"I Believe" is a song by German

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. It was written by

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, Jens Klein, Peter Könemann, and Clyde "J. Ena" "Ward and produced by the former for their debut studio album, ''

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'' (2001). The song was released as the band's debut single on 3 December 2001 following their formation on the

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reality television show '' Popstars – Du bist mein Traum''. It became the year's Christmas number one in Germany and spent five consecutive weeks at number one, achieving a double platinum certification from the

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(BVMI).

Chart performance

Selling a record-breaking 800,000 copies in its first week of release, "I Believe" debuted on top the singles charts in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. Germany's Christmas number one of 2001, it spent five consecutive weeks at number one. The song was certified double platinum by the

(BVMI) for shipments figures of more than 1.0 million physical units.

Music video

A music video for "I Believe" was directed by Swedish film maker

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and filmed in

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in November 2001.

Detlef Soost Detlef Soost (born 2 July 1970), also using the name D! (formerly ''Dee!''), most often called Detlef D! Soost, is a German television personality, dancer and Choreography, choreographer who gained recognition as one of the jury members of the ...

served as the video's choreographer.

Track listing

Credits and personnel

* Ross Antony – vocals * Hila Bronstein – vocals *

– writing,

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, scratches * Jens Klein – keyboards, programming, editing, mixing * Peter Könemann – keyboards, programming, editing * Shaham Joyce – vocals * Faiz Mangat – vocals *

Indira Weis Indira Weis (born Verena Weis; 30 September 1979) is a German singer and actress who rose to fame as a member of the R&B/Pop group Bro'Sis. Biography Early life Weis was born the second daughter to Manju, an Indian interpreter and her Ge ...

– vocals *

Giovanni Zarrella Giovanni Zarrella (born 4 March 1978) is a German-Italian singer and television presenter based in Germany. Most notably, he was a singer in the German pop group Bro'Sis from 2001 to 2006. Since 2021, Zarrella has hosted '. Early life Zarrella ...

– vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Decade-end charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 2001 songs 2001 debut singles Bro'Sis songs Polydor Records singles Music videos shot in Sweden Number-one singles in Austria Number-one singles in Germany Number-one singles in Switzerland Song recordings produced by Alex Christensen Songs written by Alex Christensen