If You Believe (Sasha song)

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"If You Believe"
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Single by Sasha
from the album Dedicated to...
Released26 October 1998 (1998-10-26)
Genre
Length3:57
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Grant Michael B.
  • Pomez di Lorenzo
Producer(s)
  • Pomez di Lorenzo
  • Grant Michael B.
Sasha singles chronology
"I'm Still Waitin'"
(1998)
"If You Believe"
(1998)
"We Can Leave the World"
(1999)

"If You Believe'" is a song recorded by German singer Sasha. It was written by Grant Michael B., Pomez di Lorenzo and Pete Smith and produced by the former two for Sasha's debut studio album Dedicated to... (1998). His most successful release to date, it reached the top five in Austria, Flanders, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland and reached number 15 of the Swedish Singles Chart.

Contents

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Dedicated to... [1]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [19] Gold25,000*
Germany (BVMI) [20] Platinum500,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [21] Gold25,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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