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Natalie Wynn

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{{Infobox YouTube personality
| name = ContraPoints
| image = ContraPoints (cropped).jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|10|21}}
| birth_place = [[Arlington County, Virginia|Arlington]], [[Virginia]], U.S.
| residence = [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], U.S.
| occupation = [[YouTube personality]]
| education = [[Northwestern University]]
| channel_name = ContraPoints
| years_active = 2008–present
| subscribers = 567,000
| views = 28 million
|silver_button=yes|silver_year=2018| stats_update = April 16, 2019
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'''Natalie Wynn''' (born October 21, 1988)<ref>{{cite tweet |user=ContraPoints |number=1019787666898944001 |date=July 19, 2018 |title=Alright, alright astrologers. October 21, 1988. 8:00 AM. Arlington, VA. Tell me about my soul.}}</ref> is an American [[YouTuber]] of comedic and educational videos about [[politics]], [[gender]], [[Race (human categorization)|race]], and [[philosophy]] on her channel '''ContraPoints'''. Wynn's videos are noted for their use of sets and costumes, and their ironic humor. She has been noted for her influence in the [[Left-wing politics|left wing]] YouTube [[video essay]] sub-genre. As of May 2019, she topped the ''[[Dazed]] 100'' list, which ranks people who "dared to give culture a shot in the arm."<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501122146/https://www.dazeddigital.com/projects/article/44177/1/contrapoints-youtuber-biography-dazed-100-2019-profile|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/projects/article/44177/1/contrapoints-youtuber-biography-dazed-100-2019-profile|title=ContraPoints|work=[[Dazed]]|last=Blunt|first=Selim|archivedate=May 1, 2019|year=2019|accessdate=May 2, 2019}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Wynn was born in [[Arlington County, Virginia|Arlington, Virginia]] and became a philosophy graduate student and instructor at [[Northwestern University]] in the state of Illinois.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/qvygkv/contrapoints-interview-2019-natalie-wynn|title=ContraPoints Is the Opposite of the Internet|last1=Hall|first1=Jake|date=April 9, 2019|work=Vice UK|accessdate=April 9, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Singal1">{{Cite news|url=http://nymag.com/selectall/2017/10/contrapoints-profile.html|title=This YouTuber Is Figuring Out How to Counter the Alt-Right's Dominance of the Site|last=Singal|first=Jesse|date=October 30, 2017|work=[[New York Magazine]]|access-date=July 17, 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Polygon1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.polygon.com/2018/12/28/18156334/best-youtube-video-essays-2018-watch|title=The best video essays of 2018|last=Schindel|first=Dan|date=December 28, 2018|work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|access-date=December 28, 2018}}</ref> Wynn commenced a PhD program but dropped out 2015. She has written fiction, taught piano, and worked as a paralegal and [[copywriter]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reeve |first1=Elle |title=Meet the YouTube star who's de-radicalizing young, right-wing men |url=https://news.vice.com/en_ca/article/qvym73/meet-the-youtube-star-whos-de-radicalizing-young-right-wing-men |accessdate=March 15, 2019 |work=Vice News |date=March 14, 2019 |author-link=Elle Reeve |postscript={{bulleted list|In the video at 02:42: Reeve: "Natalie quit a philosophy PhD program in 2015..." Wynn: "Dropped out of grad school. 'I'm going to write fiction!' That didn't go anywhere. I wasn't driving Ubers. Just teaching piano lessons, being a paralegal, doing copywriting."}}}}</ref>

== YouTube career ==
Wynn started creating videos on YouTube in 2008, initially publishing videos about atheism. In 2016, she began the ContraPoints YouTube channel in reaction to the [[Gamergate controversy]] and the expansion in prevalence of [[right-wing politics|right-wing]] YouTubers, shifting her content to countering their arguments.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Singal1" /><ref name="Economist1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/open-future/2018/12/21/the-transgender-populist-fighting-fascists-with-face-glitter|title=The transgender populist fighting fascists with face glitter|last=N.B.|date=December 20, 2018|work=[[The Economist]]|access-date=December 28, 2018}}</ref><ref name="NYTmag1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/03/magazine/for-the-new-far-right-youtube-has-become-the-new-talk-radio.html|title=For the New Far Right, YouTube Has Become the New Talk Radio|last=Herrman|first=John|date=August 3, 2017|work=[[The New York Times Magazine]]|access-date=July 17, 2018|language=en}}</ref> Early ContraPoints videos covered subjects such as race, racism, and online radicalisation.<ref name=":0" /> In her videos, Wynn uses [[philosophy]], [[sociology]], and personal experience to explain and criticize common [[alt-right]], [[fascist]], [[classical liberal]], and [[conservative]] talking points, and to explain [[Left-wing politics|left wing]] ideas.<ref name="Singal1" /><ref name="OutFront1" /><ref name="splc1" /> Wynn has also criticized what she sees as some left-leaning tendencies to present arguments that are "a logical success but a persuasive failure."<ref name="Atlantic1">{{Cite news |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/01/contrapoints-political-philosophy-natalie-wynn-youtube/579532/ |title=ContraPoints Is Political Philosophy Made for YouTube |last=Mark |first=Clifton |date=January 6, 2019 |work=[[The Atlantic]] |language=en-US|access-date=January 9, 2019}}</ref> She often illustrates arguments with her experiences as a [[transgender]] person.<ref name="OutFront1">{{Cite news |url=https://www.outfrontmagazine.com/featured/contrapoints-on-youtube-social-justice-and-transphobic-feminists/ |title=ContraPoints on YouTube, Social Justice, and Transphobic Feminists |last=Kronfeld |first=Ezra |date=May 8, 2018 |work=[[Out Front (newspaper)|Out Front]] |access-date=July 24, 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Wynn's videos often have a combative but humorous tone, containing dark or surreal humor, sarcasm, and sexual themes.<ref name=Singal1 /> Wynn often illustrates concepts by playing different characters in elaborate costumes, who engage in heated debate.<ref name=Robinson1>{{Cite news |url=https://www.currentaffairs.org/2018/05/god-bless-contrapoints |title=God Bless ContraPoints |last=Robinson |first=Nathan J. |date=May 6, 2018 |work=[[Current Affairs (magazine)|Current Affairs]] |access-date=July 17, 2018}}</ref> The videos showcase Wynn's directorial choices, Todd Van Der Werff writing in ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'' describing the "complicated lighting schemes, elaborate costumes, and genuine thought put into aesthetics you don't get in a lot of television, much less a lot of YouTube."<ref name=VanDerWerff1>{{Cite news |url=https://slate.com/culture/2018/12/tv-club-youtube-contrapoints-netflix-puppy-prep.html |title=TV Club: YouTube's ContraPoints and Hulu's Puppy Prep. |last=VanDerWerff |first=Todd |date=December 20, 2018 |work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] |access-date=December 20, 2018}}</ref> In a 2018 interview for ''[[The Verge]]'', Katherine Cross notes a significant difference between Wynn and her internet character, explaining that the ContraPoints character is "blithe, aloof, decadent and disdainful", while Wynn "can be earnest—and she cares deeply, almost too much."<ref name=Verge1>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theverge.com/tech/2018/8/24/17689090/contrapoints-youtube-natalie-wynn |title=The Oscar Wilde of YouTube fights the alt-right with decadence and seduction |last=Cross |first=Katherine |date=August 24, 2018 |work=[[The Verge]]|access-date=August 25, 2018}}</ref>

