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I Believe (Happy Clappers song)

"I Believe" is a song by British house studio project Happy Clappers, featuring singer Sandra Edwards on vocals, released by Shindig, EastWest and PWL International as the debut single from the project's only album, Games (1997). The song was mixed by Nobby (aka Martin Neary) and re-released two times during 1995, before peaking at number seven on the UK Singles Chart. But on the UK Dance Chart, it was even more successful, reaching number-one in June 1995. In 1997, a remix reached number 28 in the UK. Six years later, in 2003, a remix by American DJ Chris Cox peaked at number-one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, finally seeing the track being released also in the US. "I Believe" remains the project most successful release to date and is by many considered a classic of its genre.

"I Believe"
Single by Happy Clappers
from the album Games
Released1995
Genre
Length4:25
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • C.J Scott
  • Graeme Ripley
  • Mark Topham
  • Martin Knotts
Producer(s)
  • C.J Scott
  • Graeme Ripley
  • Mark Topham
  • Martin Knotts
Happy Clappers singles chronology
"I Believe"
(1995) 		"Hold On"
(1995)
Music video
"I Believe" on YouTube

Critical reception

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Howard Cohen from Knight-Ridder Newspapers described the song as "a pounding house number with a contagious minor-key piano riff."[1] A reviewer from Music Week gave "I Believe" four out of five, calling it an "up tempo happy house anthem that proved so popular in Ibiza."[2] James Hamilton from the Record Mirror Dance Update declared it as a "diva and chants prodded powerful piano built percussive groove".[3]

Track listing

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Charts

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References

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  1. ^ Cohen, Howard (28 July 1995). "Compact discs create club at home". p. 5C. Messenger-Inquirer.
  2. ^ "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 14 October 1995. p. 25. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  3. ^ Hamilton, James (10 June 1995). "Dj directory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 11. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Dance/Urban - Volume 62, No. 16 Nov 20, 1995". RPM. 20 November 1995. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. 25 November 1995. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Happy Clappers". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 3 June 1995. p. 23. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. 29 November 1997. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  9. ^ "The Club Chart 25.10.97" (PDF). Music Week, in RM (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 25 October 1997. p. 7. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Canada Top 50 Dance Tracks of 1995". RPM. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
 

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