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The song is played in the key of E Major at a tempo of 120bpm. The vocal range is B3-C#5<ref>{{cite web |title=Journey: Don't Stop Believin' Sheet Music |work=sheetmusicdirect.com |publisher= &copy; Copyright 11981 Weed High Nightmare Music)/Lacey Boulevard Music, USA. |url=http://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/se/ID_No/47163/Product.aspx }}</ref>.
The song is played in the key of E Major at a tempo of 120bpm. The vocal range is B3-C#5<ref>{{cite web |title=Journey: Don't Stop Believin' Sheet Music |work=sheetmusicdirect.com |publisher= &copy; Copyright 11981 Weed High Nightmare Music)/Lacey Boulevard Music, USA. |url=http://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/se/ID_No/47163/Product.aspx }}</ref>.


==Personnel (''Escape'')==
==Personnel (''Escape (Journey album)|Escape'')==
*[[Steve Perry (musician)|Steve Perry]] - lead vocals
*[[Steve Perry (musician)|Steve Perry]] - lead vocals
*[[Ross Valory]] - bass guitar, background vocals
*[[Ross Valory]] - bass guitar, background vocals

Revision as of 06:00, 21 July 2010

This article is about the song by Journey. For the episode of Degrassi: The Next Generation, see Don't Stop Believin' (D:TNG episode). For the British television talent show, see Don't Stop Believing.
"Don't Stop Believin'"
Song

"Don't Stop Believin'" is a popular song by the American rock band Journey, originally released as a single from their 1981 album Escape. Often considered the band's signature song, the power ballad became a top ten hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, the UK Singles Chart and the Australian Singles Chart. As digital downloads became prominent in the late 2000s it enjoyed a resurgence in popularity. Allmusic has described the song as "an anthem for the young who wanted to feel free and unrestricted", featuring "one of the best opening keyboard riffs in rock."[1]

Popularity

The song reached #8 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart, and #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

The song was originally released in the United Kingdom in February 1982 and managed to peak only at #62. However, the song retained a cult following and re-entered the UK Singles Chart in February 2009 at #94, due to digital downloads. On December 22, 2009, it reached #9 in the Christmas chart, and remained in the top 10 well into 2010, hitting a peak of #6.

It topped downloads in the iTunes Music Store amongst songs not released in the 21st century,[2] and was also the 72nd most downloaded song of 2008, and 84th most downloaded song of 2009 in the store, over 27 years after its release. On 31 August 2009 the song had topped the 3 million mark in paid downloads.[3]

The song is one of the most popular rock tracks in Ireland and continues to remain in the top ten most downloaded songs.[4]

Chart positions

In popular culture

The song has appeared in a number of film and television series, including The Wedding Singer, Family Guy, Monster, Shrek the Halls, Bedtime Stories, The Losers, Yes Dear, King of the Hill, The Comebacks, View from the Top, South Park, Cold Case, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, My Name Is Earl, Just Shoot Me, Laguna Beach, American Idol, Australian Idol, America's Got Talent, X Factor, Harry Hill's TV Burp, Glee,and Scrubs.

Rock of Ages, premiering in Los Angeles in 2006, and continuing in New York City and Toronto, uses the song as its final number.

In 2007, the song gained press coverage for its use in the final scene of HBO's The Sopranos from the series finale "Made in America". Steve Perry was initially hesitant in allowing the song to be used in The Sopranos but later agreed.[6] The Sopranos ending was later parodied by The Daily Show, ESPN, WCBS-FM (when flipped from Jack FM back to Oldies), Celebrity Apprentice, a campaign video for Hillary Clinton[7][8] and for the final episode of Tony Martin's Get This radio show.

Alvin and the Chipmunks covered the song for their 2008 album, "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Undeniable".

The song was released as downloadable content for the music video game series Rock Band on March 31, 2009.[9] Unlike the album version which slowly fades to quiet, the Rock Band version ends with "Don't Stop", which is the same way it ended in the final episode of The Sopranos and in the pilot episode of Glee as well as how Journey ends the song live.

A cover of the song was made for the Fox musical-comedy, Glee, which debuted at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It sold 177,000 downloads in its first week and charted higher than Journey's version, which peaked at number nine.[10] Meanwhile on the ARIA Charts it has reached number 5. On the UK Top 40 Singles Chart its peak position was number 2.

In sports

The song most notoriously became a rallying cry for the Chicago White Sox in their successful run to the 2005 playoffs, when catcher A.J. Pierzynski and teammates heard the song being sung in a bar in Baltimore. The song was played at critical points during the stretch run of the pennant race, a season which culminated in the team's first World Series championship in over 80 years. The White Sox invited Journey lead singer Steve Perry to the team's celebration rally, where he sang the song along with several members of the team. In 2008, in a tight battle for first place with the Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League West, the Los Angeles Dodgers began to play "Don't Stop Believin'" in the middle of the 8th inning at all of their home games.[11] Subsequently, the song was played at Dodger home games throughout the 2009 season, much to the chagrin of Steve Perry, a self-proclaimed San Francisco Giants fan.[11] The song is also commonly played at Detroit Red Wings and Washington Capitals hockey games.[12][13]

