 " We Said Hello Goodbye " appeared as a B @-@ side to " Take Me Home " and " Don 't Lose My Number " originally , and as an " extra track " on the CD release of the album . Producer Arif Mardin composed the beginning portion of the song . A remix of the song with additional guitars and without an orchestra was released the following year ( 1986 ) on the soundtrack for the movie , Playing for Keeps . This remixed version received some radio airplay around the time of the soundtrack 's release ( which coincided with the No Jacket Required period ) , though it did not chart . Collins has mused that the song is unfairly classed as a " second class citizen " , stating that the song would have been looked at differently if it were added to the album . According to The New York Times reviewer Caryn James , the song is " a straightforward comment on leaving home " . 
