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Dont Stop Believing. Lovin touchin squeezin. Any Way You Want It. Cant Help Falling In Love with you - Elvis Presley. I Love You Lord - Laurie Klein. I Surrender All. - Hillsong United. Amchords.com. Intro: E5 B5 C#5 A5 E5 B5 G#5 A5 E B Just a small town girl C#m A Living in a lonely world E B.
Steve Perry performs with Journey at a Chicago-area concert in 1981. Paul Natkin/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Paul Natkin/Getty Images Steve Perry performs with Journey at a Chicago-area concert in 1981. Paul Natkin/Getty Images This story is part of American Anthem, a yearlong series on songs that rouse, unite, celebrate and call to action. Find more at It's midnight on a Tuesday in Richmond, Va. At Sticky Rice, a sushi joint that hosts this college town's most raucous karaoke night, the crowd is already at fire-code capacity, and would-be crooners are forming a line outside. At around 12:30 a set of famous piano chords begins to play, and the place explodes. Friends stand together on tables; the people stuck in line outside press against the windows. For a fleeting moment, everyone's on the same midnight train going anywhere. Twenty-somethings Matt Malone and Shilpa Gangisetty are tonight's lucky performers of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'," for which the DJ has received as many as five requests — though you can't exactly hear their singing beneath the overflowing crowd shouting along. When they're done, Gangisetty, who is Indian American, says she loves the song because it's something she can enjoy with her immigrant parents. "This came out right before my parents came to this country," she says. "There aren't too many cultural things that we can relate on." "It's like the 'Itsy Bitsy Spider' of, like, middle school," Malone chimes in. "You have to know it. Everyone hates to love it." Thirty-eight years after it debuted on the album Escape, "Don't Stop Believin'" is the go-to anthem for perseverance that has itself persevered, successfully riding wave after new wave of media. Though born in the era of rock radio and cassette mixtapes, the song found its real glory at the dawn of binge TV and the smartphone, and it has woven its way into weddings, bar mitzvahs, graduations, the 2005 World Series, The Sopranos and Glee. YouTube Its fate was hardly a given. Critic Deborah Frost didn't even mention "Don't Stop Believin'" by name in her October 1981 review of Escape in Rolling Stone, which gave the album two out of five stars. "Maybe," she wrote, "there really are a lot of 'streetlight people' out there. If so, my guess is that they'll soon glow out of it." They didn't: According to Nielsen Music, "Don't Stop Believin'" holds the record as the most downloaded 20th-century song, and it has nearly 700 million streams on Spotify, at last count. What is it about this track that just won't stop? The story of the song itself begins with Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain. In the late 1970s, he was a struggling rocker who was ready to quit SoCal and move back to Chicago. Cain says everything had been going wrong: He and his girlfriend had split up, and he'd had to pay a costly vet bill to save his dog after it was hit by a car. "I called my father for some money," he says. "I said, 'Dad, I'm out of cash here. ... Should I come home? Is this thing just not, you know, panning out?' And he told me, 'We've always had a vision, son. Don't stop believing.' I had a lyric book next to me, and I wrote it down." Things started looking up for the musician after that. Cain found himself in a band opening up for mega-act Journey. Then, Journey itself poached him. In 1981, when the band was recording Escape, lead singer Steve Perry asked Cain to come up with a final track. Cain still had his dad's advice in the dog-eared lyric book and from it drew inspiration for the pedaled, keep-the-faith piano part that builds and releases over and over until the phrase itself arrives in the chorus, more than three-quarters of the way into the track. The characters introduced in the first verse, a small-town girl and a South Detroit city boy, are familiar by now — enough so that it's rarely addressed that there is no such neighborhood as South Detroit, apart from Perry needing an extra syllable. As for the singer in the smoky room with wine and cheap perfume, that tableau evokes the desperation Cain says he felt at the Sunset Strip's Whisky a Go Go during his rough Los Angeles days. "I really believe this song is about wanting to make it," he says, "Where you think you're stuck in life — that you're able to get out, the same way I got out of Chicago." The fictional William McKinley High School's glee club sang "Don't Stop Believin'" in a 2009 episode