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Don't Stop Believin'

January 24, 2023

For the TV series, see Don't Stop Believin' (TV series).
"Don't Stop Believing" redirects here. For other uses, see Don't Stop Believing (disambiguation).

"Don't Stop Believin'" is a song by American rock band Journey. It was released in October 1981 as the second single from the group's seventh studio album, Escape (1981), released through Columbia Records. "Don't Stop Believin'" shares writing credits between the band's vocalist Steve Perry, guitarist Neal Schon, and keyboardist Jonathan Cain. A mid-tempo rock anthem, "Don't Stop Believin'" is memorable for its distinctive opening keyboard riff.

"Don't Stop Believin'"
Single by Journey
from the album Escape
B-side"Natural Thing"
ReleasedOctober 19, 1981[1]
Recorded1981
StudioFantasy Studios (Berkeley, California)
GenreRock
Length4:11
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry, Neal Schon
Producer(s)Kevin Elson, Mike "Clay" Stone
Journey singles chronology
"Who's Crying Now"
(1981) 		"Don't Stop Believin'"
(1981) 		"Open Arms"
(1982)
Audio sample
"Don't Stop Believin'"

At the dawn of the 1980s, Journey was becoming one of the most successful rock acts of the era. The band added Cain on keyboards before entering the studio to record Escape. Cain had kept the song title from encouragement his father gave him as a struggling musician living on Los Angeles' Sunset Boulevard. The song is unusual in that its chorus does not arrive until the song is nearly finished; its structure consists of two pre-choruses and three verses before it arrives at its central hook. The band recorded the song in one take at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California.

A top-10 worldwide hit in 1981, "Don't Stop Believin'" became the group's signature song and has continued to endure over the years. Decades after its release, it became the best-selling digital track from the twentieth century, with over seven million downloads. Critics acclaimed its anthemic qualities; music magazine Rolling Stone ranked it among its 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In 2022, the single was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Recording Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."[2] Cover versions have included the cast of the American comedy-drama Glee in 2009, which outperformed the original internationally.

Background

By 1980, the Californian rock outfit Journey was on its way to becoming one of the most successful acts of the era. After discarding its roots in progressive rock, the group hired vocalist Steve Perry and smoothed out its sound. The band had notched several domestic top-25 hits with "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" and "Any Way You Want It". Original keyboardist Gregg Rolie, with the group since its progressive days, amicably departed in 1980, leaving the foursome without one of its signature elements. Rolie recommended the band invite Jonathan Cain of British rockers the Babys to be his permanent replacement, who accepted and joined the band as they prepared to record its next album, Escape (1981).

To prepare for writing its next effort, Journey rented a warehouse in Oakland, California, where they worked daily to complete arrangements and develop new ideas. Cain came up with the song's title and hook; it stemmed from something his father frequently told him when he was a struggling musician living on Los Angeles' Sunset Boulevard. Cain was unsuccessful and ready to give up, and each time he would call home in despair, his father would tell him, "Don't stop believing or you're done, dude."[3] Guitarist Neil Schon invented the song's distinctive bass line, and Perry suggested Cain write a driving synthesizer piece to complement that bass line. Drummer Steve Smith added atop that with a standard rock backbeat, and instructed Schon to play 16th note arpeggios over the rest of the instrumentation, as though he were a "train" guiding the song in its direction.[4]

 
Jonathan Cain, the band's newest member, developed the song's title.

This motif lyrically inspired the song as well. Cain and Perry thought the imagery brought to mind a story of two people leaving behind past lives in their hometown and boarding a midnight train to anywhere else. Perry liked the concept that the characters be a girl from a small town and a boy raised in the city. "We felt that every young person has a dream and sometimes where you grow up isn’t where you’re destined to be," Cain said. They copied the day's progress to cassette tapes and took them home for further review. Smith felt a regular rock beat wouldn't suit the entire song, so he supplemented it with melodic, syncopated additions on the tom-toms and ride cymbal bell, increasing its complexity as the song builds. The song was built backwards, as the title hook were the only lyrics the band had developed initially.[4]

The band recorded the song at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California. Perry had a cold on the day of recording and was unable to make it, so its instrumental was tracked without him. The musicians found the song's tempo and varying sections difficult to record, especially Cain and bassist Ross Valory's intro. Co-producer Mike Stone turned on a verbal click track for the group to practice to; after about twenty minutes, they turned the machine off and recorded the song live in one take. Perry rejoined Journey the next week and also completed his vocals mainly in one take. Altogether, the song and its corresponding album came together under its budget and in about two months. Cain was grateful that Perry gave his ideas equal weight given his status as a new member of the band.[4]

Composition

While a majority of songs have a refrain that is repeated several times throughout the song, the true chorus to "Don't Stop Believin'" (as well as the first mention of its title) is not heard until the end of the song, with only 0:50 left. The song's writers designated the musically similar sections before the chorus as the "pre-chorus."[4] The song's structure is:

  1. Introduction (instrumental) (0:00–0:17)
  2. Verse 1 (0:17–0:49)
  3. Instrumental (0:49–1:05)
  4. Verse 2 (half-length) (1:05–1:20)
  5. Pre-chorus 1 (1:20–1:54)
  6. Instrumental (1:54–2:01)
  7. Verse 3 (2:01–2:33)
  8. Pre-chorus 2 (2:33–3:05)
  9. Instrumental (chorus) (3:05–3:21)
  10. Chorus until fade (3:21–4:11)

The song is played in the key of E major at a tempo of 118 beats per minute. The vocal range is E4–C#5.[5] The chord progression, played by the piano in the introduction and continued throughout most of the song, is eight chords long, following a I–V–vi–IV–I–V–iii–IV progression.

