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{{Youmay|the theme song for {{Arthur}}|[[Believe in Yourself: What We Learned from Arthur|the book]] or [[Believe in Yourself!|the DVD]] with the same name}}
 
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|artist = Judy Henderson and Jerry DeVilliers, Jr. (writers)<br>Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers (performers)<br>[[Arthur Read|Arthur]], [[D.W. Read|D.W.]], [[Nigel Ratburn|Mr. Ratburn]], and others (brief lines)<br>[[Backstreet Boys]]
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|artist = Judy Henderson and Jerry DeVilliers, Jr. (writers)<br>Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers (performers)<br>Michael Yarmush, Michael Caloz, Arthur Holden, additional voices (spoken lines)
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|runtime = 1:51 (full)<br>1:07 (theme song)<br>0:45 (end credits)
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|runtime = 1:51 (full)<br>1:07 (theme song)<br>0:45 (end credits)<br>2:40 (remix)
 
|firstsung = The theme song of {{Arthur}}
  
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|video = [[File:ARTHUR Theme Song|290px]]}}'''Believe in Yourself''' is the theme song to the {{Arthur}} TV series performed by [[wikipedia:Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers|Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers]]. An instrumental version also plays over the end credits. The original recording is 1:51, but is shortened to about 1 minute for the opening theme and 45 seconds for the credits.
  
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'''Believe in Yourself''' is the theme song to the television series ''{{Arthur}}''. It is performed by {{W|Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers}}, and composed by Judy Henderson and Jerry de Villiers Jr. It plays during the animated opening sequence to each episode, and an instrumental version also plays over the funding credits. The original recording is 1:51, but it is shortened to about one minute for the opening theme and 30 to 45 seconds for the credits. The song is in the key of F major, and its style is reggae.
   
 
It was first made available on ''[[Arthur and Friends: The First Almost Real Not Live CD (or Tape)]]'', as the first track. A remix of the theme plays over the credits of [[Season 6]] and was released on the album, ''[[Arthur's Really Rockin' Music Mix]]''.
  
It was first made available on ''[[Arthur and Friends: The First Almost Real Not Live CD (or Tape)]]'', as the first track. A remix of the theme plays over the credits of [[Season 6]] and was released on the album, ''[[Arthur's Really Rockin' Music Mix]]''.
   
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The theme was covered by the [[Backstreet Boys]] for the special, ''[[Arthur - It's Only Rock 'n' Roll]]''.
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The theme was covered by the pop group [[Backstreet Boys]] for the 2002 special, "[[Arthur - It's Only Rock 'n' Roll]]."
   
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==Lyrics==
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== Audio ==
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[[File:Arthur theme song (full length).mp3|left|thumb|Original Version]]
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''Everyday when you're walking down the street,''<br />
  
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''And everybody that you meet''<br />
  
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''Has an original point of view''
  
   
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[[File:"Believe in Yourself" (TV Version).mp3|left|thumb|TV version]]
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''And I say hey! (Hey!)''<br />
  
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''What a wonderful kind of day''<br />
  
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''If we could learn to work and play''<br />
  
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''And get along with each other''
  
   
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[[File:"Believe in Yourself" (Credits Version s1tos14).mp3|left|thumb|Original credits version]]
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''You gotta listen to your heart, listen to the beat''<br />
  
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''Listen to the rhythm, the rhythm of the street''<br />
  
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[[File:"Believe in Yourself" (Techno Season 6).mp3|left|thumb|2001 Techno remix]]
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''Open up your eyes, open up your ears''<br />
  
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''Get together and make things better,''<br />
  
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[[File:Baxstreet boys arthur end creditz.mp3|left|thumb|Backstreet Boys cover]]
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''By working together!''<br />
  
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''It's a simple message,''<br />
  
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''And it comes from the heart''<br />
  
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''Believe in yourself,''<br />
  
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''For that's the place to start''<br />
  
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'''Active copyright holders:'''
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* ©1996 Les Editions de la rue St- Andre CINAR Songs (SOCAN)
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* ©1996 Red Cape Songs (ASCAP)
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* ©1996 Great Blue Hills Music (ASCAP)
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* Purple Cape Music (BMI)
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* WGBH Music (HMI)
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== Lyrics ==
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[[File:SheetMusic.jpg|thumb|Sheet music]]
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===TV version===
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'''Ziggy Marley:''' Every day when you're walking down the street,<br />
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Everybody that you meet.<br />
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Has an original point of view.
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'''D.W.''' *laughs*
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'''Chorus:''' And I say hey! ('''Arthur:''' Hey!)<br />
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What a wonderful kind of day,<br />
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If we could learn to work and play,<br />
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And get along with each other.
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'''Ziggy Marley:''' You gotta listen to your heart, listen to the beat,<br />
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Listen to the rhythm, the rhythm of the street.<br />
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Open up your eyes, open up your ears<br />
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Get together and make things better (Arf!)<br />
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By working together<br />
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('''Chorus''': Oooh)<br />
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Bridge: It's a simple message,<br />
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And it comes from the heart.<br />
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Believe in yourself, ('''Woman''': Believe in yourself)<br />
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For that's the place to start! ('''Chorus:''' Place to start)
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'''Chorus:''' And I say ('''Arthur:''' Hey!) hey!<br />
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What a wonderful kind of day (Splash!)<br />
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If we could learn to work and play,
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(Brain panics and Muffy gasps)<br />
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And get along with each other.
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'''Mr. Ratburn:''' Hey!
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'''Chorus:''' What a wonderful kind of day. Hey!<br />
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What a wonderful kind of day.
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'''Kids:''' Hey!
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'''Arthur:''' Hey! D.W!
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'''D.W:''' Hey!
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'''Arthur:''' Whoooooaaaaaaa....Ooh! (crash/explodes)
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===[[And Now Let's Talk to Some Kids]] version with Brain===
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'''Singer:''' Every day when you're walking down the street,<br />
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You stop and think...
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===Credits version===
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====Version 1====
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<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%>
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And I say hey! (Hey!)<br />
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What a wonderful kind of day<br />
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If we could learn to work and play<br />
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And get along with each other
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You gotta listen to your heart, listen to the beat<br />
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Listen to the rhythm, the rhythm of the street
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It's a simple message,<br />
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And it comes from the heart<br />
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Oh, believe in yourself, (believe in yourself)<br />
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For that's the place to start (place to start)<br />
 
