Pat Benatar “We Belong” released

We Belong Pat Benatar

Writer(s): David Eric Lowen, Dan Navarro (see lyrics here) Released: October 16, 1984 First Charted: October 26,1984 Peak: 5 BB, 6 CB, 2 GR, 2 RR, 34 AC, 20 CO, 22 UK, 8 CN, 7 AU, 1 DF (Click for codes to charts.) Sales (in millions): -- US, -- UK, 0.05 world (includes US + UK) Airplay/Streaming (in millions): 1.0 radio, 79.1 video, 163.51 streaming

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About the Song: Pat Benatar’s 1984 Tropico album was her fifth studio effort and her sixth platinum release. The album’s lead single, “We Belong,” was Benatar’s eleventh top-40 hit and second consecutive song to reach #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. Sadly, her commercially successful years was peaking as she would chart only three more top-40 hits in her career, the last one in 1988. For better or worse, “We Belong” represented Benatar at the peak of her powers. No song did better for her on the charts although “Love Is a Battlefield” also reached #5. She had mastered the crossover between rock and pop, finding ways to appeal to both audiences. Cash Box magazine said the song was “an ode to love which shows a whole world of vocal and instrumental nuances that have not been explored before by the powerful vocalist.” WK The song is “about a woman who is stuck in a relationship which appears to be failing, yet the lovers are still too attached to let go.” SF It was written by Eric Lowen and Dan Navarro. The latter songwriter said, “I was kind of lamenting an old relationship and I kind of wanted to get the point across, ‘It doesn’t matter if you agree, or disagree, if you’re here or gone. There are things that are bigger than both of us, and we belong together.” SF He explained that he started with the final line of the song and worked backwards. SF In 2009, the Bangles covered the song for a compilation called Keep the Light Alive: Celebrating the Music of Lowen & Navarro. The tribute album was designed to raise funds for finding a cure for ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Songwriter Eric Lowen had become a victim of the disease. SH Resources: SH SecondHandSongs.com SF Songfacts WK Wikipedia Related Links: First posted 2/15/2024.