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"Something to Believe In" | ||||
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Single by Clannad & Bruce Hornsby | ||||
from the album Sirius | ||||
Released | 1987 | |||
Recorded | Los Angeles | |||
Genre | Traditional Irish | |||
Length | 4:47 [Album version] 4:05 [Radio edit] | |||
Label | BMG | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ciarán Brennan | |||
Producer(s) | Greg Ladanyi & Russ Kunkel | |||
Clannad & Bruce Hornsby singles chronology | ||||
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"Something to Believe In" is a song by Irish group Clannad and American musician Bruce Hornsby. It was the first single released by Clannad from their 1987 album Sirius . A promotional video for the single was directed by Meiert Avis, using the radio edit of the song.
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