Say It's Not True

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{{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 = Reaching Out

| prev_year = 2005

| next_title = C-lebrity

| next_year = 2008

| misc = {{Extra album cover

| header = Original Cover

| type = single

| cover = SINT original.jpg

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| alt =

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"Say It's Not True" is a song by Queen + Paul Rodgers, released on World AIDS Day, 1 December 2007 as the lead single from the supergroup's sole album, The Cosmos Rocks. The song was written by drummer Roger Taylor and features all three members on vocals. It was available as a free download from QueenOnline.com. 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 vocals 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|date=June 2021}}

Live recordings

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 song's chart positioning.

  • Number 5 (Italy, airplay/download) {{Citation needed|date=December 2008}}
  • Number 34 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40{{cite web |title=Queen and Paul Rodgers - say it's not true |url=https://www.top40.nl/queen-and-paul-rodgers/queen-and-paul-rodgers-say-it-s-not-true-20319 |website=Dutch Top 40 |access-date=21 August 2020 |language=Dutch}}
  • Number 62 (Netherlands (Single Top 100){{Cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?todo=notfound|title=Dutch Charts|website=Dutchcharts.nl|access-date=7 June 2021}}
  • Number 68 (Romania) {{Citation needed|date=December 2008}}
  • Number 75 (France){{Cite web|url=https://lescharts.com/search.asp?todo=notfound|title=Les charts français|website=Lescharts.com|access-date=7 June 2021}}
  • Number 82 (Germany){{Cite web|url=http://www.charts-surfer.de/musiksearch.php|title=Charts-Surfer|website=Charts-surfer.de|access-date=7 June 2021}}
  • Number 90 (UK){{citation needed|date=June 2021}}

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