"Hope" is a song by American rapper

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from the soundtrack of the 2005 movie ''Coach Carter''. Featuring singer

Faith Evans Faith Renée Evans (born June 10, 1973) is an American singer and actress. Born in Lakeland, Florida, and raised in New Jersey, she relocated to Los Angeles in 1991 for a career in the music business. After working as a backing vocalist for Al B ...

who performs the chorus, the song mainly focuses on Twista's view on the

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. The version featuring Faith Evans can also be found on her album '' The First Lady''. The song was released to US

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and

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radio on November 22, 2004. The original version of the song featured

CeeLo Green Thomas DeCarlo Callaway - Burton (born May 30, 1975), known professionally as CeeLo Green (or Cee Lo Green), is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer and actor. He is known for his work in hip hop and R&B, including the Gnarls ...

(featured on the ''

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'' album and not including Faith Evans), was created in memory of the

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. He also comments on the voice of rapper The D.O.C., which he lost from a car accident and mentions the deaths of rappers

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and

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, singers

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and Lisa "

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" Lopes and DJ

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Music video

The

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of the song, in a typical promotional music video fashion, features clips of the film ''

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''. The video utilizes graphic design throughout, mostly along the main theme of

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artwork flowing and transforming into real objects, an example being the tattoo picture on a man's arm turning into a real picture. It also incorporates scenes from the film and include several characters from the movie, including

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Track listings

UK CD single # "Hope" (radio edit) # "Hope" (clean) # "Hope" (instrumental) # "Hope" (video) European CD single # "Hope" (radio edit) # "Hope" (instrumental) Australian CD single # "Hope" (radio edit) # "Hope" (clean) # "Hope" (acapella)

Charts

Release history

Cover versions

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did a remix to this song titled "I Wish". On May 18, 2014, over nine years after its original release, the song re-entered the

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at number 39 after it was covered by

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on ''

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'' the previous weekend. After the show, the duo released their version of "Hope" (retitled "

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* Hop ...

") as their debut single.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hope (Twista Song) 2000s ballads 2004 singles 2004 songs Capitol Records singles Contemporary R&B ballads Faith Evans songs Music videos directed by Chris Robinson (director) Songs written by CeeLo Green Songs written by Twista Twista songs Anti-war songs Music about the September 11 attacks Songs inspired by deaths