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''And I say hey! (Hey!)''<br />
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And I say hey! (Hey!)<br />
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''What a wonderful kind of day,''<br />
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What a wonderful kind of day,<br />
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''If we could learn to work and play''<br />
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If we could learn to work and play<br />
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''And get along with each other''
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And get along with each other
   
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''Hey! What a wonderful kind of day. Hey!''<br />
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Hey! What a wonderful kind of day. Hey!<br />
 
What a wonderful kind of day
  
What a wonderful kind of day
   
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''Hey!''
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Hey!
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</div>
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====Version 2====
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<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%>
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'''Ziggy Marley:''' Every day when you're walking down the street,<br />
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Everybody that you meet.<br />
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Has an original point of view.
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And I say hey! (Hey!)<br />
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What a wonderful kind of day<br />
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If we could learn to work and play<br />
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And get along with each other
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Hey! What a wonderful kind of day. Hey!<br />
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What a wonderful kind of day
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Hey!
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</div>
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===Extended version===
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<poem>
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Every day when you're walking down the street
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And everybody that you meet
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Has an original point of view
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And I say hey! (Hey!)
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What a wonderful kind of day
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Where you can learn to work and play
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And get along with each other
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You got to listen to your heart
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Listen to the beat
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Listen to the rhythm
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The rhythm of the street
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Open up your eyes, open up your ears
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Get together and make things better
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By working together
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It's a simple message and it comes from the heart
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Oh, believe in yourself (believe in yourself)
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Well, that's the place to start (place to start)
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And I say hey! (Hey!)
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What a wonderful kind of day
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Where you can learn to work and play
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And get along with each other
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You got to listen to your heart
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Listen to the beat
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Listen to the rhythm
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The rhythm of the street
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Open up your eyes, open up your ears
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Get together and make things better
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By working together
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It's a simple message and it comes from the heart
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Oh, believe in yourself (believe in yourself)
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Well, that's the place to start (place to start)
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And I say hey! (Hey!)
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What a wonderful kind of day
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Where you learn to work and play
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And get along with each other
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Hey!
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What a wonderful kind of day
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Where you learn to work and play
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And get along with each other
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Hey!
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What a wonderful kind of day
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Hey!
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What a wonderful kind of day
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Hey!
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</poem>
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</div>
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===Remix version===
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<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%>
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Electronic-sounding voices: And I say...
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Hey!
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Believe in yourself (believe in yourself)
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And I say...
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Arthur: Hey!
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Electronic-sounding voices: Believe in yourself (believe in yourself)
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And I say...
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Buster: Cool!
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Electronic-sounding voices: Believe in yourself (believe in yourself)
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And I say...
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Hey-hey-hey!
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What a wonderful kind of day
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Arthur: Whoooooaaaaaaa!
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Ziggy Marley: Every day when you're walking down the street
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(Listen to the beat)
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Everybody that you meet
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(Listen to the beat)
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Has an original point of view
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D.W.: (laughs)
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Francine: Hey, Arthur!
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Arthur: Yeah!
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Ziggy Marley: Listen to the beat
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When you're walking down the street
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D.W.: Yeah, mama!
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Ziggy Marley: Working together the beat
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Leah MacGrady: Keep swinging!
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Ziggy Marley: Working together the beat
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Francine: Dance with me!
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Ziggy Marley: Working together
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To make things better
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The Melody Makers: Start
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Arthur: Whoooooaaaaaaa!
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D.W.: Hey!
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Ziggy Marley: Listen to the rhythm
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Electronic-sounding voices: Hey!
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What a wonderful kind of day
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Mr. Ratburn: Thomas Edison invented the record player.
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Electronic-sounding voices: Believe in yourself (believe in yourself)
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Believe in yourself (believe in yourself)
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And I say...
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Hey-hey-hey!
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What a wonderful kind of daaaaaaaayyyyyy.....
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Yeeeaaaaaahhhhhhh.....
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Buster: Weird!
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Ziggy Marley: You got to listen to your heart
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Listen to the beat
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Listen to the rhythm
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The rhythm of the street
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Listen to the beat
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Listen to the beat
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It's a simple message, and it comes from the heart
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Oh, believe in yourself
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The Melody Makers: Believe in yourself
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Ziggy Marley: For that's the place to start
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The Melody Makers: Place to start
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Electronic-sounding voices: And I say "Hey!"
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Believe in yourself (believe in yourself)
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And I say...
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Francine: You can fly!
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Electronic-sounding voices: Believe in yourself (believe in yourself)
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And I say...
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Francine: You can fly!
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Electronic-sounding voices: Believe in yourself (believe in yourself)
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And I say...
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What a wonderful kind of day
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Everyone: Hey!
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</div>
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===Remix credits version===
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<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width:100%>
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Electronic-sounding voices: And I say...
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Hey-hey-hey!
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Ziggy Marley: It's a simple message, and it comes from the heart
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Oh, believe in yourself
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The Melody Makers: Believe in yourself (believe in yourself)
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Ziggy Marley: For that's the place to start
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The Melody Makers: Place to start
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Electronic-sounding voices: And I say "Hey!"
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Believe in yourself (believe in yourself)
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And I say...
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Francine: You can fly!
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Electronic-sounding voices: Believe in yourself (believe in yourself)
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And I say...
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Francine: You can fly!
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Electronic-sounding voices: Believe in yourself (believe in yourself)
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D.W.: Yeah, mama!
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Electronic-sounding voices: And I say...
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Francine: You can fly!
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Electronic-sounding voices: Believe in yourself (believe in yourself)
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And I say...
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What a wonderful kind of day
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Everyone: Hey!
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==Opening sequence==
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Arthur walks along the street on a sidewalk with his dog, Pal, which is all revealed to be taking place on the cover of a book. His sister, D.W., opens the book titled "Arthur", chuckles, and turns a page.
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On the next page, Arthur opens a door, hops onto a sofa, and exclaims, "Hey!" He rebounds across the screen while characters' faces sing along to the theme music. Arthur on one side and Francine on the other side ride bikes together in a light blue screen of purple and blue polka dots moving to the upper left. Francine speeds up on one wheel, leaving a trail of dust and Arthur behind, who tries to pedal faster, but he chases her by pedaling slower.
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D.W. turns another page of the book, which shows the Read family posing for a family portrait in various places (a sofa, a park bench, on the beach) while Arthur is behind the camera. Arthur tries to take a photo, only for the family to surprise him by taking out their own cameras and taking a photo of Arthur instead.
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The photo is seen on the next page, along with other family photos. While Dad and Baby Kate are in frozen motion, Arthur hugs his mother in one photo, then she tosses Arthur into the air off-screen.
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Arthur lands on the next page, gives Buster a low five on his bike, and exclaims, "Hey!" Arthur drops down in the screen of characters' faces once more, then splashes into a swimming pool, falling backwards. He swims with Buster, passing Brain and Muffy on the poolside. While Muffy sits on one leg, she waves and sips a glass of juice. Suddenly,Brain panics upon seeing what looks like a shark in the pool, and he bumps into Muffy, spilling the juice all over her. It turns out the shark is actually Mr. Ratburn who yells, "Hey!" Brain shrugs apologetically at Muffy, who is very annoyed and still messy. The characters' faces appear once more on a navy blue screen, all exclaiming, "Hey!"
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Arthur walks atop a spinning Earth, and D.W. closes the book. D.W. looks up toward the television. Arthur waves at D.W. from the television screen, and whispers, "Hey, D.W.!" off-screen. She angrily replies, "Hey!" loudly which scares Arthur and causes him to fall backward and the letters of the ''Arthur'' title card logo are tumbled. The subtitle "Based on the ARTHUR Adventure books by Marc Brown" fade in on the bottom of the screen in white lettering.
   
