Can't Believe

2001 single by Faith Evans and Carl Thomas
"Can't Believe"
Single by Faith Evans featuring Carl Thomas
from the album The Saga Continues...
ReleasedApril 13, 2001
Length5:00
Label
  • Bad Boy
  • Arista
Songwriter(s)
  • Jermaine Baxter
  • Sean Combs
  • Anthony Cruz
  • Nasir Jones
  • Chris Taylor
  • Mario Winans
  • Andre Young
Producer(s)
  • Combs
  • Winans
Faith Evans singles chronology
"Lately I"
(1999)
"Can't Believe"
(2001)
"You Gets No Love"
(2001)

"Can't Believe" is a duet by American recording artists Faith Evans and Carl Thomas. It was written and produced by Sean Combs and Mario Winans for Evans' third studio album Faithfully (2001) and is built around a sample of "Phone Tap" as performed by The Firm and penned by Nas, Anthony Cruz, Chris Taylor, Jermaine Baxter, and Dr. Dre.

The track appeared on Combs' Bad Boy compilation The Saga Continues... (2001) and was later released as the first single from Evans' album. Upon release, it reached number 54 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 14 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. An accompanying music video was filmed by director Chris Robinson in 2001.

Format and track listing

  • CD single
  1. "Can't Believe (Radio Mix) – 4:09
  2. "Can't Believe (Radio Mix featuring Shyne) – 4:09
  3. "Can't Believe (Instrumental) – 4:25
  4. "Can't Believe" (Call Out Research Hook) – 0:10

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Keep the Faith.[1]

  • Executive producer – Sean "Puffy" Combs
  • Associate executive producer – Harve "Joe Hooker" Pierre
  • Instruments – Mario "Yellow Man" Winans
  • Mixing – Rob Paustian
  • Producer – Mario "Yellow Man" Winans, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs
  • Recording – Rob Paustian

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 56
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[3] 14

Year-end charts

Chart (2001) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] 44

References

  1. ^ Keep the Faith (Media notes). Faith Evans. Bad Boy Records. 1998.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ "Faith Evans Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
  3. ^ "Faith Evans Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
  4. ^ "2001 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 52. December 29, 2001. p. YE-44. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
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