We Belong Together

"We Belong Together"
A blonde woman sitting in a chair in front of a light blue background, and wearing a patterned dress. "Mariah Carey" is written on her image in green font, with "We Belong Together" written in black, cursive font below it.
Single by Mariah Carey
from the album The Emancipation of Mimi
Released March 29, 2005 (2005-03-29)
(see release history)
Format CD single, digital download
Recorded Right Track Studios
(New York City, New York)
Southside Studios
(Atlanta, Georgia)
Genre Pop, R&B
Length 3:22
Label Island
Writer(s) Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal, Johntá Austin, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Darnell Bristol, Sid Johnson, Bobby Womack, Patrick Moten, Sandra Sully
Producer Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal
Certification 1xPlatinum (RIAA)
Mariah Carey singles chronology
"It's like That"
(2005)		 "We Belong Together"
(2005)		 "Shake It Off"
(2005)
Official Music Video
"We Belong Together" at VEVO.com

"We Belong Together" is a song recorded by Mariah Carey for her tenth studio album The Emancipation of Mimi (2005) and released as the album's second single in 2005. Written and produced by Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal, and Johntá Austin, the song was inspired by 1980s R&B and soul. Its arrangement is built on simple piano chords and an understated backbeat, and its lyrics chronicle a woman's desperation for her former lover to return after their separation.

Following a decline between 2001 and 2005, Carey achieved major worldwide success with "We Belong Together" as the song topped the charts in Australia and the United States (for 14 non-consecutive weeks). In the U.S., the song also repeatedly broke many BDS Airplay records and was warmly received by critics. It won Carey a number of industry awards, including two Grammy Awards in 2006.[1] The song has been certified platinum by the RIAA, and has sold over 5 million copies worldwide. [2] Billboard magazine listed "We Belong Together" ninth on The Billboard: All-Time Hot 100 Top Songs[3] and the most successful song of the 2000s.[4]

Contents

Background and writing

"We Belong Together" was not composed until late into the production of The Emancipation of Mimi.[5] Following an unsuccessful career period between 2001 and 2003, Carey began production on the album in 2004. By November of that year she had considered the album complete, but some of what became its more popular tracks had yet to be written.[5] L. A. Reid, the chairman of Island Def Jam Music Group, encouraged Carey to attempt additional studio sessions with producer Jermaine Dupri. "L.A. was like, 'You and Jermaine Dupri make magic together, why aren't you in the studio with him?'" she recalled. "'I said, 'I love Jermaine, is he free? I know he's doing a million things.' [...] But Jermaine said, 'Come on down.'"[5]

Carey flew to Dupri's Atlanta studio and after two days, they composed two tracks for The Emancipation of Mimi ("Shake It Off" and "Get Your Number") and she returned to New York City; however, at this point "We Belong Together" was still not written. Reid was impressed with the album's new material and decided that Carey should return to Atlanta to compose more tracks.[5]

In another two-day studio stint Carey, Dupri, Seal and Austin produced the album's first single "It's like That" as well as "We Belong Together". The composers discussed the song's melody at length, and subsequently simplified the arrangement in order to accentuate Carey's vocals.

Music and structure

"We Belong Together" is an R&B ballad that exhibits strong influences from pop and hip hop. The song is propelled by a programmed Roland TR-808-styled kick and hi-hat, which is prominently utilized in hip hop music.[6]

Carey adopts a reserved, rap-flavored singing style, which garnered approval from the critics who admonish her ornate, melismatic singing style.[7] Reviewer Jennifer Vineyard comments that Carey's spare and understated singing approach gives the song more power, which would not have been achieved if Carey had belted.[5] Besides hip hop, the song incorporates 1980s retro-soul music by "cleverly" referencing Bobby Womack's "If You Think You're Lonely Now" (1981) and The Deele's "Two Occasions" (1987, with Babyface).[8] In the second verse of "We Belong Together," Carey sings: "Bobby Womack's on the radio/ Singing to me, 'If you think you're lonely now'." She then flips across a radio dial: "So I turn the dial, tryin’ to catch a break/ And then I hear Babyface/ 'I only think of you...'."[9] Due to the inclusion of the lyrics from both songs, the songwriters were given co-writing credits on "We Belong Together."