While the lyrics mention being "born and raised in south Detroit", there is no place in the Detroit, Michigan area commonly called "South Detroit". The city lies mainly on the north bank of the Detroit River, and directly south of its downtown area lies the Canadian city of Windsor, Ontario.[6] Steve Perry has said, "I tried north Detroit, I tried east and west and it didn't sing, but south Detroit sounded so beautiful. I loved the way it sounded, only to find out later it's actually Canada."[6] Detroit residents often refer to the "east side" and "west side" of the city, but only rarely "north" (sometimes called "8 Mile", after the boundary road of the same name) or "south" (instead referred to as "Downriver" or "Mexicantown"). The lyric "streetlight people living just to find emotion" came from Perry watching people walking in the streets of Detroit at night after a show.[7]

Personnel

Escape version

Revelation live version

  • Arnel Pineda – lead vocals
  • Ross Valory – bass, background vocals
  • Jonathan Cain – keyboards, background vocals
  • Neal Schon – guitars, background vocals
  • Deen Castronovo – drums and percussion, background vocals

Reception

Billboard called it an "uptempo, melodic track" and praised the "fluid guitar and vocal."[8] Mike DeGagne of AllMusic has described "Don't Stop Believin'" as a "perfect rock song"[9] and an "anthem", featuring "one of the best opening keyboard riffs in rock."[10] It was ranked #133 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[11] It is the best-selling digital track from the 20th century, with over seven million copies sold in the United States.[12][13]

In 2021, the song received the Grammy Hall of Fame award.[14]

In popular culture

 
Stop sign graffitied to read as a line from the song

In 2007, the song gained press coverage and a sharp growth in popularity for its use in the famous final scene of HBO's The Sopranos series finale "Made in America". Steve Perry was initially hesitant to allow the song to be used in The Sopranos but later agreed.[15] Digital downloads of the song soared following the episode's airing and the exposure motivated the band members to overcome the struggles they were having at the time and find a replacement lead singer after former lead singer Steve Augeri’s departure.[16][17]

The song has for years been commonly played at Detroit Red Wings home games. During the last minutes of playoff victories, the volume is lowered during the "born and raised in south Detroit" line, which is instead sung by home fans.[18][19] It was played at the closing ceremony of the Red Wings long-time home Joe Louis Arena in 2017. It is also used at other Detroit sporting events.[20]

The song is played during the 8th inning of every San Francisco Giants home game. Steve Perry is a Giants season ticket holder and memorably led the crowd in the song during a game in the World Series in 2014.[21] In addition, after the Giants won the 2010 World Series, Fox Sports used the song to close out their postgame coverage of the fifth and deciding game of the series.

The song got a boost when it was used as the closing number in Rock of Ages, a jukebox musical featuring hits of the '80s. The show ran on Broadway from 2009 to 2015, and in 2012 was made into a movie starring Tom Cruise.[22]

The song is used in professional wrestling by Silas Young as his entrance music on the independent circuit, though due to music rights issues he's used in-house music commissioned by Ring of Honor when wrestling for that promotion.[23]

In 2020, the song was used in a Toyota Hilux commercial. In the commercial, With the help of his Hilux, a dad retraces his steps on an epic journey to help his daughter find her lost toy.[24]

Chart performance

The song reached number eight on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart, and number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It sold over a million copies in vinyl.[25] It is the number one paid digital download song originally released in the 20th century,[26] and was also the 72nd most downloaded song of 2008, and 84th most downloaded song of 2009 in the store, over 27 years after its release. On August 31, 2009 the song topped the 3 million mark in paid downloads.[27] It is the best-selling digital song from a pre-digital-era,[28] and it was also the best-selling rock song in digital history until it was overtaken by Imagine Dragons' "Radioactive" in January 2014.[25] It was placed just outside the top twenty best selling digital songs of all time in September 2010.[29] It has sold over 7 million digital units in the US as of July 2017.[12]

"Don't Stop Believin'" has entered other charts across the world in recent years, following a gain in popularity. In Ireland, the song peaked at number 4, at 25 in Sweden after many chart runs, and at number 50 in the Dutch charts.

The power ballad[30] is one of the most popular rock tracks in Ireland and continues to remain in the top ten most downloaded songs.[31]

UK chart success

The song was released in the United Kingdom in December 1981[32] and peaked only at number 62. "Don't Stop Believin'", never re-released as a physical single in the UK, retained a cult following and re-entered the UK Singles Chart in February 2009 at number 94 due to digital downloads. On November 1, 2009, following a performance on The X Factor, "Don't Stop Believin'" re-entered the chart peaking at number 52, and it rose to number 19 a week later. The song stayed in the charts for three weeks, before dropping out of the top 40. On December 20 that year, "Don't Stop Believin'" re-entered the chart at number nine after the song was performed again on The X Factor. The song remained in the top 10 for another seven weeks in 2010, hitting a peak of number six in the process.

