Believe Again
Encyclopedia
"Believe Again" is a New Age
-influenced pop
song written by Delta Goodrem
, Brian McFadden
, Stuart Crichton, Nigel Hove and Tommy Lee James
, produced by Stuart Crichton and Marius de Vries for Goodrem's third studio album Delta
(2007). The single, released in Australia on 8 December 2007, features exclusive remixes and the unreleased B-Side track, "Fortune And Love". The single was released to radio on 12 November 2007, although it had its premiere on commercial radio in late-October 2007.
in 2006. On writing with fiancee McFadden, Goodrem said, "He is such a brilliant writer. I was intimidated by his talent, because we have really different writing styles." Goodrem states that the song brought about the focus the album needed when she stated, "The turning point came with the album's opening song 'Believe Again'. Before that I was feeling a little unsure about the direction of the new album. That song really turned things around for me in a lot of different ways."
The song has been noted to be about overcoming life's obstacles. Goodrem also stated that for her the song means a positive, uplifting shift in her writing style. Goodrem says about the song:
“The song closed the door to an era, after years of struggling. I actually stopped writing songs after recovering from cancer because I just needed to feel free from such artistic environment."
“Believe Again is about my constant perseverance. It shows that you can overcome anything in life as long as you have a strong belief in yourself,” she explained.
At Delta's 'A Night With Delta Goodrem' when a fan asked the question 'What song was your favourite to record off the new album, Delta', Delta replied "Believe Again".
The Sun Herald has given the song 4.5/5 stars praising its big strings, vocals, beats and accompanying video.
Due to overwhelming demand for the remix used on Goodrem's AFI performance the "Believe Again (Diamond Cut Remix)" aka Richard Sanford Remix was released on the You Will Only Break My Heart
EP available through iTunes Australia.
The video, shot in a warehouse in Sydney
, was filmed in the week ending 20 October by Michael Spiccia, a friend of Goodrem. In it, Goodrem plays different mystical characters including a water nymph most likely to be the Nymph of Springs Pegaeae
, a crystal-covered, cave dwelling Wicca
n or Nymph and a sky goddess
swathed in navy satin, most likely Aušrinė
, a Lithuanian Sky deity.
According to the Sun Herald newspaper, it is one of the most expensive music videos to be produced in recent years. When speaking exclusively about the video, Goodrem said: "There's flames and water - it's a real fantasy sequence, but it's quite dark. It's not going to be a bright-looking clip."
The video is the first to be released in HD resolution in Australia. The video has many special-effects, in total 109 shots according to the director, more than the average feature film. It took 2 days to film and 6 weeks to complete the special effects. Art-directors from Australia, America and Spain were included in the production of the video.
The first shots from the video were incorporated into the album's television promotional commercial that has been broadcasted nationally on commercial networks since the beginning of November, although these shots did not make it to the final edit of the video.
The video won the award for "Best Video of the Year" during the MTV Video Music Awards
in Australia of 2008. Goodrem accepted the award via satellite due to promotional commitments in the USA at the time.
iTunes
Australia EP
BigPond
Music EP
On 16 December 2007, the single debuted and peaked at #2 on the Australian Singles Chart. The track also managed to acquire Goodrem her eleventh #1 on the Australian Airplay Chart.
Five weeks after "In This Life" topped the NLP Singles Chart, "Believe Again" was released for airplay and made an impressive #1 debut on 14 September 2008, staying at the top for 2 consecutive weeks. Returning to the top 2 weeks later, giving the single a total of 3 weeks at #1. After winning the NLPMA for the Video of the Year, airplay surged, causing "Believe Again" to re-enter the top 5 at #4 on the 28 December chart, in its 16th chart week.
In early March 2008, "Believe Again" received airplay in the United States
on a rhythmic XM Satellite Radio
station, reaching #1 on the station's playlist.
New Age music
New Age music is music of various styles intended to create artistic inspiration, relaxation, and optimism. It is used by listeners for yoga, massage, meditation, and reading as a method of stress management or to create a peaceful atmosphere in their home or other environments, and is often...
