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"I Believe"
"I Believe"
Single by Bro'Sis
from the album Never Forget (Where You Come From)
Released	3 December 2001
Recorded	2001
Length	3:27
Label	Cheyenne; Polydor; Zeitgeist;
Songwriter(s)	Alex Christensen; Jens Klein; Peter Könemann; Clyde "J. Ena" "Ward;
Producer(s)	Alex Christensen;
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"I Believe" is a song by German pop group Bro'Sis. It was written by Alex Christensen, Jens Klein, Peter Könemann, and Clyde "J. Ena" "Ward and produced by the former for their debut studio album, Never Forget (Where You Come From) (2001). The song was released as the band's debut single on 3 December 2001 following their formation on the RTL II 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 Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI).

Chart performance

Selling a record-breaking 800,000 copies in its first week of release,^[2] "I Believe" debuted on top the singles charts in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland.^[2] Germany's Christmas number one of 2001, it spent five consecutive weeks at number one.^[3] The song was certified double platinum by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) for shipments figures of more than 1.0 million physical units.^[4]

Music video

A music video for "I Believe" was directed by Swedish film maker Patric Ullaeus and filmed in Gothenburg in November 2001.^[5] Detlef Soost served as the video's choreographer.^[5]

Track listing

Maxi single^[6]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Believe" (video/radio mix)	3:27
2.	"I Believe" (smooth radio mix)	3:27
3.	"I Believe" (maxi version)	4:30
4.	"I Believe" (instrumental version)	3:27

Credits and personnel

Ross Antony – vocals
Hila Bronstein – vocals
Alex Christensen – writing, production, scratches
Jens Klein – keyboards, programming, editing, mixing
Peter Könemann – keyboards, programming, editing

Shaham Joyce – vocals
Faiz Mangat – vocals
Indira Weis – vocals
Giovanni Zarrella – vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "I Believe"
Chart (2001–2002)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[7]	1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[8]	4
Germany (GfK)^[3]	1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[6]	1

Year-end charts

2001 year-end chart performance for "I Believe"
Chart (2001)	Position
Germany (Official German Charts)^[9]	77

2002 year-end chart performance for "I Believe"
Chart (2002)	Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[10]	4
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[11]	45
Germany (Official German Charts)^[12]	12
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[13]	15

Decade-end charts

Decade-end chart performance for "I Believe"
Chart (2000–2010)	Position
Germany (Official German Charts)^[14]	11

Certifications

Certifications for "I Believe"
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[15]	Platinum	40,000^*
Germany (BVMI)^[4]	2× Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[16]	Platinum	40,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Hubner, Miriam (2 February 2002). "Germany's Latest Popstars Sitting Pretty". Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 6. p. 1.
^ ^a ^b "Charts KW51: Bro'Sis macht es den No Angels nach". MusikWoche. 13 December 2001. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Bro'Sis – I Believe" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Bro'Sis; 'I Believe')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Making of a Band – Part 2". Discogs. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Bro'Sis – I Believe". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
^ "Bro'Sis – I Believe" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 1. 29 December 2001. p. 11.
^ "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 2001" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 2002". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 29 January 2020.
^ "Year in Review: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 2002". Music & Media. Vol. 21, no. 2–3. 11 January 2003. p. 14.
^ "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 2002" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2002". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 29 January 2020.
^ "Österreichischer Musikmarkt 2010 – Erstmals veröffentlicht: die meistverkauften Alben und Songs der Jahre 2000-2010" (PDF) (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
^ "Austrian single certifications – Bro'Sis – I Believe" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('I Believe')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 April 2017.

[1] Hubner, Miriam (2 February 2002). "Germany's Latest Popstars Sitting Pretty". Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 6. p. 1.

[musikwoche_13_December_2001-2] "Charts KW51: Bro'Sis macht es den No Angels nach". MusikWoche. 13 December 2001. Retrieved 24 May 2024.

[ger-3] "Bro'Sis – I Believe" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 31, 2020.

[BVMI-4] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Bro'Sis; 'I Believe')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 7 April 2017.

[discogs-5] "Making of a Band – Part 2". Discogs. Retrieved 24 May 2024.

[swi-6] "Bro'Sis – I Believe". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved April 6, 2017.

[sc_Austria_Bro'Sis-7] "Bro'Sis – I Believe" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved April 6, 2017.

[8] "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 1. 29 December 2001. p. 11.

[9] "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 2001" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 6 April 2017.

[10] "Jahreshitparade Singles 2002". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 29 January 2020.

[11] "Year in Review: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 2002". Music & Media. Vol. 21, no. 2–3. 11 January 2003. p. 14.

