Believe in Me (Bonnie Tyler song)

"Believe in Me"
Single by Bonnie Tyler
from the album Rocks and Honey
Released	13 March 2013
Recorded	2012
Studio	Blackbird Studio (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Country rock pop rock
Length	3:57 (album version) 3:03 (radio edit)
Label	Celtic Swan Recordings, ZYX Music
Songwriter(s)	Desmond Child, Lauren Christy, Christopher Braide
Producer(s)	David Huff
Bonnie Tyler singles chronology
"Amour Éternel (Eternal Flame)" (2011) "Believe in Me" (2013) "This is Gonna Hurt" (2013)
Music video
"Believe in Me" on YouTube
Audio sample
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Eurovision Song Contest 2013 entry
Country	United Kingdom
Artist(s)	Bonnie Tyler
Language	English
Composer(s)	Desmond Child Lauren Christy Christopher Braide
Lyricist(s)	Desmond Child Lauren Christy Christopher Braide
Finals performance
Final result	19th
Final points	23
Entry chronology
◄ "Love Will Set You Free" (2012)
"Children of the Universe" (2014) ►

"Believe in Me" is a song by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler from her sixteenth studio album Rocks and Honey (2013). American songwriter Desmond Child composed the song with British songwriters Lauren Christy and Christopher Braide. It was released as the album's lead single on 13 March 2013. The song was written to "uplift the world", and was completed by Child whilst having dinner with Tyler.

The song was recorded in the Blackbird Studios, Nashville, Tennessee. The lyrics depict Tyler telling a lover who does not believe in love or religion to just believe in her. "Believe in Me" was selected as the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest entry for the United Kingdom. To comply with the song duration rules, the album version was cut to three minutes and three seconds for radio play and for live performance.^[1] The photograph used for the cover art was taken by Tyler's nephew, Andrew Hopkins.^[2] Following the Eurovision Song Contest, the song peaked at No. 93 in the United Kingdom, but did not chart elsewhere.

"Believe in Me" received mixed reviews from music critics, and the song was largely blamed for Tyler's mediocre final score in the Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final. Despite the single's chart placing and result at Eurovision, both Tyler and the single won categories in the Eurovision Song Contest Radio Awards; the first time a UK representative has won in a category in the ESC Radio's history.