Do I Have to Say the Words?

"Do I Have to Say the Words?"
Single cover
Single by Bryan Adams
from the album Waking Up the Neighbours
Released	July 1992
Genre	Pop rock
Length	6:11 (album version) 4:15 (single/video version)
Label	A&M
Songwriter(s)	Bryan Adams Robert Lange Jim Vallance
Producer(s)	Bryan Adams Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Bryan Adams singles chronology
"All I Want Is You" (1991) "Do I Have to Say the Words?" (1992) "Touch the Hand" (1992)

"Do I Have to Say the Words?" is a song by Canadian singer and songwriter Bryan Adams from his sixth studio album, Waking Up the Neighbours (1991). It was written and produced by Adams and Robert John "Mutt" Lange, with Jim Vallance serving as its co-writer. It was released in July 1992 as the sixth single from the album. "Do I Have to Say the Words?" is a mid-tempo pop rock ballad with guitar riffs and soft synths in its instrumentation, while Adams gives a dramatic vocal delivery.

"Do I Have to Say the Words?" received generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised it for being a beautiful ballad and Adams for his vocal delivery. Commercially, it was successful in North America, reaching number two in Canada and number eleven on the US Billboard Hot 100. Elsewhere, it peaked modestly, reaching the top-forty in three other countries. The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Anton Corbijn and was shot in Turkey and Iceland. "Do I Have to Say the Words?" was also included on some of Adams' compilations.