Do You Believe?
Do You Believe? or Do You Believe may refer to:
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Do You Believe? (tour)
Do You Believe?, also known as the Believe Tour, was the fourth concert tour by American recording artist Cher. The tour, which took place in 1999 and 2000, promoted her album, Believe.
History
The tour began on June 16, 1999 and was initially planned to end on December 15, 1999, but due to it being very commercially successful, the tour was extended from December 30, 1999 to March 5, 2000 in North America. Cyndi Lauper, Wild Orchid, Michael McDonald and Julio Iglesias Jr. were the opening acts at different times during the tour.
The August 28, 1999 performance at the MGM Grand Garden Arena was made into the Emmy Awards-nominated HBO television special Live in Concert, which aired the following day, and by year's end was released on VHS and DVD. As stated by the Billboard magazine, the HBO television special was the highest rated original program in over 2 years.
At the time it was her highest-grossing tour ever with the total gross of $160 million, although it would later be eclipsed by her 2002-2005 Living Proof: The Farewell Tour.
Do You Believe? (The Beatnuts song)
"Do You Believe?" is the second single from Stone Crazy, a 1997 album by East Coast hip hop group The Beatnuts. It was released by Relativity Records as a single with "Give Me Tha Ass" as its b-side in 1997. The song is produced by The Beatnuts and features raps by Juju and Psycho Les. Juju begins the song with a verse about his "ghetto mentality," while Psycho Les raps a verse about partying and making music. Juju's verse was later sampled in the song "Dos Factotum" by Louis Logic, while Psycho Les' verse was sampled in "Bottom Feeders" by Smut Peddlers. The song's mournful beat contains a samples "Fueron Tres Anos" by Chilean band Los Angeles Negros.
"Do You Believe?" was the first single from Stone Crazy to chart; it reached #27 on Hot Rap Singles and #81 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Despite its relative commercial success, it is only featured on one of three Beatnuts hits compilations: 1999's World Famous Classics.
Single track list
CD single
Do You Believe in Religion?
Desert messiah ain't nothing new - we all know his kind
Another self-appointed prophet with world domination
On his puny mind
Whispered scenes behind closed doors
How does one make the people think
His greed's worth dying for?
Hey, let's start a holy war!!!
Chorus:
Do you believe in religion?
I believe it's your decision
Do you think it makes a difference?
Is it just some man-made vision?
Do you believe in religion?
I believe it's your decision
Do you think it makes a difference?
Do you really care any way?
Midnight preacher calls me a sinner
And maybe he's right
He said he's just used the hot line
And God's got a message for me
He says
He condemns my situation if I wanna find salvation
It's time to phone in my donation as a vow of faith
He tells me that the church has got an image to protect
And god wants me to give - give till it hurts
Stayed me hand - it's just as well
They caught him using God's tax-free cash
To feed the kitty in some cheap motel
And now he's going to hell
Chorus
(Solo)
Chorus