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"'''Don't Stop Believin''''" is a song recorded by the cast of [[United States|America]]n television series, [[Glee (TV series)|''Glee'']]. It is the first single released from the soundtrack of the series, ''Glee: The Music, Volume 1'' and was performed on the first episode of the season, [[Pilot (Glee)|Pilot]].<ref name="PILOT">{{cite web|url=http://www.fox.com/glee/recaps/season-1/episode-1.htm|title=Episode Recaps: Glee - Pilot|accessdate=2009-10-01|work=[[20th Century Fox]]|publisher=fox.com}}</ref> |
"'''Don't Stop Believin''''" is a song recorded by the cast of [[United States|America]]n television series, [[Glee (TV series)|''Glee'']]. It is the first single released from the soundtrack of the series, ''Glee: The Music, Volume 1'' and was performed on the first episode of the season, [[Pilot (Glee)|Pilot]].<ref name="PILOT">{{cite web|url=http://www.fox.com/glee/recaps/season-1/episode-1.htm|title=Episode Recaps: Glee - Pilot|accessdate=2009-10-01|work=[[20th Century Fox]]|publisher=fox.com}}</ref> |
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It is a cover of "[[Don't Stop Believin']]", a 1981 [[power ballad]] by American rock band, [[Journey (band)|Journey]]. Released as a digital download on June 2, 2009, the song managed to perform well in [[Australia]] and the United States where it charted within the top five on both of their national charts. |
It is a cover of "[[Don't Stop Believin']]", a 1981 [[power ballad]] by American rock band, [[Journey (band)|Journey]]. Released as a digital download on June 2, 2009, the song managed to perform well in [[Australia]] and the United States where it charted within the top five on both of their national charts. The cast performance of "[[Don't Stop Believin']] was certified [[Music recording sales certification|gold]] in November 2009, achieving over 500,000 digital sales.<ref name="Reuters">{{cite web|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE5A85EL20091109?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=10522|title="Glee" brings joy to beleaguered music industry|last=Serjeant|first=Jill|date=November 9, 2009|publisher=[[Reuters]]|accessdate=26 November 2009}}</ref> |
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==Critical reception== |
==Critical reception== |
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"Don't Stop Believin'" is a song recorded by the cast of American television series, Glee. It is the first single released from the soundtrack of the series, Glee: The Music, Volume 1 and was performed on the first episode of the season, Pilot.[1]
It is a cover of "Don't Stop Believin'", a 1981 power ballad by American rock band, Journey. Released as a digital download on June 2, 2009, the song managed to perform well in Australia and the United States where it charted within the top five on both of their national charts. The cast performance of "Don't Stop Believin' was certified gold in November 2009, achieving over 500,000 digital sales.[2]
Critical reception
Aly Semigan of Entertainment Weekly critically praised the song stating "Fox's Glee put the ultimate earworm back in its rightful place." She then continued saying "even if you aren’t one for show choirs (which, is quite frankly, shocking), it’s pretty damn hard to resist." Semigan also compared it to the original version stating "it sounds slightly different in this "Freaks and Geeks" meets "High School Musical" pilot, but it’s a good kind of different."[3]
Charts
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| Australian Singles Chart[4] | 5 |
| Canadian Hot 100[5] | 50 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart[6] | 16 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] | 4 |
References
- ^ "Episode Recaps: Glee - Pilot". 20th Century Fox. fox.com. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
- ^ Serjeant, Jill (November 9, 2009). ""Glee" brings joy to beleaguered music industry". Reuters. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
- ^ Semigan, Aly (May 21, 2009). "'Glee' propels Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" to go on and on and on and on". Entertainment Weekly. music-mix.ew.com. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
- ^ "Australia Singes Top 50". Australian Recording Industry Association. acharts.us. September 28, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
- ^ "Canada Singles Top 100". Billboard (Nielsen SoundScan). acharts.us. September 26, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
- ^ "New Zealand Singles Chart: Chart #1694". RIANZ. 2009-11-09. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
- ^ "The Billboard Hot 100 - Week of June 06, 2009". Nielsen SoundScan. Billboard. June 6, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
