Affirmation (George Benson song)

"Affirmation" is a composition by José Feliciano, written in 1975 and first released on his album Just Wanna Rock 'n' Roll the same year.^[1] It was made popular by jazz guitarist George Benson on his 1976 album Breezin'.^[2] It was one of Benson's greatest hits and it is regarded as a jazz standard.^[3]

Japanese DJ and composer Nujabes sampled Jose Feliciano's rendition of Affirmation for the instrumental track, Counting Stars, which appears on the compilation album, Hydeout Productions 2nd Collection.^[4]