In early 2010, it was announced that the song had been the 65th best-selling single of 2009, this nearly three decades after its initial release. "Don't Stop Believin'" spent a total of 21 non-consecutive weeks in the top 40 during its November 2009 – April 2010 run. "Don't Stop Believin'" was the 25th best-selling track of 2010, selling just over 435,000 copies. It re-entered the charts in 2011, 2012 and 2013 and to date has spent 95 weeks in the top 100.[33]

In September 2014, the Official Charts Company listed the song as having sold a million copies in the UK.[34]

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[66] 9× Platinum 630,000 
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[67] Platinum 90,000 
Mexico (AMPROFON)[68] Gold 30,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[69] 4× Platinum 2,400,000 
United States (RIAA)[70]
Physical 		Gold 500,000^
United States (RIAA)[70]
Mastertone 		Platinum 1,000,000*
United States (RIAA)[70]
Digital 		5× Platinum 7,000,000[12]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
  Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Glee cast version

"Don't Stop Believin'"
 
Single by Glee cast
from the album Glee: The Music, Volume 1
ReleasedMay 19, 2009
Recorded2009
GenrePop
Length3:50
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Steve Perry, Jonathan Cain, Neal Schon
Producer(s)Ryan Murphy, Adam Anders
Glee cast singles chronology
"Don't Stop Believin'"
(2009) 		"Rehab"
(2009)
"Don't Stop Believin'"
Song by Glee cast
from the album Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals
ReleasedJune 8, 2010
Recorded2010
GenrePop
Length3:44
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry, Neal Schon
Producer(s)Ryan Murphy, Adam Anders

"Don't Stop Believin'" was recorded by the cast of American television series, Glee. It was performed, in whole or in part, in six different episodes of the series, ranging from the first episode to the 120th (second last) episode. The song was performed to close out the very first episode, "Pilot" (May 2009).[71] This arrangement, which became the first single released from the soundtrack of the series, Glee: The Music, Volume 1, was adapted from Petra Haden's version.[72]

A portion of the song was performed again in the first season's fifth episode, "The Rhodes Not Taken" (September 2009). A second version was performed by the cast in the first season's finale episode, "Journey to Regionals" (June 2010), for the glee club's Regionals competition; this version is included in the EP soundtrack, Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals, and earned a nomination in December 2010 for the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals – the only song from Glee ever nominated for a Grammy. A third version was performed by Lea Michele as Rachel Berry in the nineteenth episode of the fourth season of the show, "Sweet Dreams" (April 2013), joined (in her imagination) by the rest of the original six, making it the last new musical performance by Finn Hudson, as actor Cory Monteith died three months later; this version was released as a single April 23, 2013. A fourth version was performed, by ten of the original twelve members (missing Monteith as Finn Hudson and Dijon Talton as Matt Rutherford), seven more current members and Mr. Schuester, in the thirteenth episode of the fifth season, "New Directions" (March 2014).[73] A reprise of the six-member "Pilot" version is featured in the second last episode of the series, "2009" (March 2015).

Released as a digital download on June 2, 2009, the song performed well in the United States, Ireland, the United Kingdom and Australia, where it charted within the top five of their national charts. The cast performance of "Don't Stop Believin'" was certified gold in the US in October 2009 and platinum in March 2011, achieving over 1,000,000 digital sales,[74] and platinum in Australia, with sales of over 70,000.[75] It remains the most popular recording in the show's history, having sold 1,422,000 copies in the United States alone.[76]

"Don't Stop Believin'" was put on the BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2 playlists in the UK in January 2010.[citation needed]

Critical reception

Aly Semigan of Entertainment Weekly praised the song stating "Fox's Glee put the ultimate earworm back in its rightful place." She also stated: "even if you aren't one for show choirs (which, is quite frankly, shocking), it's pretty damn hard to resist." Semigan also compared it to the original version stating "it sounds slightly different in this Freaks and Geeks meets High School Musical pilot, but it's a good kind of different."[77]

Chart performance

 
Glee Cast performing the song during Glee Live! In Concert!

In the United States, the song debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week dated June 6, 2009 with sales of 177,000 copies in its first week, behind Black Eyed Peas's "Boom Boom Pow", Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" and Jamie Foxx's "Blame It", respectively the number one, number two and number three on the chart.[78][79] The song received certification Platinum by RIAA for more 1.4 million copies of digital sold, which is also their best-selling song to date.[79]

Track listings

  • Digital download
  1. "Don't Stop Believin'" – 3:50
  • German CD single
  1. "Don't Stop Believin'" – 3:52
  2. "Rehab" – 3:26

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2009–2011) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[80] 5
Australia Hitseekers (ARIA)[81] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[82] 68
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[83] 37
France (SNEP)[84] 48
Germany (Official German Charts)[85] 50
Ireland (IRMA)[86] 4
Italy (FIMI)[87] 46
Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay (Billboard)[88] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[89] 91
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[90] 16
Portugal Digital Songs (Billboard)[91] 9
Scotland (OCC)[92] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[93] 74
UK Singles (OCC)[94] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[95] 4
US Pop 100 (Billboard)[96] 18
Year-end charts
Chart (2009) Position
Australia (ARIA)[97] 69
Chart (2010) Position
European Hot 100 Singles[98] 82
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[61] 22

