Something to Believe In (Clannad song)
1987 single by Clannad & Bruce Hornsby
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"Something to Believe In" is a song by Irish group Clannad and American musician Bruce Hornsby.[1] It was the first single released by Clannad from their 1987 album Sirius.[2]
4:05 [Radio edit]
| "Something to Believe In" | ||||
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Moya on the cover of the single. | ||||
| Single by Clannad & Bruce Hornsby | ||||
| from the album Sirius | ||||
| Released | September 1987 | |||
| Genre | Traditional Irish | |||
| Length | 4:47 [Album version] 4:05 [Radio edit] | |||
| Label | BMG | |||
| Songwriter | Ciarán Brennan | |||
| Producers | Greg Ladanyi & Russ Kunkel | |||
| Clannad & Bruce Hornsby singles chronology | ||||
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A music video was created for the song, which was produced by Ben Gossett through Midnight Films and directed by Meiert Avis.[3] The video was aired on The Chart Show in October of that year.[4] The song received some airplay on KKSF, a San Francisco radio station classified by Billboard as playing adult alternative music.[5]
Critical reception
Music Week wrote that the song's "smooth, evocative sound is effectively complimented here by Bruce Hornsby's dynamic piano playing for a striking preview of their forthcoming LP, Sirius."[6] Music & Media characterised it a "quiet, ethereal song" and highlighted Hornsby's "lingering piano" work on the track.[7] Sound on Sound highlighted the song as an "excellent track" in a 1993 write-up of the band.[8]
Track listing
7" (PB 41543)
- "Something to Believe In"
- "Second Nature"
12" (PT 41544)
- "Something to Believe In"
- "Second Nature"
- "In a Lifetime"
Personnel
- Clannad – vocals and instrumentation
- Bruce Hornsby – harmony vocals, piano
- Jai Winding – keyboards
- Peter-John Vettese – keyboard solo
- Phillip Donnelly – electric guitar
- Russ Kunkel – drums