Believe (Josh Groban song)

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2004 single by Josh Groban

"Believe"

Single by Josh Groban
from the album  The Polar Express: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Noël
Released| November 2, 2004
Recorded| 2004
Genre| Christmas music
Length| 4:18
Label| Warner Bros.
Composer(s)| Alan Silvestri
Lyricist(s)| Glen Ballard
Josh Groban singles chronology
| "Remember"
(2004)  | "Believe"
(2004)  | "You Are Loved (Don't Give Up)"
(2006)

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"Believe" is a song performed by Josh Groban. The lyrics and music were written by Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri. The song is from the 2004 film The Polar Express and is included on the film soundtrack. The song is also included on the 2011 album Heavenly Christmas, performed by Jackie Evancho, and the deluxe edition of Groban's Noël album, marking the first time for inclusion on a Groban release.

## Background

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The songwriters received a Grammy Award in the category Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media at the ceremony held in February 2006.[1] "Believe" was also nominated for Best Original Song at the 77th Academy Awards in February 2005, with Groban and Beyoncé performing the song during the awards broadcast.[2] The Oscar nod followed a Golden Globe nomination in the same category at the 62nd Golden Globe Awards.

## Cover versions

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The song was covered by Dara Reneé for the High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Holiday Special soundtrack.

## Chart performance

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The song "bubbled under" the Billboard Hot 100 chart in late 2004 and early 2005, reaching a peak position of #112.[3] However, on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart, the song spent five weeks at the summit.[4] This was Groban's fourth most popular song on the adult contemporary chart, under "To Where You Are" and "O Holy Night" in 2002 and "You Raise Me Up" earlier the same year.

Chart (2004-2005)  | Peak
position

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Canadian Hot 100 | 86
US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 | 12
US Billboard Adult Contemporary | 1

## See also

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* List of Billboard Adult Contemporary number ones of 2004 and 2005 (U.S.)

## References

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1. ^ The Polar Express Grammy Awards AllMusic.com. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
2. ^ "Beyonce To Duet With Josh Groban And A Bunch Of Choirboys At Oscars" Corey Moss, 9 February 2005, MTV.com. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
3. ^ Hot 100 chart info Billboard.com. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
4. ^ Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart info Billboard.com. Retrieved 23 June 2009.

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Josh Groban

Discography

Studio albums|

* Josh Groban (2001)
* Closer (2003)
* Awake (2006)
* Noël (2007)
* Illuminations (2010)
* All That Echoes (2013)
* Stages (2015)
* Bridges (2018)
* Harmony (2020)

Live albums|

* Awake Live (2008)

Compilation albums|

* A Collection (2008)

Singles|

* "To Where You Are"
* "You Raise Me Up"
* "Believe"
* "You Are Loved (Don't Give Up)"
* "I'll Be Home for Christmas"
* "Ave Maria"
* "The Prayer"
* "Hidden Away"
* "Você Existe Em Mim"
* "Higher Window"
* "Brave"
* "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)"
* "Evermore"
* "Granted"

Other songs|

* "All I Ask of You"
* "If I Can't Love Her"
* "The Impossible Dream"
* "Maria"
* "Over the Rainbow"
* "Sous le ciel de Paris"

Concert tours|

* Awake Tour (2007)
* Straight to You Tour (2011)
* All That Echoes World Tour (2013)
* Summer Symphony Tour (2014)
* Josh Groban on Stage (2015–2016)

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Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media

1980s|

* "Somewhere Out There" – James Horner, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil (songwriters) (1987)
* "Two Hearts" – Phil Collins & Lamont Dozier (songwriters) (1988)
* "Let the River Run" – Carly Simon (songwriter) (1989)

1990s|

* "Under the Sea" – Alan Menken & Howard Ashman (songwriters) (1990)
* "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" – Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Michael Kamen & Bryan Adams (songwriters) (1991)
* "Beauty and the Beast" – Alan Menken & Howard Ashman (songwriters) (1992)
* "A Whole New World" – Alan Menken & Tim Rice (songwriters) (1993)
* "Streets of Philadelphia" – Bruce Springsteen (songwriter) (1994)
* "Colors of the Wind" – Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz (songwriters) (1995)
* "Because You Loved Me" – Diane Warren (songwriter) (1996)
* "I Believe I Can Fly" – R. Kelly (songwriter) (1997)
* "My Heart Will Go On" – James Horner & Will Jennings (songwriters) (1998)
* "Beautiful Stranger" – Madonna & William Orbit (songwriters) (1999)

2000s|

* "When She Loved Me" – Randy Newman (songwriter) (2000)
* "Boss of Me" – John Flansburgh & John Linnell (songwriters) (2001)
* "If I Didn't Have You" – Randy Newman (songwriter) (2002)
* "A Mighty Wind" – Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy & Michael McKean (songwriters) (2003)
* "Into the West" – Annie Lennox, Howard Shore & Fran Walsh (songwriters) (2004)
* "Believe" – Glen Ballard & Alan Silvestri (songwriters) (2005)
* "Our Town" – Randy Newman (songwriter) (2006)
* "Love You I Do" – Siedah Garrett & Henry Krieger (songwriters) (2007)
* "Down to Earth" – Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman (songwriters) (2008)
* "Jai Ho" – Gulzar, A. R. Rahman & Tanvi Shah (songwriters) (2009)

2010s|

* "The Weary Kind" – Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett (songwriters) (2010)
* "I See the Light" – Alan Menken & Glenn Slater (songwriters) (2011)
* "Safe & Sound" – T Bone Burnett, Taylor Swift, Joy Williams & John Paul White (songwriters) (2012)
* "Skyfall" – Adele Atkins & Paul Epworth (songwriters) (2013)
* "Let It Go" – Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez (songwriters) (2014)
* "Glory" – Common, Che Smith & John Legend (songwriters) (2015)
* "Can't Stop the Feeling!" – Max Martin, Shellback & Justin Timberlake (songwriters) (2016)
* "How Far I'll Go" – Lin-Manuel Miranda (songwriter) (2017)
* "Shallow" – Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt (songwriters) (2018)
* "I'll Never Love Again" – Lady Gaga, Natalie Hemby, Hillary Lindsey & Aaron Raitiere (songwriters) (2019)

2020s|

* "No Time to Die" – Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell (songwriters) (2020)
* "All Eyes on Me" – Bo Burnham (songwriter) (2021)
* "We Don't Talk About Bruno" – Lin-Manuel Miranda (songwriter) (2022)
* "What Was I Made For?" – Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell (songwriters) (2023)
* "It Never Went Away" – Jon Batiste & Dan Wilson (songwriters) (2024)

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