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LYRICS:
(After love, after love) No matter how hard I try You keep pushing me aside And I can't break through There's no talking to you So sad that you're leaving Takes time to believe it But after all is said and done You're gonna be the lonely one, oh Do you believe in life after love? I can feel something inside me say I really don't think you're strong enough, no Do you believe in life after love? I can feel something inside me say I really don't think you're strong enough, no What am I supposed to do Sit around and wait for you Well I can't do that There's no turning back I need time to move on I need love to feel strong 'Cause I've had time to think it through And maybe I'm too good for you, oh Do you believe in life after love? I can feel something inside me say I really don't think you're strong enough, no Do you believe in life after love? I can feel something inside me say I really don't think you're strong enough, no But I know that I'll get through this 'Cause I know that I am strong I don't need you anymore Oh I don't need you anymore I don't need you anymore No I don't need you anymore Do you believe in life after love? I can feel something inside me say I really don't think you're strong enough, no Do you believe in life after love? I can feel something inside me say I really don't think you're strong enough, no
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INFORMATION:
x appears on: Cher - Believe (1998) CD-S, 12'', 7'' Cher - Believe (1998) CD
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Written by Brian Higgins/ Paul Barry/ Steve Torch/ Matt Gray/ Stuart McLennan/ Tim Powell.
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Believe (Xenomania mix)
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Believe (Xenomania Mad Tim And The Mekon Club Mix)
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"Believe" was a number 1 hit record in over 20 countries. It's the biggest selling single of Cher's career. In 1999 it won three Ivor Novello awards for Best Song Musically and Lyrically, Best Selling British Single (decided by sales) and International hit of the year.
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The song uses the Auto-tune effect on Cher's voice. It was the first commercial recording to feature the Auto-tune software used as a deliberate creative effect.
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The single incorporates the work of six different songwriters, two producers and one executive producer. The starting point for "Believe" was a song by Brian Higgins, Matt Gray, Stuart McLennen and Tim Powell, which had been knocking around the Warner offices in demo form for months. Cher's people loved the chorus but not the rest of the song. Steve Torch and Paul Barry then re-worked the lyrics, melody and chords for the verses and middle eight. Rob Dickins highlighted a few changes afterwards. Once the demo version was agreed, Mark Taylor and Brian Rawling took over for the actual production, working at Dreamhouse.
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After writing his first top five hit (Dannii Minogue's "All I Wanna Do"), Brian Higgins was asked if he "had any songs for Cher". On an interview with the Guardian he said that he missed out on the chance to produce "Believe" because he was too embarrassed to invite Cher to his home (a flat above a shop, which he claims "looked like where Top Cat lived") as it "didn't have a helipad".
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Brian Higgins has said in an interview that when "Believe" was initially written he was into The Stone Roses and Madchester: "that very British scene helped influence the writing of the song."
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