Say It Ai n't So - wikipedia Say It Ai n't So This article is about the song by Weezer. For other uses, see Say It Ai n't So ( disambiguation ). `` Say It Ai n't So '' Single by Weezer from the album Weezer ( The Blue Album ) Released July 13, 1995 ( 1995 - 07 - 13 ) Format CD Recorded August -- September 1993 Electric Lady Studios, New York City, New York Genre Alternative rock emo Length 4 : 18 Label DGC Songwriter ( s ) Rivers Cuomo Producer ( s ) Ric Ocasek Weezer singles chronology `` Buddy Holly '' ( 1994 ) `` Say It Ai n't So '' ( 1995 ) `` El Scorcho '' ( 1996 ) Music video `` Say It Ai n't So '' on YouTube `` Say It Ai n't So '' is a song by the American rock band Weezer. It was released as the third and final single from the band 's self - titled 1994 debut album. Written by frontman Rivers Cuomo, the song came to be after he had all the music finished and one line, `` Say it ai n't so ''. Cuomo made a connection to an incident in high school where he came home and saw a bottle of beer in the fridge. He believed his mother and father 's marriage ended because his father was an alcoholic and this made him fear the marriage between his mother and step - father would end this way as well. In 2008, Rolling Stone ranked `` Say It Ai n't So '' # 72 on `` The 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time. '' Pitchfork Media included the song at number 10 on its Top 200 Tracks of the 90s. `` Say It Ai n't So '' is a playable track in the video games Rock Band and Rocksmith 2014 in addition to appearing on an episode of Hindsight. Contents 1 Composition 2 Song mixes 3 Track listing 3.1 Cassette single : Geffen Records / GFSC 95 ( UK ) 3.2 CD : Geffen Records / GFSTD 95 ( UK ), GED 22064 ( Europe ), GEFDM 22064 ( Australia ) 3.3 Limited Edition 10 `` : Geffen Records / GFSV 95 ( UK ) 3.4 Promo CD : Geffen Records / PRO CD 4742 ( US ) 4 Music video 5 Covers 6 Chart positions 7 Personnel 8 References 9 External links Composition `` Say It Ai n't So '' is written in the key of E flat major. Much of the song ( except for the bridge ) follows a chord progression of Cm - G - Ab - Eb. Song mixes This section possibly contains original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. ( April 2008 ) Two mixes of the song exist. The original album pressings had a mix with slightly different sounding drums, bass and no guitar feedback. However, when the band released the single, the mix that kept the guitar feedback in the song was used. The band liked this mix so much that the members asked for it to replace the version on the album, after the album had sold 3 million copies. The album now features the version with the feedback. The deluxe version features both mixes. Track listing Cassette single : Geffen Records / GFSC 95 ( UK ) Both sides `` Say It Ai n't So '' ( Remix ) - 4 : 17 `` No One Else '' ( Live and Acoustic ) - 3 : 15 `` Jamie ( Live and Acoustic ) '' - 3 : 53 CD : Geffen Records / GFSTD 95 ( UK ), GED 22064 ( Europe ), GEFDM 22064 ( Australia ) `` Say It Ai n't So '' ( Remix ) - 4 : 17 `` No One Else '' ( Live and Acoustic ) - 3 : 15 `` Jamie '' ( Live and Acoustic ) - 3 : 53 Limited Edition 10 `` : Geffen Records / GFSV 95 ( UK ) Side one `` Say It Ai n't So '' ( Remix ) - 4 : 17 Side two `` No One Else '' ( Live and Acoustic ) - 3 : 15 `` Jamie '' ( Live and Acoustic ) - 3 : 53 Promo cd : geffen records / pro cd 4742 ( us ) `` Say It Ai n't So '' ( Remix ) - 4 : 17 Live acoustic tracks were recorded on April 1, 1995 at Cat 's Paw Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. Music video The music video for `` Say It Ai n't So '', directed by Sophie Muller, met with less success than the previous two Weezer videos directed by Spike Jonze, but the song still successfully climbed to the top 10 of the Modern Rock Tracks chart. As noted in the Weezer DVD collection Video Capture Device and the slip cover of the re-released special edition of the group 's debut album, the band filmed the music video at the house where the band used to rehearse and record. The video also features a cameo by the band 's webmaster / band photographer / archivist and close friend for many years, Karl Koch. A small poster of Mercyful Fate / King Diamond frontman King Diamond is visible several times throughout the video, most clearly during the final chorus, just as Rivers Cuomo turns his mic around. Covers The band Further Seems Forever covered the song on the Weezer tribute album Rock Music : A Tribute to Weezer. An episode of `` One Tree Hill '' featured a cover by MoZella, Wakey ! Wakey !, and Juliana Hatfield. Deftones, The Sleeping, Young Guns, Finch, Real Estate and Dashboard Confessional have also covered the song live. Asher Roth sampled the song for his debut rap single `` I Love College ''. After the song leaked onto the internet, Rivers Cuomo reportedly refused to clear sample, which prompted Roth to debut a remixed version of his song as his official debut single. Foster The People also covered the song in August 2011, after Weezer did a version of `` Pumped Up Kicks ''. Chiptune artist Inverse Phase parodied the song on a Commodore 64, titling