Believe Me (Fort Minor song)

"Believe Me"
Single by Fort Minor featuring Eric Bobo and Styles of Beyond
from the album The Rising Tied
Released	November 14, 2005 (2005-11-14)
Studio	NRG (North Hollywood, California)
Genre	Alternative hip hop rap rock [1]
Length	3:43
Label	Machine Shop Warner Bros.
Songwriters	Takbir Bashir Ryan Maginn Mike Shinoda
Producer	Mike Shinoda
Fort Minor singles chronology
"Petrified/Remember the Name" (2005) "Believe Me" (2005) "Where'd You Go" (2006)
Mike Shinoda solosingles chronology
"Petrified/Remember the Name" (2005) "Believe Me" (2005) "Where'd You Go" (2006)

CD1

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Believe Me" (featuring Eric Bobo and Styles of Beyond)	3:42
2.	"There They Go" (featuring Sixx John)	3:17

CD2 and European CD single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Believe Me" (featuring Eric Bobo and Styles of Beyond)	3:42
2.	"There They Go" (featuring Sixx John)	3:17
3.	"Petrified" (Los Angeles remix)	3:32

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2005–2006) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [4] 43 Australian Urban (ARIA) [5] 13 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [6] 47 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [7] 5 CIS Airplay (TopHit) [8] 10 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100) [9] 35 Europe (European Hot 100) [10] 90 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [11] 5 Germany (GfK) [12] 29 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [13] 58 Russia Airplay (TopHit) [14] 10 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100) [15] 81 UK Singles (OCC) [16] 92 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [17] 12 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) [18] 9

Year-end charts Chart (2006) Position Brazil (Crowley) [19] 100 CIS Airplay (TopHit) [20] 106 Russia Airplay (TopHit) [21] 112 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) [22] 32

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Australia	November 14, 2005	CD	Warner Music Australia	[23]
United Kingdom			Machine Shop Warner Bros.	[24]

References

1. "Linkin Park's Shinoda finds 'Minor' success with side project". E. W. Scripps Company . December 12, 2005. Archived from the original on May 12, 2008. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
2. LPAssociation Believe Me
3. Making of The Rising Tied on YouTube
4. "Fort Minor – Believe Me". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
5. "Issue 832" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
6. "Fort Minor – Believe Me" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
7. "Fort Minor – Believe Me" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
8. Fort Minor — Believe Me. TopHit. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
9. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 3. týden 2006 in the date selector.
10. Fort Minor Chart History
11. "Fort Minor: Believe Me" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
12. "Fort Minor – Believe Me" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
13. "Fort Minor – Believe Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
14. "Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart". TopHit. February 9, 2006. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
15. "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200646 into search. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
16. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
17. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
18. "Top Radio Hits Ukraine Weekly Chart". TopHit. February 9, 2006. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
19. "Brazilian Top 100 Year-End 2006". Crowley Broadcast Analysis. April 3, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
20. "Top Radio Hits Global Annual Chart 2006". TopHit. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
21. "Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart 2006". TopHit. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
22. "Top Radio Hits Ukraine Annual Chart 2006". TopHit. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
23. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 14th November 2005" (PDF). ARIA. November 14, 2005. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 19, 2005. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
24. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . November 12, 2005. p. 37.