"Say It Isn't So" was the third and final single to be released from Pop Idol

Pop Idol

Pop Idol is a British television series which debuted on ITV on 6 October 2001. The show was a talent contest to decide the best new young pop singer in the United Kingdom, based on viewer voting and participation. Two series were broadcast - one in 2001-02 and a second in 2003...

 runner-up
Gareth Gates

Gareth Gates

Gareth Paul Gates , is an English singer-songwriter. He was the runner-up in the first series of the ITV talent show Pop Idol. Gates has sold over 3.5 million records in the UK alone. He is also known for having a stutter, and has talked about his speech impediment publicly...

' second studio album, Go Your Own Way

Go Your Own Way (album)

Go Your Own Way is the second studio album released by British pop singer Gareth Gates. The album is split onto two discs, "Night", and "Day". It is Gates' last album on the Sony BMG record label, as sales of Go Your Own Way were much lower than Gates' first studio album, What My Heart Wants to Say...

. The single was released on December 8, 2003, peaking at #4 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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. The single was once deemed to take the Christmas number-one spot, however, after poorer than expected sales, it failed to do so. The video for the song was shot in South Africa.

Track listing

UK CD1

1. "Say It Isn't So" (Single Mix) - 4:06
2. "She Doesn't Even Know" - 3:07
3. "Dance With Me" - 3:59
4. "Say It Isn't So" (Video) - 4:10

UK CD2

1. "Say It Isn't So" (Album Version) - 4:13
2. "Sunshine" (T&F Moltosugo Radio Edit) - 3:24