of Fox's Glee. FOX Image Collection/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption FOX Image Collection/Getty Images By the late 1990s, Perry had left Journey, and the band's career was in the wilderness. But the requests for "Don't Stop Believin'" kept coming. Charlize Theron roller-skated to the song in her Oscar-winning turn as a serial killer in 2003's Monster. Four years later, The Sopranos ended its pioneering six-season run on HBO with — spoiler alert — a tense sequence involving a diner and parallel parking, soundtracked by "Don't Stop Believin'." Downloads of the track on iTunes soared. In 2009, the earnest high school show choir on Glee covered the song for the first of several times throughout the series' run, sending its download numbers through the roof again. "Don't Stop Believin'" has been heard on Scrubs, South Park and Family Guy. A string ensemble played it in the Adam Sandler comedy The Wedding Singer. It was the rally song for the Chicago White Sox in the team's 2005 World Series run, and it was the climax of the hit Broadway jukebox musical Rock of Ages. On social media, you can find plenty of photos of stop signs playfully defaced with the title exhortation. For all its new success, Journey still needed a new lead singer who had something approximating Perry's trademark high tenor altino. Desperate, guitarist Neal Schon turned to searching for singers on YouTube — where, late one night, he discovered Arnel Pineda, a formerly homeless kid in the Philippines who was covering the band's ballads at smoky venues that reeked of wine and cheap perfume. YouTube In 2007, Journey flew him to the for a tryout and hired him — a fairy-tale story chronicled in the 2009 documentary Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey. Pineda told CBS News in 2012, "Even before I discovered 'Don't Stop Believin,' it has been my motto — you know, to never stop believing in myself. The life that I've gone through, all those hardships, I never stopped believing that someday there is something magical that will happen in my life." As for Frost — the critic who originally panned Escape in Rolling Stone — she tells NPR that four decades later she's still not a fan but that maybe those streetlight people might — might — have a point. "You know, I think maybe it helps them celebrate their high school years — or their hopes," she says. "And if it does, what can I tell you? Good for them." Roben Farzad is the host of Full Disclosure on NPR member station VPM. Walter Ray Watson produced this story for broadcast. Daoud Tyler-Ameen adapted it for the Web.
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Journey performs “Don’t Stop Believin’” on UNICEF’s Won’t Stop benefit on May 23, 2020. Listen to “Don’t Stop Believin’” here: https://www
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There’s no denying it: Rarely a wedding or party goes by without Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” being in June 1981, the song appeared on the rock band’s seventh album, “Escape.” Although it never made it to No. 1 on the charts, “Don’t Stop Believin’” has seeped into our culture in countless ways. The “Sopranos” series finale. That memorable “Glee” pilot episode. Broadway’s “Rock of Ages” musical. Your karaoke night. You probably know the words by heart, but you may not know the details behind the making of the song. Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain tells the story of the tune’s genesis in his new memoir, Don’t Stop Believin’: The Man, the Band and the Song That Inspired the 1970s, Cain ― then an aspiring musician ― left his hometown of Chicago for Los Angeles in hopes of landing his big break. When things didn’t go as planned, he phoned his father for some help. It turned out to be a fateful call. “My dog got hit by a car, and I was in Hollywood, and I had to pay the vet bill. And luckily they saved her life,” Cain told HuffPost at Build Series. “I had called him for some money, for another loan. And I hated calling my dad for a loan. I said, ‘Dad, should I just give up on this thing and come home? It seems like I might be pushing it back to Chicago.’ ‘No, no, don’t come home. Stick to your guns. Don’t stop believin’. I went, ‘OK.’ Everything he would say to me somehow I would just doodle in my little notebook that I wrote songs in. That’s basically what happened. He had said to me, ‘Don’t stop believin’,’ and I took it to heart. He sent me the money, and great things started to happen.”Jonathan Cain speaking at Build Studio in New York City on April Pont/BuildIn 1980, Cain left his previous group, the Babys, to join Journey, replacing Gregg Rolie on keyboards. While writing songs for “Escape” with Journey singer Steve Perry and guitarist Neal Schon, Cain began to flip through his notebook. “Steve Perry asked me, ‘Is there another idea around? We need one more song.’ And when I looked in the back of the spiral notebook, there was ‘Don’t stop believin’’ ... and I thought, ‘Well, Steve Perry would sing this if I can bring in a chorus of some kind,’” Cain said. “So I wrote this chorus, and I brought it in, and all of us together finished the song in a room. It was magical.” Cain said they could feel the momentum of the song, particularly after recording it in the studio. “Workin’ hard to get my fill. Everybody wants a thrill, payin’ anything to roll the dice just one more time.”- “Don’t Stop Believin’”“I think when we finally heard the final mix, Neal looked at me, and he said, ‘There’s something special about this.’ And I said, ‘Let’s make it the first song on the album, because it sounds like it draws a listener in. Let’s make it Track 1.’ So that’s how we sequenced the album,” Cain said.“Don’t Stop Believin’” reached No. 9 on the Billboard singles chart, but he said he doesn’t recall that it was “a huge hit.”Steve Perry and Jonathan Cain at the 2017 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Brooklyn, New Wargo via Getty ImagesYears after the release of “Don’t Stop Believin,’” Perry ― the voice behind the song ― parted ways with Journey, leaving a big hole to fill. After a couple of other frontmen, the group secured a steady lead singer in Arnel Pineda, who joined in year Journey was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Although Perry attended the ceremony, he didn’t perform with the the band. Still, Cain thinks Perry enjoyed the moment.“He seemed very, very vibrant and proud to be standing there with us,” Cain said. “He lives a very private life, and he chooses to keep it that way. Whenever I see him at these events, he seems very, very happy, content with his life. I know he’s gone through some troubles, like we all have. But he’s moved on.” Arnel Pineda and Neal Schon at a Journey show in Los Angeles in Mazur via Getty ImagesCain has moved on too. He said he hopes to work on some new music with Journey soon. And you can count on the band performing “Don’t Stop Believin’” on tour this summer. “I don’t ever get tired of it,” he said. “For me, it’s an honor to have a song that’s loved by three, four generations by now … Anyone who gets tired of a song is working off their own ego. When we’re in Journey, we check our egos at the door.” And as for the future of “Don’t Stop Believin’”? “It’s like Thomas the train. It keeps chugging along,” Cain said.
0:00. 18:26. The words "Don't Stop Believin' " have served Jonathan Cain well in his lifetime. First, they were the words of encouragement he heard from his father, when the younger Cain wasn't
Just a small town girl Livin' in a lonely world She took the midnight train goin' anywhere Just a city boy Born and raised in south Detroit He took the midnight train goin' anywhere A singer in a smoky room A smell of wine and cheap perfume For a smile they can share the night It goes on and on, and on, and on Strangers waiting Walking down the boulevard Their shadows searching in the night Streetlights, people Living just to find emotion Hiding somewhere in the night Working hard to get my fill Everybody wants a thrill Payin' anything to roll the dice Just one more time Some will win, some will lose Some were born to sing the blues Oh, the movie never ends It goes on and on, and on, and on Don't stop believin' Hold on to the feelin' Streetlights, people Don't stop believin' Hold on Streetlights, people Don't stop believin' Hold on to the feelin' Streetlights, people
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[NEW DIRECTIONS]Da, da, da, da... (Repeated until end of the song)[FINN]Just a small town girl, livin' in a lonely worldShe took the midnight train goin' anywhere[RACHEL]Just a city boy, born and raised in South DetroitHe took the midnight train goin' anywhere[FINN]A singer in a smoky room[RACHEL]A smell of wine and cheap perfume[RACHEL & FINN]For a smile they can share the nightIt goes on and on and on and onStrangers waiting, up and down the boulevardTheir shadows searching in the nightStreetlight people, living just to find emotionHiding, somewhere in the night[RACHEL]Workin' hard to get my fillEverybody wants a thrill[RACHEL & FINN]Payin' anything to roll the diceJust one more time[RACHEL]Some will win, some will lose[RACHEL & FINN]Some are born to sing the bluesAnd oh, the movie never endsIt goes on and on and on and onStrangers waiting, up and down the boulevardTheir shadows searching in the nightStreetlight people, livin' just to find emotionHiding, somewhere in the night[NEW DIRECTIONS]Don't stop believin'Hold on to that feelin'Streetlight peopleDon't stop believin'Hold on to that feelin'Streetlight peopleDon't stop!