== Reception ==
Wynn's videos have been praised for their clarity, nuance, and attention-grabbing sense of humor. Jake Hall, writing for [[Vice (magazine)|''Vice'']], called Wynn "one of the most incisive and compelling video essayists on YouTube".<ref name=":0" /> In an article contrasting her personal sincerity and her ironic sense of humor, ''The Verge'' describes her as the "Oscar Wilde of YouTube."<ref name=Verge1 /> ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'' magazine states, "ContraPoints is very good. Regardless of the viewer’s interest or lack thereof in internet culture wars, YouTube Nazis, or any of the other wide-ranging subjects covered in its videos, they’re funny, bizarre, erudite, and compelling."<ref name="Singal1" />

Nathan Robinson of ''[[Current Affairs (magazine)|Current Affairs]]'' calls ContraPoints a "one-woman blitzkrieg against the YouTube right," describing her videos as "unlike anything I've ever seen ... She shows how debate should be done: not by giving an inch to poisonous ideas, but by bringing superior smarts, funnier jokes, and more elegant costumes to the fight."<ref name="Robinson1" /> Robinson also notes that because of the channel's humor and its direct attention to online culture, it seems uniquely suited to a millennial audience;<ref name="Robinson1" /> Wynn's analysis of fascists' use of memes and coded symbols has been cited by the [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] in an article explaining the right-wing use of the [[OK (gesture)#As white power symbol|OK sign]].<ref name="splc1">{{Cite news |url=https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/09/18/ok-sign-white-power-symbol-or-just-right-wing-troll |title=Is that an OK sign? A white power symbol? Or just a right-wing troll? |last=Neiwert |first=David |date=September 18, 2018 |work=[[Southern Poverty Law Center]] |access-date=November 13, 2018 |language=en |author-link=David Neiwert}}</ref> Journalist [[Liza Featherstone]] recommends the channel as well, saying that Wynn does a "fabulous job" acknowledging her opponents' valid points while debunking weak arguments and revealing the influence of a sometimes-unacknowledged far-right political agenda.<ref name="TheNation1">{{Cite news |url=https://www.thenation.com/article/think-friend-jordan-peterson-fan-can/ |title=I Think My Friend Is a Jordan Peterson Fan. What Should I Do? |last=Featherstone |first=Liza |date=June 7, 2018 |work=[[The Nation]] |access-date=July 17, 2018 |language=en-US|author-link=Liza Featherstone}}</ref>

In November 2018, after a ContraPoints video about [[incel]]s reached over one million views, ''[[The New Yorker]]'' released a profile of the channel, describing Wynn as "one of the few Internet demi-celebrities who is as clever as she thinks she is, and one of the few leftists anywhere who can be nuanced without being boring."<ref name="NewYorker1">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/persons-of-interest/the-stylish-socialist-who-is-trying-to-save-youtube-from-alt-right-domination |title=The Stylish Socialist Who Is Trying to Save YouTube from Alt-Right Domination |last=Marantz |first=Andrew |date=November 19, 2018 |work=[[The New Yorker]] |access-date=November 19, 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref> VanDerWerff praised Wynn's videos as "frequently, beautiful" and suggested that Wynn was uniquely suited to YouTube as a content platform.<ref name="VanDerWerff1" /> ''[[The Atlantic]]'' praised Wynn's use of "lush sets, moody lighting, and original music by the composer Zoë Blade" and opined of her videos that "The most spectacular attraction [...] is Wynn herself."<ref name="Atlantic1" /> ''[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]'' named her video on incels one of the ten best video essays of the year 2018.<ref name="Polygon1" />

== Personal life ==
Wynn is a [[Trans woman|transgender woman]], a matter that features heavily in her videos. She began transitioning in July 2017. Wynn previously identified as [[genderqueer]].<ref name="Singal1" /> In her 2019 video "Are Traps Gay?", Wynn identified her sexuality as [[queer]] and [[polyamory|polyamorous]].<ref>{{cite web |author1=ContraPoints |title='Are Traps Gay?' |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbBzhqJK3bg |publisher=YouTube |date=January 16, 2019}}</ref> Wynn is a [[socialist]] and a [[feminist]].<ref name="Robinson1" /><ref name="NewYorker1" /><ref name="Verge1" /> She currently resides in [[Baltimore|Baltimore, Maryland]].<ref name=Singal1 />

== See also ==
* [[Hbomberguy]]
* [[PhilosophyTube]]

== References ==
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== Further reading ==
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* {{cite magazine |last=d'Almeida |first=Pierre |date=January 24, 2019 |issue=242 |department=Cover story |title=You Wynn |url=https://mozzoviewer.publishingcenter.net/dist/3c105d93b37ac925293b736f4880cecb/64891.web/?appId=com.forecomm.stylist&contentId=64891&timestamp=1549213908&token=03d65339ff8176d38a9485de4212ddbf55a13151&sign=9ff1c79db05bee1e41d41372da069ce50bf5228855c0252b367605f505bcceef#page/30 |magazine=Stylist.fr |location= |publisher=|access-date=February 3, 2019 |pages=30–33 |language=fr}}
* {{cite news |last1=Placido |first1=Dani Di |title=5 Fantastic YouTubers Fighting The Spread Of Alt-Right Propaganda |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2019/03/24/5-fantastic-youtubers-fighting-the-spread-of-alt-right-propaganda/ |work=Forbes |date=March 24, 2019 }}
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== External links ==
{{Wikiquote|Natalie Wynn}}
*{{YouTube|user=ContraPoints}}
*{{IMDb name|9268416|Natalie Wynn}}

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Believe (Cher-Lied)

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{{Infobox song
| name = Believe
| cover = Cher-believe-cover.JPG
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [[Cher]]
| album = [[Believe (Cher album)|Believe]]
| B-side = "Believe" (Xenomania Mix)
| released = {{Start date|1998|10|19}}
| format = {{hlist|[[CD single]]|[[Maxi single|CD maxi-single]]|[[cassette single]]|[[VHS#Uses in marketing|video single]]|[[Gramophone record|7-inch]]|[[12-inch single|12-inch maxi-single]]}}
| recorded = August 1998
| studio = Dreamhouse Studios, [[London]], United Kingdom
| venue =
| genre = [[Dance-pop]]
| length = 3:59
| label = {{hlist|[[List of Warner Music Group labels#WEA International|Wea]]|[[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]}}
| writer = {{hlist|[[Brian Higgins (producer)|Brian Higgins]]|Stuart McLennen|[[Paul Barry (songwriter)|Paul Barry]]|Steven Torch|Matthew Gray|[[Tim Powell (producer)|Timothy Powell]] •
[[Cher]] •
<ref name="Ivors99">{{cite web |url=http://theivors.com/archive/1990-1998/the-ivors-1998/ |title=The Ivors 1998 - The Ivors |website=TheIvors.com |publisher=BASCA |date=2016 |accessdate=13 Oct 2016 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>}}
| producer = {{hlist|[[Mark Taylor (music producer)|Mark Taylor]]|[[Brian Rawling]]}}
| prev_title = [[Paradise Is Here#Cher version|Paradise Is Here]]
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = [[Strong Enough (Cher song)|Strong Enough]]
| next_year = 1999
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|u_cILjrO23U|"Believe"}}}}
}}

