If You Believe (Sasha song)

"If You Believe"
"If You Believe"
Single by Sasha
from the album Dedicated to...
Released	26 October 1998
Genre	Pop;
Length	3:57
Label	Warner Music;
Songwriters	Grant Michael B.; Pomez di Lorenzo;
Producers	Pomez di Lorenzo; Grant Michael B.;
Sasha singles chronology

"If You Believe'" is a song recorded by German singer Sasha. It was written by Grant Michael B., Pomez di Lorenzo and Pete Smith and produced by the former two for Sasha's debut studio album Dedicated to... (1998). His most successful release to date, it reached the top five in Austria, Flanders, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland and reached number 15 of the Swedish Singles Chart.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Dedicated to...^[1]

Music and lyrics – Pomez di Lorenzo, Grant Michael B.
Lead and backing vocals – Sasha
Mixing – Falk Moller, Michael B.

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "If You Believe"
Chart (1998–1999)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[2]	2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[3]	2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[4]	26
Germany (GfK)^[5]	3
Italy (FIMI)^[6]	4
Italy Airplay (Music & Media)^[7]	9
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[8]	3
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[9]	2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[10]	15
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[11]	4

Year-end charts

Annual chart rankings for "If You Believe"
Chart (1998)	Position
Germany (Official German Charts)^[12]	50
Chart (1999)	Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[13]	13
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)^[14]	22
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)^[15]	84
Europe (Radio Top 50)^[16]	75
Europe Border Breakers (Music & Media)^[17]	10
Germany (Official German Charts)^[18]	35
Italy (Musica e dischi)^[19]	12
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[20]	6
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[21]	9
Romania (Romanian Top 100)^[22]	61
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[23]	32

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "If You Believe"
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[24]	Gold	25,000^*
Germany (BVMI)^[25]	Platinum	500,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[26]	Gold	25,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Dedicated To (Media notes). Sasha. Warner Music. 1998.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Sasha – If You Believe" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
^ "Sasha – If You Believe" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
^ "Sasha – If You Believe" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
^ "Sasha – If You Believe". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
^ "Major Market Airplay: Italy" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 36. 4 September 1999. p. 19.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Sasha" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
^ "Sasha – If You Believe" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
^ "Sasha – If You Believe". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
^ "Sasha – If You Believe". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
^ "Top 100 Singles-Jahrescharts (1998)". Offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 1999". Austriancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
^ "Jaaroverzichten 1999". Ultratop. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
^ "Rapports Annuels 1999". Ultratop. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
^ "European Radio Top 100 1999" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 1. 1 January 2000. p. 13. Retrieved 21 January 2026 – via World Radio History.
^ "Border Breakers Top 100 1999" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 1. 1 January 2000. p. 13. Retrieved 21 January 2026 – via World Radio History.
^ "Top 100 Singles-Jahrescharts (1999)". Offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
^ Racca, Guido. "1999". musica e dischi Top 100 Year-End 1960 - 2018 (in Italian). pp. 108–110. ISBN 9781980329121.
^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1999". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1999" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
^ "Romanian Top 100: Top of the Year 1999" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 22 January 2005.
^ "Jahrescharts 1999". Swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
^ "Austrian single certifications – Sasha – If You Believe" (in German). IFPI Austria.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sasha; 'If You Believe')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('If You Believe')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.

External links

Official website

[booklet-1] Dedicated To (Media notes). Sasha. Warner Music. 1998.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[sc_Austria_Sasha-2] "Sasha – If You Believe" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 23 May 2014.

[sc_Flanders_Sasha-3] "Sasha – If You Believe" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 23 May 2014.

[sc_Wallonia_Sasha-4] "Sasha – If You Believe" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 23 May 2014.

[sc_Germany_Sasha-5] "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 30 April 2020.

[sc_Italy_Sasha-6] "Sasha – If You Believe". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 23 May 2014.

[7] "Major Market Airplay: Italy" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 36. 4 September 1999. p. 19.

[sc_Dutch40_Sasha-8] "Nederlandse Top 40 – Sasha" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 23 May 2014.

[sc_Dutch100_Sasha-9] "Sasha – If You Believe" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

[sc_Sweden_Sasha-10] "Sasha – If You Believe". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 23 May 2014.

[sc_Switzerland_Sasha-11] "Sasha – If You Believe". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 May 2014.

[12] "Top 100 Singles-Jahrescharts (1998)". Offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 22 November 2015.

[13] "Jahreshitparade Singles 1999". Austriancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 November 2015.

[14] "Jaaroverzichten 1999". Ultratop. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

[15] "Rapports Annuels 1999". Ultratop. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

[16] "European Radio Top 100 1999" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 1. 1 January 2000. p. 13. Retrieved 21 January 2026 – via World Radio History.

[17] "Border Breakers Top 100 1999" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 1. 1 January 2000. p. 13. Retrieved 21 January 2026 – via World Radio History.

[18] "Top 100 Singles-Jahrescharts (1999)". Offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 22 November 2015.

[19] Racca, Guido. "1999". musica e dischi Top 100 Year-End 1960 - 2018 (in Italian). pp. 108–110. ISBN 9781980329121.

[20] "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1999". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

[21] "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1999" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

[rt100-22] "Romanian Top 100: Top of the Year 1999" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 22 January 2005.

[23] "Jahrescharts 1999". Swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 October 2015.

[AustriaSashaIf_You_BelievesingleCertRef-24] "Austrian single certifications – Sasha – If You Believe" (in German). IFPI Austria.

[GermanySashaIf_You_BelievesingleCertRef-25] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sasha; 'If You Believe')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.

[SwitzerlandSashaIf_You_BelievesingleCertRef-26] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('If You Believe')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.

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Sasha
Discography
Studio albums	Dedicated to... (1998) ...you (2000) Surfin' on a Backbeat (2001) Open Water (2006) Good News on a Bad Day (2009) The One (2015) Schlüsselkind (2018)
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits (2006)
Singles	"I'm Still Waitin'" "Here She Comes Again" "If You Believe" "We Can Leave the World" "I Feel Lonely" "Let Me Be the One" "Chemical Reaction" "Owner of My Heart" "Coming Home" "Lucky Day" "Turn It into Something Special"