Believe (Nami Tamaki song)

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"Believe"
Nami-believe-le-1-.jpg
First Press Edition Cover
Single by Nami Tamaki
from the album Greeting
ReleasedApril 23, 2003 (2003-04-23)
Genre J-pop, trance
Songwriter(s) Lyrics: Saeko Nishio; Music: Kichio Aoi
Nami Tamaki singles chronology
"Believe"
(2003)
"Realize"
(2003)
Regular Edition Cover Nami-believe-1-.jpg
Regular Edition Cover

"Believe" is the debut single by Nami Tamaki, released April 23, 2003. [1] It went to number 5 on the Oricon Singles Chart, charting for 24 weeks. [1] Tamaki was chosen through a Sony Music audition as the vocalist for the song. This song was also used as the third opening theme for Kidou Senshi Gundam Seed .

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Believe" (lyrics: Saeko Nishio, music: Kichio Aoi)
  2. "Complete" (lyrics: Natsumi Watanabe, music: Kazuhiro Hara)
  3. "Can You Feel My Love" (lyrics: Yuuka Matsumoto, music: Yuusuke Asada)
  4. "Believe" (Instrumental)

Versions

This is used in the album Greeting as track number 2.
This is used in the single "Believe" as track number 1.
This is used in the album Mobilesuit Gundam Seed Complete Best Version as track number 4.
This is used in the beginning of Gundam Seed during episodes 27-40. This is the 3rd opening of Kidou Senshi Gundam Seed . It is not located on any album or single, simply only on the tv show.
This is a remix found on the album Greeting. It is track number 13. It is also found on the single "Believe Reproduction ~GUNDAM SEED EDITION~" as track number 1.
This is a remix found on the album Mobilesuit Gundam Seed Complete Best as track number 10. It is also located in the Gundam Seed reproduction single, "Believe Reproduction ~GUNDAM SEED EDITION~" as track number 2.
This is the version where Nami is not singing, but only the instruments are playing. It is track number 4 on the single "Believe".
Is the new version by the 10th anniversary as a singer of Nami Tamaki.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Believe | 玉置成実". Oricon News. Oricon. Retrieved May 18, 2023.