"'''Believe'''" is a song recorded by the American singer [[Cher]] for her twenty-second album, [[Believe (Cher album)|''Believe'']] (1998), released by [[Warner Bros. Records]]. It was released as the [[lead single]] from the album on October 19, 1998. It was written by [[Brian Higgins (producer)|Brian Higgins]], Stuart McLennen, [[Paul Barry (songwriter)|Paul Barry]], Steven Torch, Matthew Gray and [[Tim Powell (producer)|Timothy Powell]]
,<ref name="Ivors99" /> Cher had also written part.,<ref name="Bego2004">{{cite book|author=Mark Bego|title=Cher: If You Believe|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XIQcOufdLVUC&pg=PA283|date=15 July 2004|publisher=Taylor Trade Publishing|isbn=978-1-4616-2592-6|pages=283–}}</ref> and was produced by [[Mark Taylor (music producer)|Mark Taylor]] and [[Brian Rawling]].

"Believe" departed from Cher's [[pop rock]] style of the time for an upbeat [[dance-pop]] style. It featured a pioneering use of the audio processor software [[Auto-Tune]] as a vocal effect, which became known as the "Cher effect". The lyrics describe empowerment and self-sufficiency after a painful breakup.

"Believe" reached number one in countries including Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Spain, France, Germany, Italy and the United States. It earned Cher a place in the ''[[Guinness World Records|Guinness Book of World Records]]'' as the oldest female solo artist to top the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart, and became the highest-selling single by a solo female artist in the United Kingdom. It is one of the [[List of best-selling singles|bestselling singles]], with sales of over 11 million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cher/e/B000APVS9M|title=Amazon.co.uk: Cher: Albums, Songs, Biogs, Photos|work=amazon.co.uk|accessdate=14 October 2015}}</ref> Reviewers praised its production and [[catchiness]] and named it one of Cher's most important releases. It was nominated for the [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year]] and won [[Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording|Best Dance Recording]].

The music video, directed by [[Nigel Dick]], has Cher performing in a nightclub. Cher has performed the song a number of times, including four of her [[List of Cher concert tours|concert tours]], most recently the [[Here We Go Again Tour]] in 2018. It has been covered by a number of artists, and has been featured in several elements of popular culture. Scholars and academics noted the way in which Cher was able to re-invent herself and remain fresh and contemporary amidst the more [[teen pop]]-based music of the period. They also credited "Believe" for restoring Cher's popularity and cementing her position as a [[Pop icon|pop culture icon]].

==Recording==
The single incorporates the work of six different songwriters, two producers and executive producer [[Rob Dickins]], the erstwhile chairman of Warner Bros, but according to [[Mark Taylor (music producer)|Mark Taylor]] the creation of "Believe" was a "strange one."

A demo of "Believe", written by [[Brian Higgins (producer)|Brian Higgins]], Matthew Gray, Stuart McLennen and [[Tim Powell (producer)|Timothy Powell]], circulated on Warner for months. Producer [[Mark Taylor (music producer)|Mark Taylor]] said "everyone loved the chorus but not the rest of the song". Warner chairman [[Rob Dickins]] asked the production house Dreamhouse to work on the song. Taylor said their goal was to make a Cher dance record without alienating her fans.<ref name="SOS">{{cite web|url=http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/feb99/articles/tracks661.htm|title=Recording Cher's 'Believe'|author=Sue Sillitoe|date=February 1999|work=[[Sound on Sound]]|publisher=soundonsound.com|accessdate=October 13, 2010}} (updated with Historical Footnote)</ref> According to Taylor, "Two of our writers, Steve Torch and [[Paul Barry (songwriter)|Paul Barry]], got involved and eventually came up with a complete song that Rob and Cher were happy with."<ref name="SOS" />

Though she is not credited as a songwriter,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/11/arts/cher-resurrected-again-by-a-hit-the-long-hard-but-serendipitous-road-to-believe.html?pagewanted=all|title=Cher Resurrected, Again, by a Hit; The Long, Hard but Serendipitous Road to 'Believe'|last=Strauss|first=Neil|date=March 11, 1999|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=January 15, 2018|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]}}</ref> Cher said she contributed some lyrics: "I was singing [the song] in the bathtub, and it seemed to me the second verse was too whiny. It kind of pissed me off, so I changed it. I toughened it up a bit. I wrote the lyrics, 'It takes time to move on, it takes love to be strong / I've had time to think it through and maybe I'm too good for you.'"<ref name="Bego2004" />

The track was assembled with [[Steinberg Cubase|Cubase VST]] on an [[iMac G3]] computer, with synthesizers including a [[Clavia|Clavia Nord Rack]] and an [[Oberheim|Oberheim Matrix 1000]], while Cher's vocals were recorded on three [[TASCAM|TASCAM DA88]] digital audio recorders with a [[Georg Neumann|Neumann U67]] [[vacuum tube]]-amplified microphone.<ref name="SOS" /> The song was recorded approximately in ten days in [[Surrey]], [[United Kingdom]].

=== Auto-Tune ===
Cher's voice is altered by a [[pitch correction]] speed that is "set too fast for the audio that it is processing."<ref name="SOS" /> Producer Mark Taylor added the effect to Cher's vocal simply as a kind of mischievous experiment. In interviews at the time, he claimed to be testing out his recently purchased DigiTech Talker.<ref name="SOS" /> It later emerged that the effect was not created by a [[vocoder]], but by using extreme (and then-unheard-of) settings on Antares [[Auto-Tune]].<ref name="SOS" />

Taylor said about the effect that "this was the most nerve-wracking part of the project, because I wasn't sure what Cher would say when she heard what I'd done to her voice", but that when she heard it she said, "It sounds great."<ref name="SOS" /> When her record company requested that the effect be removed, she responded, "Over my dead body!"<ref name="NYT">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/11/arts/cher-resurrected-again-by-a-hit-the-long-hard-but-serendipitous-road-to-believe.html?pagewanted=all|title=Cher Resurrected, Again, by a Hit; The Long, Hard but Serendipitous Road to 'Believe'|author=Neil Strauss |accessdate=March 3, 2009 |work=[[The New York Times]] |publisher=nytimes.com | date=March 11, 1999}}</ref> After the success of the song, use of Auto-Tune became very popular and many other artists imitated this technique, and it would eventually become known as the "Cher effect".<ref>{{cite journal |url= http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/musical/2008/06/09/080609crmu_music_frerejones?currentPage=1 |first= Sasha |last= Frere-Jones |date= June 9, 2008 |title= The Gerbil's Revenge |journal= The New Yorker |quote= In the manual accompanying Auto-Tune's fifth-release version, the zero speed setting is described as 'the Cher Effect.' |publisher= Condé Nast |accessdate= May 30, 2012 }}</ref>

