I Still Believe

"I Still Believe" is a pop-ballad song written by Antonina Armato and Giuseppe Cantarelli and originally recorded by pop singer Brenda K. Starr. It is a ballad in which the singer is confident she and her former boyfriend will never be together again, but still believes that some day it may happen. It was covered by American singer Mariah Carey (who was a backup singer on Starr's original) and cantopop singer Sandy Lam. Brenda K. Starr recorded the song for her second album Brenda K. Starr, and it was produced by Eumir Deodato and is considered her signature song. The song was based on a real life relationship of one of its songwriters, Antonia Armato: Armato's former boyfriend had proposed to her, but she felt that the timing was not right. He was not pleased, and pushed her into an ultimatium: to get married or break up. Even though Armato loved her boyfriend at the time, she stuck to her convictions and the couple broke up. To deal with her emotional pain, Armato wrote the song. It was released as the second single from Starr's second album in 1988 and peaked at number 13 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, becoming Starr's first and only top twenty single on the Hot 100. Its music video comprises scenes of Starr singing the song in a warehouse intercut with scenes of her walking past many romantic couples. The song was also recorded in Spanish as "Yo Creo En Ti" which was released as a single. In 1998, she recorded a salsa version of the song on her album, No Lo Voy a Olvidar as "I Still Believe/Creo en Ti". This version peaked at #20 on the Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay chart.

[Verse 1:] You look in my eyes And I get emotional inside I know it's crazy but You still can touch my heart And after all this time You'd think that I I wouldn't feel the same But time melts into nothing And nothing's changed [Chorus:] I still believe someday you and me Will find ourselves in love again I had a dream someday you and me Will find ourselves in love again [Verse 2:] Each day of my life I'm filled with all the joy I could find You know that I am not the desperate type If there's one spark of hope left in my grasp I'll hold it with both hands It's worth the risk of burning To have a second chance No, no, no, no, no, no I need you, baby I still believe that we can be together If we believe that true love Never has to end Then we must know that we will love again [Chorus:] I still believe (yeah) Someday you and me will Find ourselves in love again Oh baby, yeah I had a dream Someday you and me will Find ourselves in love again I still believe (Oh, baby, I do) Someday you and me (Just give me one more try) in love again I had a dream (I miss your love) Someday you and me will Find ourselves in love again I still believe (Yeah, I still believe) Someday you and me (baby) In love again