Believe (Staind song) explained

Believe
Cover:Staind Believe.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Staind
Album:The Illusion of Progress
Released:June 24, 2008
Recorded:2008
Genre:Alternative rock[1]
Length:4:17
Label:
Producer:
Prev Title:King of All Excuses
Prev Year:2006
Next Title:All I Want
Next Year:2008

"Believe" is a single by Staind, the first from their sixth studio album, The Illusion of Progress.[2]

Despite only peaking at number 83 on the Billboard Hot 100, the single was a success on the rock charts, peaking at number four on the Mainstream Rock Tracks, and becoming their third and (to date) final number one hit on the Modern Rock Tracks, after "It's Been Awhile" and "So Far Away". "Believe" stayed at number one for three weeks on the Modern Rock Tracks.

The song was used in a video highlighting the 2008 college football season on ESPN and in the 2008 WWE Tribute to the Troops special.

Music video

The music video for "Believe" was directed by Christopher Sims. It features a man who has left his girlfriend in order to find himself. However, she soon leaves as well, presumably to find him. The man travels through the Midwest and ends up somewhere in the West Coast. Aaron Lewis is the only member of the band in the video. Lewis is seen walking down the beach that the man ends up finding. The music video for "All I Want" picks up the story from there.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ranking: Every Alternative Rock No. 1 Hit from Worst to Best. July 5, 2017.
  2. Web site: Harris. Chris. Staind Identify Their Biggest Threat: The Jonas Brothers?. https://web.archive.org/web/20121107021057/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1593193/staind-face-off-with-jonas-brothers-chart-race.jhtml. dead. November 7, 2012. MTV. April 18, 2011. August 21, 2008.
  3. Web site: Staind Charts & Awards. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080718/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/staind-mn0000178799/awards. March 4, 2016. Allmusic. January 4, 2024.