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The song was featured as a playable song in the [[2007]] rhythm video game ''[[List_of_Weezer_song_appearances_in_rhythm_video_games#Rock_Band_series|Rock Band]]''. The game has since been available in other rhythm video games, such as ''[[List_of_Weezer_song_appearances_in_rhythm_video_games#Guitar_Hero_Live_downloadable_songs|Guitar Hero Live]]'' and ''[[List_of_Weezer_song_appearances_in_rhythm_video_games#Rocksmith_2014|Rocksmith 2014]]''. | The song was featured as a playable song in the [[2007]] rhythm video game ''[[List_of_Weezer_song_appearances_in_rhythm_video_games#Rock_Band_series|Rock Band]]''. The game has since been available in other rhythm video games, such as ''[[List_of_Weezer_song_appearances_in_rhythm_video_games#Guitar_Hero_Live_downloadable_songs|Guitar Hero Live]]'' and ''[[List_of_Weezer_song_appearances_in_rhythm_video_games#Rocksmith_2014|Rocksmith 2014]]''. | ||
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Musically, "Say It Ain't So" features a reggae-ish beat under the verse vocals, which are doubled by bassist [[Matt Sharp]] in falsetto. When the chorus kicks in, a big, start-stop guitar riff mimicks the beat, and for the second and third choruses, a brief unison bend guitar part fills the spaces between the main riff. The guitar solo features a layered sound, much in the style of Queen guitarist Brian May, whom Rivers had expressed an affinity for. | Musically, "Say It Ain't So" features a reggae-ish beat under the verse vocals, which are doubled by bassist [[Matt Sharp]] in falsetto. When the chorus kicks in, a big, start-stop guitar riff mimicks the beat, and for the second and third choruses, a brief unison bend guitar part fills the spaces between the main riff. The guitar solo features a layered sound, much in the style of Queen guitarist Brian May, whom Rivers had expressed an affinity for. | ||
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The band liked this mix so much that they asked for it to replace the version on the album, after the album had sold about a million copies. The single version is now the version on the album. As the album has sold over two million copies since the switch, the ratio of remixed versions to original mixes is about 2:1. The original mix is featured as a bonus track on disc two of the deluxe edition of ''The Blue album''. | The band liked this mix so much that they asked for it to replace the version on the album, after the album had sold about a million copies. The single version is now the version on the album. As the album has sold over two million copies since the switch, the ratio of remixed versions to original mixes is about 2:1. The original mix is featured as a bonus track on disc two of the deluxe edition of ''The Blue album''. | ||
==Known recordings== | |||
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{{Known recordings entry||[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Say It Ain't So||March—May [[1992]]<ref name="rec3">[[Recording_History_-_Page_3|Weezer Recording History - Page 3]]</ref>||||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry||[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Say It Ain't So||March—June [[1992]]<ref name="rec3 />||||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Say It Ain't So|12 Say It Ain't So.mp3|March—June [[1992]]<ref name="rec3 />||1:24|''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]''|Likely one of the above recordings, though specific date unknown.}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Say It Ain't So||June [[1992]]<ref name="rec3 />|[[2226 Amherst Ave.]], Los Angeles, CA|||Rehearsal}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Say It Ain't So||August [[1992]]<ref name="rec3 />||4:21|''[[The Kitchen Tape]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Say It Ain't So||August [[1992]]<ref name="rec3 />||||Alternate version, no vocals}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Say It Ain't So||November [[1992]]<ref name="rec4">[[Recording_History_-_Page_4|Weezer Recording History - Page 4]]</ref>||4:10|''[[Weezer's third demo]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Say It Ain't So||[[August 6]], [[1993]]<ref name="rec4" />|Cole Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA|||Rehearsal session. Recorded on {{PN|Rivers Cuomo}} portable DAT.}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Say It Ain't So||[[August 11]], [[1993]]<ref name="rec4" />|S.I.R., New York City, NY|||''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)|Blue Album]]'' pre-production demo. Engineered by [[Chris Shaw]].}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Say It Ain't So||August—September [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY|4:18|''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)]]''|}} | |||
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