Believe in Yourself Artist Judy Henderson and Jerry DeVilliers, Jr. (writers)

Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers (performers)

Arthur, D.W., Mr. Ratburn, and others (brief lines)

Backstreet Boys Runtime 1:51 (full)

1:07 (theme song)

0:45 (end credits) Played in The theme song of Arthur Video

Believe in Yourself is the theme song to the Arthur TV series performed by Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers. An instrumental version also plays over the end credits. The original recording is 1:51, but is shortened to about 1 minute for the opening theme and 30-45 seconds for the credits.

It was first made available on Arthur and Friends: The First Almost Real Not Live CD (or Tape), as the first track. A remix of the theme plays over the credits of Season 6 and was released on the album, Arthur's Really Rockin' Music Mix.

The theme was covered by the Backstreet Boys for the special, Arthur - It's Only Rock 'n' Roll.

Lyrics

Everyday when you're walking down the street,

And everybody that you meet

Has an original point of view



*D.W laughs

And I say hey! (Hey!)

What a wonderful kind of day

If we could learn to work and play

And get along with each other

You gotta listen to your heart, listen to the beat

Listen to the rhythm, the rhythm of the street

Open up your eyes, open up your ears

Get together and make things better,

By working together!



It's a simple message,

And it comes from the heart

Believe in yourself,

For that's the place to start



And I say hey! (Hey!)

What a wonderful kind of day,

If we could learn to work and play

And get along with each other

Hey! What a wonderful kind of day. Hey!

What a wonderful kind of day

Hey!

(Theme song only)

Arthur: Hey, D.W!

D.W: Hey!

Arthur: Whoooooaaaaaaa....Ooh! (crash)

Remix credits

Electronic-sounding voices: And I say...

Hey-hey-hey!

Ziggy Marley: It's a simple message, and it comes from the heart

Believe in yourself

For that's the place to start

Electronic-sounding voices: And I say "Hey!"

Francine: You can fly!

Electronic-sounding voices: Believe in yourself

And I say...

Francine: You can fly!

D.W.: Yeah, mama!

Electronic-sounding voices: And I say...

Francine: You can fly!

(music rewinds)

Mr. Ratburn (echoing out): Hey!

History

Variations

Version 1: Used on some Arthur releases. After Arthur crashes into the title, a boing sound is heard with broken pieces also heard.

Version 2. Used pretty much on almost all Arthur episodes from the time. After Arthur crashes into the title, the broken pieces sounds are still used, but there is no boing sound in this version.

Version 3: Used on reruns of the earliest Arthur episodes. The voices are out of sync in the song, and then, after Arthur crashes into the title, a big splash of water is heard.

Version 4: Also used on reruns of the earliest Arthur episodes. The voices are still out of sync, and then Arthur crashes into the title. As this happens, the sound of garbage cans clanking and clattering are heard.

Cover versions

Backstreet Boys

The song was first covered by Backstreet Boys for the 2002 special, It's Only Rock 'n' Roll.[1]

Sons of Admirals

Sons of Admirals - a band consisting of YouTube musicians, Charlie McDonnell (charlieissocoollike),[2] Alex Day (nerimon),[3] Eddplant[4] and Tom Milsom (hexachordal)[5] - recorded a cover of 'Believe in Yourself' as a b-side to their debut (and only) single, 'Here Comes My Baby' (Cat Stevens cover)[6] which was released on 25 October 2010.[7] Covering the song was McDonnell's idea who was a big fan of Arthur. They also performed the song live at The Sun Biz Session in October, 2010.[8][9]

Chance the Rapper

Chance the Rapper began performing a remix of the song, titled "Wonderful Everyday: Arthur" at his live concerts in 2014. Although Chance takes several liberties with the song, including his own original verses, the core melody and chorus is preserved.[10] He later released a studio single version on his Soundcloud, featuring Wyclef Jean, Elle Varner, Francis & the Lights, and Jesse Ware.[11]

Michael Mikey Brennan

Michael Mikey Brennan, a massive fan of Arthur recorded two covers (one acoustic) of 'Believe in Yourself' in 2014[12] and 2015.[13] They were featured on his 'Covers' compilation album released on 3 August 2016.[14]

Album Releases

Trivia

Errors

D.W. is shown turning the pages of the book with her left hand. When it cuts to a close-up, her right hand is on the book. Although it could've been that she changed hands.

Dave makes an angry face while sitting on the bench next to Jane.

References



