I Believe (Happy Clappers song)

"I Believe" is a song by British house studio project Happy Clappers, featuring singer Sandra Edwards on vocals, released as the debut single from their only album, Games (1997). It was mixed by Nobby (aka Martin Neary) and re-released two times during 1995, before it peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart. But on the UK Dance Chart, it was even more successful, reaching number-one. 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. It remains the project most successful release to date and is by many considered a classic of its genre. A music video was produced to promote the single, featuring a zebra.

"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

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 rated "I Believe" four out of five, calling it an "up tempo happy house anthem that proved so popular in Ibiza."[2] James Hamilton from their RM Dance Update declared it as a "diva and chants prodded powerful piano built percussive groove".[3]

Track listing
  • 12" single, UK (1995)
  1. "I Believe" (12" Master)
  2. "I Believe" (Radio Mix)
  3. "I Believe" (The Tweakin')
  4. "I Believe" (Bath Tub Dub)
  • 12", Germany (1997)
  1. "I Believe '97" (Sash! Extended Mix) — 5:26
  2. "I Believe '97" (Sanchez Backwards Dub) — 9:48
  3. "I Believe '97" (Sharp Blasted Remix) — 8:27
  4. "I Believe '97" (Original 12" Mix) — 7:15
  • 12", UK (2003)
  1. "I Believe" (12" Master Mix) — 7:15
  2. "I Believe" (Chris Cox Club Mix) — 8:07
  • CD single, UK & Europe (1995)
  1. "I Believe" (Radio Mix) — 4:25
  2. "I Believe" (12" Master) — 7:15
  3. "I Believe" (The Tweakin') — 7:33
  4. "I Believe" (Bathtub Dub) — 6:40
  • CD single, Europe (1997)
  1. "I Believe" (Sash Edit) — 3:42
  2. "I Believe" (Sanchez Edit) — 4:06
  3. "I Believe" (Sash Extended Mix) — 5:27
  4. "I Believe" (Sanchez Mongoloids In London Mix) — 9:54
  5. "I Believe" (Sharp Blasted Remix) — 8:29
  6. "I Believe" (Original 12") — 7:14
  • CD maxi, Australia (1995)
  1. "I Believe" (Radio Edit) — 3:54
  2. "I Believe" (Notloveland Radio Mix) — 3:34
  3. "I Believe" (12" Master) — 7:15
  4. "I Believe" (Notloveland Full On Vocal Mix) — 8:00
  5. "I Believe" (Red Jerry Mix) — 6:48
  6. "I Believe" (Tweakin' Mix) — 7:31

Charts

References
  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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