Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report wrote, "Elton John debuts his resurrected Rocket label with a ballad as compelling as any he's ever recorded.

"[6] Paul Moody from NME wrote that the "belting comeback single" "is probably the best thing Elt's come up with since his last career revival in the mid-'80s, being a booming epic not dissimilar in mood to Duran's marvellous 'Ordinary World'.

"[7] A reviewer from People Magazine described it as "a power ballad that hints at John Lennon during his pop-obsessed Double Fantasy era.

"[8] Also Tony Cross from Smash Hits gave 'Believe' four out of five, writing that "it's a rock opera of Freddy Mercury proportions that proves the wee wiggy grandpa can keep coming up with the goods.

[10] In the accompanying black-and-white music video for "Believe" directed by German film director and producer Marcus Nispel, Elton John travels around the world in a zeppelin.