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Say It's Not True
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Say It's Not True
| cover = Sayit'snottrue.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Queen + Paul Rodgers
| album = The Cosmos Rocks
| released = 1 December 2007 (Download)
31 December 2007 (CD single)
| recorded = November 2007
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Hard rock
| length = 4:02
| label = EMI, Parlophone
| writer = Queen + Paul Rodgers
(Roger Taylor)
| producer = Queen + Paul Rodgers
Josh Macrae
Justin Shirley Smith
Kris Fredriksson
| prev_title = Another One Bites the Dust (The Miami Project Remixes)
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = C-lebrity
| next_year = 2008
| misc =
}}
"'Say It's Not True'" is the first studio single by Queen + Paul Rodgers, It was released on World AIDS Day 1 December 2007. The song was available as a free download from QueenOnline.com. The track is written by drummer Roger Taylor and features all three members on vocals. The song was performed live on the Queen + Paul Rodgers 2005/06 world tour, however the live rendition was acoustic and only featured Taylor on vocals. When played on the Rock the Cosmos Tour, the song was sung by Taylor, May and Rodgers as on the single.
The song was written for Nelson Mandela's AIDS foundation "46664", hence being performed live by Queen at the first 46664 concert on 29 November 2003. Roger Taylor on vocal was additionally supported by David A. Stewart playing guitar.
On 31 December 2007, the song was released as a CD single, with all proceeds going to "46664".
Live recordings
* 'Return of the Champions' CD/LP/DVD (2005)
* 'Super Live in Japan' DVD (2006) (Japan Only)
* 'Live in Ukraine' CD/DVD/DOWNLOAD (2009)
Chart positions
Due to the single's availability to download for free, chart positions were severely affected particularly in Germany, France, The Netherlands and the UK where the sale of downloads account for much of a songs chart positioning.
* Number 5 (Italy, airplay/download)
* Number 34 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40
* Number 62 (Netherlands (Single Top 100)
* Number 68 (Romania)
* Number 75 (France)
* Number 82 (Germany)
* Number 90 (UK)
References
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