"We Belong Together" comprises a very simple and understated musical arrangement: it is set in C major and is composed in 4/4 time. Similarly, within the song, Carey's vocal range spans from G3 to A5. Carey's vocal range is demonstrated with a greater emphasis in the ending chorus, where the chorus is raised an octave higher, lying from G4 to A5. As such, Carey ends with an anticipated coda, completing both the chorus and the entire song with a potent and unequivocal belted note of C5 for approximately four semibreves.[10] It follows the common verse-chorus form and is structured into three sections that portray the protagonist in a range of emotions; from doleful and resigned in the first section, to desperate and agitated in the second. In the last section the song climaxes with an octave raise, which not only emphasizes the protagonist's heightened desperation, but her determination to be with her lover.[11]

Remixes and other versions

Carey has often recorded remixes for some of her more popular songs, some of which have become more successful than their original counterparts. For "We Belong Together," she recorded the DJ Clue remix, which was produced by DJ Clue and features rappers Jadakiss and Styles P, and the Peter Rauhofer Reconstruction Mix/Atlantic Soul Vocal Mix. The remixes are fundamentally different from the album version and contain more distinct elements of hip hop music. The Atlantic Soul Vocal Mix, for example, features a synthetic bass line, a piano and guitar line, and distinctive hi-hats that produce a more up-tempo, hard-hitting beat.[12]

Both remixes were offered as downloads in May 2005, and achieved success: the Atlantic Soul Mix reached number 1 on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Songs chart, while the DJ Clue version peaked at number 5 on the Hot Digital Songs chart.

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Brett Ratner and filmed in Los Angeles.[13] It serves as the sequel to the video for "It's like That," the first single released from The Emancipation of Mimi.[14] Beginning with the "It's like That" video, the protagonist is at her bachelorette party, where one of the guests reveals himself as a former lover (played by Wentworth Miller). The video for "We Belong Together" begins the following morning, when the protagonist remembers her former boyfriend, as she is preparing for her wedding. As she marches down the aisle, the protagonist debates whether she belongs with her former boyfriend or her fiancé (played by Eric Roberts). Once she reaches the altar, she catches sight of her former lover who is watching the wedding from a distance. She runs from the ceremony and into his arms, shocking everyone at the wedding.[15] The video is noted for the fact that Carey wore the same Vera Wang wedding dress that she wore at her wedding to Tommy Mottola in 1993.[16][17]

The video reached number 1 on several video-chart countdowns, including BET's 106 & Park, MTV's TRL (where it retired after it remained on the countdown for fifty days),[18] MuchMusic's Countdown, and VH1's Top 20 Video Countdown. VH1 named the song number 1 on its "Top 40 Videos Of 2005" in December of that year.[19] By July 25, 2005 it was Launchcast's most-watched video of the year, with 7.5 million streamed performances.[20] The video was nominated for "Best R&B Video" and "Best Female Video" at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards.[21]

Reception

"We Belong Together" became a "career re-defining"[22] song for Mariah Carey at a point when many critics had considered her career over.

Critical response

Unlike most of Carey's more recent singles, "We Belong Together" received generally positive reviews from critics, most of whom hail the song as a "return to form," following reviews of Charmbracelet (2002) that suggested Carey had lost her signature vocal range and power.[23][24] A review for Slant Magazine writes, "the...diva [keeps] cool with breathy, rapid-fire verses until the final full strong-voiced climax that... proves that 'The Voice' has indeed returned." They also said that "The song is as 'innovative' as Mariah has been in years"[25] Other critics commended Carey on her novel singing style which, according to Kelefa Sanneh of New York Times, gives the song its propulsion.[8] Similarly, Billboard magazine and Johnny Loftus of Metrotimes characterized the song as "perfect," "classy," and "sublime,"[11][26] while Pitchfork Media gave it four stars and a half.[27]

Billboard listed "We Belong Together" ninth on The Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs[3] and second on Top Billboard Hot 100 R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[28] Blender ranked it fifteenth on its 100 Greatest Songs of 2005 list.[29] Slant Magazine ranked it 2nd on their best songs of 2005 list.[25] In Australia, the song finished 14th on ARIA Top 100 Singles of 2005 Chart.[30]

Commercial reception

Between 2001 and 2003, Carey's popularity had substantially declined and many had considered her career over.[31] However, after being released to North American radio on March 26, 2005, "We Belong Together" became the biggest success of Carey's career and for her label.[32] The song spent fourteen non-consecutive weeks at number 1 on both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 — after making its debut at number 81 — and on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It had major cross-over success, becoming the first song to simultaneously occupy the number 1 position on nine Billboard charts on the week ending August 6, 2005: the Hot 100, Billboard Hot 100 Airplay, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, Pop 100 Airplay, Top 40 Mainstream, Rhythmic Airplay Chart, Hot Dance Club Songs, and the Hot Ringtones charts. One week earlier, it had become the first song to top eight charts concurrently.[33][34] According to Mediabase and Nielsen BDS, "We Belong Together" broke several airplay records in the United States: it gathered both the largest one-day and one-week audience total in BDS history, reaching 32.8 million and 223 million impressions respectively.[35] To date, "We Belong Together" has been listened to more than 8 billion times in the U.S alone.[36] It was certified Platinum by the RIAA.[37] On Billboard Hot 100 Year-end Chart of 2005, the song was declared the number 1 song, a career first for Carey.[38] It's also ended at 2 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Year-end chart of 2005.[39] The song was also declared the most popular song of the 2000s by Billboard magazine.[40]