 
==History==
  
==History==
 
[[File:Believe in Yourself liner notes image.jpg|thumb|250px]]
  
[[File:Believe in Yourself liner notes image.jpg|thumb|250px]]
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* 1996-present: It was played on every Arthur episode at the beginning.
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*1996–2022: It is played on every ''Arthur'' episode at the beginning. In later seasons, the animation became remastered.
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*1996-2012: It is played in the credits. Instrumental versions are played in the funding credits; naturally the first few notes are played in the opening and the last few notes are played in the closing. In addition, instrumental versions of the bridge to promote the PBS.org and ''Arthur'' books plugs seen at the closing of each episode.
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*1996-2001: Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers and the kids sing the song in the credits. The Cinar logo was originally was originally shown until it was renamed [[Cookie Jar Entertainment|Cookie Jar]] in [[Season 9]].
  
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* 1998: The song makes its full appearance on [[Arthur and Friends: The First Almost Real Not Live CD (or Tape)]].
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*1998: The song makes its full appearance on [[Arthur and Friends: The First Almost Real Not Live CD (or Tape)]].
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* 2001: It was remixed in the [[Season 6]] credits and on [[Arthur's Really Rockin' Music Mix]]. [[Francine Frensky|Francine]]'s song, from "[[To Beat or Not to Beat]]", "[[You Can Fly If You Try]]" can be heard in the back round.
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*2001: It was remixed in the [[Season 6]] credits and on [[Arthur's Really Rockin' Music Mix]]. [[Francine Frensky|Francine]]'s song, from "[[To Beat or Not to Beat]]," "[[You Can Fly If You Try]]" can be heard in the background.
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* 2002: It was covered by the [[Backstreet Boys]] on the closing credits of [[Arthur - It's Only Rock 'n' Roll]].
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*2002: It was covered by the pop group [[Backstreet Boys]] on the closing credits of "[[Arthur - It's Only Rock 'n' Roll]]."
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* 2002-09: The theme is no longer remixed in the credits. But it starts with the fist verse of the song.
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*2002-2009: The theme is no longer remixed in the credits, but it starts with the first verse of the song.
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* 2008: It was played twice in the intro to [[The Frensky Family Fiasco]], but was stopped twice by Arthur.
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*2008: It was played twice in the intro of "[[The Frensky Family Fiasco]]," but was stopped twice by Arthur.
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* 2009-12: An instrumental version is played while D.W. narrates the website and Arthur books. However the lines "What a wonderful kind of day (hey)!" is sung 2x when the logos are shown.
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*2009-2012: An instrumental version is played while D.W. narrates the website and Arthur books. However the lines "What a wonderful kind of day (hey)!" is sung two times when the logos are shown.
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* 2012-14: The instrumental version is played while Arthur narrates the website and Arthur books. However "What a wonderful kind of day (hey)!" isn't sung when the logos aren't shown and Arthur is scene in his flash animated design.
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*2012-2014: The instrumental version is played while Arthur narrates the website and ''Arthur'' books. However "What a wonderful kind of day (hey)!" isn't sung when the logos are shown and Arthur is seen in his flash animated design.
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* 2014-present: The instrumental version is played while Buster narrates the website and Arthur books. In reruns of early episodes of the series as of 2014, they use these credits.
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*2014–2022: The instrumental version is played while Buster narrates the website and Arthur books. On PBS reruns only of earlier seasons of the series as of 2014, they use these credits.
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* 2018: It was covered and performed by Chance the Rapper, Peter Cottontale, Nate Fox, Donnie Trumpet & Stix for Social Experiment for the closing credits for the episode: [[Muffy Misses Out]]/[[Arthur Takes a Stand]].
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*2018: It was covered and performed by Chance the Rapper, Peter Cottontale, Nate Fox, Donnie Trumpet & Stix for Social Experiment for the closing credits for the episode "[[Muffy Misses Out]]/[[Arthur Takes a Stand]]."
   
