"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, ''

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'' (1981), released through

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. "Don't Stop Believin'" shares writing credits between the band's vocalist

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, guitarist

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, and keyboardist

Jonathan Cain Jonathan Leonard Friga (born February 26, 1950), known professionally as Jonathan Cain, is an American musician and songwriter best known as the keyboardist for Journey. He has also worked with the Babys and Bad English. Cain was inducted into ...

. A mid-tempo rock

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, "Don't Stop Believin'" is memorable for its distinctive opening keyboard

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. 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'

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. The song is unusual in that its

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does not arrive until the song is nearly finished; its structure consists of two

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es and three verses before it arrives at its central hook. The band recorded the song in one take at

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. A top-10 worldwide hit in 1981, "Don't Stop Believin'" became the group's

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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

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s. Critics acclaimed its anthemic qualities; music magazine ''

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'' ranked it among its

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. In 2022, the single was selected by the

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for preservation in the United States

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as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." 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

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, the group hired vocalist

and smoothed out its sound. The band had notched several domestic top-25 hits with " Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" and "

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". 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

of British rockers

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to be his permanent replacement, who accepted and joined the band as they prepared to record its next album, ''

'' (1981). To prepare for writing its next effort, Journey rented a warehouse in

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, 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

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. 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." Guitarist Neil Schon invented the song's distinctive bass line, and Perry suggested Cain write a driving

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piece to complement that bass line. Drummer Steve Smith added atop that with a standard rock backbeat, and instructed Schon to play

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s over the rest of the instrumentation, as though he were a "train" guiding the song in its direction. JonathanCain

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

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s 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. The band recorded the song at

. 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

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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.

Composition

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(instrumental) (0:00–0:17) #

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(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) #

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until fade (3:21–4:11) The song is played in the key of

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at a tempo of 118 beats per minute. The vocal range is E₄–C#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–

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– IV progression. While the lyrics mention being "born and raised in south Detroit", there is no place in the

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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

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. 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." 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 "

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"). 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.

Personnel

''Escape'' version *

– lead vocals *

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– bass, background vocals *

– keyboards, background vocals *

– guitars, background vocals * Steve Smith – drums and percussion ''

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'' live version *

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– lead vocals *Ross Valory – bass, background vocals *Jonathan Cain – keyboards, background vocals *Neal Schon – guitars, background vocals *

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– drums and percussion, background vocals

Reception

Mike DeGagne of

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has described "Don't Stop Believin as a "perfect rock song" and an "anthem", featuring "one of the best opening keyboard

s in rock." It was ranked #133 on ''Rolling Stone''s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It is the best-selling digital track from the 20th century, with over seven million copies sold in the United States. In 2021, the song received the

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award.

In popular culture

In 2007, the song gained press coverage and a sharp growth in popularity for its use in the famous final scene of HBO's ''

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" Made in America". Steve Perry was initially hesitant to allow the song to be used in ''The Sopranos'' but later agreed. 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. The song has for years been commonly played at

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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. It was played at the closing ceremony of the Red Wings long-time home

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in 2017. It is also used at other Detroit sporting events. 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. In addition, after the Giants won the

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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 ''

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'', 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. The song is used in

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by Silas Young as his entrance music on the

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, though due to music rights issues he's used in-house music commissioned by

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when wrestling for that promotion. In 2020, the song was used in a

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Chart performance

The song reached number eight on ''

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s Mainstream Rock chart, and number nine on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. It sold over a million copies in vinyl. It is the number one paid digital download song originally released in the 20th century, 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. It is the best-selling digital song from a pre-digital-era, and it was also the best-selling rock song in digital history until it was overtaken by

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" in January 2014. It was placed just outside the top twenty best selling digital songs of all time in September 2010. It has sold over 7 million digital units in the US as of July 2017. "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

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is one of the most popular rock tracks in

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and continues to remain in the top ten most downloaded songs.

