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{{short description|1964 song by the Velvelettes}}
{{Infobox song
| name = He Was Really Sayin' Somethin{{'-}}
| cover = He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'.jpeg
| caption = UK single sleeve
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==Background==
===Velvelettes version===
The original version of the song was recorded by Motown group the Velvelettes in December 1964. An alternate version recorded in October/November had been discarded. Produced by Norman Whitfield, the Velvelettes' version was released on Motown's V.I.P. label on December 27, 1964, and was a minor hit for the group in early 1965. "He Was Really Sayin' Somethin{{'"}} peaked at number 64 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and at number 21 on the then recently reinstated ''Billboard'' R&B Singles chart.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=He+Was+Really+Sayin%27+Something%27+by+The+Velvelettes&id=48020|title = He Was Really Sayin' Something' (Song by the Velvelettes) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research }}</ref> The single was the second most successful release for the Velvelettes, a minor Motown act which never released a full-length album.
"Throw a Farewell Kiss", composed by Whitfield and Holland and produced by Whitfield, had been recorded in October 1962 and was issued as the [[B-side]] of "He Was Really Sayin' Somethin{{'"}}. Six years later, Whitfield had [[the Temptations]] record "Farewell Kiss" for their 1971 album ''[[Sky's the Limit (The Temptations album)|Sky's the Limit]]''.
===Bananarama version===
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