it `` Say It Ai n't Sixty - FO '' Chart positions Chart ( 1995 ) Peak Position Canadian Singles Chart 6 UK Singles Chart 37 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay 51 U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 7 Personnel Rivers Cuomo -- lead vocals, lead guitar Matt Sharp -- bass, backing vocals Brian Bell -- rhythm guitar, backing vocals Patrick Wilson -- drums Ric Ocasek -- producer References Jump up ^ `` The 95 Best Alternative Rock Songs of 1995 ''. Spin. August 6, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2018. Jump up ^ Sigur, Matthew ( June 19, 2018 ). `` ' Say It Ai n't So ' : Weezer 's Scott Shriner on how the band has stayed relevant for nearly 25 years ''. The Advocate. Retrieved August 16, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Wireless ''. Archived from the original on July 9, 2006. Jump up ^ Luerssen D., John. Rivers ' Edge : The Weezer Story. ECW Press, 2004, ISBN 1 - 55022 - 619 - 3 p. 110 - 111 Jump up ^ `` The 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time : Rolling Stone ''. Archived from the original on May 31, 2008. Retrieved 2014 - 11 - 23. CS1 maint : BOT : original - url status unknown ( link ). Retrieved 2011 - 01 - 25. `` Rivers Cuomo is a student of pop history, and his leads on this single ( recently given a second life by Rock Band ) distill the lessons of punk rock and arena metal into deceptively tricky riffs and solos. The detail that makes the song, though, is the mushroom - cloud swell of feedback before each chorus. '' Jump up ^ `` Pitchfork Top 200 Tracks of the 90s ''. Pitchfork.com. 2010 - 09 - 03. Retrieved 2013 - 09 - 27. Jump up ^ `` Rock Band - Say It Ai n't So by Weezer ''. rockband.com. Archived from the original on 2008 - 10 - 18. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 17. Jump up ^ `` Rocksmith 2014 - Say It Ai n't So by Weezer ''. rocksmith.com. Retrieved 2014 - 02 - 14. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) ultimate-guitar.com Jump up ^ `` Weezer Frontman Refuses To Clear Asher Roth Single ''. Xxlmag.Com. 2008 - 11 - 18. Archived from the original on 2009 - 03 - 18. Retrieved 2012 - 02 - 13. Jump up ^ `` Inverse Phase on Bandcamp : Say It Ai n't Sixty - FO ''. Inversephase.bandcamp.com. 2009 - 09 - 18. Retrieved 2013 - 09 - 27. External links `` Say It Ai n't So '' Official music video on YouTube Weezer Rivers Cuomo Patrick Wilson Brian Bell Scott Shriner Matt Sharp Jason Cropper Mikey Welsh Studio albums Weezer ( Blue Album ) Pinkerton Weezer ( Green Album ) Maladroit Make Believe Weezer ( Red Album ) Raditude Hurley Everything Will Be Alright in the End Weezer ( White Album ) Pacific Daydream Compilations Death to False Metal Extended plays The Good Life The Lion and the Witch Winter Weezerland Christmas with Weezer... Happy Record Store Day ! Videos Weezer -- Video Capture Device : Treasures from the Vault 1991 -- 2002 Singles `` Undone -- The Sweater Song '' `` Buddy Holly '' `` Say It Ai n't So '' `` El Scorcho '' `` The Good Life '' `` Pink Triangle '' `` Hash Pipe '' `` Island in the Sun '' `` Photograph '' `` Dope Nose '' `` Keep Fishin ' '' `` Beverly Hills '' `` We Are All on Drugs '' `` Perfect Situation '' `` This Is Such a Pity '' `` Pork and Beans '' `` Troublemaker '' `` The Greatest Man That Ever Lived ( Variations on a Shaker Hymn ) '' `` Dreamin ' '' `` ( If You 're Wondering If I Want You to ) I Want You to '' `` I 'm Your Daddy '' `` Memories '' `` Hang On '' `` Back to the Shack '' `` Cleopatra '' `` Da Vinci '' `` Thank God for Girls '' `` Do You Wanna Get High ? '' `` King of the World '' `` Feels Like Summer '' `` Happy Hour '' `` Africa '' Other songs `` My Name Is Jonas '' `` Only in Dreams '' `` Turning Up the Radio '' `` Lonely Girl '' `` The British Are Coming '' `` Go Away '' `` Mexican Fender '' `` Rosanna '' Tours Weezer & Panic ! at the Disco Summer Tour 2016 Related Articles Discography Songs Songs from the Black Hole The Kitchen Tape Alone : The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo Alone II : The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo Alone III : The Pinkerton Years Christmas with Weezer ( video game ) Ric Ocasek Rick Rubin Spike Jonze Bands The Rentals Scott & Rivers The Special Goodness The Relationship Homie Space Twins Book : Weezer Category : Weezer Portal : Alternative rock Commons : Weezer Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Say_It_Ain%27t_So&oldid=855221773 '' Categories : 1994 songs 1995 singles Music videos directed by Sophie Muller Weezer songs Songs written by Rivers Cuomo Songs about alcohol Songs about marriage Rock ballads Song recordings produced by Ric Ocasek Hidden categories : CS1 maint : BOT : original - url status unknown Articles with hAudio microformats Articles that may contain original research from April 2008 All articles that may contain original research Talk Contents About Wikipedia Català Español Français Galego Italiano Português Edit links This page was last edited on 16 August 2018, at 19 : 29 ( UTC ). 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Question: when did say it ain't so come out
Answer: 1994