Certifications

Sales and certifications
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[99] Platinum 70,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[100] Gold 30,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[101] Platinum 600,000 
United States (RIAA)[102] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
  Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

LadBaby version

"Don't Stop Me Eatin'"
Single by LadBaby
ReleasedDecember 18, 2020 (2020-12-18)
Recorded2020
LabelFrtyfve
Songwriter(s)
  • Steve Perry
  • Neal Schon
  • Jonathan Cain
LadBaby singles chronology
"I Love Sausage Rolls"
(2019) 		"Don't Stop Me Eatin'"
(2020) 		"Sausage Rolls for Everyone"
(2021)

In December 2020, English blogger couple LadBaby released a comedy version of the song titled "Don't Stop Me Eatin'" with a sausage roll theme as a charity single whose proceeds go to The Trussell Trust. It was released as a single on December 18, 2020. It was officially announced as the Christmas number one on December 25, 2020, becoming LadBaby's third consecutive Christmas number one in the UK.[103]

Version with Ronan Keating

A separate alternate version was recorded by Ronan Keating and was credited to LadBaby and Ronan Keating, but actually the vocals were by Keating and LadBaby's wife Roxanne.[104]

Background

In December 2020, LadBaby announced their bid for the Official Christmas number one for the third time. As with their previous two singles, "We Built This City" and "I Love Sausage Rolls", all proceeds from the single went to The Trussell Trust.[105]

Charts

Chart (2020) Peak
position
Hungary (Single Top 40)[106] 8
Ireland (IRMA)[107] 93
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[108] 12
UK Singles (OCC)[109] 1

Other versions

Joe McElderry version

In 2009, Joe McElderry performed the song on the 6th UK series of The X Factor on week 4, and again in the finals. This helped the original version get back in the UK charts in the second half of 2009.[110] The song was one of the choices to be the series' winner single, but Journey did not like the arrangement of The X Factor version.[111][112] "The Climb" by Miley Cyrus was eventually chosen.[113] McElderry still frequently performs the song in his live shows, occasionally changing the lyrics, "born and raised in South Detroit" to "born and raised in South Shields."

George Lamond version

"Don't Stop Believin'"
Single by George Lamond
from the album Don't Stop Believin'
Released2008
GenreDance-pop
Length3:42 (radio edit)
6:00 (extended mix)
LabelRobbins Entertainment

In 2008, after a hiatus from recording, a producer-friend, Giuseppe D, presented George Lamond the idea to release a dance-pop cover of the song. Released on Robbins Entertainment, Lamond's cover reached #1 on New York's 103.5 KTU. The release also found success on other U.S. radio stations, especially in the Northeast and Canada. WKTU presented Lamond with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009.

Big Brother 2010

The housemates of Big Brother 2010 recorded a version of the song, coached by Andrew Stone of Pineapple Dance Studios, in July 2010.[114] Stone also choreographed and shot a video of the performance. According to Digital Spy, the video "almost out-Glees Glee"[115] Steve and Rachel sang the lead vocals.

UNICEF benefit version

In 2020, Journey recorded a new version of the song to promote UNICEF's "Won't Stop" campaign, which was created to raise funds to buy personal protective equipment for medical frontline workers and provide for the needs of impoverished children. The performance aired on MSNBC and featured longtime members Arnel Pineda, Neal Schon, and Jonathan Cain, along with returning bass player Randy Jackson (who was previously Journey's session and touring bassist from 1986 to 1987), new keyboard player Jason Derlatka, and new drummer Narada Michael Walden.[116]

