Say It Isn't So (Hall & Oates song)

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“Say It Isn't So”
Single by Hall & Oates from the album Rock 'n Soul Part 1
B-side	"Kiss on My List"
Released	1983
Format	7", 12", CD
Recorded	1983
Genre	New Wave
Length	4:17
Label	RCA
Writer(s)	Daryl Hall
Producer	Daryl Hall, John Oates
Hall & Oates singles chronology
"Jingle Bell Rock" (1983) "Say It Isn't So" (1984) "Adult Education" (1984)

"Say It Isn't So" is a 1983 hit song by the American duo Hall & Oates. It was one of two new tracks included on their greatest hits album, Rock 'n Soul Part 1. The song was released as a single and entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart in October of 1983, eventually spending four weeks at #2 at the end of 1983 and the beginning of 1984. The song also topped the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. The song is about a love gone wrong and a fellow who asks his girl to "say it isn't so".

[edit] Music video

The 1980s video was filmed on location in New York City and shows the World Trade Center Twin Towers at the close of the video (approximately 5:03 of the 5:08 video length).

[edit] Chart positions

Charts	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	2
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	45
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	8
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	1
UK Singles Chart	69

[edit] See also

List of number-one dance hits (United States)