"Do You Believe in Love" is a song by Robert John "Mutt" Lange that was recorded by the American rock band Huey Lewis and the News. It was the first US top-ten hit for the band peaking at number seven in April 1982, off their second album Picture This.
History When Lange wrote the song and submitted it to the band, it was entitled "We Both Believe in Love", but was retitled after Lewis made some lyrical revisions. The unrevised version was originally recorded by British band Supercharge, on which Lange sang lead vocals, on the 1979 album Body Rhythm.
The song became the band's breakthrough hit, peaking at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart.Chart Success Summary , hln.org
A music video for the song was filmed in February 1982 in Los Angeles.Huey Lewis and the News: World Tour 1986 tour book The music video features a scene with the band singing into a sleeping woman's ear, followed by the next morning, singing in the kitchen. This video received heavy airplay in the early days of MTV, contributing to the breakthrough popularity of both the song and the band.
In the UK, the song was released as a double A-side with "The Power of Love" in 1985. This release peaked at number nine on the UK Singles Chart, the band's only top ten hit in the territory.
Chart performance
Weekly charts Chart (1982) PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report) 18Canada Top Singles (RPM)14Canada Retail Singles (The Record)7Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)2Israel (IBA) Search "Huey Lewis and the News" for Israeli chart history.4 US Billboard Hot 100 7 US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 12 Chart (1985–1986) PeakpositionUK Singles (OCC)9
Year-end charts Chart (1982) Rank AustraliaAustralian-charts.com 144 US Billboard Hot 100Longboredsurfer.com51
References
External links Video of performance by Supercharge performance at YouTube.com Original music video at YouTube.com