"Believe Me" is a song by American rapper

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. It was serviced to

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radio stations on May 6, 2014, in the United States and was released as a digital download on May 28, 2014. The song features a guest appearance by Canadian rapper

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. It was released as the intended lead single from Wayne's twelfth studio album, ''

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'', however the song was omitted from the tracklist upon the album's delayed release in September 2018.

Background

On April 30, 2014, boxer

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posted a 15-second snippet/video of the song on

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. The preview shows Lil Wayne and Drake in the studio recording "Believe Me".

Commercial performance

As of February 27, 2015, the track has sold more than 1,000,000 copies in

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and has been certified Platinum by the

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Critical reception

"Believe Me" was featured on '' XXL''s 25 Best Songs of 2014 (So Far). ''XXL'' commented on the song: "Carter Season was officially underway when Weezy dropped this gem on us late on a Friday night, and it was worth every second of the wait".

Charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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