We Belong

"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]

The music video uses the 7" version of the song, which contains some additional vocals in the 4 bar introduction that aren't present in the album version.

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....
The song was featured on the 2015 successful movie Pitch Perfect 2 where the song was performed by Rebel Wilson and Adam Devine and by the Barden Bellas At the 2015 a cappella's world championship's final's.
American indie rock duo Wye Oak performed a version of the song in March 2016 for The A.V. Club's A.V. Undercover series.^[5]
in 2016, Australian musician Anthony Callea covered the song for his album Backbone.
Today Kid recorded a cover used in a 2008 commercial for the United Way and a 2016 commercial for Chase.

Appearances in pop culture

The song was featured in films Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby,^[6] and Blue Valentine.
"We Belong" was the musical theme to a 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 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.
The song appeared as a karaoke tune at a Christmas party in season three, episode eleven of the American TV show, The Office (U.S. TV series).
The song was featured in the closing credits of the February 7, 1985 episode of hit UK music programme Top of the Pops.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1984)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[7]	16
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)^[8]	18
France (IFOP)^[9]	72
Germany (Official German Charts)^[10]	9
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[11]	13
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[12]	10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[13]	5
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[14]	34
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)^[15]	3
US Cash Box^[16]	6

Chart (1985)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[17]	7
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[18]	12
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[19]	8
Canada (CHUM)^[20]	10
Ireland (IRMA)^[21]	8
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[22]	7
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[23]	22
US Billboard Hot 100^[24]	5

Year-end charts

Chart (1985)	Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[25]	68
US Billboard Hot 100^[26]	39

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[1]	Gold	5,000^{^}
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1 2 "Canadian single certifications – Pat Benatar". Music Canada.
↑ "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.
↑ Anthony, David (March 29, 2016). "Wye Oak covers Pat Benatar, announces big tour". The A.V. Club. Onion, Inc. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
↑ "5 Things You Didn't Know: Pat Benatar's "We Belong"". WCBS-FM. January 31, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
↑ "Ultratop.be – Pat Benatar – We Belong" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
↑ "Radio 2 Top 30" (in Dutch). Top 30. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
↑ "Le Détail par Artiste". InfoDisc (in French). Select "Pat BENATAR" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Pat Benatar – We Belong". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Pat Benatar – We Belong" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 50, 1984" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 14 October 2016.
↑ "Swisscharts.com – Pat Benatar – We Belong". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
↑ "Pat Benatar – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Pat Benatar. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
↑ "Pat Benatar – Chart history" Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs for Pat Benatar. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
↑ CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending DECEMBER 29, 1984 at the Wayback Machine (archived 11 September 2012). Cash Box magazine.
↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970 – 1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. pp. 32–33. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
↑ "Austriancharts.at – Pat Benatar – We Belong" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9672." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
↑ CHART NUMBER 1463 – Wednesday, January 09, 1985 at the Wayback Machine (archived 7 November 2006). CHUM.
↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – We Belong". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
↑ "Charts.org.nz – Pat Benatar – We Belong". Top 40 Singles. 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.
↑ "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts - 1980s". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
↑ "Volume 97 No. 52, DECEMBER 28. 1985" (PDF). Billboard. New York, NY, USA. 28 December 1985. p. TA-21. Retrieved 14 October 2016.

External links

Pat Benatar

Discography

Studio albums	In the Heat of the Night Crimes of Passion Precious Time Get Nervous Tropico Seven the Hard Way Wide Awake in Dreamland True Love Gravity's Rainbow Innamorata Go

Live albums	Live from Earth

Compilations	Best Shots Synchronistic Wanderings: Recorded Anthology 1979-1999 Greatest Hits Pat Benatar Ultimate Collection 10 Great Songs

Singles	"I Need a Lover" "Heartbreaker" "You Better Run" "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" "Treat Me Right" "Fire and Ice" "Shadows of the Night" "Love Is a Battlefield" "We Belong" "Invincible" "All Fired Up" "Hell Is for Children"

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