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For the TV series see Don t Stop Believin TV series Don t Stop Believing redirects here For other uses see Don t Stop Believing disambiguation Don t Stop Believin is a song by American rock band Journey It was released in October 1981 as the second single from the group s seventh studio album Escape 1981 released through Columbia Records Don t Stop Believin shares writing credits between the band s vocalist Steve Perry guitarist Neal Schon and keyboardist Jonathan Cain A mid tempo rock anthem Don t Stop Believin is memorable for its distinctive opening keyboard riff Don t Stop Believin Single by Journeyfrom the album EscapeB side Natural Thing ReleasedOctober 19 1981 1 Recorded1981StudioFantasy Studios Berkeley California GenreRockLength4 11LabelColumbiaSongwriter s Jonathan Cain Steve Perry Neal SchonProducer s Kevin Elson Mike Clay StoneJourney singles chronology Who s Crying Now 1981 Don t Stop Believin 1981 Open Arms 1982 Audio sample source source Don t Stop Believin filehelpAt the dawn of the 1980s Journey was becoming one of the most successful rock acts of the era The band added Cain on keyboards before entering the studio to record Escape Cain had kept the song title from encouragement his father gave him as a struggling musician living on Los Angeles Sunset Boulevard The song is unusual in that its chorus does not arrive until the song is nearly finished its structure consists of two pre choruses and three verses before it arrives at its central hook The band recorded the song in one take at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley California A top 10 worldwide hit in 1981 Don t Stop Believin became the group s signature song and has continued to endure over the years Decades after its release it became the best selling digital track from the twentieth century with over seven million downloads Critics acclaimed its anthemic qualities music magazine Rolling Stone ranked it among its 500 Greatest Songs of All Time In 2022 the single was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Recording Registry as being culturally historically or aesthetically significant 2 Cover versions have included the cast of the American comedy drama Glee in 2009 which outperformed the original internationally Contents 1 Background 2 Composition 2 1 Personnel 3 Reception 4 In popular culture 5 Chart performance 5 1 UK chart success 5 2 Charts 5 2 1 Weekly charts 5 2 2 Year end charts 5 2 3 Decade end charts 5 2 4 All time charts 6 Certifications 7 Glee cast version 7 1 Critical reception 7 2 Chart performance 7 3 Track listings 7 4 Charts 7 5 Certifications 8 LadBaby version 8 1 Version with Ronan Keating 8 2 Background 8 3 Charts 9 Other versions 9 1 Joe McElderry version 9 2 George Lamond version 9 3 Big Brother 2010 9 4 UNICEF benefit version 10 See also 11 ReferencesBackground EditBy 1980 the Californian rock outfit Journey was on its way to becoming one of the most successful acts of the era After discarding its roots in progressive rock the group hired vocalist Steve Perry and smoothed out its sound The band had notched several domestic top 25 hits with Lovin Touchin Squeezin and Any Way You Want It Original keyboardist Gregg Rolie with the group since its progressive days amicably departed in 1980 leaving the foursome without one of its signature elements Rolie recommended the band invite Jonathan Cain of British rockers the Babys to be his permanent replacement who accepted and joined the band as they prepared to record its next album Escape 1981 To prepare for writing its next effort Journey rented a warehouse in Oakland California where they worked daily to complete arrangements and develop new ideas Cain came up with the song s title and hook it stemmed from something his father frequently told him when he was a struggling musician living on Los Angeles Sunset Boulevard Cain was unsuccessful and ready to give up and each time he would call home in despair his father would tell him Don t stop believing or you re done dude 3 Guitarist Neil Schon invented the song s distinctive bass line and Perry suggested Cain write a driving synthesizer piece to complement that bass line Drummer Steve Smith added atop that with a standard rock backbeat and instructed Schon to play 16th note arpeggios over the rest of the instrumentation as though he were a train guiding the song in its direction 4 Jonathan Cain the band s newest member developed the song s title This motif lyrically inspired the song as well Cain and Perry thought the imagery brought to mind a story of two people leaving behind past lives in their hometown and boarding a midnight train to anywhere else Perry liked the concept that the characters be a girl from a small town and a boy raised in the city We felt that every young person has a dream and sometimes where you grow up isn t where you re destined to be Cain said They copied the day s progress to cassette tapes and took them home for further review Smith felt a regular rock beat wouldn t suit the entire song so he supplemented it with melodic syncopated additions on the tom toms and ride cymbal bell increasing its complexity as the song builds The song was built backwards as the title hook were the only lyrics the band had developed initially 4 The band recorded the song at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley California Perry had a cold on the day of recording and was unable to make it so its instrumental was tracked without him The musicians found the song s tempo and varying sections difficult to record especially Cain and bassist Ross Valory s intro Co producer Mike Stone turned on a verbal click track for the group to practice to after about twenty minutes they turned the machine off and recorded the song live in one take Perry rejoined Journey the next week and also completed his vocals mainly in one take Altogether the song and its corresponding album came together under its budget and in about two months Cain was grateful that Perry gave his ideas equal weight given his status as a new member of the band 4 Composition EditWhile a majority of songs have a refrain that is repeated several times throughout the song the true chorus to Don t Stop Believin as well as the first mention of its