I Believe (Tears for Fears song)

"I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording)"
Single by Tears for Fears
from the album Songs from the Big Chair
B-side"Sea Song"
Released4 October 1985[1]
Recorded1985
GenreJazz
Length4:35
Label
Songwriter(s)Roland Orzabal
Producer(s)Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears singles chronology
"Pale Shelter (You Don't Give Me Love) [third release]"
(1985) 		"I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording)"
(1985) 		"Everybody Wants to Run the World"
(1986)
Music video
"I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording)" on YouTube

"I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording)" is a single by the British band Tears for Fears. It was the band's eleventh single release, and as a live re-recording of a song from their second LP Songs from the Big Chair, it effectively served as that album's fifth single. It was Tears for Fears' ninth UK Top 40 hit (peaking at No.23).[2] The song also reached the Top 10 in Ireland[3] and peaked at No.28 in New Zealand.[4]

The song was written by Roland Orzabal, who dedicated the song to Robert Wyatt in the liner notes of Songs from the Big Chair.[5] This message was accompanied by the addendum "(If he's listening)", which references the song "Dedicated to You but You Weren't Listening" from Wyatt's old band Soft Machine. The B-side to "I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording)" was a cover of Wyatt's "Sea Song", which first appeared on his Rock Bottom album.[6]

For the re-recording, Orzabal shouts "William!" prior to a saxophone solo. The shout was directed at Tears for Fears' touring saxophonist of the time, Will Gregory, who also appeared in the song's music video.[6]

Track listings

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7": Mercury / IDEA11 (UK)

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  1. "I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording)" (4:35)
  2. "Sea Song" (3:52)

2x7": Mercury / IDEA1111 (UK)

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  1. "I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording)" (4:35)
  2. "Sea Song" (3:52)
  1. "I Believe (Album Version)" (4:37)
  2. "Shout (Dub Version)" (6:45)

10": Mercury / IDEA1110 (UK)

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  1. "I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording)" (4:35)
  2. "I Believe (Album Version)" (4:37)
  3. "Sea Song" (3:52)

12": Mercury / IDEA1112 (UK)

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  1. "I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording)" (4:35)
  2. "Shout (Dub Version)" (6:45)
  3. "Sea Song" (3:52)
  4. "Shout (U.S. Remix)" (8:00)

Credits and personnel

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Tears for Fears

Additional personnel

  • Will Gregory – saxophone (both studio & live recordings)
  • Andy Sanders – acoustic guitar (live)
  • Nicky Holland – piano (live)

"Sea Song"

Notes

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  1. ^ On the studio version[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Truthful Tears". Record Mirror. 28 September 1985. p. 2.
  2. ^ "i+believe+(a+soulful+re-recording) - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  3. ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  4. ^ "charts.org.nz - Tears For Fears - I Believe". charts.nz. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  5. ^ Tears for Fears Songs from the Big Chair 1985
  6. ^ a b Clark, Paul (29 September 2023). Tears for Fears on Track. United Kingdom: Sonicbound Publishing (published 2022). ISBN 978-1-78952-238-9.
  7. ^ Tears for Fears - Songs from the Big Chair Liner Notes.
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