{{Other uses}} {{Use American English|date=February 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2016}} {{Infobox song | 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<ref>{{cite web |first= Tom |last= Breihan |title= The Number Ones: Madonna's "Like a Virgin" |website= Stereogum |date= September 16, 2020 |url= https://www.stereogum.com/2098072/the-number-ones-madonnas-like-a-virgin/columns/the-number-ones/ |quote= Pat Benatar’s operatic, maximalist new-wave power-ballad anthem “We Belong” peaked at #5.. |accessdate= November 23, 2022 |archive-date= December 17, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201217001315/https://www.stereogum.com/2098072/the-number-ones-madonnas-like-a-virgin/columns/the-number-ones/ |url-status= live }}</ref> * arena rock<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/best-shots-mw0000194600 |title=Pat Benatar - Best Shots review |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |work=AllMusic |publisher=TiVo Corporation |accessdate=October 3, 2023 |archive-date=September 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919180505/https://www.allmusic.com/album/best-shots-mw0000194600 |url-status=live }}</ref> | 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.<ref>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.</ref> 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.

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.<ref name=MC_Cert/>

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 score to ''Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby'', 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."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1984/CB-1984-10-27.pdf|title=Single Review|magazine=Cash Box|via=World Radio History|page=8|date=October 27, 1984|access-date=December 8, 2021|archive-date=December 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228001117/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1984/CB-1984-10-27.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

==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== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}

===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Weekly chart performance for "We Belong" ! scope="col"| Chart (1984–1985) ! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position |- ! scope="row"| Australia (Kent Music Report)<ref>{{cite book |last=Kent |first=David |author-link=David Kent (historian)| title = Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 |edition = illustrated | pages=32–33 | isbn = 0-646-11917-6 | year = 1993 | publisher = Australian Chart Book | location = St Ives, N.S.W.}}</ref> | 7 |- {{single chart|Austria|12|artist=Pat Benatar|song=We Belong|rowheader=true|access-date=14 October 2016}} |- {{single chart|Flanders|16|artist=Pat Benatar|song=We Belong|rowheader=true|access-date=14 October 2016}} |- {{single chart|Canadatopsingles|8|chartid=9672|rowheader=true|access-date=May 1, 2013}} |- ! scope="row"| Europe (European Top 100 Singles)<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/80s/85/M&M-1985-02-25-OCR-Page-0010.pdf |title=European Top 100 Singles |magazine=Eurotipsheet |volume=2 |issue=8 |date=February 25, 1985 |page=7 |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History}}</ref> | 25 |- {{single chart|Ireland2|8|artist=Pat Benatar|song=We Belong|rowheader=true|access-date=14 October 2016}} |- ! scope="row"|Luxembourg (Radio Luxembourg)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.umdmusic.com/default.asp?Lang=English&Chart=F&ChDay=&ChMonth=&ChYear=&ChBand=pat+benatar&ChSong=|title=Radio Luxembourg Singles |publisher=umdmusic.com|access-date=January 1, 2026}}</ref> | 20 |- {{single chart|Dutch100|13|artist=Pat Benatar|song=We Belong|rowheader=true|access-date=May 1, 2013}} |- {{single chart|Dutch40|10|artist=Pat Benatar|song=We Belong|year=1984|week=50|rowheader=true|access-date=14 October 2016}} |- {{single chart|New Zealand|7|artist=Pat Benatar|song=We Belong|rowheader=true|access-date=May 1, 2013}} |- {{single chart|Switzerland|5|artist=Pat Benatar|song=We Belong|rowheader=true|access-date=May 1, 2013}} |- {{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|22|artist=Pat Benatar|artistid=20110|rowheader=true|access-date=May 27, 2022}} |- {{single chart|Billboardhot100|5|artist=Pat Benatar|rowheader=true|access-date=May 1, 2013}} |- {{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|34|artist=Pat Benatar|rowheader=true|access-date=October 14, 2016}} |- {{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|3|artist=Pat Benatar|rowheader=true|access-date=May 1, 2013}} |- ! scope="row"| US ''Cash Box'' Top 100 Singles<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19841229.html |title=Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending December 29, 1984 |work=Cash Box |access-date=October 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001104343/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19841229.html |archive-date=October 1, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> | 6 |- {{single chart|West Germany|9|artist=Pat Benatar|song=We Belong|songid=1187|rowheader=true|access-date=14 October 2016}} |} {{col-2}}

===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Year-end chart performance for "We Belong" ! scope="col"| Chart (1985) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Australia (Kent Music Report)<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://i.imgur.com/SN2evHp.jpg |title=National Top 100 Singles for 1985 |magazine=Kent Music Report |issue=599 |date=December 30, 1985 |via=Imgur |access-date=May 27, 2022 |archive-date=May 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519090120/https://i.imgur.com/SN2evHp.jpg |url-status=live }}</ref> | 68 |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1985/hot-100-songs |title=Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 1985 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003025828/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1985/hot-100-songs |archive-date=October 3, 2019}}</ref> | 39 |- ! scope="row"| US ''Cash Box'' Top 100 Singles<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/1985YESP.html |title=The Cash Box Year-End Charts: 1985 – Top 100 Pop Singles |work=Cash Box |date=28 December 1985 |access-date=May 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001214739/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/1985YESP.html |archive-date=October 1, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> | 87 |} {{col-end}}

==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "We Belong"}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|artist=Pat Benatar|title=We Belong|award=Gold|relyear=1984|relmonth=10|certyear=1985|refname=MC_Cert}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=Pat Benatar|title=We Belong|award=Platinum|relyear=1984|certyear=2023|source=radioscope|refname=NZ_Cert}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom |type=single|award=Silver|relyear=2004|certyear=2024|artist=Pat Benatar|title=We Belong|id=19841-1893-1}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true}}

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==External links== * [http://Lynncareysaylor.com/WeBelongVideo.html Lynn Carey Saylor video of "We Belong"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205221601/http://lynncareysaylor.com/WeBelongVideo.html |date=February 5, 2012 }} * [http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=pat%20benatar&sl=&smt=5&sat=-1&ssb=Artist C.R.I.A. singles certifications for Pat Benatar] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225041920/http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st= |date=February 25, 2012 }}

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