"We Belong Together" achieved success in several major non-U.S. markets. It debuted at the top of the Australian chart, where it remained for two weeks.[41] It reached a peak position of number 2 for three weeks in New Zealand.[42] Promotion for the song was strongest in the UK, where it debuted at number 2 behind Tupac Shakur's "Ghetto Gospel", selling 39,436 copies, only missing the top spot by 392 physical and digital sales and has now sold a total of 240,000 copies in the UK.[43] Across Europe the song was a moderate success. It reached the top five in Spain, Ireland, Netherlands, Denmark and Switzerland, top ten in Norway, and top twenty in France, Belgium, Sweden, Italy and Germany. On the Australia's ARIA Top 100 singles end of the year chart of 2005, "We Belong Together" was ranked 17[44] and 10 on the Urban singles end of the year chart.[45] It was certified 2x platinum in Australia by ARIA[46] and platinum in New Zealand by RIANZ.[47]

Awards

2005
  • Billboard Music Awards[48]
    • Rhythmic Top 40 Title of the Year.
    • Hot 100 song of the Year.
    • Hot 100 Airplay of the Year.
  • Radio Music Awards[48]
    • Song of the Year/Mainstream Hit Radio.
    • Song of the Year/Urban and Rhythmic Radio.
  • Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards[48]
    • Best R&B/Soul Single, Solo.
  • Teen Choice Awards[48]
    • Choice Love Song.
  • Vibe Awards[48]
    • Best R&B Song.
  • World Music Awards[48]
    • World's Most-Played Single.
2006
  • Grammy Awards[48][49]
    • Best R&B Song
    • Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
  • ASCAP Awards[50]
    • "Song of the Year" (tied with "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green Day).
  • BMI Urban Awards[48]
    • Song of the Year.
    • Most Performed Song.
    • Number-one Billboard song.
  • WPGC Music Awards
    • Best Slow Song.
    • Best Song.
  • GrooveVolt Music & Fashion Awards[51]
    • Song of the Year.
    • Best Pop Female Song Performance.
    • Best R&B/Soul Female Song Performance.
  • Soul Train Music Awards[48]
    • Best R&B/Soul Single, Female.

Formats and track listings

European CD single

  1. "We Belong Together" (Album Version) - 3:22
  2. "We Belong Together" (Remix feat. Jadakiss and Styles P) - 4:30

Japanese CD single

  1. "We Belong Together" (Main Version) - 3:22
  2. "We Belong Together" (Instrumental) - 3:22

Australian CD maxi-single

  1. "We Belong Together" (Main Version) - 3:22
  2. "We Belong Together" (Reconstruction Radio Mix) - 4:05
  3. "It's like That" (Remix feat. Fat Joe) - 3:32

European CD maxi-single

  1. "We Belong Together" (Main Version) - 3:25
  2. "We Belong Together" (Reconstruction Radio Mix) - 4:05
  3. "It's like That" (Remix feat. Fat Joe) - 3:32
  4. "We Belong Together" (Video)

UK CD maxi-single

  1. "We Belong Together" (Album Version) - 3:22
  2. "We Belong Together" (Reconstruction Radio Mix) - 4:05
  3. "We Belong Together" (Reconstruction Club Mix) - 9:29
  4. "We Belong Together" (Atlantic Soul Vocal) - 7:24
  5. "We Belong Together" (Atlantic Soul Instrumental) - 7:24

Credits and personnel

Charts, Certifications, Procession and Succession

Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[52] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[53] 31
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[54] 12
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[55] 24
Denmark (Tracklisten)[56] 3
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[57] 3
European Hot 100 Singles[58] 4
France (SNEP)[59] 12
Germany (Media Control AG)[60] 11
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[61] 25
Ireland (IRMA)[62] 3
New Zealand (RIANZ)[63] 2
Norway (VG-lista)[64] 9
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[65] 3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[66] 11
Switzerland (Media Control AG)[67] 4
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[68] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[69] 1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[70] 1
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[71] 1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[72] 3

Decade-end charts

End of decade chart (2000–2009) Position
Billboard Hot 100 1[73]

Certifications

Region Provider Certification (s)
Australia ARIA Platinum[74]
New Zealand RIANZ Platinum[75]
United States RIAA Platinum[76]

