Do You Believe in Magic ( song ) - wikipedia Do You Believe in Magic ( song ) `` Do You Believe In Magic '' Single by The Lovin ' Spoonful from the album Do You Believe in Magic B - side `` On the Road Again '' Released August 1965 Format 7 '' single Recorded 1965 Genre Folk rock, sunshine pop Length 2 : 06 Label Kama Sutra Songwriter ( s ) John Sebastian Producer ( s ) Erik Jacobsen The Lovin ' Spoonful singles chronology `` Do You Believe In Magic '' ( 1965 ) `` You Did n't Have to Be So Nice '' ( 1965 ) `` Do You Believe In Magic '' ( 1965 ) `` You Did n't Have to Be So Nice '' ( 1965 ) `` Do You Believe In Magic '' is a song written by John Sebastian. It was first recorded and released by his group, The Lovin ' Spoonful in 1965. The single peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In 1978, Shaun Cassidy reached the top 40 with his cover version. The song has been recorded by various artists. Contents 1 The Lovin ' Spoonful version 1.1 Song history 2 Charts 2.1 Weekly charts 2.2 Year - end charts 3 Shaun Cassidy version 3.1 Chart performance 3.1. 1 Weekly charts 3.1. 2 Year - end charts 4 Aly & AJ version 4.1 Track listings 4.2 Release history 4.3 Chart performance 5 Other versions 6 References 7 External links The Lovin ' Spoonful version Song history In 1965, the group The Lovin ' Spoonful released the song as the first single from their debut studio album Do You Believe in Magic. The single was well received by the public and became a top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 9. According to the lyrics, the magic referenced in the title is the power of music to supply happiness and freedom to both those who make it and those who listen to it. Session drummer Gary Chester played on the track. The Lovin ' Spoonful 's version was ranked number 216 on Rolling Stone 's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In a 2007 DVD entitled The Lovin ' Spoonful with John Sebastian - Do You Believe in Magic, author Sebastian illustrates how he sped up the three - chord intro from Martha and the Vandellas ' `` ( Love Is Like a ) Heat Wave '' to come up with the intro to `` Do You Believe in Magic ''. The song is also significantly featured in the Jim Sheridan movie In America, as an Irish - immigrant family, having entered the U.S. on false pretenses, enter New York City for the first time. `` Do You Believe in Magic '' was featured in The Parent Trap, American Pie, Date Movie, Temple Grandin, and Rolie Polie Olie. The original version was also the theme song for the short - lived TV series State of Grace. In 2012, the Lovin ' Spoonful 's version was used in the official `` Meet the Pyro '' trailer for the first - person shooter video game, Team Fortress 2. Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 1965 ) Peak position Canadian RPM Top Singles US Billboard Hot 100 9 Year - end charts Chart ( 1965 ) Rank US Billboard Hot 100 89 Shaun Cassidy version `` Do You Believe in Magic '' Single by Shaun Cassidy from the album Born Late B - side `` Teen Dream '' Released March 1978 Format 45 RPM Recorded 1977 Genre Pop Length 2 : 15 Label Warner Bros. Songwriter ( s ) John Sebastian Producer ( s ) Michael Lloyd Shaun Cassidy singles chronology `` Hey Deanie '' ( 1977 ) `` Do You Believe in Magic '' ( 1978 ) `` Our Night '' ( 1978 ) `` Hey Deanie '' ( 1977 ) `` Do You Believe in Magic '' ( 1978 ) `` Our Night '' ( 1978 ) `` Do You Believe in Magic '' became a top forty hit again in 1978 in both the U.S. and Canada when Shaun Cassidy released his cover as a single. Cassidy 's version reached number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was Cassidy 's second successful remake of a 1960s hit, the first being `` Da Doo Ron Ron '' from his previous LP. Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1978 ) Peak position Canada RPM 39 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 31 U.S. Cash Box Top 100 37 Year - end charts Chart ( 1978 ) Rank U.S. ( Joel Whitburn 's Pop Annual ) 186 Aly & AJ version `` Do You Believe in Magic '' Single by Aly & AJ from the album Into the Rush Released February 15, 2005 Format Promo single, Radio Disney single Recorded Genre Pop, teen pop Length 2 : 14 Label Hollywood Songwriter ( s ) John. B. Sebastian Producer ( s ) Matthew Gerrard Aly & AJ minor singles chronology `` Do You Believe in Magic '' ( 2005 ) `` No One '' ( 2005 ) `` Do You Believe in Magic '' ( 2005 ) `` No One '' ( 2005 ) Alternative cover UK / digital cover `` Do You Believe in Magic '' was covered by American pop rock duo, Aly & AJ. Their version of the song was for Aly 's film, Now You See It..., and it also appeared on their debut studio album, Into