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"Believe in the Dream" is a song by Filipino singer Nina from her 2011 studio album ''Stay Alive''. It was released as a promotional single on April 24, 2012, and served as the third official single from the album. The song was written and composed by Jude Gitamondoc, and produced by Ito Rapadas under Universal Records. It is the second ballad song in the album, following the acoustic track "However Much Love." The song is an inspirational power ballad, and it shows off the singer's power vocals and belting range during the latter part of the song. The song talks about holding on to your dreams, and not letting anyone get on your way in achieving it. "Believe in the Dream" was a critical acclaim, being given overwhelming positive reviews by OPM critics. PhilCharts.com called the song a "standout," commenting "shows her () impressive vocal range." The song will later be released internationally, alongside the album. Nina has performed the song live in ''Stay Alives album launch and in her 2012 pre-Valentine concert at the Music Museum entitled Update Your Status... ==Background and release== In the last quarter of 2010, Nina revealed that she was recording an all-original studio album, stating "I only have two cover songs in there and the rest are originals. It's going to be sexy-soul which is like singing from the soul but when you hear it, there's a degree of sexiness to it. That's me 'eh. I'm really a singer that sings from the soul, ''bonus na lang 'yung sexy na part'' (sexy part is just a bonus )." In her early years, Nina was an unsure aspiring artist who almost let go of her dreams. Due to this fact, she made certain to include an inspirational song encouraging her listeners to pursue their goals despite adversities. She further described the song in the following statement:
During the interview, Nina announced that the album will be released in mid-January 2011. However, it was pushed back to a February release. In the February 2011 issue of ''Woman Today'' magazine, she expressed postponing the album release, again, scheduling it in June 2011.〔''Woman Today'' (February 2011), upcoming album's release date, accessed 2011-12-04〕 In May 2011, Universal Records' head executive Kathleen Dy-Go stated that Nina had not yet finished recording the album, which may result the release date to be pushed back—for the third time—to July or August. Nina later confirmed that the upcoming album will finally be released in the last week of September 2011, that her main goal is to create a different kind of music for her fans and that she does not expect for it (album ) to be a huge hit. Despite the announcement, the album—which was later revealed to be entitled ''Stay Alive''—was not released until November 19, 2011. Prior to the release of ''Stay Alive'', Universal Records' official YouTube channel posted a preview of the album on November 10, 2011, which only included the first nine tracks, which included a clip from "Believe in the Dream". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Believe in the Dream」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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