Believe in Yourself

Written by	Joe Raposo
Date	1972
Publisher	Green Fox Music Co., Jonico Music Inc.
EKA	Episode 0401

"Believe in Yourself" is a Sesame Street song of encouragement. The central message of the song is that you can be or do anything you want if you just believe in yourself. Even when other people doubt you can do something, or say you are crazy, you should believe in yourself and not get too scared to try.

Performances

Image	Year	Description
	1972	Sesame Street Episode 0401 Molly encourages a young girl to believe in her dream of becoming a carpenter.
	1973	Sesame Street LIVE! sung by Luis Audio: Sesame Street LIVE! (1973) 60 Favorite Songs from Sesame Street (1975)
	1975	Sesame Street Episode 0723 sung by Gordon and Maria
	1977	Aren't You Glad You're You? sung by Bob, Gordon, and Susan Audio: Aren't You Glad You're You? (1977) Don't You Know You're Beautiful?/Believe in Yourself (single, 1977) 10th Anniversary Album (1978) Sing: Songs of Joe Raposo (1992) Platinum Too (1997) Sesame Street Best (1997)
	1981	Sesame Street (First: Episode 1578) sung by Diana Ross and Big Bird Video: Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days (2009, edited)
	1990	Sesame Street Episode 2712 sung by Jelani
	1993	Sesame Street (First: Episode 3158) sung by The Neville Brothers
	1995	Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade sung by the cast
	1996	Sesame Street (First: Episode 3473) sung by Ray Charles with Elmo and the Sesame Street cast Video: The Best of Elmo 2 (2010, edited) Online: SesameStreet's YouTube Channel (YouTube)
	2000	Sesame Street (First: Episode 3912) sung by *NSYNC Video: Singing with the Stars (2011) Online: SesameStreet's YouTube Channel (YouTube) Audio: Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music (2003)
	2005	Super Grover! Ready for Action sung by the Company Audio: Super Grover! Ready for Action (2005)
	2005	Plaza Sésamo Episodio 854 sung by Don Boni
	2014	Sesame Street (First: Episode 4513) sung by Michael Bublé with Elmo, Abby Cadabby and Murray Video: The Best of Elmo 3 (2015) Online: Sesamestreet.org (sesamestreet.org) SesameStreet's YouTube Channel(YouTube)

Releases

Publications

• Sesame Street LIVE! (1973)