== Composition ==
"Believe" is a [[dance-pop]] song.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musictimes.com/articles/4761/20140313/throwback-thursday-believe-cher-song-brought-auto-tune-listen.htm|title=Throwback Thursday: 'Believe' by Cher, the song that brought you Auto-Tune [LISTEN]|work=Music Times|accessdate=14 October 2015}}</ref> The song contains uncredited samples; it uses samples of "Prologue" & "Epilogue" performed by [[Electric Light Orchestra]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Cher – Believe (CD, Album)|url=https://www.discogs.com/Cher-Believe/release/5680537|publisher=[[Discogs]]|accessdate=July 11, 2017}}</ref>

It is recorded in the key of [[F-sharp major|F{{Sharp}} major]] with a [[tempo]] of 133 beats per minute. The song follows a chord progression of F{{Sharp}}–C{{Sharp}}–G{{Sharp}}m–B–F{{Sharp}}–A{{Sharp}}m7–G{{Sharp}}m–D{{sharp}}m, and Cher's vocals span from F{{sharp}}3 to C{{sharp}}5.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Believe|url = http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0048844_U1|website = www.musicnotes.com|accessdate = January 2, 2016}}</ref>

{{Listen
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| title = "Believe"
| description = A 15-second sample of "Believe". It is noted for its use of a sound effect on the vocals (using the then newly invented [[Auto-Tune]] software), which is today referred to as the "Cher effect".
}}

==Critical reception==
''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' gave the song a positive review, saying that the song is "the best darn thing that Cher has recorded in years".<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/reviews/single_review_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=749849 Single reviews]. ''Billboard''</ref> [[AllMusic]] editor Michael Gallucci gave a lukewarm review, writing that the [[Believe (Cher album)|''Believe'' album]] is an "endless, and personality-free, thump session".<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/believe-mw0000601566 Review by AllMusic] Retrieved October 15, 2013</ref> Joe Viglione called the song "pop masterpiece, one of the few songs to be able to break through the impenetrable wall of late 1990's fragmented radio to permeate the consciousness of the world at large."<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/song/believe-mt0010839295 Song review by AllMusic] Retrieved October 15, 2013</ref>

''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' called this song "poptronica glaze, the soon-to-be club fave..." and called Cher's voice "unmistakable."<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,285682,00.html |title=Believe Review | Music Reviews and News |publisher=EW.com |date=November 13, 1998 |accessdate=April 1, 2014}}</ref> [[Robert Christgau]] highlighted "Believe" as the best song on the album.<ref>[http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Cher Robert Christgau album reviews] Retrieved October 15, 2013</ref> [[Damon Albarn]], frontman of the bands [[Blur (band)|Blur]] and [[Gorillaz]], called the song "brilliant".<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&pg=PA159&lpg=PA159&dq=rolling+stone+cher+album+guide&source=bl&ots=BiMhpm_PV-&sig=QFz-TO_YXv6TLUZkFio0vM0EJsc&hl=en&sa=X&ei=rh-MULCjGsuJ0QH9uoCoBg&sqi=2&ved=0CDIQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=rolling%20stone%20cher%20album%20guide&f=false |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |date= |accessdate=April 1, 2014}}</ref> It was voted as the world's eighth favourite song in a poll released by [[BBC]].<ref name="SOS" /><ref name="About Cher">{{cite web|url=http://cher.com/about-cher/about/ |title=About Cher |deadurl=yes |accessdate=January 27, 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115062731/http://cher.com/about-cher/about/ |archivedate=January 15, 2013 |df= }}</ref><ref name="BBC favourite song">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/us/features/topten/ |title=The Worlds Top Ten | BBC World Service | publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date= | accessdate=July 2, 2013}}</ref>

==Chart performance==
[[File:WKTU-FM's Miracle on 34th Street show - New York - seen on December 11, 1998 Cropped.jpg|left|thumb|upright|220px|Cher performing "Believe" on the [[WKTU]]'s "Miracle on 34th Street" show in [[New York City]] on December 11, 1998.]]
The song, recorded and released in 1998, peaked at number one in 23 countries worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cherconvention.com/Cher.htm |title="Believe" #1 in 23 countries |publisher=Cherconvention.com |date= |accessdate=October 7, 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101110055118/http://www.cherconvention.com/Cher.htm| archivedate= November 10, 2010 | deadurl= no}}</ref> On January 23, 1999, it reached the Top 40 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and reached number one on the chart on March 13, making Cher the oldest female artist (at the age of 52) to perform this feat.<ref>https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/believe-cher</ref> Cher also set the record for a solo artist with the longest span of time between number one hits, since "[[Dark Lady (song)|Dark Lady]]" reached number one in 1974. She also set a mark for longest gap after her first number one song "[[I Got You Babe]]" released in 1965 with her then-husband Sonny Bono, and beat the record held by former [[The Beatles]]' lead guitarist, [[George Harrison]], who first hit the top of the charts in 1964 with The Beatles' "[[I Want to Hold Your Hand]]", and almost 24 years he had his last number-one song, "[[Got My Mind Set on You]]". "Believe" also was ranked as the number-one song of 1999 by "[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]" on both the "Billboard" Hot 100 and [[Hot Dance Club Play]] charts and became the biggest single in her entire career.

In the United Kingdom, "Believe" spent seven weeks at number one on the [[UK Singles Chart]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.everyhit.com/number5.html |title=List of UK Number 1's 1990's |publisher=Everyhit.com |date= |accessdate=October 7, 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100920210001/http://everyhit.com/number5.html| archivedate= September 20, 2010| deadurl= no}}</ref> becoming Britain's biggest-selling single of 1998, and won its writers three [[Ivor Novello Awards]] (for Best Selling UK Single, for Best Song Musically and Lyrically, and for International Hit of the Year) at the 1999 ceremony.<ref name="Ivors99" /> On 1 August 2014, "Believe" became the first female solo single to be certified Triple Platinum in the United Kingdom for selling 1,800,000 copies.{{Citation needed|date = May 2015}} As of October 2017, the song has sold 1,830,000 copies in the UK, making it the biggest selling song by a woman there.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-charts-flashback-1998-cher-believe__20834/|title=Official Charts Flashback 1998: Cher – Believe|last=Myers|first=Justin|date=October 26, 2017|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|accessdate=October 26, 2017}}</ref>