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Jonathan Cain told SongFacts, The song began with the chorus. My father had coached me. I was in Hollywood, struggling with my career, kind of lost. I was asking him, ‘Should I come back to Chicago and just give up on this dream?’ And he said, ‘No, son. Stay the course. We have a vision. It’s gonna happen. Don’t stop believin’.' The liner notes for Time 3 say, At the band’s Oakland warehouse, this song bubbled out of a rehearsal. [Neal] Schon developed the bass riff, the chugging guitar line, and the sweeping chords on the chorus. Steve Smith built the song around a pattern featuring a lot of tom-toms, anchoring the number to a rich drum figure. Perry and Cain drew from their experiences with the Sunset Strip scene.
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Just a small town girl Livin' in a lonely world She took the midnight train goin' anywhere Just a city boy Born and raised in south Detroit He took the midnight train goin' anywhere A singer in a smoky room A smell of wine and cheap perfume For a smile they can share the night It goes on and on, and on, and on Strangers waiting Up and down the boulevard Their shadows searching in the night Streetlights, people Living just to find emotion Hiding somewhere in the night Working hard to get my fill Everybody wants a thrill Payin' anything to roll the dice Just one more time Some will win, some will lose Some were born to sing the blues Oh, the movie never ends It goes on and on, and on, and on Strangers waiting Up and down the boulevard Their shadows searching in the night Streetlights, people Living just to find emotion Hiding somewhere in the night Don't stop believin' Hold on to the feelin' Streetlights, people Don't stop believin' Hold on Streetlights, people Don't stop believin' Hold on to the feelin' Streetlights, people Lyrics submitted by numb, edited by kymara1053, Mellow_Harsher, Alberto09 Don't Stop Believin' Lyrics as written by Stephen Ray Perry Jonathan Cain Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Songtrust Ave, WORDS & MUSIC A DIV OF BIG DEAL MUSIC LLC Lyrics powered by LyricFind Add your thoughts Log in now to tell us what you think this song means. Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
As the second single from the famed Escape album, "Don't Stop Believing" reached the number nine spot in November of 1981. It was the second of three Top Ten songs from Escape, with "Who's Crying Now" hitting number four as the debut single, while "Open Arms" spent six straight weeks at number two. "Don't Stop Believing" becomes overpowered by
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Journey singles chronology. "Who's Crying Now". (1981) " Don't Stop Believin' ". (1981) "Open Arms". (1982) "Don't Stop Believin' " is a 1981 song by Journey and is the second single from their 7th studio album Escape. It is their signature song by the band and decades after its release, it has become one of the most downloaded tracks from the
Just a small town girl, livin' in a lonely worldShe took the midnight train goin' anywhereJust a city boy, born and raised in south DetroitHe took the midnight train goin' anywhereA singer in a smokey roomA smell of wine and cheap perfumeFor a smile they can share the nightIt goes on and on and on and on[Chorus]Strangers waiting, up and down the boulevardTheir shadows searching in the nightStreetlights people, living just to find emotionHiding, somewhere in the nightWorking hard to get my fill,Everybody wants a thrillPayin' anything to roll the dice,Just one more timeSome will win, some will loseSome were born to sing the bluesOh, the movie never endsIt goes on and on and on and on[Chorus]Don't stop believin'Hold on to the feelin'Streetlights peopleDon't stop believin'Hold on to the feelin'Streetlight peopleDon't stop believin'Hold on to the feelin'Streetlights people Writer/s: Jonathan Cain, Neal Joseph Schon, Stephen Ray Perry Publisher: Wixen Music Publishing, WORDS & MUSIC A DIV OF BIG DEAL MUSIC LLC Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind
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It's like a wave about to happen -- the anticipation of something happening, a change in your life." Don’t stop believin’. Hold on to that feeling. Streetlight people. Don’t stop believin’. Shocking everyone, the final words, “Don’t stop believing” chime out loud and proud as the song slowly fades out.
