Say It Isn't So (Bon Jovi song)

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"Say It Isn't So"
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Single by Bon Jovi
from the album Crush
ReleasedJuly 21, 2000 (2000-07-21)
Length3:33
Label Mercury
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Bon Jovi singles chronology
"It's My Life"
(2000)
"Say It Isn't So"
(2000)
"Thank You for Loving Me"
(2000)

"Say It Isn't So" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was released on July 21, 2000, as the second single from their seventh studio album, Crush (2000). David Bryan plays the solo of the song instead of Richie Sambora. Sambora performs vocals for this song along with Jon Bon Jovi.

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Music video

The music video was directed by Wayne Isham and features Claudia Schiffer, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Emilio Estevez, Ralf Möller, and Matt LeBlanc.

Track listings

Charts

Chart (2000)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [9] 9
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [10] 22
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [11] 45
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [12] 4
Croatia (HRT) [13] 3
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [14] 29
Germany (GfK) [15] 35
Ireland (IRMA) [16] 16
Italy (FIMI) [17] 23
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [18] 24
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [19] 24
Scotland (OCC) [20] 9
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [21] 13
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [22] 35
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [23] 58
UK Singles (OCC) [24] 10

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
EuropeJuly 21, 2000CD Mercury [19]
United KingdomAugust 28, 2000
  • CD
  • cassette
[25]
JapanSeptember 27, 2000CD [26]

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