I Believe (Bon Jovi song)

"I Believe"
Single by Bon Jovi
from the album Keep the Faith
ReleasedSeptember 20, 1993 (1993-09-20)
Length
  • 5:52 (album version)
  • 4:24 (Clearmoutain Mix)
Label
Songwriter(s)Jon Bon Jovi
Producer(s)Bob Rock
Bon Jovi singles chronology
"I'll Sleep When I'm Dead"
(1993) 		"I Believe"
(1993) 		"Dry County"
(1994)
Music video
"I Believe" on YouTube

"I Believe" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. Written by Jon Bon Jovi, it was released in September 20, 1993 by Mercury and Jambco, as the fifth single from their fifth studio album, Keep the Faith (1992). The single reached number 11 in the United Kingdom and number 40 in Australia.

Live performances

"I Believe" was played extensively during the Keep the Faith Tour (1993) and the I'll Sleep When I'm Dead Tour (1993) and on occasion on the Crush Tour (2000). Since then, it has been barely played and has become one of the rarest songs to be played live. It was played once in Germany during the 2003 Bounce Tour, once in London during the 2008 Lost Highway Tour, and most recently, once in Sydney, Australia during the 2010 Circle Tour.

Track listing

  • UK release
  1. "I Believe" (Clearmountain mix)
  2. "Runaway" (live)
  3. "Livin' on a Prayer" (live)
  4. "Wanted Dead or Alive" (live)

Tracks 2, 3, and 4 were recorded live on the New Jersey and Keep the Faith Tours. The dates or locations of the shows are not available due to their absence from the liner notes.

Charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 40
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[2] 41
Germany (GfK)[3] 49
Ireland (IRMA)[4] 25
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[5] 28
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 32
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 34
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 11
UK Airplay (Music Week)[9] 30

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom September 20, 1993
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • cassette
[10]
Japan December 20, 1993 CD [11]

References

  1. ^ "Bon Jovi – I Believe". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
  2. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 43. October 23, 1993. p. 23. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  3. ^ "Bon Jovi – I Believe" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  4. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Bon Jovi". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  5. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 49, 1993" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  6. ^ "Bon Jovi – I Believe" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
  7. ^ "Bon Jovi – I Believe". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
  9. ^ "The Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week. October 23, 1993. p. 18. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  10. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Music Week. September 18, 1993. p. 25. Retrieved June 23, 2021. Misprinted as September 13.
  11. ^ "アイ・ビリーブ | ボン・ジョヴィ" [I Believe | Bon Jovi] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 29, 2023.


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