Something to Believe in ( Poison song ) - wikipedia Something to Believe in ( Poison song ) `` Something to Believe In '' Single by Poison from the album Flesh and Blood B - side `` Ball and Chain '' Released September 4, 1990 Recorded Genre Glam metal, blues rock Length 5 : 29 Label Capitol Songwriter ( s ) Michaels ; DeVille ; Dall ; Rockett Producer ( s ) Bruce Fairbairn Poison singles chronology `` String Module Error : Match not found '' ( String Module Error : Match not found ) `` Something to Believe In '' ( 1990 ) `` Ride the Wind '' ( String Module Error : Match not found ) `` Unskinny Bop ( June 27, 1990 ) `` Something to Believe In '' ( September 4, 1990 ) `` Ride the Wind '' ( January 21, 1991 ) Music video `` Something to Believe In '' at YouTube.com `` Something to Believe In '' is a power ballad by American Glam metal band Poison, being the 2nd single from their 1990 ( see 1990 in music ) album Flesh & Blood. `` Something to Believe In '' was also released on the Best of Ballads & Blues album in 2003, with alternate lyrics ( part 2 ). The song peaked at number 4 in the US Billboard Hot 100, number 5 on the Mainstream rock charts, number 35 in the UK and # 44 on the Australian charts. It was the last Top 10 on Billboard chart for the band to date. This song was dedicated to James Kimo Maano, a security guard and best friend of Bret Michaels who had died some time earlier. The cover art for the single depicts a tattoo on Bret Michaels 's arm of a cross with the words `` Something to Believe In ''. The tattoo artist, according to Michaels, had been drinking and spelled `` believe '' incorrectly putting the `` e '' before the `` i ''. It was attempted to be corrected by adding a rose to the cross that covered the misspelling, but Michaels was never satisfied with the results. In the first season of the reality show Rock of Love, Michaels goes to a tattoo shop where the tattoo artist properly touches up the tattoo. Contents 1 Content 2 Music video 3 Personnel 4 Chart performance 4.1 Peak positions 4.2 End of year charts 5 References 6 External links Content The song emphasizes several different events in footages, such as the televangelism scandals of the late 1980s, the thoughts of a crippled Vietnam veteran and how he can never get rid of the memories of `` a war he ca n't forget '', the recent death of a friend and seeing the homeless on a street at night, dimly lit by a neon sign that once spelled out `` Jesus Saves '' and how it seems that the lessons of yesterday are forgotten in the world of today. Music video During the filming of the video, unbeknownst to Bret, the director had inserted footage of James Kimo Maano which was playing on a screen in front of Bret. This was done to try to draw raw emotion from Bret. It worked too well as Bret lost his composure and had to leave the set for several hours. On the final cut of the video, during the second chorus Bret can be noticed visually holding back tears and momentarily stops singing. Personnel Bret Michaels - Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals C.C. DeVille - Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar ( Used in the choruses and sporadically in the verses ), Backing Vocals Bobby Dall - Bass, Piano, Backing Vocals Rikki Rockett - Drums, Backing Vocals Chart performance Peak positions Chart ( 1990 - 1991 ) Peak position Australian ARIA Charts 44 Canadian RPM Top Singles New Zealand Singles Chart 38 UK Singles Chart 35 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 5 End of year charts End of year chart ( 1991 ) Position U.S. Billboard Hot 100 78 References Jump up ^ `` Allmusic ( Poison charts and awards ) Billboard singles ''. Jump up ^ `` Poison chart stats ''. Archived from the original on 2012 - 07 - 31. Jump up ^ `` Billboard Top 100 - 1991 ''. Retrieved 2009 - 09 - 15. External links All Music Guide ( 2 / 5 ) link Poison Bret Michaels Rikki Rockett Bobby Dall C.C. DeVille Matt Smith Richie Kotzen Blues Saraceno Studio albums Look What the Cat Dragged In Open Up and Say... Ahh ! Flesh & Blood Native Tongue Crack a Smile... and More ! Power to the People Hollyweird Poison 'd ! Live albums Swallow This Live Great Big Hits Live ! Bootleg Seven Days Live ( CD ) Live, Raw & Uncut ( CD ) Compilations Poison 's Greatest Hits : 1986 -- 1996 Poison -- Rock Champions Best of Ballads & Blues The Best of Poison : 20 Years of Rock Poison -- Box Set ( Collector 's Edition ) Double Dose : Ultimate Hits Videos Sight for Sore Ears Flesh, Blood, & Videotape Swallow This Live : Flesh & Blood World Tour Seven Days Live Poison Greatest Video Hits Nothing but a Good Time ! Unauthorized Poison Video Hits The Best of Poison : 20 Years of Rock ( DVD ) Live, Raw & Uncut ( DVD ) Singles `` Cry Tough '' `` Talk Dirty to Me '' `` I Want Action '' `` I Wo n't Forget You '' `` Rock and Roll All Nite '' `` Nothin ' but a Good Time '' `` Fallen Angel '' `` Every Rose Has Its Thorn '' `` Your Mama Do n't Dance '' `` Unskinny Bop '' `` Something to Believe In '' `` Ride the Wind '' `` Life Goes On '' `` ( Flesh & Blood ) Sacrifice '' `` So Tell Me Why '' `` Stand '' `` Until You Suffer Some ( Fire and Ice ) '' `` Body Talk '' `` Shut Up, Make Love '' `` Be the One '' `` Power to the People '' `` The Last Song '' `` Rockstar '' `` Squeeze Box '' `` Shooting Star '' `` We 're an American Band '' `` What I Like About You '' `` SexyBack '' Solo albums A Letter from Death Row Glitter 4 Your Soul Songs of Life Freedom of Sound Rock My World Custom Built Jammin ' with Friends True Grit Related articles Discography Bret Michaels discography Samantha 7 Devil City Angels A Letter from Death Row ( film ) The Surreal Life Rock of Love Season 1 Celebrity Apprentice 3 Bret Michaels : Life as I Know It Celebrity Apprentice : All - Stars Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Something_to_Believe_In_(Poison_song)&oldid=800643614 '' Categories : Poison ( American band ) songs 1990 singles Hard rock ballads Song recordings produced by Bruce Fairbairn 1990s ballads 1990 songs Songs in memory of deceased persons Songs inspired by deaths Hidden categories : Music infoboxes with Module : String errors Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 14 September 2017, at 20 : 29. 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Question: who sings give me something to believe in
Answer: Poison