"I Believe" is an inspirational R&B ballad

Ballad

A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...

 by American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 singer R. Kelly

R. Kelly

Robert Sylvester Kelly , better known by his stage name R. Kelly, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. A native of Chicago, Kelly began performing during the late 1980s and debuted in 1992 with the group Public Announcement. In 1993, Kelly went solo with the album 12 Play...

. The song initially appeared on the Osmosis Jones

Osmosis Jones

Osmosis Jones is a 2001 live-action/animated comedy film directed by Tom Sito and Piet Kroon for the animated segments and the Farrelly brothers for the live-action segments...

 soundtrack in 2001 but was later re-written and re-arranged in order to become an anthem for U.S. President Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...

's inauguration

Presidential Inauguration

A Presidential Inauguration is a formal ceremony to mark the beginning of a leader's term of office. To see detailed information on specific presidents, see the links below:* Brazilian presidential inauguration* Croatian presidential inauguration...

. The non-album song was released via Amazon.com

Amazon.com

Amazon.com, Inc. is a multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has separate websites for the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and...

 on December 16, 2008 and appeared later on the compilations Playlist: The Very Best of R. Kelly

Playlist: The Very Best of R. Kelly

Playlist: The Very Best of R. Kelly is a compilation album by American R&B singer R. Kelly. The album features some of Kelly's released and unreleased songs over the course of his career...

 and Epic

Epic (R. Kelly album)

Epic is a compilation album by American R&B musician R. Kelly, released September 13, 2010 in Europe, through Jive Records and Sony Music. It is yet to be released in the United States. The album is a collection of Kelly's most "epic" ballads such as the hits "The World's Greatest", "If I Could...

.

Charts

> >

Charts (2010)	Peak position