title is not heard until the end of the song with only 0 50 left The song s writers designated the musically similar sections before the chorus as the pre chorus 4 The song s structure is Introduction instrumental 0 00 0 17 Verse 1 0 17 0 49 Instrumental 0 49 1 05 Verse 2 half length 1 05 1 20 Pre chorus 1 1 20 1 54 Instrumental 1 54 2 01 Verse 3 2 01 2 33 Pre chorus 2 2 33 3 05 Instrumental chorus 3 05 3 21 Chorus until fade 3 21 4 11 The song is played in the key of E major at a tempo of 118 beats per minute The vocal range is E4 C 5 5 The chord progression played by the piano in the introduction and continued throughout most of the song is eight chords long following a I V vi IV I V iii IV progression While the lyrics mention being born and raised in south Detroit there is no place in the Detroit Michigan area commonly called South Detroit The city lies mainly on the north bank of the Detroit River and directly south of its downtown area lies the Canadian city of Windsor Ontario 6 Steve Perry has said I tried north Detroit I tried east and west and it didn t sing but south Detroit sounded so beautiful I loved the way it sounded only to find out later it s actually Canada 6 Detroit residents often refer to the east side and west side of the city but only rarely north sometimes called 8 Mile after the boundary road of the same name or south instead referred to as Downriver or Mexicantown The lyric streetlight people living just to find emotion came from Perry watching people walking in the streets of Detroit at night after a show 7 Personnel Edit Escape version Steve Perry lead vocals Ross Valory bass background vocals Jonathan Cain keyboards background vocals Neal Schon guitars background vocals Steve Smith drums and percussionRevelation live version Arnel Pineda lead vocals Ross Valory bass background vocals Jonathan Cain keyboards background vocals Neal Schon guitars background vocals Deen Castronovo drums and percussion background vocalsReception EditBillboard called it an uptempo melodic track and praised the fluid guitar and vocal 8 Mike DeGagne of AllMusic has described Don t Stop Believin as a perfect rock song 9 and an anthem featuring one of the best opening keyboard riffs in rock 10 It was ranked 133 on Rolling Stone s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time 11 It is the best selling digital track from the 20th century with over seven million copies sold in the United States 12 13 In 2021 the song received the Grammy Hall of Fame award 14 In popular culture Edit Stop sign graffitied to read as a line from the song In 2007 the song gained press coverage and a sharp growth in popularity for its use in the famous final scene of HBO s The Sopranos series finale Made in America Steve Perry was initially hesitant to allow the song to be used in The Sopranos but later agreed 15 Digital downloads of the song soared following the episode s airing and the exposure motivated the band members to overcome the struggles they were having at the time and find a replacement lead singer after former lead singer Steve Augeri s departure 16 17 The song has for years been commonly played at Detroit Red Wings home games During the last minutes of playoff victories the volume is lowered during the born and raised in south Detroit line which is instead sung by home fans 18 19 It was played at the closing ceremony of the Red Wings long time home Joe Louis Arena in 2017 It is also used at other Detroit sporting events 20 The song is played during the 8th inning of every San Francisco Giants home game Steve Perry is a Giants season ticket holder and memorably led the crowd in the song during a game in the World Series in 2014 21 In addition after the Giants won the 2010 World Series Fox Sports used the song to close out their postgame coverage of the fifth and deciding game of the series The song got a boost when it was used as the closing number in Rock of Ages a jukebox musical featuring hits of the 80s The show ran on Broadway from 2009 to 2015 and in 2012 was made into a movie starring Tom Cruise 22 The song is used in professional wrestling by Silas Young as his entrance music on the independent circuit though due to music rights issues he s used in house music commissioned by Ring of Honor when wrestling for that promotion 23 In 2020 the song was used in a Toyota Hilux commercial In the commercial With the help of his Hilux a dad retraces his steps on an epic journey to help his daughter find her lost toy 24 Chart performance EditThe song reached number eight on Billboard s Mainstream Rock chart and number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 chart It sold over a million copies in vinyl 25 It is the number one paid digital download song originally released in the 20th century 26 and was also the 72nd most downloaded song of 2008 and 84th most downloaded song of 2009 in the store over 27 years after its release On August 31 2009 the song topped the 3 million mark in paid downloads 27 It is the best selling digital song from a pre digital era 28 and it was also the best selling rock song in digital history until it was overtaken by Imagine Dragons Radioactive in January 2014 25 It was placed just outside the top twenty best selling digital songs of all time in September 2010 29 It has sold over 7 million digital units in the US as of July 2017 12 Don t Stop Believin has entered other charts across the world in recent years following a gain in popularity In Ireland the song peaked at number 4 at 25 in Sweden after many chart runs and at number 50 in the Dutch charts The power ballad 30 is one of the most popular rock tracks in Ireland and continues to remain in the top ten most downloaded songs 31 UK chart success Edit The song was released in the United Kingdom in December 1981 32 and peaked only at number 62 Don t Stop Believin never re released as a physical single in the UK retained a cult following and re entered the UK Singles Chart in February 2009 at number 94 due to digital downloads On November 1 2009 following a performance on The X Factor Don t Stop Believin re entered the chart peaking at number 52 and it rose to number 19 a week later The song stayed in the charts for three weeks before dropping out of the top 40 On December 20 that year Don t Stop