The success of the song not only expanded through each country's singles chart, but also most countries' dance charts. In the United States "Believe" spent 23 weeks on the U.S. [[Hot Dance Club Play]] chart, five of those weeks at #1, and 22 weeks on the European Hot Dance Charts. "Believe" also set a record in 1999 after spending 21 weeks in the top spot of the Billboard [[Hot Dance Singles Sales]] chart, it was still in the top ten even one year after its entry on the chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cherconvention.com/Cher.htm |title="Believe" Dance Singles Sales record |publisher=Cherconvention.com |date= |accessdate=October 7, 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101110055118/http://www.cherconvention.com/Cher.htm| archivedate= November 10, 2010| deadurl= no}}</ref> On 13 October 2008, the song was voted #10 on Australian VH1's Top 10 Number One Pop Songs countdown. "Believe" was nominated for [[Record of the Year]] and [[Best Dance Recording]] at 42nd Grammy Awards, the latter of which it won.<ref>{{cite web | author= Matt Bell (Sound On Sound [SOS]) | year=1999 | title=Recording Cher's 'Believe' | url=https://www.soundonsound.com/sos/feb99/articles/tracks661.htm | accessdate=May 17, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | author= Billboard Magazine | year=1999 | title=1999 in Music | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sA0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PP2&lpg=PP2&dq=cher+believe+%231+czech+republic&source=bl&ots=63ATak3io_&sig=e5Aq-Fy6X2id0q2gA9i26575ObA&hl=es-419&sa=X&ei=9kwDVf6PF8O1sAS7xoJw&sqi=2&ved=0CDsQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q&f=false | accessdate=March 13, 2015}}</ref>

==Music video==
[[File:Cher Believe D2K.jpg|right|thumb|upright|Cher performing "Believe" on the [[Dressed to Kill Tour (Cher)|Dressed to Kill Tour]] in 2014.]]
The official music video for "Believe", directed by [[Nigel Dick]], features Cher in a nightclub in a double role as a singer on stage while wearing a glowing headdress and as a supernatural being in a cage (with auto-tuned voice) surrounded by many people to whom she is giving advice. The video largely revolves around a woman who is in the club looking for her boyfriend and is heartbroken when she sees him with another woman. The version on ''[[The Very Best of Cher: The Video Hits Collection]]'' is slightly different from the previous version (the version that is also included on the Mallay Believe Bonus VCD) with additional scenes towards the end that were not in the original video. There are also two 'rough' versions of the video as the song was released in the UK and Europe before a video was completed. The first is a compilation of scenes from the videos of Cher's previous singles "One by One" and "Walking in Memphis" and the second includes a brief scene of the Believe video where Cher sings the chorus while the rest of the video is composed of scenes from "One by One".

Three official remix videos exist for this song. Two of the remix videos were created by Dan-O-Rama in 1999. Both follow different concepts from the original unmixed video. Instead of showing the significance of the lyrics the videos mostly show Cher with different colored backgrounds and people dancing. The two remixes used for these videos were the Almighty Definitive Mix and the Club 69 Phunk Club Mix. The third video entitled Wayne G. Remix was released by Warner Bros. and the concept is similar to the Club 69 Phunk Club Mix video.

==Live performances==
Cher performed the song during the [[Do You Believe? Tour]], [[Living Proof: The Farewell Tour|The Farewell Tour]], [[Cher at the Colosseum]] and the [[Dressed to Kill Tour (Cher)|Dressed to Kill Tour]]. While she would lip-sync the entire song on various television programs, she would only lip-sync the synthesized verses when performing on her Believe and Farewell tours, the Colosseum shows and on the 2002 edition of ''[[VH1 Divas Live]]''. Since 1999, the song has been the encore to all of Cher's concerts until her 2014 [[Dressed to Kill Tour (Cher)|Dressed to Kill Tour]], where the encore is the ballad "[[I Hope You Find It]]", a second single from her 25th studio album ''[[Closer to the Truth (Cher album)|Closer to the Truth]]''.<ref name="Synopsis">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5944817/cher-delivers-classic-hits-outrageous-costumes-at-dazzling-dressed|title=Cher Delivers Classic Hits, Outrageous Costumes, at Dazzling 'Dressed to Kill' Tour Opener|author=Christina Fuoco-Karasinski|publisher=''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''|date=March 23, 2014|accessdate=March 23, 2014}}</ref> It returned as the encore at her [[Classic Cher]] (2017-2018) shows and stayed in that place for the [[Here We Go Again Tour]] (2018-2019) as well.

==Impact and legacy==
''[[VH1]]'' placed "Believe" at #60 in their list of '''100 Greatest Dance Songs''' in 2000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2000/vh1dance.htm|title=Rock On The Net: VH1: 100 Greatest Dance Songs|website=www.rockonthenet.com}}</ref> and at #74 in their list of '''100 Greatest Songs of the 90's''' in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2007/vh190s.htm|title=Rock On The Net: VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 90's|website=www.rockonthenet.com}}</ref>

==In popular culture==
It was featured in an episode of BBC's ''Top Gear'' where James May had to chauffeur a Cher impersonator. It was parodied in the season 3 ''[[South Park]]'' episode, "[[Two Guys Naked in a Hot Tub]]". It was featured repeatedly in the ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' episode [[Living Conditions]] when Buffy's roommate plays it on repeat while ironing her jeans, driving Buffy crazy. It was also featured in an episode of ''[[Friends]]'', "The One with Chandler's Dad" in the seventh season during a montage of Las Vegas and also in an episode of ''[[Sex and The City]]'', "Evolution".

A cover by ''[[Correatown]]'' was used in ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' season 12, episode 4.

In 2012 [[Ella Henderson]] performed an acoustic piano rendition of the song during the bootcamp stage of the ninth series of ''[[The X Factor UK]]'' earning praise from all judges and reducing [[Nicole Scherzinger]] to tears. A similar version was included on the iTunes deluxe version of Ella's album ''[[Chapter One (Ella Henderson album)|Chapter One]]''.

On December 7, 2015, [[Jeffery Austin]] performed a stripped down, slower version of the song during the Top 9 live semifinals of ''[[The Voice (U.S. TV series)|The Voice]]''.

In October 2016 Australian indie group [[DMA's]] recorded an acoustic cover of "Believe" for [[Triple J]]'s [[Like a Version]] program, which would later go on to be voted in at Number 6 in Triple J's [[Triple J Hottest 100, 2016|Hottest 100 of 2016]].<ref>{{Citation|last=triple j|title=DMA's cover Cher 'Believe' for Like A Version|date=October 27, 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmwFnoMoDDg|accessdate=January 29, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/16/countdown/|title=1-100 {{!}} Hottest 100 2016 {{!}} triple j|date=November 11, 2016|website=www.abc.net.au|access-date=January 29, 2017}}</ref>

==Track listing==
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*;Australian/South African CD single,
*;European/Mexican/UK CD single #1
#"Believe" — 4:01
#"Believe" ([[Almighty Records|Almighty]] Definitive Mix) — 7:38
#"Believe" ([[Xenomania]] Mix) — 4:20

*;Australian CD maxi single
#"Believe" (Phat 'n' Phunky Club Mix) — 7:44
#"Believe" (Xenomania Mad Tim and the Mekon Club Mix) — 9:16
#"Believe" ([[Club 69]] Phunk Club Mix) — 8:46
#"Believe" (Club 69 Future Anthem Mix) — 9:24
#"Believe" (Album Version) — 3:58

*;European/Mexican/UK CD single #2
#"Believe" — 3:58
#"Believe" (Grip's Heartbroken Mix) — 9:12
#"Believe" (Club 69 Future Mix) — 6:50

