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"Believe"
Single by Elton John
from the album Made in England
B-side
Released20 February 1995
Recorded1994
Genre
Length4:51
LabelRocket
Songwriter(s)Elton John (music), Bernie Taupin (lyrics)
Producer(s)Elton John, Greg Penny
Elton John singles chronology
"Circle of Life"
(1994) 		"Believe"
(1995) 		"Made in England"
(1995)
Music video
"Believe" on YouTube

"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. Several versions of the single were released, featuring B-sides such as "Circle of Life" from The Lion King and live versions of tracks including "The One", "The Last Song", "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" and "Believe", which were recorded at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles.

"Believe" was a chart success. It reached number one in Iceland, Italy and Canada, becoming John's eighteenth number-one single in the latter country (see Elton John singles discography). In the United States, "Believe" became John's fifteenth number one on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart[1] and peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100; it gave him his third straight top-twenty single in the US. In Europe, it was a top-twenty hit in France, Poland, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the Wallonia region of Belgium.

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.

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 & Tiaras.

Track listings

7"

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

Europe CD maxi

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

US CD maxi

  1. "Believe" — 4:51
  2. "The One" (live) — 6:32
  3. "Believe" (live) — 4:43

Personnel

Charts

Accolades

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1996 "Believe" Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance[28] Nominated

References

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  6. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6889." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 9167." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Elton John – Believe" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (8.4. '95 – 14.4. '95)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 8 April 1995. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  10. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Believe". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  11. ^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 12. 25 March 1995. p. 17. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
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  14. ^ "Notowanie nr687" (in Polish). LP3. 31 March 1995. Retrieved 9 March 2019. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  15. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
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  17. ^ "Elton John – Believe". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
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  19. ^ "Elton John Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  20. ^ "Elton John Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  21. ^ "Elton John Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  22. ^ "Elton John Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  23. ^ "RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1995". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  24. ^ "RPM Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1995". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  25. ^ 1995 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com Archived 14 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 30 January 2009)
  26. ^ "Árslistinn 1995". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 2 January 1996. p. 16. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  27. ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1995". Archived from the original on 15 August 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  28. ^ "THE 38TH ANNUAL GRAMMY NOMINATIONS : The Complete List of Nominees". Los Angeles Times. 5 January 1996.
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