"Hopeful" is the debut single by British pop duo

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. It is based on the lyrics and music of

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's 2005 song "

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", featuring

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. The song was released on 25 July 2014 through

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. It debuted at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart, with sales of 40,191.

Background

Bars and Melody first performed the song when they auditioned for the eighth series of ''

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'' in February 2014. They received judge

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's golden buzzer and went straight through to the live shows. On 7 June, the duo finished in third place during the live final. On 15 June, it was announced that Bars and Melody had signed to Cowell's record label

. It was later revealed that they would release their version of "Hope" (retitled "Hopeful") as their debut single on 27 July.

Promotion

To promote the song, they appeared on television shows such as '' This Morning'' and '' Good Morning Britain'' as well as ''

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'' on

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the day the song debuted.

Music video

The music video was released to

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on 7 July 2014. It has since amassed over 124 million views over several videos.

Track listing

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hopeful (Bars and Melody song) 2014 debut singles Songs written by Twista Contemporary R&B ballads 2014 songs Syco Music singles Songs written by CeeLo Green