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.

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

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Spring Awakening notableSong I Believe