Say It's Not True

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"Say It's Not True"
Single by Queen + Paul Rodgers
from the album The Cosmos Rocks
Released	1 December 2007 (Download) 31 December 2007 (CD single)
Recorded	November 2007
Genre	Hard rock
Length	4:02
Label	EMI, Parlophone
Songwriter(s)	Queen + Paul Rodgers (Roger Taylor)
Producer(s)	Queen + Paul Rodgers Josh Macrae Justin Shirley Smith Kris Fredriksson
Queen + Paul Rodgers singles chronology
"Another One Bites the Dust (The Miami Project Remixes)" (2006) "Say It's Not True" (2007) "C-lebrity" (2008)
Original Cover
Music video
"Say It's Not True" on YouTube

"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".^{[citation needed]}

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)^{[citation needed]}
• Number 34 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40^[1]
• Number 62 (Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[2]
• Number 68 (Romania)^{[citation needed]}
• Number 75 (France)^[3]
• Number 82 (Germany)^[4]
• Number 90 (UK)^{[citation needed]}

References[]

External links[]

• Official YouTube videos: live video, Roger Taylor and Jeff Beck cover at Wintershall Estate (June 2011)
• Lyrics at Queen official website