Believe (Elton John song)

"Believe"
"Believe"
Single by Elton John
from the album Made in England
B-side	"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (live); "The One" (live);
Released	20 February 1995
Genre	Symphonic music; soft rock;
Length	4:51
Label	Rocket
Composer(s)	Elton John
Lyricist(s)	Bernie Taupin
Producer(s)	Elton John; Greg Penny;
Elton John singles chronology
Music video
	"Believe" on YouTube

"Believe" is a song by English musician Elton John. It was the first single from his twenty-fourth studio album, Made in England (1995), and was released on 20 February 1995 by Rocket. 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" reached number one in Iceland, Italy and Canada, becoming John's 18th number-one single in the latter country. In the United States, "Believe" became John's 15th number one on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart^[2] and peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100; it gave him a third straight top-20 single in the US. In Europe, it was a top-20 hit in France, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the Wallonia region of Belgium.

The accompanying music video for the song was entirely in black-and-white and shot in London.

^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 18 February 1995. p. 31. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001. Record Research. p. 129.

[1] "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 18 February 1995. p. 31. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[2] Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001. Record Research. p. 129.

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