Don't Stop Believin was released by American rock band Journey in 1981 on the album Escape and was written by Steve Perry, Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain. Although a modest hit at first, it grew steadily through radio, sports stadiums and screen use, notably the final scene of The Sopranos in 2007 and a prominent version in Glee in 2009. Those placements helped turn its chorus into a shared cultural shorthand for endurance, and short clips of the original recording now circulate widely in edits and reaction videos.