Journey Year: 2014 4:10 23,806 Views Playlists: #10 Watch: New Singing Lesson Videos Can Make Anyone A Great Singer Just a small town girl Livin' in a lonely world She took the midnight train goin' anywhere Just a city boy Born and raised in south Detroit He took the midnight train goin' anywhere A singer in a smoky room A smell of wine and cheap perfume For a smile they can share the night It goes on and on, and on, and on Strangers waiting Up and down the boulevard Their shadows searching in the night Streetlights, people Living just to find emotion Hiding somewhere in the night Working hard to get my fill Everybody wants a thrill Payin' anything to roll the dice Just one more time Some will win, some will lose Some were born to sing the blues Oh, the movie never ends It goes on and on, and on, and on Strangers waiting Up and down the boulevard Their shadows searching in the night Streetlights, people Living just to find emotion Hiding somewhere in the night Don't stop believin' Hold on to the feelin' Streetlights, people Don't stop believin' Hold on Streetlights, people Don't stop believin' Hold on to the feelin' Streetlights, people The easy, fast & fun way to learn how to sing: Written by: Jonathan Cain, Stephen Ray Perry, Neal Joseph Schon Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Songtrust Ave, WORDS & MUSIC A DIV OF BIG DEAL MUSIC LLC Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind Citation Use the citation below to add these lyrics to your bibliography: Missing lyrics by Journey? Know any other songs by Journey? Don't keep it to yourself! Watch the song video Don't Stop Believin' Browse Quiz Are you a music master? » What is the opening line to Queen's song 'Bohemian Rhapsody'? A. Is this the real deal? B. Is this the real time? C. Is this the real love? D. Is this the real life? Don't miss Journey's Upcoming Events » Sat • Jul 30 • 8:00 PMUnited Supermarkets Arena, Lubbock, TXWed • Aug 03 • 7:30 PMEllen Eccles Theatre, Logan, UTFri • Aug 05 • 8:00 PMSoaring Eagle Casino & Resort, Mount Pleasant, MIMon • Aug 08 • 8:00 PMConstellation Brands–Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center: CMAC, Canandaigua, NY
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As the title implies (“Don’t Stop Believin’”), this song is based on the concepts of positivity thinking and remaining optimistic in the face of uncertainty. Its origins can famously be traced back to one of its co-writers, Steve Perry, calling his dad one day from Hollywood. He went there to pursue his dream of becoming a famous musician, but things weren’t working out for him. So he asked his dad if he should quit and come home, upon which his father replied, in summation, “don’t stop believing”. And Steve Perry and the rest of Journey were able to take that piece of inspiration and turn it into one of the greatest rock classics in the history of American music. Now let’s get back to the song’s lyrics meaning. In this song, the band depicts people from different walks of life who are facing challenges somewhat similar to what Steve went through. For instance, in the first verse we are introduced to two individuals who “took the midnight train”, as in ventured away from home, “going anywhere”. That is to say that they have set off into the unknown, more or less in search of their destiny. Then in the second verse we have “a singer in a smoky room”. In all it reads as if he is an itinerant entertainer. He appears to be a hustler who is just enjoying his gig for the night with no telling what fortune will come his way tomorrow. Indeed in the third verse we are made privy to the uncertainty the characters who make up this song (including the singer himself) face, as Perry states that “some will win; some will lose.” But the one thing they all have for common is that they are looking for something. Or as Steve sings in the pre-chorus in reference to the “streetlight people” (who are basically synonymous with city dwellers in general), they are “living just to find emotion”. Chorus of “Don’t Stop Believin'” But amidst it all, the chorus (which unconventionally comes at the end of the song) brings home the main point of this track. And that is even amidst this uncertainty and wandering if you will, these people should “hold on to that feeling” – as in a sense of optimism