A Journey classic has made a return to the music charts 45 years after it was originally released. “Don’t Stop Believin’,” the band’s timeless 1981 hit, reemerged at No. 23 on Billboard’s Rock Streaming Songs chart for the week ending May 30, marking its 484th total week on the coveted chart since July 2013.
The rock anthem about hope and empowerment is sandwiched between two other rock classics—Fleetwood Mac’s “Landslide” and Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Have You Ever Seen the Rain”— on the streaming chart.
Written by Jonathan Cain, Neal Schon, and Steve Perry, “Don’t Stop Believin’” remains one of Journey’s top hits from the band’s successful 1980s era. The song, from the album Escape, peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 on Dec. 19, 1981.
Cain once told American Songwriter the song’s title came from his father, who told him his “biggest breakthrough is right around the corner” and advised him to “don’t stop believing.”
“And I wrote down ‘don’t stop believing,’” Cain shared. “And that was five years before Journey called me to join. So, I had this in my notebook. And we had finished all these songs, and when I went home that night, I saw the title, 'Don’t Stop Believin’' and I said, 'That’s it!' And so, I immediately jumped on my little Wurlitzer and came up with a chorus. I mean, in about 20 minutes, I had it.”
Seven years after its original release, “Don’t Stop Believin’” was a highlight on the Journey’s Greatest Hits album in November 1988. The album has ranked on the Billboard 200 album chart for 909 total weeks since its release.
The song also found a new legion of fans in 2007 when it was used in the series finale of The Sopranos. In the streaming era, “Don’t Stop Believin’” has been streamed on Spotify over 2.8 billion times.
In 2022, “Don’t Stop Believin’” was put into the National Recording Registry as one of the nation’s signature recordings. Perry called the song’s induction “the greatest honor” of his life.
“That song, over the years, has become something that has a life of its own,” the singer said, per the Library of Congress blog. “It’s about the people who’ve embraced it and found the lyrics to be something they can relate to and hold onto and sing.”
As for its return to the streaming charts, the chorus-heavy song is perfect for social media memes, graduation clips, and nostalgic playlists. “Don’t Stop Believin’” is also regularly played at sporting events.
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