Affirmation is a jazz composition written by José Feliciano and first released in 1975 on his album Just Wanna Rock 'n' Roll. The tune was later popularized by jazz guitarist George Benson on his 1976 album Breezin', becoming one of Benson's biggest hits and is regarded as a jazz standard. The piece sits in the jazz and smooth jazz realm and is a composition in the key of B minor. Japanese producer Nujabes sampled Feliciano's version for Counting Stars on the Hydeout Productions 2nd Collection, showing the tune’s influence beyond its original era.
