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I Don't Believe in Love

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"I Don't Believe in Love"
Single by Queensrÿche
from the album Operation: Mindcrime
ReleasedJuly 1989
Recorded1987–1988
StudioKajem/Victory Studios, Gladwyne, Pennsylvania
GenreProgressive metal[1]
Length4:23
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Peter Collins
Queensrÿche singles chronology
"Revolution Calling"
(1988)
"I Don't Believe in Love"
(1989)
"Last Time in Paris"
(1990)
Audio sample
"I Don't Believe In Love"

"I Don't Believe in Love" is a song by progressive metal band Queensrÿche, taken from their 1988 album Operation: Mindcrime. It was released as the last single for the album in 1989,[2] and has also been featured in all four of their compilations, Evolution Calling, Greatest Hits, Classic Masters, and Sign of the Times: The Best of Queensrÿche, making it one of the band's most well-known songs.

In 1990, "I Don't Believe in Love" was nominated for the Grammy for Best Metal Performance, losing to "One" by Metallica.[3] A fan favorite track, the band has played it numerous instances live, a full 895 times as of March 2017 (making it the sixth most played tune in the groups' setlist history).[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."I Don't Believe in Love" (album version)4:23
2."I Don't Believe in Love" (extended version)5:36

Chart performance

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Chart (1989) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock[5] 41

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Huey, Steve. "Operation: Mindcrime - Queensrÿche". AllMusic. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  2. ^ I Don't Believe in Love (track listing). Queensrÿche. EMI. 1989. 4JM-50214.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ MacDonald, Patrick (January 12, 1990). "Soundgarden Nomination: The Growth of Local Rock". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on September 26, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  4. ^ "Queensrÿche Tour statistics - songs played total". Setlist.fm. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  5. ^ "Queensrÿche Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved March 1, 2020.