 
==Variations==
  
==Variations==
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*Version 1: Used on some Arthur releases. After Arthur crashes into the title, a boing sound is heard with broken pieces also heard.
  
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*Version 2. Used pretty much on almost all Arthur episodes from the time. After Arthur crashes into the title, the broken pieces sounds are still used, but there is no boing sound in this version.
  
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*Version 3: Used on reruns of the earliest Arthur episodes. The voices are out of sync in the song, and then, after Arthur crashes into the title, a big splash of water is heard.
  
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*Version 4: Also used on reruns of the earliest Arthur episodes. The voices are still out of sync, and then Arthur crashes into the title. As this happens, the sound of garbage cans clanking and clattering are heard.
  
   
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===Sound effects===
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* Version 1: Used on some ''Arthur'' releases and episodes from seasons 1-5. After Arthur crashes into the title, a boing sound is heard with broken pieces also heard.
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*Version 2. Used on almost all Arthur episodes from the time. After Arthur crashes into the title, the broken pieces sounds are still used, but there is no boing sound in this version.
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*Version 3: Used on reruns of the earliest ''Arthur'' episodes (seasons 1-4). The voices are out of sync in the song, and then, after Arthur crashes into the title, a big splash of water is heard.
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* Version 4: Also used on reruns of the earliest ''Arthur'' episodes (seasons 1-4). The voices are still out of sync, and then Arthur crashes into the title. As this happens, the sound of garbage cans clanking and clattering are heard.
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[[File:ARTHURCBBCwidescreen.gif|thumb|Widescreen alternate version for seasons 12 through 15 (non-US releases)]]
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===Widescreen version (seasons 12-15)===
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''Arthur'' was originally produced in the 4:3 aspect ratio until 2008. Starting with [[Season 12]], episodes were produced in 16:9 widescreen and were broadcast in such format for international airings (although cropped to 4:3 in United States releases) but not the intro. To account for the aspect ratio inconsistencies, the original 4:3 intro was layered on top of background pattern art commonly used for the [[List of Title Cards|title cards]] to fill in blank spaces. Meanwhile, U.S. broadcasts on PBS continued to use the original intro through [[Season 15]].
   
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===Reanimated version (seasons 16-25)===
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The opening theme song sequence for the show was remastered and formatted in high definition for [[Season 16]] in 2012. This version is largely the same as the original with only minor visual differences, but it does have brighter colors and the video now fills the entire 16:9 frame. During the scenes where Arthur flies past other characters' faces, additional characters are now visible along the sides of the screen, including [[Timmy and Tommy Tibble|Timmy]], [[Brian (4th grader)|Brian]], [[James MacDonald|James]], [[Emily Leduc|Emily]], [[George Lundgren|George]], and [[Catherine Frensky|Catherine]]. The audio elements remain the same as the original version.
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The song was first covered by [[Backstreet Boys]] for the 2002 special, [[Arthur - It's Only Rock 'n' Roll|It's Only Rock 'n' Roll]].<ref>Backstreet Boys singing '[[Believe in Yourself|Believe in Yourself']] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=352lEoWUhsg]</ref>
  
   
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==Cover versions==
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=== '''Sons of Admirals''' ===
  
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===Backstreet Boys===
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_McDonnell#Sons_of_Admirals Sons of Admirals] - a band consisting of YouTube musicians, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_McDonnell Charlie McDonnell] (charlieissocoollike),<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_McDonnell Charlie McDonnell] - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/user/charlieissocoollike]</ref> [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Day Alex Day] (nerimon)<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Day Alex Day] - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/user/nerimon]</ref>, Eddplant<ref>Eddplant - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/user/eddplant]</ref> and Tom Milsom (hexachordal)<ref>Tom Milsom - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/user/hexachordal]</ref> - recorded a cover of 'Believe in Yourself' as a b-side to their debut (and only) single, '[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_Comes_My_Baby_(Cat_Stevens_song) Here Comes My Baby]' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_Stevens Cat Stevens] cover)<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_McDonnell#Sons_of_Admirals Sons of Admirals] recording their cover of '[[Believe in Yourself]]' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYd-sU9aL78]</ref> which was released on 25th October, 2010.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_McDonnell#Sons_of_Admirals Sons of Admirals] - '[https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sons-of-admirals-ep/406513206 Here Comes My Baby]' - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_play EP] [https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sons-of-admirals-ep/406513206]</ref> Covering the song was McDonnell's idea who was a big fan of Arthur. They also performed the song live at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sun_(United_Kingdom) The Sun] Biz Session in October, 2010.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_McDonnell#Sons_of_Admirals Sons of Admirals] - '[[Believe in Yourself]]' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sun_(United_Kingdom) The Sun] Biz Sessions) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1tARapSCGY]</ref><ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Day Alex Day] talks about [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sun_(United_Kingdom) The Sun] Biz Session [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQEwcGGfEhE]</ref>
  
