"Say a Prayer" is a

dance-pop Dance-pop is a popular music subgenre that originated in the late 1970s to early 1980s. It is generally uptempo music intended for nightclubs with the intention of being danceable but also suitable for contemporary hit radio. Developing from a ...

and

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song by American vocalist

Taylor Dayne Taylor Dayne (born Leslie Wunderman; March 7, 1962) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She rose to fame in 1987 after her debut single " Tell It to My Heart". Dayne achieved six additional U.S. top-10 singles, including " Love Wil ...

, taken from her third studio album, ''

Soul Dancing ''Soul Dancing'' is the third album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Dayne. It was released in 1993 on Arista Records and peaked at No. 51 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. The album includes the singles "Send Me a Lover", "I'll Wait", "Say a Pr ...

'' (1993). It was written by Dayne,

Shep Pettibone Robert "Shep" Pettibone (born 10 July 1959) is an American record producer, remixer, songwriter and club DJ, one of the most prolific of the 1980s. Career Shep Pettibone surfaced after his work with Arthur Baker on Afrika Bambaataa & the Jazz ...

and Tony Shimkin, produced by Pettibone. In 1995, the song was remixed for her compilation album, ''

Greatest Hits A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be creat ...

'' and was release that same year by

Arista Records Arista Records () is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. The label was previously handled by BMG Entertain ...

Single

Taylor did not record any new tracks for her ''Greatest Hits'' release. Arista instead released a remixed version of the song as the first single in 1995.

Charts

The song was a hit in the club scenes, peaking at No. 5 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. It peaked at #58 on the

UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

CD single remixes

The following are the different remixes included on the U.S. release: #Boss Club Mix – 7:48 #Vission Lorimer Remix – 6:28 #Boss Dub Mix – 6:56 #Vission Lorimer Dub – 5:32 #Mass Dub – 6:44 1993 songs 1995 songs 1995 singles Arista Records singles Taylor Dayne songs Dance-pop songs House music songs Songs written by Shep Pettibone Songs written by Taylor Dayne Song recordings produced by Shep Pettibone {{1990s-pop-song-stub