The song is played during the end credits of the film, which showcases pictures of the characters in the Cinderella franchise living their new happily ever after.
The music video features Hayden Panettierre sitting amid a field of flowers, walking in a black and white world, coloring it with each step as she walks[12], eventually meeting her boyfriend, and the video also uses clips from the movie.[13] The music video was heavily rotated on Disney Channel at the time and was included as a bonus feature on the film's DVD.[8][9]
Release
It was released on the Cinderella III: A Twist in Time soundtrack on March 2, 2007.[7][8][9]
Reception
The song received mixed reviews from the critics.
Prior to the song's release, as well as that of the film and the soundtrack, Michael Slezak, of Entertainment Weekly, wrote, "Hayden Panettiere, 'I Still Believe': Alas, this isn’t a cover of Brenda K. Starr’s delicious, cheese-flavored late-’80s ballad (later covered by Mariah Carey in 1999), but rather an inspirational ditty from the soundtrack to Cinderella III: A Twist in Time. I warn you, PopWatchers, Heroes‘ cheerleader’s song (streaming at her MySpace page) begins with this lyrical nugget: 'Somehow I know I will find a way/ To a brighter day/ In the sun…' And as for that brutally wonky finishing note? If HRG wanted to kill Sylar, he should’ve just put it on repeatloop. C’mon, Hayden, you’re not earning enough fun money with that Neutrogena gig?"[14]
Ben Simon, writing for Animated Views, wrote, "Performed by Hayden Panettiere, another of the Mouse House’s seemingly inexhaustible supply of teenage songstresses, this 3:30 minute version of the movie’s end credit song, a pretty decent pop anthem, is your standard promo clip, with a dash of Pleasantville about it as Hayden spreads color throughout the land as she sings. Presented in 4×3 and cut in with scenes from Cinders III this is as well produced and catchy as it needs to be".[12][unreliable source?]
David Cornelius of DVD Talk wrote, "The film's theme song, 'I Still Believe,' gets the music video treatment with a performance by Hayden Panettierre. Considering Disney's penchant for using and reusing their own in-house line-up, I'm somewhat surprised to find somebody who isn't Raven-Symone or Ashley Tisdale here".[7][unreliable source?]
Ed Perkis, writer and critic for CinemaBlend, wrote, "' Heroes ' star Hayden Panettiere has a music video for 'I Still Believe.' The video is in heavy rotation on the Disney Channel and is the type of innocuous pop fluff that turned Hilary Duff into a hit machine for the pre-teen set. Despite the fact that it is only about 3 minutes long and isn't particularly interesting, it is the most substantial extra on the disc".[8][9]
Lisa Perkis, writing for MousePlanet, wrote about the music video, "As expected, the extras are pretty scarce. 'I Still Believe,' the music video of the song which plays over the closing credits is included and features the very golden and very pretty Hayden Panettiere from the current TV show Heroes and from past Disney movies such as Ice Princess and Tiger Cruise. This video is getting a lot of play on the Disney Channel right now, so it will likely be old news by the time your kids get around to playing this on the DVD".[15][unreliable source?]
Aaron Wallace wrote, "The music video (3:38) is for a pop song called 'I Still Believe' (no, it's not a Mariah Carey cover) by Hayden Panettiere, a teenaged veteran of Disney fare who sings and is part of the cast of NBC's freshman hit 'Heroes.' Intermixed with clips from the movie, the music video is a pretty standard one. The song itself is likable if unexceptional".[16][unreliable source?]
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