UK chart success

The song was released in the United Kingdom in December 1981 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

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in February 2009 at number 94 due to digital downloads. On November 1, 2009, following a performance on ''

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'', "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. In September 2014, the Official Charts Company listed the song as having sold a million copies in the UK.

Charts

Weekly charts

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Year-end charts

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Decade-end charts

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All-time charts

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Certifications

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''Glee'' cast version

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, producer = 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).{{cite web, url=http://www.fox.com/glee/recaps/season-1/episode-1/, title=Pilot, access-date=June 7, 2013, work=

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's version. 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 "Journey to Regionals" is the twenty-second episode and first season finale of the American television series ''Glee''. The episode was written and directed by series creator Brad Falchuk, and premiered on the Fox network on June 8, 2010. In "Jou ...

" (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

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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

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), seven more current members and Mr. Schuester, in the thirteenth episode of the fifth season, " New Directions" (March 2014).{{cite web, last=Goldberg, first=Lesley, title=''Glee''{{'s 100th Episode Song List Revealed, url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/glees-100th-episode-song-list-682846, work=

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, date=February 24, 2014, access-date=March 2, 2014 A reprise of the six-member "Pilot" version is featured in the second last episode of the series, "

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" (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,{{cite web, url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Glee&format=&go=Search&perPage=50, title=RIAA Gold & Platinum, publisher=

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, access-date=July 15, 2011, url-status=dead, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225031458/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS, archive-date=February 25, 2013 and platinum in Australia, with sales of over 70,000. It remains the most popular recording in the show's history, having sold 1,422,000 copies in the United States alone. "Don't Stop Believin{{' " was put on the

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and

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playlists in the UK in January 2010.{{Citation needed, date=January 2019

Critical reception

Aly Semigan of ''

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'' praised the song stating " Fox's '' Glee'' put the ultimate

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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 ''

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, publisher=music-mix.ew.com, first=Aly, last=Semigan

Chart performance

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

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's "

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Lady Gaga Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta ( ; born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her image reinventions and musical versatility. Gaga began performing as a teenag ...

's " Poker Face" and

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's "

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", respectively the number one, number two and number three on the chart. The song received certification Platinum by

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for more 1.4 million copies of digital sold, which is also their best-selling song to date.{{cite magazine, url=http://m.billboard.com/entry/view/id/118895, title='Glee' Graduates at the Head of the Class on Billboard Hot 100, author=Gary Trust, magazine=

, date=March 20, 2015, access-date=March 21, 2015

Track listings

*Digital download # "Don't Stop Believin{{' " – 3:50 *German CD single # "Don't Stop Believin{{' " – 3:52 # "Rehab" – 3:26

Charts

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Certifications

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LadBaby version

{{Infobox song , name = Don't Stop Me Eatin{{'- , cover = , alt = , type = single , artist =

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, next_year = 2021 In December 2020, English blogger couple

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.

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.

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 "

", all proceeds from the single went to The Trussell Trust.

Charts

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Other versions

Joe McElderry version

In 2009, Joe McElderry performed the song on the 6th UK series of ''

'' 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. 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. " The Climb" by

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was eventually chosen. 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

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George Lamond version

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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.

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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. Stone also choreographed and shot a video of the performance. According to

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, the video "almost out-Glees ''Glee''"

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and Rachel sang the lead vocals.

UNICEF benefit version

In 2020, Journey recorded a new version of the song to promote

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'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

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(who was previously Journey's session and touring bassist from 1986 to 1987), new keyboard player Jason Derlatka, and new drummer

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References

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Background

Composition

Personnel

Reception

In popular culture

Chart performance

UK chart success

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Decade-end charts

All-time charts

Certifications

''Glee'' cast version

Critical reception

Chart performance

Track listings

Charts

Certifications

LadBaby version

Version with Ronan Keating

Background

Charts

Other versions

Joe McElderry version

George Lamond version

''Big Brother 2010''

UNICEF benefit version

See also

References