Don't Believe Anymore

The original version of Don't Believe Anomore sounds like a time travel: the bass sets a rhythm that repeats with a catchy cadence, while the guitar weaves melodic lines that seem to float above the rhythmic foundation. The song has something hypnotic about it, as if every note were calculated to linger in your head for hours after listening. What's curious is that, despite its seemingly simple structure, the track conveys a sense of urgency, as if time were moving in circles. The 5:18 version —the longest— delves deeper into this rhythmic play, leaving space for the instruments to breathe without ever losing the pulse.

Recorded in 1984 as part of Icehouse's third album, Sidewalk, the song was first released in the United Kingdom on June 15 and later in Australia on July 2 of the same year. The track reached number 31 on the Australian charts, but its true impact came later: in 2003, the band The Whitlams covered it for their album Torch the Moon, where it peaked at number 47. There's also a French version, Je N'y Crois Plus, recorded because singer Tim Freedman is fluent in the language. The label Chrysalis, alongside Regular Records, drove its distribution, and the production and songwriting credits go to Iva Davies, frontman of Icehouse. The editions vary: the shortest lasts 3:40, but the extended 5:15 version is the one that tends to stick in the memory.