Be the First to Believe

"Be the First to Believe"
"Be the First to Believe"
Single by A1
from the album Here We Come
B-side	"Miracle"
Released	21 June 1999
Length	3:19
Label	Columbia
Songwriters	Peter Cunnah, Ben Adams, Christian Ingebrigtsen, Mark Read, Paul Marazzi
Producer	Metro
A1 singles chronology
Music video
	"Be the First to Believe" on YouTube

"Be the First to Believe" is a song by British-Norwegian boy band A1, released as the lead single from their debut album, Here We Come (1999). Released on 21 June 1999 as A1's debut single, the song peaked at No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's first chart entry in the UK.

Track listings

UK CD1^[2]

"Be the First to Believe" – 3:22
"Miracle" – 3:09
"Be the First to Believe" (Phats & Small Mutant Disco Mix Part 1) – 6:00

UK CD2^[3]

"Be the First to Believe" – 3:22
"Be the First to Believe" (Amen club mix) – 8:01
"A1 Chat Exclusively to You" – 4:24

UK cassette single^[4]

"Be the First to Believe" – 3:22
"Miracle" – 3:09

Australian CD single^[5]

"Be the First to Believe" – 3:22
"Be the First to Believe" (Phats & Small Mutant Disco Mix Part 1) – 6:00
"Be the First to Believe" (Amen club mix) – 8:01
"Miracle" – 3:09

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[6]	115
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[7]	31
Germany (GfK)^[8]	95
Scotland (OCC)^[9]	6
Spain (Top 40 Radio)^[10]	23
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[11]	48
UK Singles (OCC)^[12]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
UK Singles (OCC)^[13]	133

References

^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 21 June, 1999" (PDF). Music Week. 19 June 1999. p. 27. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
^ Be the First to Believe (UK CD1 liner notes). Columbia Records. 1999. 667422 2.
^ Be the First to Believe (UK CD2 liner notes). Columbia Records. 1999. 667422 5.
^ Be the First to Believe (UK cassette single sleeve). Columbia Records. 1999. 667422 4.
^ Be the First to Believe (Australian CD single liner notes). Columbia Records. 1999. 667265 2.
^ "A1 chart history, received from ARIA on 17 August 2023". Imgur.com. Retrieved 16 June 2024. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 28. 10 July 1999. p. 11. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
^ "A1 – Be the First to Believe" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
^ Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
^ "A1 – Be the First to Believe". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
^ "A1: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
^ Zywietz, Tobias (November 2000). "The Top 200 Singles of 1999" (PDF). Chartwatch. Ilminster, Somerset. pp. 41–42. Retrieved 2 August 2025 – via Zobbel.

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[1] "New Releases – For Week Starting 21 June, 1999" (PDF). Music Week. 19 June 1999. p. 27. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

[2] Be the First to Believe (UK CD1 liner notes). Columbia Records. 1999. 667422 2.

[3] Be the First to Believe (UK CD2 liner notes). Columbia Records. 1999. 667422 5.

[4] Be the First to Believe (UK cassette single sleeve). Columbia Records. 1999. 667422 4.

[5] Be the First to Believe (Australian CD single liner notes). Columbia Records. 1999. 667265 2.

[6] "A1 chart history, received from ARIA on 17 August 2023". Imgur.com. Retrieved 16 June 2024. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.

[7] "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 28. 10 July 1999. p. 11. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

[sc_Germany_A1-8] "A1 – Be the First to Believe" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

[sc_Scotland_A1-9] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

[10] Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.

[sc_Sweden_A1-11] "A1 – Be the First to Believe". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

[sc_UKsinglesbyname_A1-12] "A1: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

[13] Zywietz, Tobias (November 2000). "The Top 200 Singles of 1999" (PDF). Chartwatch. Ilminster, Somerset. pp. 41–42. Retrieved 2 August 2025 – via Zobbel.

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v t e A1
Ben Adams Christian Ingebrigtsen Paul Marazzi Mark Read
Studio albums	Here We Come The A List Make It Good Waiting for Daylight Rediscovered
Compilation albums	A1 The Best of A1 Greatest Hits
Singles	"Be the First to Believe" "Summertime of Our Lives" "Everytime / Ready or Not" "Like a Rose" "Take On Me" "Same Old Brand New You" "No More" "Caught in the Middle" "Make It Good" "Nos Differences" "Take You Home" "Don't Wanna Lose You Again" "In Love and I Hate It"
Other songs	"Learn to Fly"
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