Say It Isn't So (Gareth Gates song)

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"Say It Isn't So"
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Single by Gareth Gates
from the album Go Your Own Way
Released1 December 2003 (2003-12-01) [1]
Label BMG, 19, S
Songwriter(s) David Kreuger, Per Magnusson, Jörgen Elofsson
Producer(s) David Kreuger, Per Magnusson
Gareth Gates singles chronology
"Sunshine"
(2003)
"Say It Isn't So"
(2003)
"Changes"
(2007)
Music video
"Say It Isn't So" on YouTube

"Say It Isn't So" was the third and final single to be released from Pop Idol runner-up Gareth Gates' second studio album, Go Your Own Way (2003). The single was released on 1 December 2003, peaking at number four on the UK Singles Chart. The video for the song was shot in South Africa.

Contents

Track listings

UK CD1 [2]

  1. "Say It Isn't So" (single mix)
  2. "She Doesn't Even Know"
  3. "Dance with Me"
  4. "Say It Isn't So" (video)

UK CD2 and European CD single [3] [4]

  1. "Say It Isn't So" – 4:03
  2. "Sunshine" (T&F vs. Moltosugo radio edit) – 3:31

German mini-CD single [5]

  1. "Say It Isn't So" (single mix)
  2. "She Doesn't Even Know"

Charts

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