-influenced pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
song written by Delta Goodrem
Delta Goodrem
Delta Lea Goodrem is an Australian singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress. Signed to Sony at the age of 15, Goodrem rose to prominence in 2002, starring in the Australian soap opera Neighbours as Nina Tucker. Goodrem has achieved eight number-one singles and three number-one albums in her home...
, Brian McFadden
Brian McFadden
Brian Nicholas McFadden , is an Irish singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of the Irish boyband Westlife...
, Stuart Crichton, Nigel Hove and Tommy Lee James
Tommy Lee James
Tommy Lee James is an American country music songwriter and record producer. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, he is originally from Roanoke, Virginia. He graduated from Northside High School then attended Radford University where he studied voice...
, produced by Stuart Crichton and Marius de Vries for Goodrem's third studio album Delta
Delta (album)
Delta is the third studio album by Australian singer Delta Goodrem. It was released in Australia on 20 October 2007 through Daylight Records. Goodrem began work on the album in 2006 and collaborated with several writers including Vince Pizzinga, Tommy Lee James, Jörgen Elofsson, Richard Marx,...
(2007). The single, released in Australia on 8 December 2007, features exclusive remixes and the unreleased B-Side track, "Fortune And Love". The single was released to radio on 12 November 2007, although it had its premiere on commercial radio in late-October 2007.
Background
The song was written by Goodrem, McFadden, Nigel Hove, Stuart Crichton and Tommy Lee James just after ChristmasChristmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
in 2006. On writing with fiancee McFadden, Goodrem said, "He is such a brilliant writer. I was intimidated by his talent, because we have really different writing styles." Goodrem states that the song brought about the focus the album needed when she stated, "The turning point came with the album's opening song 'Believe Again'. Before that I was feeling a little unsure about the direction of the new album. That song really turned things around for me in a lot of different ways."
The song has been noted to be about overcoming life's obstacles. Goodrem also stated that for her the song means a positive, uplifting shift in her writing style. Goodrem says about the song:
“The song closed the door to an era, after years of struggling. I actually stopped writing songs after recovering from cancer because I just needed to feel free from such artistic environment."
“Believe Again is about my constant perseverance. It shows that you can overcome anything in life as long as you have a strong belief in yourself,” she explained.
At Delta's 'A Night With Delta Goodrem' when a fan asked the question 'What song was your favourite to record off the new album, Delta', Delta replied "Believe Again".
The Sun Herald has given the song 4.5/5 stars praising its big strings, vocals, beats and accompanying video.
Due to overwhelming demand for the remix used on Goodrem's AFI performance the "Believe Again (Diamond Cut Remix)" aka Richard Sanford Remix was released on the You Will Only Break My Heart
You Will Only Break My Heart
"You Will Only Break My Heart" is the third single from Delta Goodrem's third studio album Delta. It was released to Australian radio on 25 February and will have a physical release on 29 March...
EP available through iTunes Australia.
Music video
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, was filmed in the week ending 20 October by Michael Spiccia, a friend of Goodrem. In it, Goodrem plays different mystical characters including a water nymph most likely to be the Nymph of Springs Pegaeae
Pegaeae
In Greek mythology, the Pegaeae were a type of naiad that lived in springs. They were often considered daughters of the river gods , thus establishing a mythological relationship between a river itself and its springs....
, a crystal-covered, cave dwelling Wicca
Wicca
Wicca , is a modern Pagan religious movement. Developing in England in the first half of the 20th century, Wicca was popularised in the 1950s and early 1960s by a Wiccan High Priest named Gerald Gardner, who at the time called it the "witch cult" and "witchcraft," and its adherents "the Wica."...
n or Nymph and a sky goddess
Goddess
A goddess is a female deity. In some cultures goddesses are associated with Earth, motherhood, love, and the household. In other cultures, goddesses also rule over war, death, and destruction as well as healing....
swathed in navy satin, most likely Aušrinė
Aušrine
Aušrinė is a feminine deity of the Morning Star in the Lithuanian mythology. She is the antipode to Vakarinė, the Evening Star. Her cult possibly stems from the Proto-Indo-European religion and is related to Latvian Auseklis, Greek Eos, Roman Aurora, and Vedic Ushas. Aušrinė is the goddess of...