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The song was first covered by the pop group [[Backstreet Boys]] for the 2002 special, [[Arthur - It's Only Rock 'n' Roll|It's Only Rock 'n' Roll]].<ref>Backstreet Boys singing 'Believe in Yourself' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=352lEoWUhsg]</ref>
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===Sons of Admirals===
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_McDonnell#Sons_of_Admirals Sons of Admirals] - a band consisting of YouTube musicians, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_McDonnell Charlie McDonnell] (charlieissocoollike),<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_McDonnell Charlie McDonnell] - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/user/charlieissocoollike]</ref> [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Day Alex Day] (nerimon),<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Day Alex Day] - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/user/nerimon]</ref> Eddplant<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/user/eddplant Eddplant - YouTube]</ref> and Tom Milsom (hexachordal)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/user/hexachordal Tom Milsom - YouTube]</ref> - recorded a cover of 'Believe in Yourself' as a B-side to their debut (and only) single, '[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_Comes_My_Baby_(Cat_Stevens_song) Here Comes My Baby]' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_Stevens Cat Stevens] cover)<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_McDonnell#Sons_of_Admirals Sons of Admirals] recording their cover of 'Believe in Yourself' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYd-sU9aL78]</ref> which was released on 25 October 2010 in the UK.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_McDonnell#Sons_of_Admirals Sons of Admirals] - '[https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sons-of-admirals-ep/406513206 Here Comes My Baby]' - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_play EP] [https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sons-of-admirals-ep/406513206]</ref> Covering the song was McDonnell's idea who was a big fan of Arthur. They also performed the song live at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sun_(United_Kingdom) The Sun]'s Biz Session in October 2010.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_McDonnell#Sons_of_Admirals Sons of Admirals] - 'Believe in Yourself' ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sun_(United_Kingdom) The Sun] Biz Sessions) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1tARapSCGY]</ref><ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Day Alex Day] talks about [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sun_(United_Kingdom) The Sun] Biz Session [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQEwcGGfEhE]</ref>
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===Chance the Rapper===
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Hip-hop artist Chance the Rapper began performing a remix of the song, titled "Wonderful Everyday: Arthur" at his live concerts in 2014. Although Chance takes several liberties with the song, including his own original verses, the core melody and chorus is preserved.<ref>[https://time.com/2800727/chance-the-rapper-covers-arthur-theme-song/]</ref> He later released a studio single version on his SoundCloud, featuring Wyclef Jean, Elle Varner, Francis & the Lights, and Jesse Ware.<ref>[https://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/finally-chance-the-rapper-releases-his-arthur-song/]</ref>
   
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===Album Releases===
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=== '''Michael Mikey Brennan''' ===
  
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[http://michael-mikey-brennan.wikia.com/wiki/Michael_Mikey_Brennan Michael Mikey Brennan], a massive fan of Arthur recorded two covers (one [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_music acoustic]) of 'Believe in Yourself' in 2014<ref>Michael Mikey Brennan - '[[Believe in Yourself |Believe In Yourself]]' (Arthur Theme Song Cover) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx5GdRzH6o4]</ref> and 2015<ref><span>Michael Mikey Brennan - '</span>[[Believe in Yourself |Believe In Yourself]]<span>' (Arthur Theme Song [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_music Acoustic] Cover) </span>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxB5M1IYWuU]</ref>. They were featured on his '[https://michael-mikey-brennan.wikia.com/wiki/Covers Covers]' compilation album released on 3rd August, 2016.<ref>'Covers' - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compilation_album Compilation album] by [http://michael-mikey-brennan.wikia.com/wiki/Michael_Mikey_Brennan Michael Mikey Brennan] [https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/covers/1143683026]</ref>
  
   
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* ''[[Arthur and Friends: The First Almost Real Not Live CD (or Tape)]]''
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==Album Releases==
  
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*''[[Arthur and Friends: The First Almost Real Not Live CD (or Tape)]]''
  
 
*''[[Arthur's Really Rockin' Music Mix]]'' (remix version)
  
*''[[Arthur's Really Rockin' Music Mix]]'' (remix version)
   
 
==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
 
*In 2017, CBS's ''The Late Show with Stephen Colbert'' released a [https://boingboing.net/2017/01/30/watch-ziggy-marley-chance-the.html web-exclusive music video] featuring an extended version of the theme song by Ziggy Marley himself, with Stephen Colbert, Jon Batiste and Chance The Rapper.
  
*In 2017, CBS's ''The Late Show with Stephen Colbert'' released a [https://boingboing.net/2017/01/30/watch-ziggy-marley-chance-the.html web-exclusive music video] featuring an extended version of the theme song by Ziggy Marley himself, with Stephen Colbert, Jon Batiste and Chance The Rapper.
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*The only episodes that do not use the song during the end credits include: [[My Music Rules]]/[[That's a Baby Show]] (has since been repackaged with standard credit music), [[Arthur's Perfect Christmas]], and [[Arthur - It's Only Rock 'n' Roll|Arthur - It's Only Rock 'n Roll]].
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*The only episodes that do not use the song during the end credits include: "[[My Music Rules]]/[[That's a Baby Show]]" (has since been repackaged with standard credits music on PBS reruns only), "[[Arthur's Perfect Christmas]]," and "[[Arthur - It's Only Rock 'n' Roll|Arthur - It's Only Rock 'n Roll]]."
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*Near the end of the theme song [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] is walking on the Earth, which is what he actually does in his dream in the intro of "[[Arthur's Toy Trouble]]."
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*When Buster is swimming with Arthur, Buster does not have his bathing cap. In "[[D.W. All Wet (episode)|D.W. All Wet]]", it is known that Buster's mother requires Buster to wear it while swimming.
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*The theme song is parodied in "[[And Now Let's Talk to Some Kids]]" and "[[The Frensky Family Fiasco]]."
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*In the Hebrew dub, the scene of [[D.W. Read|D.W]]. saying "Hey" once she sees Arthur on the television is excluded.
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*In early Arabic home media dubs provided by Lebanese dubbing company, [https://lebanesedubbing.fandom.com/wiki/Super_M_Productions Super M Productions,] The opening song is replaced by an original, exclusive tune that is only sung by one person.
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*D.W. is shown turning the pages of the book with her left hand. When it cuts to a close-up, her right hand is on the book.
  