Believin re entered the chart at number nine after the song was performed again on The X Factor The song remained in the top 10 for another seven weeks in 2010 hitting a peak of number six in the process In early 2010 it was announced that the song had been the 65th best selling single of 2009 this nearly three decades after its initial release Don t Stop Believin spent a total of 21 non consecutive weeks in the top 40 during its November 2009 April 2010 run Don t Stop Believin was the 25th best selling track of 2010 selling just over 435 000 copies It re entered the charts in 2011 2012 and 2013 and to date has spent 95 weeks in the top 100 33 In September 2014 the Official Charts Company listed the song as having sold a million copies in the UK 34 Charts Edit Weekly charts Edit Weekly chart performance for Don t Stop Believin Chart 1981 1982 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 35 100Canada Top Singles RPM 36 9Netherlands Single Top 100 37 50UK Singles OCC 38 62US Billboard Hot 100 39 9US Adult Contemporary Billboard 40 9US Mainstream Rock Billboard 41 8Chart 2007 PeakpositionIreland IRMA 42 4UK Singles OCC 43 97Chart 2008 PeakpositionUK Singles OCC 44 93Chart 2009 PeakpositionUK Singles OCC 45 71Chart 2010 PeakpositionNetherlands Single Top 100 37 68Sweden Sverigetopplistan 46 25UK Singles OCC 47 6Chart 2011 PeakpositionUK Singles OCC 48 74Chart 2012 PeakpositionUK Singles OCC 49 88Chart 2013 PeakpositionAustria O3 Austria Top 40 50 70UK Singles OCC 51 44Chart 2015 PeakpositionSweden Sverigetopplistan 46 96Chart 2017 PeakpositionSweden Sverigetopplistan 46 79Chart 2018 PeakpositionSweden Sverigetopplistan 46 97Chart 2021 PeakpositionGlobal 200 Billboard 52 125Chart 2022 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 53 83South Africa RISA 54 99Chart 2023 PeakpositionGermany Official German Charts 55 90 Year end charts Edit 1981 year end chart performance for Don t Stop Believin Chart 1981 PositionUS Cashbox Top 100 56 581982 year end chart performance for Don t Stop Believin Chart 1982 PositionUS Top Pop Singles Billboard 57 732009 year end chart performance for Don t Stop Believin Chart 2009 PositionUK Singles OCC 58 652010 year end chart performance for Don t Stop Believin Chart 2010 PositionEuropean Hot 100 Singles 59 67Sweden Sverigetopplistan 60 54UK Singles OCC 61 242021 year end chart performance for Don t Stop Believin Chart 2021 PositionGlobal 200 Billboard 62 1112022 year end chart performance for Don t Stop Believin Chart 2022 PositionGlobal 200 Billboard 63 143Decade end charts Edit Decade end chart performance for Don t Stop Believin Chart 2010 2019 PositionUK Singles OCC 64 87All time charts Edit All time chart performance for Don t Stop Believin Chart 1981 2013 PositionUK Download OCC 65 12Certifications EditRegion Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 66 9 Platinum 630 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 67 Platinum 90 000 Mexico AMPROFON 68 Gold 30 000 United Kingdom BPI 69 4 Platinum 2 400 000 United States RIAA 70 Physical Gold 500 000 United States RIAA 70 Mastertone Platinum 1 000 000 United States RIAA 70 Digital 5 Platinum 7 000 000 12 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Glee cast version Edit Don t Stop Believin Single by Glee castfrom the album Glee The Music Volume 1ReleasedMay 19 2009Recorded2009GenrePopLength3 50LabelColumbiaSongwriter s Steve Perry Jonathan Cain Neal SchonProducer s Ryan Murphy Adam AndersGlee cast singles chronology Don t Stop Believin 2009 Rehab 2009 Don t Stop Believin Song by Glee castfrom the album Glee The Music Journey to RegionalsReleasedJune 8 2010Recorded2010GenrePopLength3 44LabelColumbiaSongwriter s Jonathan Cain Steve Perry Neal SchonProducer s Ryan Murphy Adam Anders Don t Stop Believin was recorded by the cast of American television series Glee It was performed in whole or in part in six different episodes of the series ranging from the first episode to the 120th second last episode The song was performed to close out the very first episode Pilot May 2009 71 This arrangement which became the first single released from the soundtrack of the series Glee The Music Volume 1 was adapted from Petra Haden s version 72 A portion of the song was performed again in the first season s fifth episode The Rhodes Not Taken September 2009 A second version was performed by the cast in the first season s finale episode Journey to Regionals June 2010 for the glee club s Regionals competition this version is included in the EP soundtrack Glee The Music Journey to Regionals and earned a nomination in December 2010 for the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals the only song from Glee ever nominated for a Grammy A third version was performed by Lea Michele as Rachel Berry in the nineteenth episode of the fourth season of the show Sweet Dreams April 2013 joined in her imagination by the rest of the original six making it the last new musical performance by Finn Hudson as actor Cory Monteith died three months later this version was released as a single April 23 2013 A fourth version was performed by ten of the original twelve members missing Monteith as Finn Hudson and Dijon Talton as Matt Rutherford seven more current members and Mr Schuester in the thirteenth episode of the fifth season New Directions March 2014 73 A reprise of the six member Pilot version is featured in the second last episode of the series 2009 March 2015 Released as a digital download on June 2 2009 the song performed well in the United States Ireland the United Kingdom and Australia where it charted within the top five of their national charts The cast performance of Don t Stop Believin was certified gold in the US in October 2009 and platinum in March 2011 achieving over 1 000 000 digital sales 74 and platinum in Australia with sales of over 70 000 75 It remains the most popular recording in the show s history having sold 1 422 000 copies in the United States alone 76 Don t Stop Believin was put on the BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2 playlists in the UK in January 2010 citation needed Critical reception Edit Aly Semigan of Entertainment Weekly praised the song stating Fox s Glee put the ultimate earworm back in its rightful place She also stated even if you aren t one