I Believe (Diamond Rio song)

"I Believe" is a song written by Skip Ewing and Donny Kees, and recorded by American country music band Diamond Rio. It was released in November 2002 as the second single from their album Completely. The song became Diamond Rio's fifth and final No. 1 single on the Billboard Country Songs chart in 2003.

"I Believe"
Single by Diamond Rio
from the album Completely
ReleasedNovember 18, 2002 (2002-11-18)
GenreCountry
Length3:57 (album version)
3:33 (radio version)
LabelArista Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Diamond Rio
  • Michael Clute
Diamond Rio singles chronology
"Beautiful Mess"
(2002)
"I Believe"
(2002)
"Wrinkles"
(2003)

Music video

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The song's music video takes place in an area where many bad incidents are happening and a man is coping with losing his wife by finding comfort in angels. But at the end, she awakens. It was directed and produced by Deaton Flanigen and premiered on November 20, 2002 on CMT as part of CMT's Most Wanted Live.

Chart performance

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This song debuted at No. 58 on the Billboard Country Songs chart dated November 23, 2002. The song climbed to No. 1 on the chart dated May 31, 2003, where it held for 2 weeks, marking the group's fifth and final No. 1 single. The song also peaked at No. 31 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Chart (2002-2003) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[1] 31
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 1

Year-end charts

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Chart (2003) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 7

References

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  1. ^ "Diamond Rio Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  2. ^ "Diamond Rio Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Best of 2003: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2012.