I Don't Believe in Love
Encyclopedia
"I Don't Believe in Love" is a song by progressive metal
band Queensrÿche
appearing on their 1988
album Operation: Mindcrime
. It 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
, it was nominated the Grammy for Best Metal Performance.
The song was recorded in the key of D minor
.
Progressive metal
Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...
band Queensrÿche
Queensrÿche
thumb|250px|right|Queensrÿche's classic line-up performing at the [[Sauna Open Air Metal Festival]] 2011 in [[Tampere]], [[Finland]]. Left to right: bass Eddie Jackson, lead vocals Geoff Tate, drums Scott Rockenfield and guitars Michael Wilton....
appearing on their 1988
1988 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1988.-January-March:* January 1 – André Rieu's Johann Strauss Orchestra plays its first concert....
album Operation: Mindcrime
Operation: Mindcrime
Operation: Mindcrime is a concept album by American progressive metal band Queensrÿche. Released on May 3, 1988, it is the band's third full-length album. A rock opera, its story follows a man who becomes disillusioned with the society of the time and reluctantly becomes involved with a...
. It has also been featured in all four of their compilations, Evolution Calling, Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits (Queensrÿche album)
Greatest Hits is a 2000 compilation album from American progressive metal band Queensrÿche. It includes material from all of the band's studio releases up to 1997 , as well as the 1997 B-side "Chasing Blue Sky" and an alternate version of "Someone Else?" featuring the full band.-Track...
, Classic Masters
Classic Masters (Queensrÿche album)
Classic Masters is a compilation album by Seattle based progressive metal band Queensrÿche. It was released on 11 March 2003.-Track listing:# "Queen of the Reich" - 4:22# "Warning" - 4:45# "The Killing Words" - 3:56# "Speak" - 3:42...
, and Sign of the Times: The Best of Queensrÿche
Sign of the Times: The Best of Queensrÿche
Sign of the Times is a compilation album by Seattle-based progressive metal band Queensrÿche. It contains a selection of their most notable songs and was released on August 28, 2007...
, making it one of the band's most well-known songs.
In 1990
1990 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1990.-Events:*January 21 – MTV's Unplugged premieres on cable television with British band Squeeze...
, it was nominated the Grammy for Best Metal Performance.
The song was recorded in the key of D minor
D minor
D minor is a minor scale based on D, consisting of the pitches D, E, F, G, A, B, and C. In the harmonic minor, the C is raised to C. Its key signature has one flat ....
.
Chart performance
| Chart | Peak | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Mainstream Rock Mainstream Rock Tracks Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music. Modern rock tracks are counted in the Alternative Songs chart.This chart began with the March 21, 1981, issue... |
41 |
Personnel
- Geoff TateGeoff TateGeoff Tate is an American singer and musician, who rose to fame in the 1980s with the progressive metal band, Queensrÿche...
- Vocals - Chris DeGarmoChris DeGarmoChris DeGarmo is an American heavy metal and hard rock guitarist. He co-founded Queensrÿche in 1981 and played with the group during their most commercially successful period. Since departing from the band, DeGarmo has continued his involvement in the music business in a much smaller capacity...
- Guitar - Eddie JacksonEddie Jackson (musician)Eddie Jackson is the bass guitarist for the progressive metal band, Queensrÿche. He has been with the group since 1981, when they were known as The Mob....
- Bass - Michael WiltonMichael WiltonMichael Wilton is an American guitarist for the progressive metal band Queensrÿche. Wilton attended Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle where he met future Queensrÿche drummer Scott Rockenfield and began recording in 1981...
- Guitar - Scott RockenfieldScott RockenfieldScott Rockenfield is the drummer for the progressive metal band Queensrÿche and the band Slave to the System....
- Drums