Procession and succession

Preceded by
"One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey featuring Boyz II Men		 Billboard Hot 100 Hot 100 number-one songs of the decade
2000s		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
"Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani		 Billboard Hot 100 number-one single (first run)
June 4, 2005 - June 25, 2005		 Succeeded by
"Inside Your Heaven" by Carrie Underwood
Preceded by
"Inside Your Heaven" by Carrie Underwood		 Billboard Hot 100 number-one single (second run)
July 9, 2005 - September 10, 2005		 Succeeded by
"Gold Digger" by Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx
Preceded by
"Incomplete" by Backstreet Boys		 Australia ARIA Singles Chart number-one single
June 26, 2005 - July 3, 2005		 Succeeded by
"Lonely" by Akon
Preceded by
"Slow Down" by Bobby Valentino		 Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one single
June 4, 2005- September 3, 2005		 Succeeded by
"Like You" by Bow Wow featuring Ciara
Preceded by
"Inside Your Heaven" by Bo Bice		 Billboard Pop 100 number-one single
July 16, 2005 - July 30, 2005		 Succeeded by
"Don't Cha" by Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes
Preceded by
"Don't Cha" by Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes (First run)		 Billboard Hot Dance Airplay number-one single
August 6, 2005 - August 15, 2005
Preceded by
"Yeah!" by Usher featuring Lil' Jon and Ludacris		 Billboard Hot 100 Number one single of the year
2005		 Succeeded by
"Bad Day" by Daniel Powter

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States[77] March 29, 2005 Island CD single 000516211
Japan[78] June 16, 2005 Universal UICL-5019
Australia[79] June 20, 2005 Island 9883428
Canada[80] July 4, 2005 Universal B0009V2CRE
United Kingdom[81] B0009WXGD2
Germany[82] July 11, 2005 Def Jam B0009V2CRE
Austria[83]
France[84] July 12, 2005 Universal

See also

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Mariah Carey
Albums · Singles · Videography · Tours · Awards and nominations
Studio albums
Mariah Carey · Emotions · Music Box · Merry Christmas · Daydream  · Butterfly · Rainbow · Glitter · Charmbracelet · The Emancipation of Mimi · E=MC² · Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel · Merry Christmas II You
Live albums
MTV Unplugged
Compilation albums
#1's · Valentines · Greatest Hits · The Remixes · The Ballads · Playlist: The Very Best of Mariah Carey · LoveSongs
Video albums
The First Vision · MTV Unplugged +3 · Here Is Mariah Carey · Fantasy: Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden · Around the World · #1's · The Adventures of Mimi
Tours
Music Box Tour · Daydream World Tour · Butterfly World Tour · Rainbow World Tour · Charmbracelet World Tour · The Adventures of Mimi Tour · Angels Advocate Tour
Filmography
The Bachelor · Glitter · WiseGirls · Ally McBeal · State Property 2 · You Don't Mess with the Zohan · Tennessee · Precious
Related articles
Crave Records · MonarC Entertainment · Mariah Carey Wish Icon Award · M by Mariah Carey · Luscious Pink · Forever
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Mariah Carey singles
Mariah Carey
"Vision of Love" · "Love Takes Time" · "Someday" · "I Don't Wanna Cry" · "There's Got to Be a Way"
Emotions
"Emotions" · "Can't Let Go" · "Make It Happen"
MTV Unplugged
"I'll Be There" · "If It's Over"
Music Box
"Dreamlover" · "Hero" · "Without You" · "Never Forget You" · "Anytime You Need a Friend"
Merry Christmas
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" · "Joy to the World" · "O Holy Night"
Daydream
"Fantasy" · "One Sweet Day" · "Open Arms/El Amor Que Soñé" · "Always Be My Baby" · "Forever" · "Underneath the Stars"
Butterfly
"Honey" · "Butterfly" · "Breakdown" · "My All" · "The Roof"
#1's
"Sweetheart" · "When You Believe" · "I Still Believe" · "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)"
Rainbow
"Heartbreaker" · "Thank God I Found You" · "Crybaby" · "Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)" · "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"
Glitter
"Loverboy" · "Never Too Far" · "Don't Stop (Funkin' 4 Jamaica)" · "Reflections (Care Enough)" · "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life"
Charmbracelet
"Through the Rain" · "Boy (I Need You)" · "I Know What You Want" · "Bringin' On the Heartbreak"
The Remixes
"U Like This (Megamix)"
The Emancipation of Mimi
"It's Like That" · "We Belong Together" · "Shake It Off" · "Get Your Number" · "Don't Forget About Us" · "Say Somethin'" · "Fly Like a Bird"
E=MC²
"Touch My Body" · "Bye Bye" · "I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time" · "I Stay in Love"
Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel
"Obsessed" · "I Want to Know What Love Is" · "H.A.T.E.U." · "Up Out My Face" · "Angels Cry"
Merry Christmas II You
"Oh Santa!"
Other releases
"Endless Love" · "Every Time I Close My Eyes" · "Never Too Far/Hero Medley"  · "What More Can I Give" · "U Make Me Wanna" · "So Lonely" · "Lil' L.O.V.E." · "Just Stand Up!" · "Right to Dream" · "My Love" · "Hero" (2009 version) · "Everybody Hurts" · "100%"
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