We Belong

"We Belong"
"We Belong"
Single by Pat Benatar
from the 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
Songwriter(s)	David Eric Lowen; Dan Navarro;
Producer(s)	Neil Giraldo; Peter Coleman;
Pat Benatar singles chronology

"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.^[3] 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 Billboard's Top Rock Tracks chart and #34 on the Adult Contemporary chart.

It was also successful in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at No. 22 in the charts, nearly matching the popularity of "Love Is a Battlefield" which is her most recognized song there. 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.^[4]

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).

^ Breihan, Tom (September 16, 2020). "The Number Ones: Madonna's "Like a Virgin"". Stereogum. Retrieved November 23, 2022. Pat Benatar's operatic, maximalist new-wave power-ballad anthem "We Belong" peaked at #5..
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Pat Benatar - Best Shots review". AllMusic. TiVo Corporation. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
^ Paulson, Dave. Story Behind the Song: 'We Belong'. The Tennessean, June 25, 2014.
^ Cite error: The named reference MC_Cert was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] Breihan, Tom (September 16, 2020). "The Number Ones: Madonna's "Like a Virgin"". Stereogum. Retrieved November 23, 2022. Pat Benatar's operatic, maximalist new-wave power-ballad anthem "We Belong" peaked at #5..

[2] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Pat Benatar - Best Shots review". AllMusic. TiVo Corporation. Retrieved October 3, 2023.

[3] Paulson, Dave. Story Behind the Song: 'We Belong'. The Tennessean, June 25, 2014.

[MC_Cert-4] Cite error: The named reference MC_Cert was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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