I Believe
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"I Believe" is a pivotal, emotionally charged musical number from the Broadway rock musical *Spring Awakening*, capturing the characters’ awakening to sexuality and vulnerability.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| I Believe canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical theatre song
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show tune ⓘ song ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Spring Awakening (original Broadway cast recording) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardsContext | featured in Tony Award–winning musical Spring Awakening ⓘ |
| basedOn | Spring Awakening (1891 play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Frank Wedekind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception |
considered a pivotal number in Spring Awakening
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noted for emotional intensity ⓘ |
| followsSong | The Guilty Ones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
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rock musical ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyleElement |
dynamic build to climax
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guitar-driven rock ⓘ intimate ballad sections ⓘ |
| includedIn | Spring Awakening (vocal selections book) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFollowedBySong | Those You’ve Known NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
coming of age
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guilt ⓘ religious doubt ⓘ sexual awakening ⓘ vulnerability ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Steven Sater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalBy | Duncan Sheik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | depicts characters’ awakening to sexuality and vulnerability ⓘ |
| notableOriginalPerformer |
Jonathan Groff
NERFINISHED
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Lea Michele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalProduction | Spring Awakening (Broadway production) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Spring Awakening NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedByCharacter |
Melchior Gabor
NERFINISHED
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Wendla Bergmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInShow |
Act II
NERFINISHED
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late in the musical ⓘ |
| premiereCity | New York City ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Eugene O’Neill Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Theatre music publisher for Spring Awakening (various licensing houses) ⓘ |
| setting | a hayloft ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
conflict between faith and desire
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first sexual experience ⓘ |
| theatricalContext | Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | late 19th century Germany ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
duet
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female voice ⓘ male voice ⓘ |
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