, a Lithuanian Sky deity.
According to the Sun Herald newspaper, it is one of the most expensive music videos to be produced in recent years. When speaking exclusively about the video, Goodrem said: "There's flames and water - it's a real fantasy sequence, but it's quite dark. It's not going to be a bright-looking clip."
The video is the first to be released in HD resolution in Australia. The video has many special-effects, in total 109 shots according to the director, more than the average feature film. It took 2 days to film and 6 weeks to complete the special effects. Art-directors from Australia, America and Spain were included in the production of the video.
The first shots from the video were incorporated into the album's television promotional commercial that has been broadcasted nationally on commercial networks since the beginning of November, although these shots did not make it to the final edit of the video.
The video won the award for "Best Video of the Year" during the MTV Video Music Awards
MTV Australia Awards 2008
The MTV Australia Awards 2008 is the new title for the Australian MTV Awards previously known as the MTV Australia Video Music Awards. The show was held at Sydney's Australian Technology Park in Redfern on 26 April 2008 and aired live on MTV Australia and Fox8 on the Foxtel, Austar and Optus...
in Australia of 2008. Goodrem accepted the award via satellite due to promotional commitments in the USA at the time.
Track listing
CD single- "Believe again" (Radio Edit) – 4:10
- "Fortune And Love" – 3:52
- "Believe Again" (Tommy Trash Remix) – 7:15
- "Believe Again" (Electrodex Remix) – 3:57
- Behind the Scenes (Video)
iTunes
ITunes
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Australia EP
- "Believe Again" (Radio Edit) – 4:10
- "Fortune and Love" – 3:52
- "Believe Again" (Tommy Trash Remix) – 7:15
- "Believe Again" (Electrodex Remix) – 3:57
- "Fever" [iTunes Australia Exclusive] – 3:38
BigPond
BigPond
BigPond is an Australian Internet service provider and is a product of Telstra. BigPond is Australia's largest ISP and based in Melbourne.- Internet :...
Music EP
- "Believe Again" (Radio Edit) – 4:10
- "Fortune and Love" – 3:52
- "Believe Again" (Tommy Trash Remix) – 7:15
- "Believe Again" (Electrodex Remix) – 3:57
- "Unsure" [BigPond Music Australia Exclusive] – 2:58
Reception & chart performance
"Believe Again" was officially released to radio on 12 November 2007. It became the most added song on Australian radio that week, while the previous single, "In This Life", remained in the #1 spot on the Australian Airplay Chart.On 16 December 2007, the single debuted and peaked at #2 on the Australian Singles Chart. The track also managed to acquire Goodrem her eleventh #1 on the Australian Airplay Chart.
Five weeks after "In This Life" topped the NLP Singles Chart, "Believe Again" was released for airplay and made an impressive #1 debut on 14 September 2008, staying at the top for 2 consecutive weeks. Returning to the top 2 weeks later, giving the single a total of 3 weeks at #1. After winning the NLPMA for the Video of the Year, airplay surged, causing "Believe Again" to re-enter the top 5 at #4 on the 28 December chart, in its 16th chart week.
In early March 2008, "Believe Again" received airplay in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on a rhythmic XM Satellite Radio
XM Satellite Radio
XM Satellite Radio is one of two satellite radio services in the United States and Canada, operated by Sirius XM Radio. It provides pay-for-service radio, analogous to cable television. Its service includes 73 different music channels, 39 news, sports, talk and entertainment channels, 21 regional...
station, reaching #1 on the station's playlist.
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... Singles Chart |
2 |
Year End Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Year End Australian ARIA ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... Physical Singles Chart |
77 |
| Year End Australian ARIA ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... Australian Singles Chart |
23 |
Official versions & remixes
- Album Version - 5:46
- US Mix - 5:46
- Radio Edit - 4:10
- Video Version - 4:06
- Tommy Trash Remix - 7:15
- Tommy Trash Remix Edit - 3:45
- Tommy Trash Dub - 6:13
- Electrodex Remix - 5:27
- Electrodex Remix Edit - 3:57
- Diamond Cut Remix - 4:57