I Believe (EMF song)

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"I Believe"
Single by EMF
from the album Schubert Dip
ReleasedJanuary 1991
Length3:51 (album version)
LabelParlophone
Songwriter(s)EMF
Producer(s)Pascal Gabriel
EMF singles chronology
"Unbelievable"
(1990) 		"I Believe"
(1991) 		"Children"
(1991)

"I Believe" is a song by British band EMF, released as the second single from their first album, Schubert Dip (1991). The song was released as a single in January 1991 in the UK following their big hit "Unbelievable". The song reached number six on the UK Singles Chart. In the US, the song was the band's third single, reaching number 10 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The accompanying music video received heavy rotation on MTV Europe.[1]

The song includes the sound of band member Derry Brownson smashing a wall—on the album version, the band can be heard laughing at Brownson for trashing the flat at the beginning of the song.

Critical reception[edit]

Simon Williams from NME wrote, "'I Believe' demonstrates how efficiently EMF have perfected those delayed Jesus Jones sampling techniques, and provides scant else to suggest that EMF are any more of a longterm proposition than Halo James. Maybe the radio-friendly 7-inch is more palatable, with the few decent bits of the three hour Dean Age Rampage Mix creamed off for a more compact package. Let's hope so, because this plinky plonky 12" version is like the old Walthamstow Circular route—going nowhere noisily."[2]

Track listings[edit]

  • UK CD (CDR 6279)
  1. "I Believe" – 3:16
  2. "I Believe" (Dean Age Rampage Mix) – 6:31
  3. "When You're Mine" – 4:10
  4. "Unbelievable" (Funk Mix) – 5:14
  • UK 7-inch (R 6279)
  1. "I Believe" – 3:16
  2. "When You're Mine" – 4:10
  • UK 12-inch (12R 6279)
  1. "I Believe" (Dean Age Rampage Mix)
  2. "Unbelievable" (Funk Mix)
  3. "When You're Mine"
  • UK remix 12-inch (12RX 6279)
  1. "I Believe" (Colt 45 Mix) – 8:19
  2. "I Believe" (Inframental Mix) – 6:38

Charts[edit]

Chart (1990–1991) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 54
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 32
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] 15
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 4
Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 26
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] 36
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] 28
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] 35
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 6
UK Singles (OCC)[13] 6
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[14] 10

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Station Reports > TV > MTV/London" (PDF). Music & Media. 16 March 1991. p. 16. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  2. ^ Williams, Simon (12 January 1991). "Singles". NME. p. 17. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  3. ^ "EMF – I Believe". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  4. ^ "EMF – I Believe" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 7. 16 February 1991. p. 19.
  6. ^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  7. ^ "EMF – I Believe" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  8. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I Believe". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – EMF" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  10. ^ "EMF – I Believe" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  11. ^ "EMF – I Believe". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  12. ^ "EMF – I Believe". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. 1 June 1991. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
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