*D.W. is shown turning the pages of the book with her left hand. When it cuts to a close-up, her right hand is on the book.
   
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This article is about the theme song for Arthur. You may be looking for the book or the DVD with the same name.
Believe in Yourself
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Artist Judy Henderson and Jerry DeVilliers, Jr. (writers)
Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers (performers)
Michael Yarmush, Michael Caloz, Arthur Holden, additional voices (spoken lines)
Runtime 1:51 (full)
1:07 (theme song)
0:45 (end credits)
2:40 (remix)
Played in The theme song of Arthur
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Believe in Yourself is the theme song to the television series Arthur. It is performed by Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, and composed by Judy Henderson and Jerry de Villiers Jr. It plays during the animated opening sequence to each episode, and an instrumental version also plays over the funding credits. The original recording is 1:51, but it is shortened to about one minute for the opening theme and 30 to 45 seconds for the credits. The song is in the key of F major, and its style is reggae.

It was first made available on Arthur and Friends: The First Almost Real Not Live CD (or Tape), as the first track. A remix of the theme plays over the credits of Season 6 and was released on the album, Arthur's Really Rockin' Music Mix.

The theme was covered by the pop group Backstreet Boys for the 2002 special, "Arthur - It's Only Rock 'n' Roll."

Audio

Original Version

TV version

Original credits version

2001 Techno remix

Backstreet Boys cover




Active copyright holders:

  • ©1996 Les Editions de la rue St- Andre CINAR Songs (SOCAN)
  • ©1996 Red Cape Songs (ASCAP)
  • ©1996 Great Blue Hills Music (ASCAP)
  • Purple Cape Music (BMI)
  • WGBH Music (HMI)






Lyrics

SheetMusic

Sheet music

TV version

Ziggy Marley: Every day when you're walking down the street,
Everybody that you meet.
Has an original point of view.

D.W. *laughs*

Chorus: And I say hey! (Arthur: Hey!)
What a wonderful kind of day,
If we could learn to work and play,
And get along with each other.

Ziggy Marley: You gotta listen to your heart, listen to the beat,
Listen to the rhythm, the rhythm of the street.
Open up your eyes, open up your ears
Get together and make things better (Arf!)
By working together
(Chorus: Oooh)
Bridge: It's a simple message,
And it comes from the heart.
Believe in yourself, (Woman: Believe in yourself)
For that's the place to start! (Chorus: Place to start)

Chorus: And I say (Arthur: Hey!) hey!
What a wonderful kind of day (Splash!)
If we could learn to work and play, (Brain panics and Muffy gasps)
And get along with each other.

Mr. Ratburn: Hey!

Chorus: What a wonderful kind of day. Hey!
What a wonderful kind of day.

Kids: Hey!

Arthur: Hey! D.W!

D.W: Hey!

Arthur: Whoooooaaaaaaa....Ooh! (crash/explodes)

And Now Let's Talk to Some Kids version with Brain

Singer: Every day when you're walking down the street,
You stop and think...

Credits version

Version 1

And I say hey! (Hey!)
What a wonderful kind of day
If we could learn to work and play
And get along with each other

You gotta listen to your heart, listen to the beat
Listen to the rhythm, the rhythm of the street

It's a simple message,
And it comes from the heart
Oh, believe in yourself, (believe in yourself)
For that's the place to start (place to start)

And I say hey! (Hey!)
What a wonderful kind of day,
If we could learn to work and play
And get along with each other

Hey! What a wonderful kind of day. Hey!
What a wonderful kind of day

Hey!

Version 2

Ziggy Marley: Every day when you're walking down the street,
Everybody that you meet.
Has an original point of view.

And I say hey! (Hey!)
What a wonderful kind of day
If we could learn to work and play
And get along with each other

Hey! What a wonderful kind of day. Hey!
What a wonderful kind of day

Hey!

Extended version

Every day when you're walking down the street
And everybody that you meet
Has an original point of view

And I say hey! (Hey!)
What a wonderful kind of day
Where you can learn to work and play
And get along with each other

You got to listen to your heart
Listen to the beat
Listen to the rhythm
The rhythm of the street

Open up your eyes, open up your ears
Get together and make things better
By working together

It's a simple message and it comes from the heart
Oh, believe in yourself (believe in yourself)
Well, that's the place to start (place to start)

And I say hey! (Hey!)
What a wonderful kind of day
Where you can learn to work and play
And get along with each other

You got to listen to your heart
Listen to the beat
Listen to the rhythm
The rhythm of the street

Open up your eyes, open up your ears
Get together and make things better
By working together

It's a simple message and it comes from the heart
Oh, believe in yourself (believe in yourself)
Well, that's the place to start (place to start)

And I say hey! (Hey!)
What a wonderful kind of day
Where you learn to work and play
And get along with each other

Hey!
What a wonderful kind of day
Where you learn to work and play
And get along with each other

Hey!
What a wonderful kind of day
Hey!
What a wonderful kind of day
Hey!

Remix version

Electronic-sounding voices: And I say...

Hey!

Believe in yourself (believe in yourself)

And I say...

Arthur: Hey!

Electronic-sounding voices: Believe in yourself (believe in yourself)

And I say...

Buster: Cool!

Electronic-sounding voices: Believe in yourself (believe in yourself)

And I say...

Hey-hey-hey!

What a wonderful kind of day

Arthur: Whoooooaaaaaaa!

