I Believe
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"I Believe" is a comedic yet heartfelt show tune from the hit Broadway musical The Book of Mormon, in which the naive missionary Elder Price reaffirms his faith through a series of increasingly absurd declarations.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| I Believe canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical theatre song
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show tune ⓘ song ⓘ |
| associatedAct | The Book of Mormon original Broadway cast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPerspective | Mormon missionary ⓘ |
| composer |
Matt Stone
NERFINISHED
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Robert Lopez NERFINISHED ⓘ Trey Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| dramaticFunction |
11 o’clock number
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character development song ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | Eugene O’Neill Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fromWork | The Book of Mormon (musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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musical theatre ⓘ satire ⓘ show tune ⓘ |
| hasSubject | Latter-day Saint beliefs (parodied) ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalStyle | list of declarative statements ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Matt Stone
NERFINISHED
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Robert Lopez NERFINISHED ⓘ Trey Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | stage musical performance ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Elder Price (character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPerformer | Andrew Rannells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalProduction | The Book of Mormon original Broadway production ⓘ |
| partOf | The Book of Mormon (musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Elder Price (character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 21st century ⓘ |
| settingInStory | mission in Uganda ⓘ |
| theme |
doubt and belief
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religious faith ⓘ satire of organized religion ⓘ |
| tone |
comedic
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heartfelt ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
hyperbole
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irony ⓘ |
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