Believe (Disturbed album)

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Believe
Believe cover
Studio album by Disturbed
Released September 17, 2002
Recorded March - April 2002 at Groovemaster Studios in Chicago, Illinois
Genre Alternative metal, Hard rock, Nu metal
Length 47:22
Label Warner
Producer Johnny K and Disturbed
Professional reviews
Disturbed chronology
The Sickness
(2000)		 Believe
(2002)		 Ten Thousand Fists
(2005)

Believe is the second album by the American rock band Disturbed. It was released on September 17, 2002. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart, making it Disturbed's first #1 debut and sold 284,000 copies in its first week. There was also a limited edition release issued with a supplementary DVD and deluxe packaging.

This album has also been released as a DVD-Audio disc. It contains the album in MLP 5.1 channel surround (96kHz/24-bit) and MLP 2.0 (192kHz/24-bit) stereo sound. For backwards compatibility with non DVD-A players, it also contains 5.1 Dolby Digital and DTS. In addition the disc contains the video for "Prayer", behind-the-scenes excerpts from the "Prayer" video shoot, footage of the band recording Believe in the studio, and 15 minutes of highlights from Disturbed's home video DVD M.O.L..

This album can also be interpreted as a concept album pertaining to religion and its effect on people. The album cover is a culmination of many religious symbols including Paganism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. On the album are a Star of David, a Pentacle, a Crescent Moon, and a Cross all superimposed on each other.

This was the last Disturbed album with former bassist Steve "Fuzz" Kmak.

Believe is also known for "breaking away" from Disturbed's formerly nu-metal sound and use of vulgar language and fast-paced riffs as used on The Sickness.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Prayer" - 3:40
  2. "Liberate" - 3:30
  3. "Awaken" - 4:29
  4. "Believe" - 4:28
  5. "Remember" - 4:11
  6. "Intoxication" - 3:14
  7. "Rise" - 3:57
  8. "Mistress" - 3:47
  9. "Breathe" - 4:21
  10. "Bound" - 3:53
  11. "Devour" - 3:53
  12. "Darkness" - 3:57

[edit] B-sides

Two other tracks were recorded, but only released as live tracks on the Music as a Weapon II CD and DVD, with the exception of "Dehumanized". They are:

  • "Dehumanized" - 3:31 (was eventually released on one of the "Stricken" singles as a studio track)
  • "Loading the Weapon" - 2:33

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Chart positions

[edit] Album

Year Album Chart Position
2002 Believe Billboard 200 1
2002 Believe Top Canadian Albums 2
2002 Believe Top Internet Albums 1
2002 Believe Top UK Albums 41
2002 Believe Top Australian Albums 32
2002 Believe Top New Zealand Albums 1

[edit] Singles

Year Song Chart Position
2002 "Prayer" Mainstream Rock Tracks 3
2002 "Prayer" Modern Rock Tracks 3
2002 "Prayer" The Billboard Hot 100 58
2002 "Prayer" Canadian Singles Chart 14
2002 "Prayer" UK Singles Chart 31
2002 "Remember" Mainstream Rock Tracks 6
2002 "Remember" Modern Rock Tracks 22
2002 "Remember" UK Singles Chart 56
2003 "Liberate" Mainstream Rock Tracks 4
2003 "Liberate" Modern Rock Tracks 22
Preceded by
Home by Dixie Chicks		 Billboard 200 number-one album
October 5 - October 11, 2002		 Succeeded by
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