[12] "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 2002" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 6 April 2017.

[13] "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2002". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 29 January 2020.

[austria-decade-end-14] "Österreichischer Musikmarkt 2010 – Erstmals veröffentlicht: die meistverkauften Alben und Songs der Jahre 2000-2010" (PDF) (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 27 November 2023.

[AustriaBro'SisI_BelievesingleCertRef-15] "Austrian single certifications – Bro'Sis – I Believe" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 7 April 2017.

[SwitzerlandBro'SisI_BelievesingleCertRef-16] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('I Believe')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 April 2017.

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+== Chart performance ==
-"'''I Believe'''" is a song by German pop group [[Bro'Sis]]. It was written by [[Alex Christensen]], Jens Klein, Peter Könemann, and Clyde "J. Ena" "Ward and produced by the former for their debut studio album ''[[Never Forget (Where You Come From)]]'' (2001). The [[pop song]] was released as the band's debut single on December 10, 2001 following their formation on the [[RTL II]] 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 triple platinum certification from the [[Bundesverband Musikindustrie]] (BVMI).
+Selling a record-breaking 800,000 copies in its first week of release,<ref name="musikwoche_13 December 2001">{{cite web|url=https://www.musikwoche.de/musik/charts-kw51-brosis-macht-es-den-no-angels-nach-b4933b98a3a4ad0d428e188d58954765|title=Charts KW51: Bro'Sis macht es den No Angels nach|website=[[MusikWoche]]|date=13 December 2001|access-date=24 May 2024}}</ref> "I Believe" debuted on top the singles charts in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland.<ref name="musikwoche_13 December 2001"/> Germany's Christmas number one of 2001, it spent five consecutive weeks at number one.<ref name="ger"/> The song was certified double platinum by the [[Bundesverband Musikindustrie]] (BVMI) for shipments figures of more than 1.0 million physical units.<ref name="BVMI"/>
-==Formats and track listings==
+== Music video ==
+A music video for "I Believe" was directed by Swedish film maker [[Patric Ullaeus]] and filmed in [[Gothenburg]] in November 2001.<ref name="discogs">{{cite web|title=Making of a Band – Part 2|website=[[Discogs]]|url=https://www.discogs.com/de/release/3197514-BroSis-Popstars-Making-Of-A-Band-Part-2|access-date=24 May 2024}}</ref> [[Detlef Soost]] served as the video's choreographer.<ref name="discogs"/>
+== Track listing ==
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 | title1          = I Believe
-| note1           = Video/Radio Mix
+| note1           = video/radio mix
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 | title2          = I Believe
-| note2           = Smooth Radio Mix
+| note2           = smooth radio mix
 | length2         = 3:27
 | title3          = I Believe
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+| note3           = maxi version
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+| note4           = instrumental version
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-==Credits and personnel==
+== Credits and personnel ==
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 * Hila Bronstein – vocals
 * [[Alex Christensen]] – writing, [[music production|production]], [[scratching|scratches]]
-* Jens Klein – [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], programming, editing, [[audio mixing|mixing]]
+* Jens Klein – keyboards, programming, editing, [[audio mixing|mixing]]
 * Peter Könemann – keyboards, programming, editing
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 * Shaham Joyce – vocals
-* Faiz-Kevin Mangat – vocals
+* Faiz Mangat – vocals
 * [[Indira Weis]] – vocals
 * [[Giovanni Zarrella]] – vocals
 {{col-end}}
-==Charts==
+== Charts ==
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-===Weekly charts===
+=== Weekly charts ===
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+|+ Weekly chart performance for "I Believe"
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 !Chart (2001–2002)
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+{{single chart|Austria|1|artist=Bro'Sis|song=I Believe|rowheader=true|access-date=April 6, 2017}}
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+!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=20|issue=1|page=11|date=29 December 2001}}</ref>
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-===Year-end charts===
+=== Year-end charts ===
-{|class="wikitable sortable"
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+|+ 2001 year-end chart performance for "I Believe"
+!Chart (2001)
+!Position
 |-
+!scope="row"|Germany (Official German Charts)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2001|title=Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 2001|publisher=[[GfK Entertainment]]|language=de|access-date=6 April 2017}}</ref>
-! Chart (2001) !! Peak<br />position
+|77
+|}
+{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
+|+ 2002 year-end chart performance for "I Believe"
+!Chart (2002)
+!Position
 |-
+!scope="row"|Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=2002|title=Jahreshitparade Singles 2002|website=austriancharts.at|language=de|access-date=29 January 2020}}</ref>
