Words Get in the Way

"Words Get in the Way"
Single by Miami Sound Machine
from the album Primitive Love
B-side"Movies"
ReleasedJune 1986
Recorded1985
GenrePop
Length3:30
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Gloria Estefan
Producer(s)Emilio Estefan Jr.
Miami Sound Machine singles chronology
"Bad Boy"
(1985/1986)		 "Words Get in the Way"
(1986)		 "Falling in Love (Uh-Oh)"
(1986)

"Words Get in the Way" is a 1986 song by Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan. It was taken from their 9th studio album Primitive Love. It went to number 4 in New Zealand, number 5 in the United States, number 22 in Australia and Belgium and number 26 in the Netherlands. It did not chart in the United Kingdom.

Formats and track listings

U.S. & Canada 7" Vinyl Single (34 06120) [June 1986]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Words Get in the Way"Gloria M. Estefan3:23
2."Movies"Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil2:57
U.S. Promo 7" Vinyl Single (34 06120) [June 1986]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Words Get in the Way"Gloria M. Estefan3:23
2."Words Get in the Way"Gloria M. Estefan3:23
U.S. 7" Vinyl Single (Discos CBS International) [DBS 10120]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Words Get in the Way"Gloria M. Estefan3:23
2."No Me Vuelvo a Enamorar" (Words Get in the Way - Spanish Version)Gloria M. Estefan3:23
Europe 7" Vinyl Single (EPC 650079 7) [October 1986]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Words Get in the Way"Gloria M. Estefan3:23
2."Movies"Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil2:57
Europe 12" Vinyl Single (EPC 650079 6) [October 1986]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Words Get in the Way"Gloria M. Estefan3:23
2."Movies"Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil2:57
3."Body To Body"Suzi Carr, Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo3:56
Australia 7" Vinyl Single (ES 1169)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Words Get in the Way"Gloria M. Estefan3:23
2."Movies"Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil2:57
New Zealand 7" Vinyl Single (ES 1158)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Words Get in the Way"Gloria M. Estefan3:23
2."Movies"Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil2:57
South Africa 7" Vinyl Single (EN 5958)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Words Get in the Way"Gloria M. Estefan3:23
2."Movies"Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil2:57
Zimbabwe 7" Vinyl Single (EN 5958)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Words Get in the Way"Gloria M. Estefan3:23
2."Movies"Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil2:57
Philippines 7" Vinyl Single (ES-20089)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Words Get in the Way"Gloria M. Estefan3:23
2."Orange Express"S. Watanabe, Wesley B. Wright3:42
Japan 7" Vinyl Single (07•5P-421) [July 21, 1986]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Words Get in the Way"Gloria M. Estefan3:23
2."Movies"Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil2:57
U.S. Cassette Single (Hall of Fame Series) [15T 69122] {1989}
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Words Get in the Way"Gloria M. Estefan3:23
2."Betcha Say That" (Single Remix)Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil3:40
U.S. 7" Vinyl Single (Hall of Fame Series) [15 69122] {1989}
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Words Get in the Way"Gloria M. Estefan3:23
2."Betcha Say That" (Single Remix)Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil3:40
U.S. 7" Vinyl Single (Epic Collectables) [15 69122] {1991}
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Words Get in the Way"Gloria M. Estefan3:23
2."Betcha Say That" (Single Remix)Lawrence Dermer, Joe Galdo, Rafael Vigil3:40
Ecuador 7" Vinyl Single (133-0115)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."No Me Vuelvo a Enamorar" (Words Get in the Way - Spanish Version)Gloria M. Estefan3:23
2."Conga"Enrique E. Garcia4:11