Ziggy Marley: Every day when you're walking down the street

(Listen to the beat)

Everybody that you meet

(Listen to the beat)

Has an original point of view

D.W.: (laughs)

Francine: Hey, Arthur!

Arthur: Yeah!

Ziggy Marley: Listen to the beat

When you're walking down the street

D.W.: Yeah, mama!

Ziggy Marley: Working together the beat

Leah MacGrady: Keep swinging!

Ziggy Marley: Working together the beat

Francine: Dance with me!

Ziggy Marley: Working together

To make things better

The Melody Makers: Start

Arthur: Whoooooaaaaaaa!

D.W.: Hey!

Ziggy Marley: Listen to the rhythm

Electronic-sounding voices: Hey!

What a wonderful kind of day

Mr. Ratburn: Thomas Edison invented the record player.

Electronic-sounding voices: Believe in yourself (believe in yourself)

Believe in yourself (believe in yourself)

And I say...

Hey-hey-hey!

What a wonderful kind of daaaaaaaayyyyyy.....

Yeeeaaaaaahhhhhhh.....

Buster: Weird!

Ziggy Marley: You got to listen to your heart

Listen to the beat

Listen to the rhythm

The rhythm of the street

Listen to the beat

Listen to the beat

It's a simple message, and it comes from the heart

Oh, believe in yourself

The Melody Makers: Believe in yourself

Ziggy Marley: For that's the place to start

The Melody Makers: Place to start

Electronic-sounding voices: And I say "Hey!"

Believe in yourself (believe in yourself)

And I say...

Francine: You can fly!

Electronic-sounding voices: Believe in yourself (believe in yourself)

And I say...

Francine: You can fly!

Electronic-sounding voices: Believe in yourself (believe in yourself)

And I say...

What a wonderful kind of day

Everyone: Hey!

Remix credits version

Electronic-sounding voices: And I say...

Hey-hey-hey!

Ziggy Marley: It's a simple message, and it comes from the heart

Oh, believe in yourself

The Melody Makers: Believe in yourself (believe in yourself)

Ziggy Marley: For that's the place to start

The Melody Makers: Place to start

Electronic-sounding voices: And I say "Hey!"

Believe in yourself (believe in yourself)

And I say...

Francine: You can fly!

Electronic-sounding voices: Believe in yourself (believe in yourself)

And I say...

Francine: You can fly!

Electronic-sounding voices: Believe in yourself (believe in yourself)

D.W.: Yeah, mama!

Electronic-sounding voices: And I say...

Francine: You can fly!

Electronic-sounding voices: Believe in yourself (believe in yourself)

And I say...

What a wonderful kind of day

Everyone: Hey!

Opening sequence

Arthur walks along the street on a sidewalk with his dog, Pal, which is all revealed to be taking place on the cover of a book. His sister, D.W., opens the book titled "Arthur", chuckles, and turns a page.

On the next page, Arthur opens a door, hops onto a sofa, and exclaims, "Hey!" He rebounds across the screen while characters' faces sing along to the theme music. Arthur on one side and Francine on the other side ride bikes together in a light blue screen of purple and blue polka dots moving to the upper left. Francine speeds up on one wheel, leaving a trail of dust and Arthur behind, who tries to pedal faster, but he chases her by pedaling slower.

D.W. turns another page of the book, which shows the Read family posing for a family portrait in various places (a sofa, a park bench, on the beach) while Arthur is behind the camera. Arthur tries to take a photo, only for the family to surprise him by taking out their own cameras and taking a photo of Arthur instead.

The photo is seen on the next page, along with other family photos. While Dad and Baby Kate are in frozen motion, Arthur hugs his mother in one photo, then she tosses Arthur into the air off-screen.

Arthur lands on the next page, gives Buster a low five on his bike, and exclaims, "Hey!" Arthur drops down in the screen of characters' faces once more, then splashes into a swimming pool, falling backwards. He swims with Buster, passing Brain and Muffy on the poolside. While Muffy sits on one leg, she waves and sips a glass of juice. Suddenly,Brain panics upon seeing what looks like a shark in the pool, and he bumps into Muffy, spilling the juice all over her. It turns out the shark is actually Mr. Ratburn who yells, "Hey!" Brain shrugs apologetically at Muffy, who is very annoyed and still messy. The characters' faces appear once more on a navy blue screen, all exclaiming, "Hey!"

Arthur walks atop a spinning Earth, and D.W. closes the book. D.W. looks up toward the television. Arthur waves at D.W. from the television screen, and whispers, "Hey, D.W.!" off-screen. She angrily replies, "Hey!" loudly which scares Arthur and causes him to fall backward and the letters of the Arthur title card logo are tumbled. The subtitle "Based on the ARTHUR Adventure books by Marc Brown" fade in on the bottom of the screen in white lettering.

History

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  • 1996–2022: It is played on every Arthur episode at the beginning. In later seasons, the animation became remastered.
  • 1996-2012: It is played in the credits. Instrumental versions are played in the funding credits; naturally the first few notes are played in the opening and the last few notes are played in the closing. In addition, instrumental versions of the bridge to promote the PBS.org and Arthur books plugs seen at the closing of each episode.
  • 1998: The song makes its full appearance on Arthur and Friends: The First Almost Real Not Live CD (or Tape).
  • 2001: It was remixed in the Season 6 credits and on Arthur's Really Rockin' Music Mix. Francine's song, from "To Beat or Not to Beat," "You Can Fly If You Try" can be heard in the background.
  • 2002: It was covered by the pop group Backstreet Boys on the closing credits of "Arthur - It's Only Rock 'n' Roll."
  • 2002-2009: The theme is no longer remixed in the credits, but it starts with the first verse of the song.
  • 2008: It was played twice in the intro of "The Frensky Family Fiasco," but was stopped twice by Arthur.
  • 2009-2012: An instrumental version is played while D.W. narrates the website and Arthur books. However the lines "What a wonderful kind of day (hey)!" is sung two times when the logos are shown.
  • 2012-2014: The instrumental version is played while Arthur narrates the website and Arthur books. However "What a wonderful kind of day (hey)!" isn't sung when the logos are shown and Arthur is seen in his flash animated design.
  • 2014–2022: The instrumental version is played while Buster narrates the website and Arthur books. On PBS reruns only of earlier seasons of the series as of 2014, they use these credits.
  • 2018: It was covered and performed by Chance the Rapper, Peter Cottontale, Nate Fox, Donnie Trumpet & Stix for Social Experiment for the closing credits for the episode "Muffy Misses Out/Arthur Takes a Stand."