-|align="left"|Germany ([[GfK Entertainment Charts|Official German Charts]])<ref name="ger-year-end01">{{cite web|title=Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts (2001)|website=Offiziellecharts.de|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2001|accessdate=April 6, 2017}}</ref>
+|4
-| style="text-align:center;"|77
 |-
+!scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Year in Review: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 2002|magazine=Music & Media|volume=21|issue=2–3|page=14|date=11 January 2003}}</ref>
-! Chart (2002) !! Peak<br />position
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 |-
-|align="left"|Germany ([[GfK Entertainment Charts|Official German Charts]])<ref name="ger-year-end02">{{cite web|title=Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts (2002)|website=Offiziellecharts.de|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2002|accessdate=April 6, 2017}}</ref>
+!scope="row"|Germany (Official German Charts)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-2002|title=Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 2002|publisher=GfK Entertainment|language=de|access-date=6 April 2017}}</ref>
+|12
-| style="text-align:center;"|12
 |-
-|align="left"|Switzerland ([[Swiss Music Charts|Schweizer Hitparade]])<ref name="swiss-year-end">{{cite web|title=SWISS YEAR-END CHARTS 2002 |publisher=[[Swiss Singles Chart]]. Hung Medien |url=http://swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/2002 |access-date=April 6, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402134256/http://swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/2002 |archive-date=April 2, 2016 |df= }}</ref>
+!scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2002|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2002|website=hitparade.ch|language=de|access-date=29 January 2020}}</ref>
+|15
-| style="text-align:center;"|12
+|}
+=== Decade-end charts ===
+{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
+|+ Decade-end chart performance for "I Believe"
+! scope="col"| Chart (2000–2010)
+!Position
 |-
+!scope="row"|Germany (Official German Charts)<ref name="austria-decade-end">{{cite web |url=https://ifpi.at/website2018/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/ifpi-marktbericht-2010.pdf|title=Österreichischer Musikmarkt 2010 – Erstmals veröffentlicht: die meistverkauften Alben und Songs der Jahre 2000-2010 |publisher=[[IFPI Austria]] |language=de |access-date=27 November 2023}}</ref>
+|11
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 == Certifications ==
-{{Certification Table Top}}
+{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "I Believe"}}
-{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|digital=true|title=I Believe|artist=Bro'Sis|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2001|certyear=2001|access-date=April 7, 2017}}
+{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|type=single|artist=Bro'Sis|title=I Believe|award=Platinum|relyear=2001|certyear=2001|access-date=7 April 2017}}
-{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|title=I Believe|artist=Bro'Sis|type=single|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=2001|certyear=2002|access-date=April 7, 2017}}
+{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=single|artist=Bro'Sis|title=I Believe|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2001|certyear=2002|access-date=7 April 2017|refname="BVMI"}}
-{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|title=I Believe|artist=Bro'Sis|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2001|certyear=2002|recent=true|access-date=April 7, 2017}}
+{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|type=single|artist=Bro'Sis|title=I Believe|award=Platinum|relyear=2001|certyear=2002|access-date=7 April 2017}}
-{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
+{{Certification Table Bottom}}
-==References==
+== References ==
 {{Reflist}}
-==External links==
-* {{MetroLyrics song|brosis|i-believe}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->
 {{Bro'Sis}}
+{{Popstars (Germany)}}
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:2001 songs]]
+[[Category:2001 debut singles]]
 [[Category:Bro'Sis songs]]
-[[Category:Debut singles]]
 [[Category:Polydor Records singles]]
 [[Category:Number-one singles in Austria]]
 [[Category:Number-one singles in Germany]]
 [[Category:Number-one singles in Switzerland]]
+[[Category:Song recordings produced by Alex Christensen]]
 [[Category:Songs written by Alex Christensen]]

v t e Bro'Sis
Ross Antony Hila Bronstein Shaham Joyce Faiz Mangat Indira Weis Giovanni Zarrella
Studio albums	Never Forget (Where You Come From) Days of Our Lives Showtime
Singles	"I Believe" "Do You" "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" "Hot Temptation" "The Gift" "Oh No"/"Never Stop" "V.I.P." "U Build Me Up"
Related articles	Discography Videography Cheyenne Records Popstars (Popstars – Du bist mein Traum)

v t e Popstars
Seasons	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Winners	No Angels Bro'Sis Overground Nu Pagadi Monrose Room 2012 Queensberry Some & Any LaViVe Leandah
Winners' singles	"Daylight in Your Eyes" "I Believe" "Schick mir 'nen Engel" "Sweetest Poison" "Shame" "Haunted" "I Can't Stop Feeling" "Last Man Standing" "No Time for Sleeping"
Other contestants	Preluders Yasmin K. Milk & Honey Bisou Popstars Dance Company