"Do You Believe in Magic" is the name of a song written by John Sebastian. In 1965, Sebastian's group, The Lovin' Spoonful, released the song as the first single from their debut album Do You Believe in Magic. The song was well-received by the public and became a top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #9. According to the lyrics, the magic referenced in the title is the power of music to supply happiness and freedom to both those who make it and those who listen to it.

The song became a top forty Hot 100 hit again in 1978 when Shaun Cassidy released his remake as a single. Other notable artists who have remade the song include John Mellencamp, who released his version as a track on his 1976 album Chestnut Street Incident, Bud Shank, and Randy VanWarmer.

In a 2007 DVD entitled "The Lovin' Spoonful with John Sebastian - Do You Believe in Magic," author Sebastian illustrates how he sped up the three-chord intro from Martha and the Vandellas' "(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave" to come up with the intro to "Do You Believe in Magic."

Indie pop/rock band, The Format released a cover of the song on their popular compilation album B-Sides & Rarities

The song was later recorded by BBMak for the score of Return to Never Land, a sequel to Disney's 1953 classic Peter Pan.

The song is also significantly featured in the Jim Sheridan movie In America, as an Irish-immigrant family, having entered the U.S. on false pretenses, enters New York City for the first time, and was also the theme song to the ABC Family series State of Grace.

Other movies which the song was featured include 1998 movie, American Pie and 2006 movie, Date Movie.

The Lovin' Spoonful's version was ranked #216 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Aly & AJ cover

This single was released by Aly & AJ with the showing of Alyson Michalka's debut Disney Channel original movie, Now You See It.... It was sent out to Radio Disney by February 15, 2005. The song immediately climbed up the charts especially Radio Disney, where it became number one. This success has led to their recording of their debut album, Into the Rush.

Chart (2005)	Peak position
U.S. Hot Singles Sales	2
Canadian Singles Chart	23

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