Song structure and references

While most popular songs have a refrain or "chorus" that is repeated several times throughout the song, the true chorus to "Don't Stop Believin'" (as well as first mention of its title) isn't heard until the end of the song with only 0:50 left. The song's writers designated the musically similar sections before the chorus as the "pre-chorus."[14] The song's structure is:

  1. Introduction (instrumental) (0:00-0:17)
  2. Verse 1 (0:17-0:49)
  3. Instrumental (0:49-1:05)
  4. Verse 2 (half-length) (1:05-1:20)
  5. Pre-Chorus 1 (1:20-1:54)
  6. Instrumental (1:54-2:01)
  7. Verse 3 (2:01-2:33)
  8. Pre-Chorus 2 (2:33-3:05)
  9. Instrumental (Chorus) (3:05-3:21)
  10. Chorus until fade (3:21-4:11)

The song is played in the key of E Major at a tempo of 120bpm. The vocal range is B3-C#5[15].

Personnel (Escape (Journey album)|Escape)

Personnel (Revelation)

Cover versions

CollegeHumor cover

"Don't Stop Believin'"
Song

The humor website, CollegeHumor released a parody version, entitled ("Don't Stop Your Screaming") lampooning the popularity of the song in karaoke bars and its anthemic appeal to inebriated crowds.

Jaap cover

"Don't Stop Believin'"
Song

The 2010 Dutch X Factor winner Jaap van Reesema recorded the song as his winning song for the 3rd series in Netherlands reaching #10[16] in the Dutch Top 40, the official Dutch Singles Chart.

Chart performance

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Denmark (Tracklisten)[17] 10

Glee cover

"Don't Stop Believin'"
Song
"Don't Stop Believin'"
Song

"Don't Stop Believin'" was 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".[18] It was covered once again in the episodes "The Rhodes Not Taken" and "Journey". Only the latter was released as a single again, however. A second version was covered by the cast in the season finale episode "Journey" for their Regionals competition and is included in the EP soundtrack, Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals.

Released as a digital download on June 2, 2009, the song managed to perform well in the United States, Ireland, the United Kingdom and Australia, where it charted within the top five of their national charts. The cast performance of "Don't Stop Believin'" was certified gold in the US in November 2009, achieving over 500,000 digital sales.[19] and platinum in Australia, with sales of over 70,000.[20]

"Don't Stop Believin'" was put on the BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2 playlists in the UK in January 2010.

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."[21]

Chart performance

Chart (2009–10) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[22] 5
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[23] 37
Ireland (IRMA)[24] 4
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[25] 16
UK Singles (OCC)[26] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[27] 4
US Pop 100 (Billboard)[28] 18

Personnel

From the album Glee: The Music, Volume 1:

From the EP Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals:

References

  1. ^ allmusic
  2. ^ Journey's Timeless Power Ballad "Don't Stop Believin'" Becomes First Catalog Track Ever to Reach 2 Million Mark in Digital Sales
  3. ^ Week Ending Aug. 23, 2009: Over 50 And Still On Top
  4. ^ The song was used by Waterford people to support the Waterford hurling team in a bid to win the All Ireland title in 2008.iTunes 2008: Top Overall Songs
  5. ^ Singles Chart For 06/03/1982 from Chart Stats
  6. ^ Journey Rocker Kept Sopranos Boss Waiting
  7. ^ Video Hillary Clinton reprend les Sopranos - Hillary, Clinton, Sopranos - Dailymotion Share Your Videos
  8. ^ Audiofile: Music Blog, Music Articles - Salon.com
  9. ^ Rock Band Gets 'Don't Stop Believin' as DLC
  10. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/idols-inundate-hot100-but-glee-gloats-with-1003977092.story
  11. ^ a b Henry Schulman (2009-09-15). "Perry's 8th-inning Journey". SFGate.com. Heart Communications. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  12. ^ Jeff Z. Klein (2009-06-01). "At the Joe, Detroiters Sing "Don't Stop Believin'"". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-12-11. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ Rick Paulas (2009-09-01). "A smell of wine and cheap perfume". ESPN. Retrieved 2010-01-22. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ http://mixonline.com/recording/mixing/audio_journeys_dont_stop/
  15. ^ "Journey: Don't Stop Believin' Sheet Music". sheetmusicdirect.com. © Copyright 11981 Weed High Nightmare Music)/Lacey Boulevard Music, USA.
  16. ^ Dutch "Top 40" billboard chart (Week 24): http://top40.nl/index.aspx?week=24&jaar=2010
  17. ^ "Jaap – Don't Stop Believin'". Tracklisten.
  18. ^ "Episode Recaps: Glee - Pilot". 20th Century Fox. fox.com. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
  19. ^ Serjeant, Jill (November 9, 2009). ""Glee" brings joy to beleaguered music industry". Reuters. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
  20. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2010 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. June 30, 2010. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
  21. ^ 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.
  22. ^ "Glee Cast – Don't Stop Believin'". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  23. ^ "Glee Cast Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  24. ^ "Chart Track: Week 2, 2010". Irish Singles Chart.
  25. ^ "Glee Cast – Don't Stop Believin'". Top 40 Singles.
  26. ^ "Glee Cast: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  27. ^ "Glee Cast Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  28. ^ "Glee > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
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