from The Greatest Hits in 2000 to Texas 25.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.