It's exceedingly rare for an artist to return from a period in the commercial doldrums with a record-breaking Number 1 single, let alone nearly 30 years into their career.
But in 1998, Cher proved once and for all that she was not most artists. To the rules, she was always an exception. But Believe could never have been made in any other year than 1998, and it couldn't have been released by anyone other than Cher.
Taking the fairly new technology of AutoTune, it seemed to rejoice in stretching Cher's iconic, deep voice into the realms of absurdity.
The perfect fit, really, for a song that's about learning to love yourself after you've been left alone and changed by someone.
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