"Don't Believe in Love" is a song performed by English singer-songwriter Dido. It is the only official single from her third studio album, Safe Trip Home, but the second single overall. It was released on 27 October 2008.[1][2] "Don't Believe in Love (Objektivity Mix)" by Dennis Ferrer received a nomination for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards.[3]
| "Don't Believe in Love" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Dido | ||||
| from the album Safe Trip Home | ||||
| Released | 27 October 2008 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:53 | |||
| Label | Sony BMG | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dido Armstrong, Rollo Armstrong, Jon Brion | |||
| Producer(s) | Jon Brion | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Don't Believe in Love" on YouTube | ||||
Composition and release
editAccording to Dido, "Don't Believe in Love" is not about a one-night stand situation as the lyrics might suggest. She explained, "I guess the basic concept is the world's a better place with love than it is without, but there's a whole lot of stuff to get to that point [...] The fact that I never truly explain what a song is about means that I feel very unlimited in what I put in. I think it is mainly journalists who want to work your life out from your songs".[4] The song was premiered on radio stations on 1 September 2008, and was released for download in many European countries from 29 September 2008.[5] It was also released in Australia on this date.[6][better source needed] The physical single was released in United Kingdom on 27 October 2008,[7] and in Germany on 31 October 2008.[8]
Music video
editThe music video for the song was filmed in a ranch near Los Angeles, with AlexandLiane as the directors. The video was filmed in September 2008, and premiered on Dido's official YouTube account on 30 October 2008. The music video was available as a free download from the iTunes Store on 3 December 2008, as part of their 2008 "12 Days of Christmas" promotion.
Track listing
edit- "Don't Believe in Love" (Dido Armstrong, Rollo Armstrong, Jon Brion)
- "Look No Further" (Dido Armstrong, Rollo Armstrong, Jon Brion)
Live performances
edit- "Virgin Radio" Le 17/20 – Bruno Guillon & Camille Combal – 22 October 2008
- Live with Regis and Kelly – 7 November 2008
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno – 10 November 2008
- "KLLC" – 12 November 2008
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show – 12 November 2008
- "Radio Cherie FM", France – 20 November 2008
- TV Total, Germany – 25 November 2008
- "Quelli Che Il Calcio E...", Italy – 14 December 2008
- "Radio RFM", France – 30 December 2008
Charts
editThe song only peaked at No. 54 on the UK Singles Chart, making it her second lowest charting single to date, until No Freedom charted 5 places lower at 59 in 2013. The song peaked at No. 2 on the Italian Digital Singles Chart. The song has reached No. 20 on the Japan Hot 100. The song was also certified 2× Platinum in Italy.
| Chart (2008–2009)[9] | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Physical Singles Chart[10] | 42 |
| Austrian Singles Chart[11] | 29 |
| Belgian Singles Chart Flanders[12] | 45 |
| Belgian Singles Chart Wallonia[12] | 14 |
| Hot Canadian Digital Singles[13] | 66 |
| CIS (TopHit)[14] | 96 |
| Dutch Top 40 Tipparade chart[15] | 16 |
| Dutch Singles Chart[12] | 83 |
| Greek Digital Singles Chart[16] | 4 |
| Hungarian Singles Chart[17] | 9 |
| Israeli Singles Chart[18] | 2 |
| Italian Singles Chart[19] | 2 |
| Japan Hot 100[20] | 20 |
| Portuguese Singles Chart[21] | 1 |
| Scottish Singles Chart[22] | 21 |
| Slovakian Airplay Chart[23] | 51 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[24] | 16 |
| UK Singles Chart[25] | 54 |
Certification
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Italy (FIMI)[27] | Platinum | 36,973[26] |
Popular culture
edit- "Don't Believe in Love" was featured in the fourth episode of 90210's first season, "The Bubble".[28]
References
edit- ^ Cohen, Jonathan. "Dido bringing it all "Home" in November". Reuters. 22 August 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2008.
- ^ "Don't Believe in Love Added to Player" Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. DidoMusic.com. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
- ^ "Dennis Ferrer". The Recording Academy. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ Bowes, Peter (27 October 2008). "Dido chills out in California". BBC News. Los Angeles. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Hot/Modern/AC". AllAccess.com. Retrieved 29 August 2008.
- ^ "Itunes". Archived from the original on 13 March 2006. Retrieved 27 September 2008.
- ^ "Don't Believe in Love". Amazon UK. 27 October 2008.
- ^ "Don'T Believe in Love". Amazon Germany. 31 October 2008.
- ^ "Dido – Don't Believe in Love". Top40-Charts.com.
- ^ "The ARIA Report Issue #977". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 November 2008.
- ^ "Discographie Dido". AustrianCharts.at. Retrieved 28 November 2008.
- ^ a b c "lescharts.com – Dido – Don't Believe in Love". lescharts.com.
- ^ "Hot Canadian Digital Singles Chart Listing". Billboard. October 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2008.
- ^ Dido — Don't Believe in Love. TopHit. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Tipparade-lijst van week 43, 2008" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Greek Singles Chart (Chart Listing for the Week of 25 Oct 2008". Billboard. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
- ^ "Hungarian Singles Chart".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Media Forest: Airplay chart". mako.com.
- ^ "Dido – Don't Believe in Love (Song)" Archived 23 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine. ItalianCharts.com. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
- ^ "Top Music Charts – Hot 100 – Billboard 200 – Music Genre Sales". Billboard. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008.
- ^ https://www.billboard.com/artist/dido/chart-history/portugal
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". officialcharts.com.
- ^ "RADIO TOP100 Oficiální Slovakia – Dido – Don't Believe in Love". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Czech Republic. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
- ^ "Discographie Dido". HitParade.ch. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
- ^ "Official Charts Company: Dido". OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved 28 November 2008.
- ^ "Music in Italy" (PDF). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ "Italian single certifications – Dido – Don't believe in love" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Select "2008" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Don't believe in love" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
- ^ "90210 Music" Archived 26 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine. The CW Television Network. Retrieved 27 October 2008.