*;Japanese CD single
#"Believe" — 3:58
#"Believe" (Almighty Definitive Mix) — 7:35
#"Believe" (Grip's Heartbroken Mix) — 9:12

*;UK/New Zealand Cassette single,
*;US Cassette/CD/7" single
#"Believe" (Album Version) — 3:59
#"Believe" (Xenomania Mix) — 4:20

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*;UK 12" single
#"Believe" (Almighty Definitive Mix) — 7:35
#"Believe" (Grip's Heartbroken Mix) — 9:12
#"Believe" (Club 69 Future Mix) — 9:14
#"Believe" (Club 69 Future Dub) — 7:54

*;US 12" single
#"Believe" (Club 69 Phunk Club Mix) — 8:43
#"Believe" (Club 69 Future Anthem Dub) — 7:13
#"Believe" (Phat 'n' Phunky Club Mix) — 7:42
#"Believe" (Grip's Heartbroken Mix) — 9:12
#"Believe" (Club 69 Future Anthem Mix) — 9:20
#"Believe" (Club 69 Phunk Dub) — 7:04
#"Believe" (Xenomania Mad Tim and the Mekon Club Mix) — 9:15
#"Believe" (Almighty Definitive Mix) — 7:36

*;US/Canadian CD maxi single,
*;Digital download (Remixes)
#"Believe" (Album Version) — 3:59
#"Believe" (Phat 'n' Phunky Club Mix) — 7:42
#"Believe" (Club 69 Phunk Club Mix) — 8:44
#"Believe" (Almighty Definitive Mix) — 7:36
#"Believe" (Xenomania Mad Tim and the Mekon Club Mix) — 9:15
#"Believe" (Club 69 Future Anthem Mix) — 9:20
#"Believe" (Grip's Heartbroken Mix) — 9:12
#"Believe" (Club 69 Future Anthem Dub) — 7:33
#"Believe" (Club 69 Phunk Dub) — 7:04
#"Believe" (Phat 'n' Phunky "After Luv" Dub) — 6:22
{{col-end}}

==Credits and personnel==
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*[[Cher]] – vocals
*[[Mark Taylor (music producer)|Mark Taylor]] – producer, [[Arrangement|arranger]], [[Programming (music)|programming]], keyboards
*Brian Rawling – production
*[[Brian Higgins (producer)|Brian Higgins]] – composition
*Stuart McLennen – composition
*[[Paul Barry (songwriter)|Paul Barry]] – composition
*Steven Torch – composition
*Matthew Gray – composition
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*[[Tim Powell (producer)|Timothy Powell]] – composition
*Gypsyland – background vocals, guitar
*Robin Smith – arranger
*Adam Phillips – additional guitars
*Ryan Art – designer
*Michael Lavine – cover art photographer
*[[Rob Dickins]] – executive production
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Credits adapted from ''Believe'' album liner notes.

==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (1998–1999)
!Peak position
|-
{{singlechart|Australia|1|artist=Cher|song=Believe|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}
|-
{{singlechart|Austria|2|artist=Cher|song=Believe|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}
|-
{{singlechart|Flanders|1|artist=Cher|song=Believe|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}
|-
{{singlechart|Wallonia|1|artist=Cher|song=Believe|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}
|-
|align="left"|Belgium (Promuvi)<ref name="belg">{{cite web |url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1998/BB-1998-12-19.pdf |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20150428043655/http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1998/BB-1998-12-19.pdf |dead-url=yes |archive-date=2015-04-28 |title=Hits of the World |work=Billboard |accessdate=October 31, 2015 |df= }}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
{{singlechart|Canadatopsingles|1|chartid=7494|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}
|-
{{singlechart|Canadaadultcontemporary|1|chartid=7140|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}
|-
|align="left"|Canada Dance (''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.7486&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.7486.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.7486|title=RPM Dance|work=RPM|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|Canada ([[Canadian Singles Chart]])<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/cher-mn0000107090/awards|title=Cher Awards|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}</ref>
|align="center"|2
|-
|align="left"|Denmark ([[Tracklisten]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1998/BB-1998-11-28.pdf|title=Hits of the World|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1998/BB-1998-11-21.pdf|title=Hits of the World|work=Billboard|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
{{singlechart|France|1|artist=Cher|song=Believe|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}
|-
{{singlechart|Finland|6|artist=Cher|song=Believe|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}
|-
|align="left"|Germany ([[GfK Entertainment|Official German Charts]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-3781|title=Cher - Top Titel|language=German|publisher=[[GfK Entertainment]]|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|Greece ([[IFPI Greece|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1999/MM-1999-01-16.pdf|title=Top 10 Greece|work=[[Music & Media]]|accessdate=May 4, 2018}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|Hungary ([[Mahasz]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1999/MM-1999-01-23.pdf|title=Top 10 Hungary|work=[[Music & Media]]|accessdate=May 4, 2018}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|Iceland ([[Íslenski listinn|Íslenski Listinn Topp 40]])<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Íslenski Listinn NR. 302 Vikuna 11.12. - 18.12. 1998 |magazine= Dagblaðið Vísir |page= 12 |date= December 11, 1998 |accessdate= April 10, 2018 |url= http://timarit.is/files/12762237.pdf#navpanes=1&view=FitH}}</ref>
|align="center"|5
|-
{{singlechart|Ireland2|1|song=Believe|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}
|-
|align="left"|Italy (Hit Parade Italia)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/indici/per_interprete/ac.htm|title=Indice per Interprete: C|publisher=Hit Parade Italia|language=Italian|accessdate=October 6, 2018}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
{{singlechart|Dutch40|1|year=1999|week=3|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}
|-
{{singlechart|Dutch100|1|artist=Cher|song=Believe|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}
|-
{{singlechart|New Zealand|1|artist=Cher|song=Believe|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}
|-
{{singlechart|Norway|1|artist=Cher|song=Believe|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}
|-
|align="left"|Poland ([[Polskie Radio]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lp3.polskieradio.pl/notowania/?rok=1998&numer=880|title=Lista Przebojów Programu|work=Strona Korporacyjna Miedż|accessdate=June 20, 2016}}</ref>
|align="center"|2
|-
|-
|align="left"|Poland ([[30 Ton]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rmfpoplista.phorum.pl/viewtopic.php?t=71|title=Lista 30 Ton|work=Strona Korporacyjna Miedż|accessdate=June 20, 2016}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
{{singlechart|Scotland|1|date=19981025|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}
|-
|align="left"|Spain ([[Productores de Música de España|AFYVE]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1998/BB-1998-12-05.pdf|title=Hits of the World|work=Billboard|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
{{singlechart|Sweden|1|artist=Cher|song=Believe|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}
|-
{{singlechart|Switzerland|1|artist=Cher|song=Believe|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}
|-
{{singlechart|UKsinglesbyname|1|artist=Cher|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|1|artist=Cher|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardadultcontemporary|3|artist=Cher|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardadultpopsongs|5|artist=Cher|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboarddanceclubplay|1|artist=Cher|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardpopsongs|2|artist=Cher|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardrhythmic|17|artist=Cher|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}
|-
|align="left"|US [[Top 40 Tracks]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref name="allmusic"/>
|align="center"|1
|-
!Chart (2013)
!Peak position
|-
{{singlechart|Scotland|93|date=October 27, 2013|accessdate=January 10, 2016|refname=scotland2013}}
|-
{{singlechart|UKdance|18|date=October 26, 2013|accessdate=January 10, 2016}}
|-
|align="left"|US [[Dance/Electronic Digital Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'') <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/299062/cher/chart?f=1099|title=Cher - Chart history|work=Billboard|accessdate=January 10, 2016}}</ref>
|align="center"|31
|-
!Chart (2017)
!Peak position
|-
|align="left"|US [[Dance/Electronic Digital Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'') <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/299062/cher/chart?f=1099|title=Cher - Chart history|work=Billboard|accessdate=Jun 1, 2016}}</ref>
|align="center"|17
|-
!Chart (2018)
!Peak position
|-
|align="left"|UK [[UK Dance Singles and Albums Charts|Dance]] (''[[Official Charts Company]]'') <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dance-singles-chart/20180727/104/|title=Cher - Chart history|work=Official Charts Company|accessdate=Jul 27, 2018}}</ref>
|align="center"|27
|}

