"We Belong"
Single by Pat Benatar
from the album Tropico
Released	1985
Recorded	1984
Genre	Pop rock Ballad
Length	3:42
Label	Chrysalis Records
Writer(s)	Eric Lowen & Dan Navarro
Pat Benatar singles chronology
"Love Is a Battlefield" (1983) "We Belong" (1984) "Ooh Ooh Song" (1985)

"We Belong" is the first single from Pat Benatar's sixth studio album Tropico, released in late 1984. It matched the success of "Love Is a Battlefield" on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the U.S., peaking at number five, and reaching number three on Billboard's Top Rock Tracks chart and the top 40 on its Adult Contemporary chart in 1985 (see 1985 in music). The song was written by songwriting team Lowen & Navarro. The single featured acoustic guitar, drums, electric guitar, and a choir of children. The song earned Benatar a Grammy nomination for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.

[edit] Cover versions

• A eurodance cover of the song was released by Double Dare.
• The song was covered by American artist Lynn Carey Saylor for her released album You Like It Clean released in January 2007. It features "We Belong" songwriters Lowen & Navarro on backup vocals, as well as Queen guitarist Brian May. Eric Lowen, who is seen in the video singing throughout with Saylor, suffers from Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease). The singer wished to honor him by recording a cover of this song. The song is available for download at http://lynnsmusic.com.
• A cover version by Arabella Harrison is currently 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 "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.

[edit] Appearances in pop culture, other media, etc.

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• The song was featured in one of the final scenes of the 2006 film Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
• It was used in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.
• It was the musical theme to a multi-million 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.
• A cover version is used in a commercial for United Way of America.

[edit] External links

• Music video
• Lynn Carey Saylor video of "We Belong"