Don't Believe (song)

"Don't Believe"
Single by Mehrzad Marashi
from the album New Life
Released	18 April 2010
Format	CD single, digital download, Airplay
Genre	Pop
Length	3:01
Label	Sony BMG
Writer(s)	Dieter Bohlen
Producer	Dieter Bohlen
Certification	1x Gold (Germany), 1x Gold (Austria)
Mehrzad Marashi chronology "Don't Believe" (2010) "Sweat" (2010) Music video "Don't Believe" on YouTube

"Don't Believe" is the debut single by the German winner of the seventh season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, Mehrzad Marashi. It was written and produced by Dieter Bohlen. In April 2010 it was released as a 2-Track-Single.

Formats and track listings

2-Track-Single

1. "Don't Believe" (Single Version) 3:01
2. "Don't Believe" (Karaoke Version) 3:01

Music video

The music video was filmed April 2010 in New York lasting one week. The world premiere of the video was on BILD.de and at the official website of RTL. In the video, Marashi performed at different locations in New York, in the video you can see the Statue of Liberty, the Skyline and the Rodeo Drive. The "Don't Believe" music video was the most-viewed video on MTV.de and VIVA.tv for two weeks.

Chart performance

The first time in DSDS history, the song was available directly after the program to download, and sold within the first 24 hours more often than ever a song previously. The Maxi-CD was an instant top seller: after only five days ago the by Dieter Bohlen found written and produced song in Germany alone more than 100,000 buyers and ranked according to the first week unchallenged at the top of the singles charts in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Luxemburg. At the same time, a boycott campaign was launched, which would prevent Mehrzad reached # 1 on the Charts, downloading the 12-years old song "Boomerang", but without success. Until May 2011, it's the last single in Germany that debuted directly at No. 1. Than, Pietro Lombardi, the winner of the 8th season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, could break the chain and also debuted at No. 1 with his winning title Call My Name.

"Don't Believe" was certified with Gold in Germany.^[1]

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Ö3 Austria Top 40	1
Swiss Music Charts	1
Media Control Charts	1
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles	6
Global Charts	35

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)	Position
European Hot 100 Singles[2]	99
German Singles Chart[3]	13

References

1. ^ "German certifications – Don't Believe" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Don%27t+Believe&strInterpret=&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked. 
2. ^ http://www.billboard.com/charts-year-end/european-hot-100-singles?year=2010#/charts-year-end/european-hot-100-singles?year=2010
3. ^ http://www.einslive.de/musik/charts/2011/jahrescharts.jsp

Preceded by "Satellite" by Lena

German Singles Chart number-one single 23 April 2010 - 14 May 2010

Succeeded by "Wavin' Flag" by K'naan