Song · EMF
“I Believe” by EMF
From the album Schubert Dip (1991)
“I Believe” by EMF appears on 4 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1991 and 2003. It was first released in 1991 on the album Schubert Dip. Its best result is #92 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1991. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #248 alternative song of 1991 and #4,061 alternative song of all time.
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EMF followed their breakout hit "Unbelievable" with "I Believe", the second single from Schubert Dip, the British band's first album, released on Parlophone in 1991. The whole band shares the writing credit, and the lineup is all over it: James Atkin sings lead, Ian Dench plays guitar and keyboards, Zac Foley holds down the bass, Mark Decloedt drums and Derry Brownson works the sampler, with Claudia Fontaine on backing vocals. Pascal Gabriel and Ralph Jezzard produced.
Brownson contributes more than samples: the track carries the sound of him smashing a wall, and on the album version you can hear the others laughing at him for trashing the flat as the song kicks off. It went to number 6 in the UK, reached 10 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks as their third American single, and its video was all over MTV Europe that spring.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 92 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1991 | 107 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 246 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
| 2002 | 1882 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1587 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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