"Unbelievable" | ||||
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Single by EMF | ||||
from the album Schubert Dip | ||||
B-side | "EMF" (live at The Bilson) | |||
Released | 22 October 1990 (UK)[1] 3 November 1990 (US)[2] | |||
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Length | 3:30 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | EMF | |||
Producer(s) | Ralph Jezzard | |||
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Music video | ||||
"Unbelievable" on YouTube |
"Unbelievable" is a song written and recorded by British band EMF, originally appearing on their debut album, Schubert Dip (1991). It was released as a single in the UK in October 1990 by Parlophone, peaking at number three on the UK Singles Chart on 1 December 1990. It was the 30th-best-selling single of 1990 in the UK,[4] and a top 10 hit also in Belgium, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain and Sweden. In the United States, "Unbelievable" hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100 in 1991. The song was produced by Ralph Jezzard, and contains samples of US comedian Andrew Dice Clay[5] and a Black Panther Party member shouting "What the fuck?"[6] Its music video was directed by Josh Taft.