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"Don't Stop Believin'" is a power ballad by the American rock band Journey originally written about Steve Perry's high school flame, Stephanie Diperna. The song debuted on their 1981 album Escape. It is today considered the band's signature song. The song is well known for its lyrics and its distinctive introduction, described by All Music Guide as "one of the best opening keyboard riffs in rock." [1]. It is often falsley refered to by the title "Small Town Girl",due to the songs lyrics. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Image File history File links Don't_Stop_Believing. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Journey is an American rock band formed in 1973 in San Francisco, California. ... Journeys seventh album, Escape, was released in August of 1981. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... 33 â…“ LP vinyl record album from the 1960s A gramophone record (also phonograph record, or simply record) is an analogue sound recording medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed modulated spiral groove. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Jonathan Cain (born Jonathan Leonard Friga, 26 February 1950, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American musician, most known for his keyboards and songwriting roles in the rock band, Journey. ... Steve Perry (born Stephen Ray Perry, January 22, 1949 in Hanford, California) is a Portuguese-American[1] singer and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Journey. ... Neal Schon (b. ... A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Journey is an American rock band formed in 1973 in San Francisco, California. ... Whos Crying Now is a song by American rock band Journey. ... Open Arms is the name of a hit single from Journey. ... To emphasize the emotional aspect of a power ballad, crowds customarily hold up lit lighters. ... Journey is an American rock band formed in 1973 in San Francisco, California. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Journeys seventh album, Escape, was released in August of 1981. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ...

Contemporary acclaim

The song was brought back to prominence as the unofficial theme song of the 2005 World Series baseball champion Chicago White Sox. The song was popular with fans and players alike when first played during the 2005 season and was considered the anthem of the Sox' playoff run. The song became such a symbol for the Sox that former Journey lead singer Steve Perry, a lifelong San Francisco Giants fan, was invited to travel with the team during the World Series. After the victory, he was seen in the clubhouse celebrating and singing this song with several players. On October 28, 2005, Steve Perry led the team and the crowd in an a cappella rendition of the song, on the podium at the World Series Championship celebration in Chicago. The 2005 World Series, the 101st playing of Major League Baseballs championship series, saw the American League champion Chicago White Sox sweep the National League champion Houston Astros 4 games to 0 in the best-of-seven-games series, winning their third championship and first since 1917. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Steve Perry (born Stephen Ray Perry, January 22, 1949 in Hanford, California) is a Portuguese-American[1] singer and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Journey. ... Major league affiliations National League (1883–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers NY, NY, 3, 4, 11, 24, 27, 30, 36, 42, 44 Name San Francisco Giants (1958–present) New York Giants (1885-1957) New York Gothams (1883-1885) Ballpark AT&T Park (2000–present) a. ... For other events named World Series, see World Series (disambiguation). ... October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A cappella music is vocal music or singing without instrumental accompaniment, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ...

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When Don't Stop Believing appeared on MTV's Laguna Beach and Fox's Family Guy in the same week, it jumped to #2 on the top 10 most sold songs on iTunes. It briefly held the #1 spot on iTunes during June of 2007 after being used in the series finale of The Sopranos. It was #21 on Billboard's Hot Digital Songs for that week. Family Guy is an Emmy award winning American animated television series about a nuclear family in the fictional town of Quahog (IPA or ), Rhode Island. ... This article is about about the iTunes application. ... The Hot Digital Songs chart ranks the best-selling digital singles in the United States, according to Billboard magazine. ...

The opening stanza refers to "Just a city boy/Born and raised in South Detroit". As Detroiters know, there really is no such place; Detroit has an East Side and a West Side, but north and south are not usually referred to. "South Detroit" is more commonly known to locals as "Mexican Town" or Southwest Detroit, "Downriver" or across the Detroit River in Windsor, Ontario. Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Downriver is the unofficial, but commonly used, name for a collection of nearly 20 suburban cities and townships in southeastern Michigan south of Detroit along the western shore of the Detroit River[1]. The name derives from the fact that the Detroit River, after running nearly east-west along the... Landsat satellite photo, showing Lake Saint Clair, as well as St. ... Nickname: Motto: The river and the land sustain us. ...

