I Believe (DJ Khaled song)
{{Infobox song
| name = I Believe
| cover = DJ Khaled I Believe.jpg
| type = single
| artist = DJ Khaled featuring Demi Lovato
| album = A Wrinkle in Time (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
| released = {{start date|2018|3|7}}
| genre =
| length = 3:44
| label = Epic
| writer = {{hlist|Khaled Khaled|Demi Lovato|Denisia Andrews|Brittany Coney}}
| producer = DJ Khaled
| chronology = DJ Khaled
| prev_title = Top Off
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = Dinero
| next_year = 2018
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Demi Lovato
| type = single
| prev_title = Échame la Culpa
| prev_year = 2017
| title = I Believe
| year = 2018
| next_title = Fall in Line
| next_year = 2018
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|SphTGtDlhHw|"I Believe"}}}}
}}
"I Believe" is a song by American record producer DJ Khaled featuring American singer Demi Lovato. Written alongside Denisia Andrews and Brittany Coney, it was released by Epic Records on March 7, 2018, as the third single from the soundtrack to the 2018 film A Wrinkle in Time. The song surrounds the message of believing in oneself.
Release and promotion
Lovato first teased the song on February 20, 2018, writing on Twitter: "Ahhhh!! I'm so excited to finally tell you guys my new song ['I Believe'] with [DJ Khaled] will be on the soundtrack for Disney's [Wrinkle in Time]," along with a snippet.{{cite news|last=Prance|first=Sam|title=Demi Lovato, Sade and More Star on the 'Wrinkle in Time' Soundtrack|url=https://www.mtv.co.uk/news/hh5b9h/demi-lovato-sade-and-more-star-on-the-wrinkle-in-time-soundtrack|access-date=March 9, 2018|work=MTV News|date=February 21, 2018}}{{cite news|last=Nied|first=Mike|title=Demi Lovato & DJ Khaled Team Up On "I Believe" For The 'A Wrinkle In Time' Soundtrack|url=https://www.idolator.com/7675179/demi-lovato-dj-khaled-a-wrinkle-in-time|access-date=March 9, 2018|work=Idolator|date=February 20, 2018}} On March 6, 2018, a preview of the music video debuted on Good Morning America.{{cite magazine|last=Hussein|first=Wandera|title=Demi Lovato & DJ Khaled Tease Video for 'Wrinkle in Time' Track 'I Believe' on 'Good Morning America': Watch|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8235371/demi-lovato-dj-khaled-tease-i-believe-video|access-date=March 9, 2018|magazine=Billboard|date=March 7, 2018}}{{cite news|last=Wright|first=Hayden|title=Demi Lovato & DJ Khaled Tease 'I Believe' Video from 'A Wrinkle In Time'|url=http://news.radio.com/2018/03/07/demi-lovato-dj-khaled-i-believe-video-tease/|access-date=March 9, 2018|work=CBS Radio|date=March 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310010445/http://news.radio.com/2018/03/07/demi-lovato-dj-khaled-i-believe-video-tease/|archive-date=March 10, 2018|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|last=Nied|first=Mike|title=Demi Lovato And DJ Khaled Tease Their "I Believe" Video|url=https://www.idolator.com/7675914/demi-lovato-dj-khaled-tease-i-believe-video|access-date=March 9, 2018|work=Idolator|date=March 6, 2018}}
Music video
The song's music video was directed by Hannah Lux Davis.{{cite web|url=https://www.lafilm.edu/alumni/hannah-lux-davis/|title=Hannah Lux Davis|work=The Los Angeles Film School|access-date=March 22, 2020}} It features Khaled and Lovato singing in various green-screen landscapes, including a golden wheat field, a dark forest and a natural backdrop surrounded by lush grass and blue skies, intercut with movie scenes.{{cite news|last=Saponara|first=Michael|title=DJ Khaled and Demi Lovato Team Up for "I Believe" From Disney's 'A Wrinkle in Time' Soundtrack|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/03/dj-khaled-demi-lovato-i-believe/|access-date=March 9, 2018|work=XXL|date=March 8, 2018}}{{cite news|last=Maicki|first=Salvatore|title=Watch Demi Lovato and DJ Khaled's "I Believe" video|url=http://www.thefader.com/2018/03/08/watch-demi-lovato-and-dj-khaleds-i-believe-video|access-date=March 9, 2018|work=The Fader|date=March 8, 2018}}{{cite news|title=Video: DJ Khaled feat. Demi Lovato – 'I Believe'|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2018/03/08/video-demi-lovato-dj-khaled-i-believe/|access-date=March 9, 2018|work=Rap-Up|date=March 8, 2018}} Lovato dresses up in a red gown, while Khaled wears a tracksuit.{{cite news|last=Hosken|first=Patrick|title=Demi lovato is all about self-empowerment on new a wrinkle in time song|url=https://www.mtv.ca/demi-lovato-is-all-about-self-empowerment-on-new-a-wrinkle-in-time-song/|access-date=March 9, 2018|work=MTV News|date=March 8, 2018|archive-date=March 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310010216/https://www.mtv.ca/demi-lovato-is-all-about-self-empowerment-on-new-a-wrinkle-in-time-song/|url-status=dead}}
Critical reception
Elias Leight of Rolling Stone deemed the song "a meeting of maximalists" with "Lovato singing with her usual boisterous enthusiasm" and Khaled "offering a series of self-help maxims".{{cite magazine|last=Leight|first=Elias|title=See Demi Lovato, DJ Khaled Frolic in New 'I Believe' Video|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/see-demi-lovato-dj-khaled-frolic-in-new-i-believe-video-w517605|access-date=March 9, 2018|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=March 8, 2018|archive-date=March 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310010828/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/see-demi-lovato-dj-khaled-frolic-in-new-i-believe-video-w517605|url-status=dead}} Aaron Williams of Uproxx regarded the song as "a full-on display of Demi Lovato's vocal chops".{{cite news|last=Williams|first=Aaron|title=Demi Lovato Lives Her Best Life With DJ Khaled In The Inspirational 'I Believe' Video|url=https://uproxx.com/hiphop/demi-lovato-dj-khaled-i-believe-video-wrinkle-in-time/|access-date=March 9, 2018|work=Uproxx|date=March 8, 2018}} Devin Ch of HotNewHipHop opined that the song "mostly caters to urban-pop playlists", writing that its message is "accessible on all fronts".{{cite news|last=Ch|first=Devin|title=DJ Khaled Recruits Disney Alum Demi Lovato For "I Believe"|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/dj-khaled-recruits-disney-alum-demi-lovato-for-i-believe-new-song.1977693.html|access-date=March 9, 2018|work=HotNewHipHop|date=March 8, 2018}}
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.{{cite web|title=I Believe (As featured in the Walt Disney Pictures' "A WRINKLE IN TIME") / DJ Khaled TIDAL|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/85559696|website=Tidal|access-date=March 9, 2018}}
- DJ Khaled – composition, production, vocals
- Demi Lovato – composition, vocals
- Denisia Andrews – composition
- Brittany Coney – composition
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"| Israel (Media Forest TV Airplay){{cite web|url=http://www.mediaforest.biz/WeeklyCharts/#/international_tab3|title=מדיה פורסט – לדעת שאתה באוויר|publisher=Mediaforest.biz|access-date=May 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316183730/http://www.mediaforest.biz/WeeklyCharts/#/international_tab3|archive-date=March 16, 2017|url-status=dead}}
| 4 |
References
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{{Demi Lovato}}
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Category:Music videos directed by Hannah Lux Davis