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 4

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Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf musical theatre song ⓘ
show tune ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedAct The Book of Mormon original Broadway cast ⓘ
characterPerspective Mormon missionary ⓘ
composer Matt Stone ⓘ
Robert Lopez ⓘ
Trey Parker ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
dramaticFunction 11 o’clock number ⓘ
character development song ⓘ
firstPerformanceLocation Eugene O’Neill Theatre ⓘ
fromWork The Book of Mormon (musical) ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ
satire ⓘ
show tune ⓘ
hasSubject Latter-day Saint beliefs (parodied) ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricalStyle list of declarative statements ⓘ
lyricist Matt Stone ⓘ
Robert Lopez ⓘ
Trey Parker ⓘ
medium stage musical performance ⓘ
narrativeFocus Elder Price (character) ⓘ
linked to: Elder Price
originalPerformer Andrew Rannells ⓘ
originalProduction The Book of Mormon original Broadway production ⓘ
partOf The Book of Mormon (musical) ⓘ
performer Elder Price (character) ⓘ
linked to: Elder Price
publicationCentury 21st century ⓘ
settingInStory mission in Uganda ⓘ
theme doubt and belief ⓘ
religious faith ⓘ
satire of organized religion ⓘ
tone comedic ⓘ
heartfelt ⓘ
usesDevice hyperbole ⓘ
irony ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Elder Price → singsSong → I Believe ⓘ
Elder Price → singsSong → I Believe ⓘ
The Book of Mormon → notableSong → I Believe ⓘ