Still Believe In Love

Album: single release only (2023)
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Songfacts®:

  • In "Still Believe in Love," Mary J. Blige delivers a powerful message of perseverance and unwavering hope in finding true love. Despite facing challenges and not yet meeting "the one," she refuses to give up on the pursuit of genuine connection.
  • New York rapper Vado contributes a couple of rapped verses, which add a contrasting viewpoint and further emphasize the theme of perseverance and faith in love's journey.
  • Blige and Vado co-wrote the song alongside Jeff "Gitty" Gitelman, DJ Cassidy, Bradley Thomas, Jr. and Eliott Trent. Gitelman is known for his work with H.E.R., Anderson.Paak, Mac Miller, and The Weeknd. He co-penned Jessie Murph and Jelly Roll's "Wild Ones" and Victoria Monet's "On My Mama."
  • The song incorporates a sample from the 1984 Mtume track "C.O.D. (I'll Deliver)." As a result, Mtume band members James Mtume and Tawatha Agee receive songwriting credits.
  • Cassidy and Gitelman, alongside Kuk Harrell and Jelli Dorman, produced the track. With smooth bass lines, bright keys, and synth pads, the song blends classic elements with a modern touch, creating a captivating breezy throwback sound.
  • Released by Blige's record label Beautiful Life Music as a standalone single on October 27, 2023, "Still Believe in Love," climbed to the top of Billboard's Adult R&B Songs chart dated December 30, 2023. It was the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul's eighth #1 on the tally.

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