Believe (Elton John song)

"Believe" is a 1994 song recorded by Elton John. It was the first single from his album Made in England and was released on 20 February 1995. It reached #1 in Canada. In the US, "Believe" was Elton John's fifteenth number one on the Adult Contemporary chart and also went to number thirteen on the Billboard Hot 100.^[1] It gave him his third straight top twenty single in the US, with his two hit singles from Disney's The Lion King preceding it. In Europe, it was a top twenty hit in Switzerland, UK, France and Belgium (Wallonia) and achieved moderate success in several other countries. The songs which feature as B-side were recorded at the Greek Theatre, in Los Angeles.

The music video for the song was entirely in black-and-white and shot in London, featuring shots of the title screen in the beginning and end of the video.

Track listings

7"

"Believe" - 4:51
"The One" (live) - 6:32

CD maxi

"Believe" — 4:51
"Believe" (live) — 4:43
"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (live) — 3:52

CD maxi

"Believe" — 4:51
"The One" (live) — 6:32
"Believe" (live) — 4:43

Personnel

Elton John – vocals, piano, keyboards
Guy Babylon – keyboards, programming
Bob Birch – bass
Paul Buckmaster - Orchestra Arrangement, Conductor
Ray Cooper – percussion
Davey Johnstone – guitars
Charlie Morgan – drums

Music video

In the black and white music video for "Believe", directed by Marcus Nispel, Elton John travels around the world in a zeppelin close to the roofs of New York City and London in the middle of one day. Some behind the scenes footage for the video was used for the 1996 documentary Elton John: Tantrums and Tiaras.

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart^[2]	23
Austrian Singles Chart^[2]	21
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart^[2]	38
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart^[2]	9
Canada RPM 50	1
Dutch Mega Top 100^[2]	47
French SNEP Singles Chart^[2]	13
German Singles Chart^[2]	56
Irish Singles Chart^[3]	24
Italian Singles Chart^[2]	1
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart^[2]	43
Swedish Singles Chart^[2]	25
Swiss Singles Chart^[2]	20
UK Singles Chart^[4]	15
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[5]	13
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks^[5]	1
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream^[5]	21

End of year charts

End of year chart (1995)	Position
French Singles Chart^[6]	73
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[7]	59

Grammy Awards

Year	Nominee/work	Award	Result
1996	"Believe"	Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male^[8]	Nominated

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 129.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Believe", in various singles charts Lescharts.com Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine. (Retrieved 12 January 2009)
↑ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie Archived 11 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine. (Retrieved 12 January 2009)
↑ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved 12 January 2009)
1 2 3 Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved 12 January 2009)
↑ 1995 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com Archived 14 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine. (Retrieved 30 January 2009)
↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1995". Archived from the original on 15 August 2009. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
↑ "THE 38TH ANNUAL GRAMMY NOMINATIONS : The Complete List of Nominees". articles.latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. 1996-01-05. Retrieved 2011-09-24.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "In the House of Stone and Light" by Martin Page	Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one single 20–27 May 1995	Succeeded by "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" by Bryan Adams
Preceded by "No More I Love You's" by Annie Lennox	Italian Singles chart number-one single 11–18 March 1995	Succeeded by "Your Loving Arms" by Billy Ray Martin

Elton John songs
1960s and 1970s	"Skyline Pigeon" (1968) "I've Been Loving You" (1968) "Lady Samantha" (1969) "It's Me That You Need" (1969) "Border Song" (1970) "Rock and Roll Madonna" (1970) "From Denver to L.A." (1970) "Take Me to the Pilot" (1970) "Your Song" (1970) "Friends" (1971) "Levon" (1971) "Tiny Dancer" (1972) "Rocket Man" (1972) "Honky Cat" (1972) "I Think I'm Going to Kill Myself" (1972) "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" (1972) "Crocodile Rock" (1972) "Elderberry Wine" (1972) "Daniel" (1972) "Teacher I Need You" (1973) "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" (1973) "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (1973) "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (1973) "Step into Christmas" (1973) "Candle in the Wind" (1974) "Bennie and the Jets" (1974) "Harmony" (1974) "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1974) "The Bitch Is Back" (1974) "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (1974) "Philadelphia Freedom" (1975) "I Saw Her Standing There" (1975) "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" (1975) "Island Girl" (1975) "Grow Some Funk of Your Own" (1976) "I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)" (1976) "Pinball Wizard" (1976) "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (1976) "Cage the Songbird" (1976) "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (1976) "Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance!)" (1977) "Crazy Water" (1977) "The Goaldiggers Song" (1977) "Ego" (1978) "Part-Time Love" (1978) "Song for Guy" (1978) "Are You Ready for Love" (1979) "Mama Can't Buy You Love" (1979) "Johnny B. Goode" (1979)
1980s	"Little Jeannie" (1980) "Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?)" (1980) "Dear God" (1980) "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" (1981) "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" (with Kiki Dee, 1981) "Blue Eyes" (1982) "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" (1982) "Ball and Chain" (1982) "All Quiet on the Western Front" (1982) "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (1983) "I'm Still Standing" (1983) "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" (1984) "Nikita" (1985) "That's What Friends Are For" (1985) "Wrap Her Up" (1985) "Take Me to the Pilot" (1988) "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" (1988) "Town of Plenty" (1988) "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (Part Two)" (1988) "Healing Hands" (1989) "Sacrifice" (1989)
1990s	"Club at the End of the Street" (1990) "You Gotta Love Someone" (1990) "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1991) "The One" (1992) "Runaway Train" (1992) "The Last Song" (1992) "Simple Life" (1993) "True Love" (1993) "Shakey Ground" (1994) "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (1994) "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (1994) "Circle of Life" (1994) "Believe" (1995) "Made in England" (1995) "When the Money's Gone" (1995) "You Can Make History (Young Again)" (1996) "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (1997) "Candle in the Wind 1997" (1997) "Written in the Stars" (1999)
2000s	"I Want Love" (2001) "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" (2002) "Original Sin" (2002) "Are You Ready for Love" (2003) "Ghetto Gospel" (2005) "Electricity" (2005) "The Bridge" (2006) "Joseph, Better You than Me" (2008) "Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)" (2009)
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