Appearances in popular culture and entertainment

• On June 5, 2005, the Family Guy episode "Don't Make Me Over" first aired. In the episode, Peter Griffin and friends Quagmire, Joe, and Cleveland sing this song karaoke-style in a bid to attract attention to save their favorite bar, The Drunken Clam. The sound of the song attracts most people within hearing range, even luring a few mourners carrying a casket to drop it and run off ("Is that Journey? Kick ass!"). Mayor Adam West remarks "I love this song! And I love it when amateurs sing the lyrics! But I hate baseball cards..." The men really get into singing the song, even so far they smash the karaoke machine by swinging Joe until the machine is in pieces! In the days following the Family Guy episode, an episode of Laguna Beach featured the song as well. As a result, "Don't Stop Believin'" slowly crept up to the number 2 most downloaded song on iTunes.
• Two years later, the song reentred the public consciousness when Tony Soprano played the song on a diner jukebox during the final scene of the series finale of The Sopranos. [2] Ironically, the episode abruptly ends with "Don't Stop—" as the scene cuts to black. By the end of the week, the song was back on the top 25 list of most downloaded songs on iTunes, briefly holding the number 1 spot at one point. [3]
• A brief section of the song was played on a segment of The Daily Show on June 12th 2007, in a parody of the aforementioned Sopranos finale.
• In June 2007, the Irish radio DJ Ray Foley, who broadcasts on weekdays on the radio station Today FM, started a campaign for listeners to legally download the song on iTunes or any other legal download service considered legal in Ireland, in order to get the song to the #1 spot in the Irish charts. He's become obsessive, relentless and mildly irritating in his quest to get the song to the number 1 spot. The campaign continues, and it officially reached the No1 spot on iTunes on Thursday 28 June.
• Hillary Clinton used the song in a parody of the Sopranos finale on her Presidential campaign website. [4]
• On an episode of The Late Show with David Letterman, the song was used for a skit of how the media portrayed Letterman's quintuple-bypass surgery.
• In 2005, the song was chosen as the official fight song for the World Series Champion Chicago White Sox.
• In 2002, on the Soul Food episode "In Transition", the song plays on Teri's car radio as she puts the key in the ignition, minutes after she has been fired from her job as partner in a small Chicago law firm.
• In the 2006 comedy film Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, featuring Will Ferrell, the song is featured in the trailer.
• In the 2003 comedy film View from the Top, starring Gwyneth Paltrow, as the opening credits.
• On the South Park episode "Tsst," Cartman sings "Don't stop believin', hold on to that feelin'" while hooking up his Xbox 360.
• In the 1998 comedy film The Wedding Singer (film) the song is played in a string quartet featured at Robbie Harts wedding in which he is left standing at the altar.
• The song is also featured in a Scrubs episode from 2003 entitled "My Journey," in which J.D. reveals that he is "a closet Journey fan." It is also used as non-diegetic music during the closing sequence with J.D.'s narration featuring Elliot on a train.
• In the 2003 motion picture Monster, featuring Charlize Theron, the song is played as a sort of love theme and also during the end credits.
• In the 2002 motion picture Mr. Deeds it was featured on the trailer.
• The song is also featured in the CBS crime drama Cold Case.
• The song was played on the performance night of the finale of season 5 of American Idol in a video montage featuring finalists Taylor Hicks and Katharine McPhee showing their paths from the auditions to the finale.
• On the sitcom Yes, Dear, Jimmy Hughes (played by actor Mike O'Malley) sings "Don't stop believin', hold on to that feelin'" when his little son learns to use the toilet.
• A string version was played during Robbie Hart's wedding scene in The Wedding Singer.
• The song was played during a montage of great show moments on the popular radio show Big O and Dukes on their final broadcast in Phoenix, Arizona.
• During the scene where Prince Charming goes to his dressing room in the alley, a picture of the fairy godmother can be seen with the title of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'".
• Tim Ireland used this song in a Star Wars themed plea for George Lucas not to "sell out"
• On July 9, 2007, WCBS FM in New York City used Don't Stop Believin' as the final song under the station's Jack FM format before switching back to an oldies station.