"Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" is a song from the album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

Non-stop Erotic Cabaret

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret is the debut album by English synthpop duo Soft Cell, released in the United Kingdom on 23 November 1981 by Some Bizzare Records...

by English synthpop

Synthpop

Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...

 duo Soft Cell

Soft Cell

Soft Cell are an English synthpop duo who came to prominence in the early 1980s. They consist of vocalist Marc Almond and instrumentalist David Ball. The duo is most widely known for their 1981 worldwide hit version of "Tainted Love" and platinum debut Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret...

 that was released as a single in 1982 and reached number three on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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. The song's title is a reference to The Beatles

The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...

' song "Hello, Goodbye".

In 1991, the song was remixed by Julian Mendelsohn

Julian Mendelsohn

Julian Mendelsohn is a British record producer, audio engineer and mixer. Records bearing his work have been featured on English top ten charts...

 and released as Say Hello, Wave Goodbye '91 to promote the compilation album Memorabilia - The Singles

Memorabilia - The Singles

Memorabilia - The Singles is a compilation album by Soft Cell with Marc Almond, featuring hits from both periods of Almond's career to that point...

, it reached number 38 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

. Marc Almond re-recorded his vocals for the new version.

Track listing

1982 7" single

1. "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" - 5:24
2. "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" (Instrumental) - 5:12

1982 12" single

1. "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" (Extended Version) - 9:08
2. "Fun City" - 7:45

1991 7" single

1. "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye '91" - 5:03
2. "Memorabilia '91" - 3:56

1991 12" single

1. "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye '91" (The Long Goodbye - Extended Mendelsohn Remix) - 8:19
2. "Memorabilia '91" (Extended Grid Remix) - 6:51

1991 CD1

1. "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye '91" - 5:03
2. "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye '91" (The Long Goodbye - Extended Mendelsohn Remix) - 8:19
3. "Memorabilia '91" (Extended Grid Remix) - 6:51

1991 CD2

1. "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye '91" - 5:03
2. "Numbers" (Original Version) - 4:57
3. "Torch" (Original Extended Version) - 8:27

Windwalker cover

The song was covered by the Canadian rock band Windwalker on their debut album Rainstick, released in 1991.

David Gray cover

The song was covered by English artist David Gray

David Gray (musician)

David Gray is an English singer-songwriter. He released his first studio album in 1993 and received worldwide attention after the release of White Ladder six years later...

 and released on his highly successful 1998 album White Ladder

White Ladder

White Ladder is the multi-platinum selling fourth studio album by British singer-songwriter David Gray, first released in November 1998. Worldwide sales of the album stand at 7 million.-Background:...

. It was the album's fifth proper and final single and reached #26 on the UK Singles Chart. Gray's version runs at 9:04 in length, which is just under four minutes longer than the original; as such, the single featured a shorter radio edit. In addition, Gray's version omits the comma out of the title.

Nouvelle Vague cover

The song was covered by the French band Nouvelle Vague

Nouvelle Vague (band)

Nouvelle Vague is a French musical collective led by musicians Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux. Their name is a play on words, meaning "new wave" in French, and "bossa nova" in Portuguese...

 on their 2009 covers album 3.

The Hoosiers cover

The song was covered by English pop band The Hoosiers

The Hoosiers

The Hoosiers are an English pop/rock band, consisting of members Irwin Sparkes , Martin Skarendahl and Alan Sharland ....

 as a bonus track on the iTunes version of their 2010 album The Illusion of Safety

The Illusion of Safety (The Hoosiers album)

The Illusion of Safety is the second album released by London indie pop band The Hoosiers. It was released in the UK on 16 August 2010 and is preceded by the lead single, "Choices" which was released on 1 August 2010...

. It was also included on their 2011 re-release album called Bumpy Ride.

TV Uses

"Save Hello, Wave Goodbye" received a second-life when the USA TV show Psych

Psych

Psych is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks and broadcast on USA Network. It stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department whose "heightened observational skills" and impressive detective instincts...

utilized it as the Season 3 finale song when Juliet kisses Shawn at the drive-in theatre after he caught the Yin-Yang Killer and saved his mom. It was considered idiomatic of their relationship to date.