I Still Believe in You (Vince Gill song)

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"I Still Believe in You"
I Still Believe In You VG cover.png
Single by Vince Gill
from the album I Still Believe in You
B-side "One More Last Chance"
ReleasedJune 29, 1992
Recorded1992
Genre Country
Length3:59
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Vince Gill, John Barlow Jarvis
Producer(s) Tony Brown
Vince Gill singles chronology
"Take Your Memory with You"
(1992)
"I Still Believe in You"
(1992)
"Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away"
(1992)

"I Still Believe in You" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Vince Gill. It was released in June 1992 as the first single from his album of the same name. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart. It was written by Gill and John Barlow Jarvis. The song was covered by Jazz artist Warren Hill featuring singer Mitch Malloy in 1993 and English rock band Bad Company on their 1996 CD Stories Told & Untold with Robert Hart on lead vocals.

Contents

"I Still Believe in You" debuted at number 55 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 4, 1992.

Content

The narrator apologizes to his romantic partner for being selfish and not spending enough time with her, and vows to make it up to her.

Cover versions

Jazz music singer Wendy Moten covered the song from the television special CMT Giants: Vince Gill.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably calling it "a pristine ballad embraced by one of country's most finely refined vocalists." She goes on to say that it contains "delivery and production strong enough to pull on the ears of other formats." [1]

Music video

The music video was filmed in Joliet, Illinois at the Rialto Square Theatre. The video was directed by John Lloyd Miller and premiered in mid-1992. It shows Gill singing on stage with a microphone while seated to an empty auditorium. Before the music begins, as Gill is walking into the theater, the sound of paparazzi can be heard in the background. It ends with Vince leaving the theater, his image disappearing before the screen fades to black.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992)Peak
position
Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [2] 34
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [3] 1
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [4] 30
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [6] 18
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 8

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