Variations

Sound effects

  • Version 1: Used on some Arthur releases and episodes from seasons 1-5. After Arthur crashes into the title, a boing sound is heard with broken pieces also heard.
  • Version 2. Used on almost all Arthur episodes from the time. After Arthur crashes into the title, the broken pieces sounds are still used, but there is no boing sound in this version.
  • Version 3: Used on reruns of the earliest Arthur episodes (seasons 1-4). The voices are out of sync in the song, and then, after Arthur crashes into the title, a big splash of water is heard.
  • Version 4: Also used on reruns of the earliest Arthur episodes (seasons 1-4). The voices are still out of sync, and then Arthur crashes into the title. As this happens, the sound of garbage cans clanking and clattering are heard.
ARTHURCBBCwidescreen

Widescreen alternate version for seasons 12 through 15 (non-US releases)

Widescreen version (seasons 12-15)

Arthur was originally produced in the 4:3 aspect ratio until 2008. Starting with Season 12, episodes were produced in 16:9 widescreen and were broadcast in such format for international airings (although cropped to 4:3 in United States releases) but not the intro. To account for the aspect ratio inconsistencies, the original 4:3 intro was layered on top of background pattern art commonly used for the title cards to fill in blank spaces. Meanwhile, U.S. broadcasts on PBS continued to use the original intro through Season 15.

Reanimated version (seasons 16-25)

The opening theme song sequence for the show was remastered and formatted in high definition for Season 16 in 2012. This version is largely the same as the original with only minor visual differences, but it does have brighter colors and the video now fills the entire 16:9 frame. During the scenes where Arthur flies past other characters' faces, additional characters are now visible along the sides of the screen, including Timmy, Brian, James, Emily, George, and Catherine. The audio elements remain the same as the original version.

Cover versions

Backstreet Boys

The song was first covered by the pop group Backstreet Boys for the 2002 special, It's Only Rock 'n' Roll.[1]

Sons of Admirals

Sons of Admirals - a band consisting of YouTube musicians, Charlie McDonnell (charlieissocoollike),[2] Alex Day (nerimon),[3] Eddplant[4] and Tom Milsom (hexachordal)[5] - recorded a cover of 'Believe in Yourself' as a B-side to their debut (and only) single, 'Here Comes My Baby' (Cat Stevens cover)[6] which was released on 25 October 2010 in the UK.[7] Covering the song was McDonnell's idea who was a big fan of Arthur. They also performed the song live at The Sun's Biz Session in October 2010.[8][9]

Chance the Rapper

Hip-hop artist Chance the Rapper began performing a remix of the song, titled "Wonderful Everyday: Arthur" at his live concerts in 2014. Although Chance takes several liberties with the song, including his own original verses, the core melody and chorus is preserved.[10] He later released a studio single version on his SoundCloud, featuring Wyclef Jean, Elle Varner, Francis & the Lights, and Jesse Ware.[11]

Album Releases

Trivia

  • In 2017, CBS's The Late Show with Stephen Colbert released a web-exclusive music video featuring an extended version of the theme song by Ziggy Marley himself, with Stephen Colbert, Jon Batiste and Chance The Rapper.
  • The only episodes that do not use the song during the end credits include: "My Music Rules/That's a Baby Show" (has since been repackaged with standard credits music on PBS reruns only), "Arthur's Perfect Christmas," and "Arthur - It's Only Rock 'n Roll."
  • Near the end of the theme song Arthur is walking on the Earth, which is what he actually does in his dream in the intro of "Arthur's Toy Trouble."
  • When Buster is swimming with Arthur, Buster does not have his bathing cap. In "D.W. All Wet", it is known that Buster's mother requires Buster to wear it while swimming.
  • The theme song is parodied in "And Now Let's Talk to Some Kids" and "The Frensky Family Fiasco."
  • In the Hebrew dub, the scene of D.W. saying "Hey" once she sees Arthur on the television is excluded.
  • In early Arabic home media dubs provided by Lebanese dubbing company, Super M Productions, The opening song is replaced by an original, exclusive tune that is only sung by one person.

Errors

  • D.W. is shown turning the pages of the book with her left hand. When it cuts to a close-up, her right hand is on the book.

Videos

ARTHUR_Read-along_Video

ARTHUR Read-along Video


Gallery

References

  1. ↑ Backstreet Boys singing 'Believe in Yourself' [1]
  2. ↑ Charlie McDonnell - YouTube [2]
  3. ↑ Alex Day - YouTube [3]
  4. ↑ Eddplant - YouTube
  5. ↑ Tom Milsom - YouTube
  6. ↑ Sons of Admirals recording their cover of 'Believe in Yourself' [4]
  7. ↑ Sons of Admirals - 'Here Comes My Baby' - EP [5]
  8. ↑ Sons of Admirals - 'Believe in Yourself' (The Sun Biz Sessions) [6]
  9. ↑ Alex Day talks about The Sun Biz Session [7]
  10. ↑ [8]
  11. ↑ [9]



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