"Would You Believe" is the first single taken from
Swedish
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pop group
Ace of Base's compilation album ''
Hidden Gems
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''.
Background and release
The song was initially recorded for inclusion on the band's fourth studio album ''
Da Capo'', with Jenny singing the choruses and Linn and Jenny sharing leads on verses. In 2005, a second version, dubbed the "summer version", was re-recorded in
Stockholm
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and reproduced with new co-production by Tommy Ekman. The track was supposed to be a "restart for making a new album," according to Jonas, but this never came to fruition. This version features Linn on choruses and Jenny on verses, and is one of the final songs recorded by Linn during her tenure with Ace of Base. Both versions were shared on Facebook on 24 March 2011. An additional third version with vocals provided by Jonas's ''d'Cats'' project was shared on Facebook on 3 March 2011.
The version featured on ''Hidden Gems'' is a slightly remixed form of the summer version, with subtle differences in production and structure. This version of "Would You Believe" was first available worldwide as a digital preorder bonus to ''Hidden Gems'' alongside the previously released 1998 b-side "Into The Night of Blue". "Would You Believe" was officially released as a single in Germany on 27 February 2015.
Music video
A lyric video for the song was released on 13 February 2015. The music video for the song was released on Ace of Base's official YouTube channel on 12 January 2016.
The video was edited by Trace Adam and appeared online nearly a year prior to its official release in a slightly different form. The music video features segments from the 1995 and 1996 videos of "
Lucky Love
"Lucky Love" is a 1995 song recorded by Swedish group Ace of Base. It is taken from their second album, ''The Bridge'' (1995). The song became their fifth worldwide single, and was the first single from the album to be released in Europe; the a ...
" strategically edited to make it appear as if the band members were singing to "Would You Believe." The version of the song that appears in the video is a slightly edited, shorter version that was not made commercially available.
Artwork
The cover art for the digital German single features a photo taken at a photoshoot during the filming for the "
C'est la Vie (Always 21)" video. The photo is similar in composition to the one used on the cover of the 2000 ''
Greatest Hits'' release and the single artwork for "
Hallo Hallo."
Track listing
Digital download
# "Would You Believe" – 2:50
Credits and personnel
Credits for "Would You Believe" are taken from the liner notes of ''Hidden Gems''.
[''Hidden Gems'' liner notes. ]Playground Music
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(2015)
* Tommy Ekman –
production
*
Jonas Berggren –
songwriting,
co-production
* Björn Engelmann –
re-mastering
Release history
References
External links
Ace of Base official web site"Would You Believe" music video"Would You Believe" lyric video
{{Ace of Base singles
2015 singles
Ace of Base songs
Songs written by Jonas Berggren