for show choirs which is quite frankly shocking it s pretty damn hard to resist Semigan also compared it to the original version stating it sounds slightly different in this Freaks and Geeks meets High School Musical pilot but it s a good kind of different 77 Chart performance Edit Glee Cast performing the song during Glee Live In Concert In the United States the song debuted at No 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week dated June 6 2009 with sales of 177 000 copies in its first week behind Black Eyed Peas s Boom Boom Pow Lady Gaga s Poker Face and Jamie Foxx s Blame It respectively the number one number two and number three on the chart 78 79 The song received certification Platinum by RIAA for more 1 4 million copies of digital sold which is also their best selling song to date 79 Track listings Edit Digital download Don t Stop Believin 3 50German CD single Don t Stop Believin 3 52 Rehab 3 26Charts Edit Weekly charts Chart 2009 2011 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 80 5Australia Hitseekers ARIA 81 1Austria O3 Austria Top 40 82 68Canada Canadian Hot 100 83 37France SNEP 84 48Germany Official German Charts 85 50Ireland IRMA 86 4Italy FIMI 87 46Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay Billboard 88 2Netherlands Single Top 100 89 91New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 90 16Portugal Digital Songs Billboard 91 9Scotland OCC 92 2Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 93 74UK Singles OCC 94 2US Billboard Hot 100 95 4US Pop 100 Billboard 96 18Year end charts Chart 2009 PositionAustralia ARIA 97 69Chart 2010 PositionEuropean Hot 100 Singles 98 82UK Singles The Official Charts Company 61 22Certifications Edit Sales and certifications Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 99 Platinum 70 000 Mexico AMPROFON 100 Gold 30 000 United Kingdom BPI 101 Platinum 600 000 United States RIAA 102 Platinum 1 000 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone LadBaby version Edit Don t Stop Me Eatin Single by LadBabyReleasedDecember 18 2020 2020 12 18 Recorded2020LabelFrtyfveSongwriter s Steve PerryNeal SchonJonathan CainLadBaby singles chronology I Love Sausage Rolls 2019 Don t Stop Me Eatin 2020 Sausage Rolls for Everyone 2021 In December 2020 English blogger couple LadBaby released a comedy version of the song titled Don t Stop Me Eatin with a sausage roll theme as a charity single whose proceeds go to The Trussell Trust It was released as a single on December 18 2020 It was officially announced as the Christmas number one on December 25 2020 becoming LadBaby s third consecutive Christmas number one in the UK 103 Version with Ronan Keating Edit A separate alternate version was recorded by Ronan Keating and was credited to LadBaby and Ronan Keating but actually the vocals were by Keating and LadBaby s wife Roxanne 104 Background Edit In December 2020 LadBaby announced their bid for the Official Christmas number one for the third time As with their previous two singles We Built This City and I Love Sausage Rolls all proceeds from the single went to The Trussell Trust 105 Charts Edit Chart 2020 PeakpositionHungary Single Top 40 106 8Ireland IRMA 107 93New Zealand Hot Singles RMNZ 108 12UK Singles OCC 109 1Other versions EditJoe McElderry version Edit In 2009 Joe McElderry performed the song on the 6th UK series of The X Factor on week 4 and again in the finals This helped the original version get back in the UK charts in the second half of 2009 110 The song was one of the choices to be the series winner single but Journey did not like the arrangement of The X Factor version 111 112 The Climb by Miley Cyrus was eventually chosen 113 McElderry still frequently performs the song in his live shows occasionally changing the lyrics born and raised in South Detroit to born and raised in South Shields George Lamond version Edit Don t Stop Believin Single by George Lamondfrom the album Don t Stop Believin Released2008GenreDance popLength3 42 radio edit 6 00 extended mix LabelRobbins EntertainmentIn 2008 after a hiatus from recording a producer friend Giuseppe D presented George Lamond the idea to release a dance pop cover of the song Released on Robbins Entertainment Lamond s cover reached 1 on New York s 103 5 KTU The release also found success on other U S radio stations especially in the Northeast and Canada WKTU presented Lamond with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009 Big Brother 2010 Edit The housemates of Big Brother 2010 recorded a version of the song coached by Andrew Stone of Pineapple Dance Studios in July 2010 114 Stone also choreographed and shot a video of the performance According to Digital Spy the video almost out Glees Glee 115 Steve and Rachel sang the lead vocals UNICEF benefit version Edit In 2020 Journey recorded a new version of the song to promote UNICEF s Won t Stop campaign which was created to raise funds to buy personal protective equipment for medical frontline workers and provide for the needs of impoverished children The performance aired on MSNBC and featured longtime members Arnel Pineda Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain along with returning bass player Randy Jackson who was previously Journey s session and touring bassist from 1986 to 1987 new keyboard player Jason Derlatka and new drummer Narada Michael Walden 116 See also EditList of best selling singles List of best selling singles in the United StatesReferences Edit RIAA certifications National Recording Registry Inducts Music from Alicia Keys Ricky Martin Journey and More in 2022 Library of Congress Retrieved April 13 2022 Lynskey Dorian December 16 2010 Don t Stop Believin the power ballad that refused to die The Guardian Retrieved June 23 2017 a b c d Flans Robyn June 1 2007 Classic Tracks Journey s Don t Stop Believin Mix Magazine Archived from the original on March 3 2011 Journey Don t Stop Believin Sheet Music sheetmusicdirect com Weed High Nightmare Music Lacey Boulevard Music USA a b Journey song cements status as cultural touchstone CBC News July 20 2009 Retrieved January 14 2012 Greene Andy October 5 2018 Steve Perry Still Believes Rolling Stone Retrieved October 7 2018 Top Single Picks Billboard October 17 1981 p 79 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