We Belong
Not to be confused with "We Belong Together", a song by Mariah Carey.
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| Single by Pat Benatar | ||||
| from the album Tropico | ||||
| B-side | "Suburban King" | |||
| Released | October 16, 1984 | |||
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| Length | 3:40 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis | |||
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"We Belong" is a song made popular by American rock singer Pat Benatar, released as the lead single from her sixth studio album, Tropico (1984). It matched the success of "Love Is a Battlefield" on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the U.S., peaking at #5. It reached #3 on Billboard's Top Rock Tracks chart and #34 on the Adult Contemporary.
It was also successful in the United Kingdom where it peaked number 22 in the charts, nearly matching the popularity of "Love Is a Battlefield" which is her most recognized song there. The song was written by songwriting team Lowen & Navarro. 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 of 5000 units.[1]
Cover versions
- Lowen & Navarro recorded their own version of the song on their 1990 album Walking on a Wire.
- A Eurodance cover of the song was released by Double Dare.
- The song was covered by American artist Lynn Carey Saylor for her album You Like It Clean released in January 2007. It features "We Belong" songwriter Lowen & Navarro on backup vocals, as well as Queen guitarist Brian May. Eric Lowen, who is seen in the video singing throughout with Saylor, was suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease). The singer wished to honor him by recording a cover of this song.
- A cover version by Arabella Harrison was used in a television ad campaign for Sheraton Hotels and Resorts. According to Harrison's Myspace page, there is no full-length cover of the song as she was only commissioned to record a 45-second version.
- A cover version by The Bangles is included on the 2009 album Keep The Light Alive: Celebrating The Music of Lowen & Navarro. The proceeds of the album benefit The Eric Lowen Trust, ALS Association Greater Los Angeles, and Augie's Quest.
- American folk musical duo Everly recorded a version that is included in the third volume of their B Track albums that have songs featured on the CW hit television series, One Tree Hill, as Bethany Joy Galeotti (one half of the duo) stars in it.
- A cover by the Vitamin String Quartet was featured on the 100th episode of Gossip Girl, in which Blair Waldorf marries Prince Louis Grimaldi.[2][3][4]
- Kat Robichaud performed this song in the 18th episode of the fifth series of The Voice U.S. in 2013.
- Hazell Dean recorded a hi-NRG cover of the song for her 2013 album In The Name Of....
Appearances in pop culture
- It is one of several songs sung by Lisa Hartman in her role as musician Cathy Geary in the 1980s American TV series Knots Landing.
- The song was featured in the closing credits of the February 7, 1985 episode of hit UK music programme Top of the Pops.
- The song was featured in films Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby,[5] and Blue Valentine.
- "We Belong" was the musical theme to a multimillion-dollar marketing campaign for the Sheraton Hotel & Resort company in 2006.
- It is the name of one of the episodes of the hit teen drama series Instant Star
- It appeared as one of the last songs in the musical Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.
- The song is featured in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories where it appeared on the in-game radio station Emotion 98.3.
- It was covered by Bethany Joy Lenz on an episode of One Tree Hill and by Kristen Alderson and others in the musical episode of One Life to Live.
- The song was sung in a 2003 Saturday Night Live opening skit, as members of the cast claimed to be a Pat Benatar cover band and sang to Selma Hayek.
- It was made available to download on February 22, 2011 for use in the Rock Band 3 music gaming platform in both Basic rhythm, and PRO mode which utilizes real guitar / bass guitar, and MIDI compatible electronic drum kits / keyboards in addition to vocals.
- It appears twice in the 2015 film Pitch Perfect 2. Once when Fat Amy declares her love for Bumper, and again during the Bellas' final performance at the world a cappella finals in Copenhagen.
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1984–85) | Peak Position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] | 7 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[7] | 8 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] | 13 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] | 7 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 5 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[11] | 22 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[12] | 5 |
| US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[13] | 3 |
References
- ↑ http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=we%20belong&ica=False&sa=pat%20benatar&sl=&smt=5&sat=-1&ssb=Artist
- ↑ "Gossip Girl Music - Season 5, Episode 13". The CW. January 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
- ↑ Marsi, Steve (January 31, 2012). "Gossip Girl Music From "G.G."". TV Fanatic. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
- ↑ Eckstein, David (January 25, 2012). "'Gossip Girl' EP: We've been 'planning Blair's wedding since the pilot'". Zap2it. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
- ↑ "5 Things You Didn’t Know: Pat Benatar’s "We Belong"". WCBS-FM. January 31, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970 - 1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. pp. 32–33. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9672." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Pat Benatar – We Belong" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Pat Benatar – We Belong". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Pat Benatar – We Belong". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Pat Benatar: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Pat Benatar – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Pat Benatar. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Pat Benatar – Chart history" Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs for Pat Benatar. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
External links
- Lynn Carey Saylor video of "We Belong"
- C.R.I.A. singles certifications for Pat Benatar
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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