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. 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. In the United States, "Believe" became John's fifteenth number one on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart 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 .

Track listings

7"
  1. "Believe" - 4:51
  2. "The One" - 6:32
Europe CD maxi
  1. "Believe" — 4:51
  2. "Believe" — 4:43
  3. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" — 3:52
US CD maxi
  1. "Believe" — 4:51
  2. "The One" — 6:32
  3. "Believe" — 4:43

    Personnel

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Accolades