"Don't Believe" is the debut single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 by Mehrzad Marashi

Mehrzad Marashi

Mehrzad Marashi; is an Iranian-German singer and winner of Deutschland sucht den Superstar season 7.-DSDS Performances:- Albums :-Singles:-External links:...

, the German winner of the seventh season

Deutschland sucht den Superstar (Season 7)

Deutschland sucht den Superstar Season 7 is the seventh season of the Idol series which aired on RTL Television and started on 6 January 2010. The season marked a new national record with more than 35,000 participants...

 of Deutschland sucht den Superstar

Deutschland sucht den Superstar

Deutschland sucht den Superstar is a German reality talent show, also commonly known by its initials DSDS. Part of the Idol franchise, it was created by English media mogul Simon Fuller as a spin-off from the British show Pop Idol, of which two series were broadcast between the years of 2001 and...

(DSDS, "Germany Seeks a Superstar"). It was written and produced by Dieter Bohlen

Dieter Bohlen

Dieter Günter Bohlen is a German songwriter, singer, musician, producer, entertainer, TV personality, and writer. Bohlen is best known for being part of popular pop-duo Modern Talking during 1984–1987 and 1998–2003.-Biography:Bohlen took his Abitur in Oldenburg...

. In April 2010 it was released as a 2-track single.

Formats and track listings

2-Track Single

1. "Don't Believe" (Single Version) 3:01
2. "Don't Believe" (Karaoke Version) 3:01

Music video

The music video was filmed April 2010 in New York

New York

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, lasting one week. The world premiere of the video was on "BILD.de" and at the official website of RTL

RTL Television

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. In the video, Marashi performed at different locations in New York; in the video viewers can see the Statue of Liberty, the Skyline and Rodeo Drive. The "Don't Believe" music video was the most-viewed video on MTV.de and VIVA.tv for two weeks.

Chart performance

The first time in the history of the DSDS TV series, the song was available directly after the program to download, and sold within the first 24 hours more often than any song previously. The Maxi-CD was an instant top seller: after only five days. The Dieter Bohlen written and produced song in Germany alone found more than 100,000 buyers and ranked according to the first week unchallenged at the top of the singles charts in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Luxemburg. At the same time, a boycott campaign was launched, to prevent Mehrzad from reaching #1 on the charts, by downloading the 12-year-old song "Boomerang", but without success.
Up to May 2011, it was the last single in Germany that debuted directly at No. 1. Then, Pietro Lombardi

Pietro Lombardi

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, the winner of the 8th season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar

Deutschland sucht den Superstar (Season 8)

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, would break the chain and also debuted at No. 1 with his winning title "Call My Name"

Call My Name (Pietro Lombardi song)

"Call My Name" is a song recorded by Pietro Lombardi from his first studio album Jackpot . The song is the debut single of the winner of the eighth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar . It was written and produced by DSDS jury member Dieter Bohlen...

.

"Don't Believe" was certified with Gold in Germany.

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann...	1
Swiss Music Charts Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75...	1
Media Control Charts Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...	1
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles Eurochart Hot 100 Singles The European Hot 100 Singles has been compiled by Billboard and Music & Media magazine since March, 1984. The chart is based on national singles sales charts in 15 European countries: Austria, Belgium , Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden,...	6
Global Charts	35

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)	Position
European Hot 100 Singles	99
German Singles Chart	13