Synopsis

Intense perform "I Believe" in a straightforward early-2000s rock video built around the band's live presence. The musicians are shown playing through the song's grunge-leaning arrangement, with the performance emphasizing the force of the guitars, drums, and Jesse Bonin's vocals. Rather than following a detailed narrative, the video presents the group as a working Florida rock band, matching the song's emotional themes of faith, doubt, longing, and the determination to keep moving forward.

Factoids & Trivia

• "I Believe" was released in 2001 on Intense's self-titled album.

• Intense were a South Florida grunge and alternative rock band formed in 1998. The lineup associated with the group included Jesse Bonin, Justin Cidoni, Pat Smith, and Scott Blasko.

• The song was also included on the 2001 compilation albums "Aggro-Active Tuneup Number #20" and "Rock Tune Up 238."

• The track became part of an online lostwave mystery after a radio recording circulated without artist or title information. It was identified as an Intense song in April 2023 after a search of Discogs led to the band's music video.

• The unidentified recording had originally been captured from a rock radio station in Lima, Peru, during the mid-2000s.

• The version heard in the music video differs slightly from the circulating radio recording, with separate versions of the song appearing in circulation.