Don't Believe Anymore
| "Don't Believe Anymore" | ||||
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| Single by Icehouse | ||||
| from the album Sidewalk | ||||
| B-side | "Java" | |||
| Released | 15 June 1984[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
| Length | 4:15 (7" Aust version) 5:15 (album version plus 7" & 12" Chrysalis releases) 3:40 (video clip) | |||
| Label | ||||
| Songwriter | Iva Davies | |||
| Producer | Iva Davies | |||
| Icehouse singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Don't Believe Anymore" on YouTube | ||||
"Don't Believe Anymore" is a single by the Australian band Icehouse and written by Iva Davies. It is the second single from their third studio album, Sidewalk. It was released on 15 June 1984 in the UK (7" & 12") and on 2 July 1984 in Australia (7" only).[1][2] It peaked at No. 31 on the Australian singles chart.[3]The song's saxophone work and solo was provided by musician Joe Camilleri[4] and fretless bass by Guy Pratt.[5] Another version re-mixed by Ivan Gough and Colin Snape appears on the Icehouse album Meltdown released in 2002.
Charts
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] | 31 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] | 36 |
The Whitlams version
| "Don't Believe Anymore" | ||||
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| Single by the Whitlams | ||||
| from the album Torch the Moon | ||||
| Released | June 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2002 | |||
| Length | 5:26 3:46 (single edit) | |||
| Label | Black Yak | |||
| Songwriter | Iva Davies | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Don't Believe Anymore" on YouTube | ||||
Australian indie rock band the Whitlams covered the song and released it in June 2003 as the fourth and final single from their fifth studio album, Torch the Moon (2002). It peaked at number 47 on the Australian ARIA singles chart.[8]
Track listing
- "Don't Believe Anymore" (Single Version) – 3:50
- "Don't Believe Anymore" (Full Version) – 5:26
- "Je N'y Crois Plus" – 3:48
Charts
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[9] | 47 |
References
- 1 2 "Another News Corner" (PDF). Music & Media. 18 June 1984. p. 5. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ↑ "Kent Music Report No 523 – 2 July 1984". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 5 September 2017 – via Imgur.com.
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. p. 147. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.
- ↑ Moore, Tony (7 November 2019). "Great southern songs: Iva Davies explains three Icehouse classics". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ Guy Pratt (2 October 2020). Guy Pratt LDL Ep 16 Icehouse Don't Believe Anymore. Retrieved 2 August 2026 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Australian Top 50 ARIA Chart – Week Ending 3rd September, 1984". ARIA. Retrieved 5 September 2017 – via Imgur.
- ↑ "charts.nz > Icehouse in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ↑ "australian-charts.com > The Whitlams - Don't Believe Anymore (song)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ↑ "Jebediah – Don't Believe Anymore". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
External links
- "Don't Believe Anymore" at Discogs (list of releases)