===Decade-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Chart (1990–99)
!Position
|-
|align="left"|Dutch Top 40<ref>{{cite web |title=Top 100 – Decenniumlijst: 90's |url=http://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/decenniumlijst-90-s |language=Dutch |work=Dutch Top 40 |publisher=Stichting Nederlandse Top 40 |accessdate=April 23, 2018}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|17
|-
|align="left"|UK Singles (Official Charts Company)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Top+10+selling+albums+of+the+1990s+in+the+UK.-a0106605635|title=Top 10 selling singles of the 1990s in the UK|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}</ref>
|align="center"|5
|-
|align="left"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref name="usend"/>
|align="center"|31
|}
{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
!scope="col"|Chart (1998)
!scope="col"|Position
|-
|align="left"|Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-1998.htm|title=ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 1998|publisher=ARIA|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}</ref>
|align="center"|43
|-
|align="left"|Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=1998|title=Jahreshitparade Singles 1998|publisher=Hung Medien|language=German|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}</ref>
|align="center"|16
|-
|align="left"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1998&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten 1998|publisher=Ultratop|language=Dutch|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}</ref>
|align="center"|4
|-
|align="left"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=1998&cat=s|title=Rapports annuels 1998|publisher=Ultratop|language=French|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}</ref>
|align="center"|19
|-
|align="left"|France (SNEP)<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/page-259376.xml?year=1998 |title=Classement Singles - année 1998 |publisher=SNEP |accessdate=October 31, 2015 |language=French |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905093908/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/page-259376.xml?year=1998 |archivedate=September 5, 2012 }}</ref>
|align="center"|24
|-
|align="left"|Germany (Official German Charts)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1998|title=Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts|language=German|publisher=GfK Entertainment|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}</ref>
|align="center"|13
|-
|align="left"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.top40.nl/pdf/top100/top100-1998.pdf|title=Single Top 100 Van 1998|language=Dutch|publisher=Stichting Nederlandse Top 40|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}</ref>
|align="center"|82
|-
|align="left"|Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1998&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten - single 1998|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}</ref>
|align="center"|53
|-
|align="left"|Norway Christmas Period (VG-lista)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lista.vg.no/liste/topp-20-single/1/dato/1998/periode/julen|title=Topp 20 Single Julen 1998|publisher=VG-lista|accessdate=October 31, 2015|language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|align="center"|2
|-
|align="left"|Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=43&dfom=19980001 |title=Årslista Singlar - År 1998 |publisher=GLF |accessdate=October 31, 2015 |language=Swedish |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006174102/http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=43&dfom=19980001 |archivedate=October 6, 2014 |df= }}</ref>
|align="center"|6
|-
|align="left"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/1998|title=Swiss Year-end Charts 1998|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}</ref>
|align="center"|18
|-
|align="left"|UK Singles (Official Charts Company)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-biggest-song-of-every-year-revealed__2566/|title=The biggest song of every year revealed|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
!scope="col"|Chart (1999)
!scope="col"|Position
|-
|align="left"|Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-1998.htm|title=ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 1999|publisher=ARIA|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}</ref>
|align="center"|6
|-
|align="left"|Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=1999|title=Jahreshitparade Singles 1999|publisher=Hung Medien|language=German|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}</ref>
|align="center"|21
|-
|align="left"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1999&cat=s |title=Jaaroverzichten 1999 |publisher=Ultratop |language=Dutch |accessdate=October 31, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011190823/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1999&cat=s |archivedate=October 11, 2016 |df= }}</ref>
|align="center"|48
|-
|align="left"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=1999&cat=s |title=Rapports annuels 1999 |publisher=Ultratop |language=French |accessdate=October 31, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009121648/http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=1999&cat=s |archivedate=October 9, 2016 |df= }}</ref>
|align="center"|25
|-
|align="left"|Canada Top Singles (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9952&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9952.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9952|title=RPM 1999 Top 100 Hit Tracks|work=RPM|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}</ref>
|align="center"|13
|-
|align="left"|Canada Adult Contemporary (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9964&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9964.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9964|title=RPM 1999 Top 100 Adult Contemporary|work=RPM|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}</ref>
|align="center"|4
|-
|align="left"|Canada Dance (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9962&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9962.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9962|title=RPM 1999 Top 50 Dance Tracks|work=RPM|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}</ref>
|align="center"|9
|-
|align="left"|Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)<ref name="usend">{{cite web|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1999/BB-1999-12-25.pdf|title=The Year in Music: 1999|work=Billboard|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}</ref>
|align="center"|4
|-
|align="left"|France (SNEP)<ref name="auto"/>
|align="center"|13
|-
|align="left"|Germany (Official German Charts)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1999|title=Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts|language=German|publisher=GfK Entertainment|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}</ref>
|align="center"|16
|-
|align="left"|Italy (Hit Parade)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yends/hpe1999.htm|title=I singoli più venduti del 1999|publisher=Hit Parade Italia|accessdate=October 31, 2015|language=Italian}}</ref>
|align="center"|2
|-
|align="left"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.top40.nl/pdf/top100/top100-1999.pdf|title=Single Top 100 Van 1999|language=Dutch|publisher=Stichting Nederlandse Top 40|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}</ref>
|align="center"|9
|-
|align="left"|Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1999&cat=s |title=Jaaroverzichten - single 1999 |publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=October 31, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110915103326/http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1999&cat=s |archivedate=September 15, 2011 |df= }}</ref>
|align="center"|7
|-
|align="left"|Norway Winter Period (VG-lista)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lista.vg.no/liste/topp-20-single/1/dato/1999/periode/vinter|title=Topp 20 Single Vinter 1999|publisher=VG-lista|accessdate=October 31, 2015|language=Norwegian}}</ref>
|align="center"|6
|-
|align="left"|Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=43&dfom=19990001 |title=Årslista Singlar - År 1999 |publisher=GLF |accessdate=October 31, 2015 |language=Swedish |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722003533/http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=43&dfom=19990001 |archivedate=July 22, 2015 |df= }}</ref>
|align="center"|52
|-
|align="left"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/1999 |title=Swiss Year-end Charts 1999 |publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=October 31, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819084203/http://swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/1999 |archivedate=August 19, 2014 |df= }}</ref>
|align="center"|8
|-
|align="left"|UK Singles (Official Charts Company)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hosting1642755.az.pl/sp%20uk%20best%201999.html |title=Najlepsze single na UK Top 40-1999 wg sprzedaży |language=Polish |publisher=Official Charts Company |accessdate=October 31, 2015 }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|align="center"|124
|-
|align="left"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref name="usend"/>
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|US Adult Contemporary (''Billboard'')<ref name="usend"/>
|align="center"|9
|-
|align="left"|US Adult Top 40 (''Billboard'')<ref name="usend"/>
|align="center"|18
|-
|align="left"|US Dance Club Songs (''Billboard'')<ref name="usend"/>
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|US Top 40 Tracks (''Billboard'')<ref name="usend"/>
|align="center"|10
|}

