Be the First to Believe

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"Be the First to Believe"
Be the First to Believe 2.jpg
Single by A1
from the album Here We Come
B-side "Miracle"
Released21 June 1999 (1999-06-21) [1]
Length3:19
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Peter Cunnah, Ben Adams, Christian Ingebrigtsen, Mark Read, Paul Marazzi
Producer(s) Metro
A1 singles chronology
"Be the First to Believe"
(1999)
"Summertime of Our Lives"
(1999)

"Be the First to Believe" is the debut single of British-Norwegian boy band A1, released on 21 June 1999 from their debut album, Here We Come (1999). The song peaked at No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's first chart entry in the UK.

Contents

Track listings

UK CD1 [2]

  1. "Be the First to Believe" – 3:22
  2. "Miracle" – 3:09
  3. "Be the First to Believe" (Phats & Small Mutant Disco Mix Part 1) – 6:00

UK CD2 [3]

  1. "Be the First to Believe" – 3:22
  2. "Be the First to Believe" (Amen club mix) – 8:01
  3. "A1 Chat Exclusively to You" – 4:24

UK cassette single [4]

  1. "Be the First to Believe" – 3:22
  2. "Miracle" – 3:09

Australian CD single [5]

  1. "Be the First to Believe" – 3:22
  2. "Be the First to Believe" (Phats & Small Mutant Disco Mix Part 1) – 6:00
  3. "Be the First to Believe" (Amen club mix) – 8:01
  4. "Miracle" – 3:09

Charts

Chart (1999)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [6] 115
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [7] 31
Germany (Official German Charts) [8] 95
Scotland (OCC) [9] 6
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [10] 48
UK Singles (OCC) [11] 6

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