We Belong
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::data[format=table title="Infobox song"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | We Belong |
| cover | Pat Benatar - We Belong.jpg |
| type | single |
| artist | Pat Benatar |
| album | Tropico |
| B-side | Suburban King |
| released | October 16, 1984 |
| recorded | January 24, 1984 |
| studio | Legacy Music Group |
| * New wave{{cite web | first |
| * arena rock{{cite web | url |
| length | 3:40 |
| label | Chrysalis |
| prev_title | Love Is a Battlefield |
| prev_year | 1983 |
| next_title | Painted Desert |
| next_year | 1984 |
| :: |
| name = We Belong | cover = Pat Benatar - We Belong.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Pat Benatar | album = Tropico | B-side = Suburban King | released = October 16, 1984 | recorded = January 24, 1984 | studio = Legacy Music Group | genre =
- New wave
- arena rock | length = 3:40 | label = Chrysalis | writer =
- David Eric Lowen
- Dan Navarro | producer =
- Neil Giraldo
- Peter Coleman | prev_title = Love Is a Battlefield | prev_year = 1983 | next_title = Painted Desert | next_year = 1984
"We Belong" is a song recorded by American rock singer Pat Benatar, released through Legacy Music Group on October 16, 1984, as the lead single from her fifth studio album, Tropico (1984). The song was written by the songwriting duo of Eric Lowen and Dan Navarro. It matched the success of "Love Is a Battlefield" on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the United States, peaking at #5. It reached #3 on Billboards Top Rock Tracks chart and #34 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
The single was also popular in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at #22 and became Benatar's first top 40 hit. The song earned Benatar a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance alongside Linda Ronstadt, Tina Turner, Madonna, and Whitney Houston. It was awarded a gold certification in Canada for sales in excess of 50,000 units.
The music video uses the 7-inch version of the song, which contains some additional vocals in the 4 bar introduction that are not present in the album version.
The song was featured on the soundtrack of Deadpool 2 (2018) and the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (2006), on the fictional radio station Emotion 98.3.
Reception
Cash Box magazine said "This first single taken from the Tropico album is a collage of eclectic-electric effects and a sensitive and mature vocal offering from Benatar. Definitely not the standard Benatar/Geraldo [sic] hard rock jam, 'We Belong' is an ode to love which shows a whole world of vocal and instrumental nuances that have not been explored before by the powerful vocalist and her husband-producer-guitarist Neil Geraldo [sic]. An excellent move forward which should open up new commercial doors for this already well-established team."
Track listings
7" single
- A. "We Belong" - 3:40
- B. "Suburban King" - 1:57
12" single (Europe)
- A. "We Belong" - 3:40
- B1. "We Live for Love" ('84 Re-Mix) - 3:55
- B2. "Suburban King" - 1:57
Charts
Weekly charts
::data[format=table title="Weekly chart performance for "We Belong""] | Chart (1984–1985) | Peak position | Australia (Kent Music Report) | Europe (European Top 100 Singles) | Luxembourg (Radio Luxembourg) | US Cash Box Top 100 Singles | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 7 | | | | | | | 25 | | | | | | | 20 | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | ::
Year-end charts
::data[format=table title="Year-end chart performance for "We Belong""]
| Chart (1985) | Position | Australia (Kent Music Report) | US Billboard Hot 100 | US Cash Box Top 100 Singles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | ||||
| 39 | ||||
| 87 | ||||
| :: |
Certifications
References
References
- Breihan, Tom. (September 16, 2020). "The Number Ones: Madonna's "Like a Virgin"".
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Pat Benatar - Best Shots review". [[TiVo Corporation]].
- Paulson, Dave. [http://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2014/06/25/story-behind-song-belong/11355177 Story Behind the Song: 'We Belong']. ''The Tennessean'', June 25, 2014.
- (October 27, 1984). "Single Review".
- Kent, David. (1993). "Australian Chart Book 1970–1992". Australian Chart Book.
- (February 25, 1985). "European Top 100 Singles".
- "Radio Luxembourg Singles". umdmusic.com.
- "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending December 29, 1984". [[Cashbox (magazine).
- (December 30, 1985). "National Top 100 Singles for 1985".
- "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 1985".
- (28 December 1985). "The Cash Box Year-End Charts: 1985 – Top 100 Pop Singles". Cash Box.
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