Smash Mouth – I’m a Believer
I thought love was only true in fairy tales…
“I’m a Believer” is a song composed by Neil Diamond and recorded by the band The Monkees in 1966 with the lead vocals by Micky Dolenz. The single, produced by Jeff Barry, hit the number one spot on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart on December 31, 1966 and remained there for seven weeks, becoming the biggest-selling record for all of 1967, and one of the biggest of all time. Because of advance orders, over 1,051,280, it went gold within two days of release.
This song was later covered by Smash Mouth and Eddie Murphy in 2001, as part of the soundtrack to the movie Shrek. Eddie Murphy, portraying the character “Donkey”, also performed a rendition of the song in the film. The song was chosen for its opening line, “I thought love was only true in fairy tales,” which matched the fairy tale motif of the film.
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