I Believe (EMF song)

{{Infobox song

| name = I Believe

| cover = EMF_-_I_Believe.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = EMF

| album = Schubert Dip

| released = January 1991

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| length = 3:51 (album version)

| label = Parlophone

| writer = EMF

| producer = Pascal Gabriel

| prev_title = Unbelievable

| prev_year = 1990

| next_title = Children

| next_year = 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.{{cite magazine|title=Station Reports > TV > MTV/London|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1991/MM-1991-03-16.pdf|magazine=Music & Media|date=16 March 1991|page=16|accessdate=12 December 2022|archive-date=28 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128025933/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1991/MM-1991-03-16.pdf|url-status=live}}

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

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."{{cite magazine|first=Simon|last=Williams|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52271560887/|title=Singles|magazine=NME|date=12 January 1991|page=17|access-date=3 April 2023|archive-date=8 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408220346/https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52271560887/|url-status=live}}

Track listings

UK CD (CDR 6279)

"I Believe" – 3:16
"I Believe" (Dean Age Rampage Mix) – 6:31
"When You're Mine" – 4:10
"Unbelievable" (Funk Mix) – 5:14

UK 7-inch (R 6279)

"I Believe" – 3:16
"When You're Mine" – 4:10

UK 12-inch (12R 6279)

"I Believe" (Dean Age Rampage Mix)
"Unbelievable" (Funk Mix)
"When You're Mine"

UK remix 12-inch (12RX 6279)

"I Believe" (Colt 45 Mix) – 8:19
"I Believe" (Inframental Mix) – 6:38

Charts

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!Chart (1990–1991)

!Peak
position

{{single chart|Australia|54|artist=EMF|song=I Believe|access-date=3 April 2023}}

{{single chart|Flanders|32|artist=EMF|song=I Believe|access-date=3 April 2023}}

Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=8|issue=7|page=19|date=16 February 1991}}

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Finland (Suomen virallinen lista){{cite book|first=Jake|last=Nyman|year=2005|title=Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja|edition=1st|publisher=Tammi|location=Helsinki|isbn=951-31-2503-3|language=fi}}

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{{single chart|Germany|26|artist=EMF|song=I Believe|songid=2224|access-date=18 August 2023}}

{{single chart|Ireland2|2|song=I Believe|access-date=3 April 2023}}

{{single chart|Dutch100|28|artist=EMF|song=I Believe|access-date=3 April 2023}}

{{single chart|New Zealand|35|artist=EMF|song=I Believe|access-date=3 April 2023}}

{{single chart|Switzerland|6|artist=EMF|song=I Believe|access-date=3 April 2023}}

US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/alternative-airplay/1991-06-01/|title=Alternative Airplay|magazine=Billboard|date=1 June 1991|url-access=subscription|access-date=18 August 2023|archive-date=18 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818140520/https://www.billboard.com/charts/alternative-airplay/1991-06-01/|url-status=live}}

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References

Category:1991 singles

Category:1991 songs

Category:EMF (band) songs

Category:Parlophone singles

Category:Song recordings produced by Pascal Gabriel