the Rush in addition to an appearance on the 2009 soundtrack to the TV show Wizards of Waverly Place. The duo consists of sisters, Alyson `` Aly '' and Amanda Joy `` AJ '' Michalka. Track listings Promo CD / CD single No. Title Length 1. `` Do You Believe in Magic '' 2 : 17 2. `` Do You Believe in Magic '' ( instrumental ) 2 : 17 Total length : 4 : 34 Release history Date Country Format Label February 15, 2005 United States CD Hollywood Records June 5, 2006 Belgium United Kingdom Digital download EMI Chart performance Chart ( 2005 ) Peak position US Hot Singles Sales ( Billboard ) Other versions Other notable artists who have remade the song include John Mellencamp on his 1976 album Chestnut Street Incident, Bud Shank, and Randy VanWarmer. A cover from the song was used in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show ! episode `` Mighty McMario and the Pot of Gold ''. In the 1987 show Barbie and The Rockers episode `` Out Of This World '', Barbie and The Rockers sing a cover of the song as they prepare to do a concert in outer space. Indie pop / rock band The Format released a cover on their compilation album B - Sides & Rarities, In 1992, McDonald 's used a rewritten version of the song for some of their commercials, replacing all of the lyrics ( except for the first line ) with ones pertaining to their talking Happy Meal items, specifically hamburgers, and Ronald McDonald. In 2002, the song was later recorded by BBMak for the score of Return to Never Land, a sequel to Disney 's 1953 classic Peter Pan. In 1989, Steve Tyrell performed a cover for the film Second Sight. On September 4, 1993 when Jim Abbott of the New York Yankees pitched a no - hitter, the song was played after Twisted Sister song, `` We 're Not Gonna Take It ''. In 2010 a few bars were used as background music to a television commercial for the Chase Bank iPhone app which allows remote check deposits using the iPhone camera. References Jump up ^ Unterberger, Richie. `` Great Moments in Folk Rock : Lists of Aunthor Favorites ''. www.richieunterberger.com. Retrieved 2011 - 01 - 26. Jump up ^ leggett, Steve. `` Do You Believe in Magic / Daydream joint album review ''. Allmusic. Retrieved 2013 - 02 - 28. Jump up ^ `` The Official Gary Chester Website - Discography ''. Angelfire.com. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hits of 1966 / Top 100 Songs of 1965 ''. Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2017 - 02 - 28. Jump up ^ Joel Whitburn 's Top Pop Singles 1955 - 2002 Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 1999 ). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin : Record Research Inc. ISBN 0 - 89820 - 142 - X. Jump up ^ `` Aly & AJ `` Do You Believe in Magic '' Promo CD ``. Aly-and-aj.com. Archived from the original ( JPG ) on 2012 - 02 - 20. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 29. ) Jump up ^ `` Hot Singles Sales : Apr 09, 2005 ''. Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2017. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics The Lovin ' Spoonful Steve Boone Joe Butler Mike Arturi Phil Smith John Sebastian Zal Yanovsky Jerry Yester Studio albums Do You Believe in Magic Daydream Hums of the Lovin ' Spoonful You 're A Big Boy Now Everything Playing Revelation : Revolution ' 69 Compilations What 's Shakin ' The Best of The Lovin ' Spoonful The Very Best of the Lovin ' Spoonful Anthology Greatest Hits Live albums Live at the Hotel Seville Singles `` Do You Believe In Magic '' `` You Did n't Have to Be So Nice '' `` Daydream '' `` Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind ? '' `` Summer in the City '' `` Darling Be Home Soon '' Aly & AJ Aly Michalka AJ Michalka Studio albums Into the Rush ( 2005 ) Acoustic Hearts of Winter ( 2006 ) Insomniatic ( 2007 ) Extended plays Ten Years ( 2017 ) Singles `` Rush '' `` Chemicals React '' `` Greatest Time of Year '' `` Potential Breakup Song '' `` Like Whoa '' `` Hothouse '' `` Take Me '' `` I Know '' Promotional singles `` Do You Believe in Magic '' `` No One '' `` Walking on Sunshine '' `` Never Far Behind '' Other songs `` Not This Year '' Related articles Discography On the Ride Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Do_You_Believe_in_Magic_(song)&oldid=828158919 '' Categories : The Lovin ' Spoonful songs 1965 singles 1978 singles Shaun Cassidy songs 2005 singles Aly & AJ songs Debut singles Songs written by John Sebastian Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients 1965 songs Song recordings produced by Erik Jacobsen Warner Bros. 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Question: who wrote the song do you believe in magic
Answer: John Sebastian