===All-time charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
!scope="col"|Chart
!scope="col"|Position
|-
!scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/bestall.asp?page=3 |title=Best of All Time - Singles |publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=August 15, 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708082115/http://australian-charts.com/bestall.asp?page=3 |archivedate=July 8, 2014 |df= }}</ref>
|align="center"|277
|-
!scope="row"|UK Singles (Official Charts Company)<ref>{{cite web|author=Daniel Lane|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/naughty-boy-and-sam-smith-reach-1-million-sales-with-la-la-la-3074/|title=Naughty Boy and Sam Smith smash 1 million UK sales with La La La|publisher=Official Charts Company|date=10 June 2014|accessdate=October 31, 2015}}</ref>
|align="center"|17
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100-60th-anniversary|title=Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart|work=Billboard|accessdate=10 December 2018}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|379
|}
{{col-end}}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry | region=Australia | title=Believe | artist=Cher | type=single | award=Platinum | number=3 | relyear=1998 | certyear=1999}}
{{Certification Table Entry | region=Austria | type=single | title=Believe | artist=Cher | award=Platinum | relyear=1998 | certyear=1998}}
{{Certification Table Entry | region=Belgium | type=single | title=Believe | artist=Cher | award=Platinum | number=3 | relyear=1998 | certyear=1999}}
{{Certification Table Entry | region=France | title=Believe | artist=Cher | type=single | award=Diamond | certyear=1999 | relyear=1998 | salesref=<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.infodisc.fr/S_Certif_Diamant.php?debut=8 | title=Les Singles Diamant : | publisher=Infodisc.fr | language=French | accessdate=April 29, 2013}}</ref> | salesamount=764,000}}
{{Certification Table Entry | region=Germany | title=Believe | artist=Cher | type=single | award=Gold | number=5 | relyear=1998 | certyear=2004}}
{{Certification Table Entry | region=Netherlands | title=Believe | artist=Cher | type=single | award=Platinum | id=1237748 | relyear=1998}}
{{Certification Table Entry | region=New Zealand | title=Believe | artist=Cher | type=single | award=Gold | relyear=1999 | certyear=1999 | recent=website | id=1018}}
{{Certification Table Entry | region=Norway | title=Believe | artist=Cher | type=single | award=Platinum | relyear=1998 | certyear=1999 | number=2| certref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.no/sok/lst_trofeer_sok.asp?type=artist |title=IFPI Norsk platebransje |publisher=IFPI Norway |language=Norwegian |accessdate=October 31, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120725054452/http://www.ifpi.no/sok/lst_trofeer_sok.asp?type=artist |archivedate=July 25, 2012 }}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry | region=Sweden | title=Believe | artist=Cher | type=single | award=Platinum | number=3 | certyear=1999 | relyear=1998}}
{{Certification Table Entry | region=Switzerland | title=Believe | artist=Cher | type=single | award=Platinum | relyear=1998 | certyear=1998}}
{{Certification Table Entry | region=United Kingdom | title=Believe | artist=Cher | type=single | award=Platinum | number=3 | relyear=1998 | certyear=2014|salesamount=2,040,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite web|first= Rob |last= Copsey |title= Official Charts Flashback 1998: Cher's Believe|publisher= [[Official Charts Company]] |date= October 25, 2018 |accessdate= October 25, 2018 |url= https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-charts-flashback-1998-cher-believe__20834//}}</ref>|autocat=yes|refname="bpi"}}
|-}}
{{Certification Table Entry | region=United States | title=Believe | artist=Cher | type=single | award= Platinum | relyear=1998 | certyear=1999 | salesamount=1,800,000 ([[CD single|physical]])<ref>{{cite journal | title=Billboard Vol. 112, No. 6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1A0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA20&q=%22million+copies+sold+in+the%22 | page=20 | publisher=Nielsen Business Media | work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=February 5, 2000 | accessdate=February 17, 2013}}</ref> 375,000 ([[Music download|digital]]) | salesref=<ref>{{cite web | title=Ask Billboard: Cher Information, Yes? | url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/465290/ask-billboard-twice-is-nice-twice-for-adele?page=0%2C1 | publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=May 11, 2011 | accessdate=March 11, 2012}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true}}

==See also==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
*[[List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1990s]]
*[[Ultratop 50 number-one hits of 1998|List of Ultratop 50 number-one hits of 1998 (Belgium)]]
*[[Ultratop 40 number-one hits of 1999|List of Ultratop 40 number-one hits of 1999 (Belgium)]]
*[[List of number-one singles of 1999 (Canada)]]
*[[List of number-one hits of 1998 (Denmark)]]
*[[List of number-one hits of 1999 (Denmark)]]
*[[List of European number-one hits of 1998]]
*[[List of European number-one hits of 1999]]
*[[List of number-one singles of 1999 (France)]]
*[[List of number-one hits of 1998 (Germany)]]
*[[List of number-one hits of 1998 (Italy)]]
{{col-2}}
*[[List of number-one hits of 1999 (Italy)]]
*[[List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 1999|List of number-one singles of 1999 (Netherlands)]]
*[[List of number-one songs in Norway#1998|List of number-one singles of 1998 (Norway)]]
*[[List of number-one singles of 1998 (Spain)]]
*[[List of number-one singles of 1999 (Spain)]]
*[[List of number-one singles of 2005 (Sweden)]]
*[[List of number-one singles of the 1990s (Switzerland)]]
*[[List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1990s]]
*[[List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1999]]
*[[List of number-one dance singles of 1998 (U.S.)]]
*[[List of number-one dance singles of 1999 (U.S.)]]
{{col-end}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130115062731/http://cher.com/about-cher/about/ About Cher] on the official Cher site (mentions "Believe")
* {{MetroLyrics song|cher|believe}}

{{Cher}}
{{Cher singles}}
{{Billboard Year-End number one singles 1980–1999}}
{{UK best-selling singles (by year)}}
{{Ivor Novello Best Song}}

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