"I Don't Believe in Love" is a song by

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Queensrÿche Queensrÿche is an American heavy metal band. It formed in 1982 in Bellevue, Washington, out of the local band the Mob. The band has released 16 studio albums, one EP, and several DVDs, and continues to tour and record. The original lineup ...

, taken from their 1988 album '' Operation: Mindcrime''. It was released as the last single for the album in 1989, and has also been featured in all four of their compilations, '' Evolution Calling'', ''

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'', '' 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

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, losing to " One" by

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. 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).

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Personnel

Geoff Tate Geoff Tate (born Jeffrey Wayne Tate, January 14, 1959; he later changed his first name to Geoffery or Geoffrey) (Pp. 11, 48). is an American singer and songwriter. He rose to fame with the progressive metal band Queensrÿche, who had commercial ...

– vocals *

Michael Wilton Michael F. Wilton (born February 23, 1962) also known as The Whip, for how fast his fingers "whip" around the guitar fretboard, is an American musician, best known for being a guitarist and songwriter in the progressive metal band Queensrÿche, w ...

– guitars *

Chris DeGarmo Christopher Lee DeGarmo (born June 14, 1963) is an American guitarist and songwriter, best known for being a rhythm and lead guitarist, backing vocalist, and primary songwriter in the progressive metal band Queensrÿche from their formation in 1 ...

– guitars * Eddie Jackson – bass *

Scott Rockenfield Scott Rockenfield (born June 15, 1963), also known as SRock, is an American drummer and composer. He is best known as the drummer for the progressive metal band Queensrÿche, which he co-founded in 1982, and the hard rock band Slave to the Syste ...

– drums

References

{{authority control 1988 songs 1989 singles EMI Records singles Queensrÿche songs Song recordings produced by Peter Collins (record producer) Songs written by Chris DeGarmo Songs written by Geoff Tate