It was a number one hit in the United States (his sixth number-one single there), Canada, Norway, Sweden and several other countries, reached number two in the United Kingdom, and peaked within the top ten in Australia, Austria, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Switzerland and over 20 other nations. Produced by George Martin, the song was recorded during production of McCartney's 1982 Tug of War album, about a year before the release of ' The Girl Is Mine', the pair's first duet from Jackson's album Thriller (1982).Īfter its release in October 1983, 'Say Say Say' became Jackson's seventh top-ten hit inside a year. ' Say Say Say' is a song written and performed by English musician Paul McCartney and American singer Michael Jackson, released in October 1983 as the lead single to McCartney's 1983 album Pipes of Peace.