and destiny – and ‘not stop believing’. In other words, whatever they set forth looking for in the first place, as in “that feeling”, they should continue to strive for. This is intrinsically even in the face of obstacles, specifically within the context of this song perhaps those which evolve internally. And this general theme of this song is of course a piece of timeless, faith-based inspiration. Thus it is likely that “Don’t Stop Believin'” will continue to be a staple of American pop culture, as its overall sentiment is applicable to a variety of situations. Release Date of “Don’t Stop Believin’” Journey released this motivational song through Columbia Records on 6 October 1981. It was the lead song and second single from the band’s most-successful album titled Escape. Chart Performance It fared well upon its original release, peaking at number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 62 on the UK Singles Chart. It also managed to chart in Australia, Canada and the Netherlands. However, “Don’t Stop Believin’” has proven to be a timeless hit, charting annually in the UK from 2008-2012. Furthermore, till date, it frequently makes appearances on the music charts in many countries around the world. This is largely due to the song being utilized in a number of different venues in pop culture in more-recent years. When this phenomena began is a matter of debate. Some say it started when the track was featured in the iconic 1998 film The Wedding Singer starring Adam Sandler. Others would argue it is due to the song playing a prominent role in the 2003 hit movie Monster, starring Charlize Theron. And still others may assert that this classic’s modern popularity is attributable to it being featured on the final episode of the hit television show The Sopranos in 2007. Popular Usage of “Don’t Stop Believin’” Indeed “Don’t Stop Believin’” has been featured in a quite a few movies and sports venues ( Major League Baseball games, being the theme song of the 2005 World Series’ champions Chicago White Sox). It has also appeared on many a television show, including popular sitcoms like The Simpsons and Glee. It is also commonly used in reality-based musical contests like X-Factor. In fact this song is also known to be a karaoke favorite. Talking about this song’s appearance in Glee, it should be noted that it has been performed, in varying capacities, on at least six different episodes of the show. And the rendition the cast released in 2010 was actually nominated for a Grammy Award, making it the only song from the show to ever accomplish this feat. Moreover a 2009 rendition of the song by X-Factor champion Joe McElderry charted higher on the UK Singles Chart than the original version of the track. Commercial Success in America Indeed in terms of digital sells, “Don’t Stop Believin’” set the record for being the top-selling song from the 20th century ( the pre-digital era), specifically in the United States. As of 2019, in the United States alone, it has sold in excess of 7 million copies. Many believe it was able to achieve this great feat due to it being featured The Sopranos. Covers of “Don’t Stop Believin’” And logically “Don’t Stop Believin’” has been covered by a number of musicians. Prominent names on this list include the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, Sting and Lady Gaga. Who wrote “Don’t Stop Believin’”? Steve Perry wrote “Don’t Stop Believin'” along with fellow Journey band members Jonathan Cain and Neal Schon. The city of Detroit plays a prominent role in the composition of this song. Indeed Perry was inspired to write part of it by watching people in the Motor City. It’s no wonder, he gives a shoutout to “South Detroit” in the track’s lyrics. However, it has been pointed out that there is not actually a “South Detroit” as he references in the song. This is something Perry did not become aware of until more recently. And he has stated that he chose to say “South Detroit” (as opposed to ‘East’, ‘West’ or ‘North’) because it sounded better. On the production side, record producers Mike Stone as well as Kevin Elson handled the production of “Don’t Stop Believin’”). It’s important to mention that for several years both Stone and Elson were among the band’s regular collaborators.
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