Say Hello, Wave Goodbye

original song written and composed by Dave Ball and Marc Almond; first recorded by Soft Cell
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q7428925
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Say Hello, Wave Goodbye

Summary

Say Hello, Wave Goodbye is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (258 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Say Hello, Wave Goodbye's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Say Hello, Wave Goodbye's composer is recorded as Marc Almond[4].
  • Say Hello, Wave Goodbye's composer is recorded as Dave Ball[5].
  • Say Hello, Wave Goodbye's genre is synth-pop[6].
  • Say Hello, Wave Goodbye was performed by Soft Cell[7].
  • Among the performers on Say Hello, Wave Goodbye was David Gray[8].
  • Among the performers on Say Hello, Wave Goodbye was Nouvelle Vague[9].
  • Say Hello, Wave Goodbye's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Say Hello, Wave Goodbye was released on 1981[11].
  • Say Hello, Wave Goodbye's lyricist is recorded as Marc Almond[12].
  • Say Hello, Wave Goodbye's lyricist is recorded as Dave Ball[13].
  • Say Hello, Wave Goodbye's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Say Hello Wave Goodbye'}[14].
  • Say Hello, Wave Goodbye's form of creative work is recorded as song[15].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3818c09e-c76b-3e67-bac2-396eee745773[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Soft Cell[7], David Gray[8], and Nouvelle Vague[9].

Publication

Say Hello, Wave Goodbye was released on 1981[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is synth-pop[6].

Why It Matters

Say Hello, Wave Goodbye ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (258 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Language of work or name English
    Performer Soft Cell, David Gray, Nouvelle Vague
    Form of creative work song
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