"Belief" was the second single

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In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 from John Mayer

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John Clayton Mayer is an American pop rock and blues rock musician, singer-songwriter, recording artist, and music producer. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and raised in Fairfield, Connecticut, he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. He moved to Atlanta in 1997, where he refined his...

's 2006 album Continuum. The song features Ben Harper

Ben Harper

Benjamin Chase "Ben" Harper is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Harper plays an eclectic mix of blues, folk, soul, reggae and rock music and is known for his guitar-playing skills, vocals, live performances and activism. Harper's fan base spans several continents...

 on guitar.

Despite its success on the American

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 adult album alternative

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chart and the South African Top 40, the song never had a music video. The song was nominated for Best Male Pop Vocal for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. The song is about the moral war around the world with people's beliefs and that one cannot keep the world under control to get every single person to believe just one thing.