We Belong Together

Infobox Single
Name = We Belong Together


Artist = Mariah Carey
from Album = The Emancipation of Mimi
Released = May 17, 2005
(see release history)
Genre = Pop, R&B
Length = 3:23 (Album/Single Version)
Label = Island
Writer = Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal, Johnta Austin, Kenneth Edmonds, Darnell Bristol, Sid Johnson, Bobby Womack, Patrick Moten, Sandra Sully
Producer = Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal
Certification = Platinum (RIAA, ARIA)
Gold (RIANZ)
Last single = "It's like That"
(2005)
This single = "We Belong Together"
(2005)
Next single = "Shake It Off"
(2005)
Misc = Audiosample
Upper caption = Audio sample
Name = We Belong Together
Audio file = MariahCareyWeBelongTogether.ogg

"We Belong Together" is a song recorded by Mariah Carey for her tenth studio album "The Emancipation of Mimi" (2005) and released as the album's second single in 2005. Written and produced by Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal, and Johnta Austin, the song was inspired by 1980s R&B and soul. Its arrangement is built on simple piano chords and an understated back beat, and its lyrics chronicle a woman's desperation for her former lover to return after their separation.

Following a career-decline between 2001 and 2003, Carey achieved major worldwide success with "We Belong Together" as the song topped the charts in many countries, including Australia, Brazil, Croatia, Israel, Philippines, South Africa, and the United States Billboard Hot 100 for fourteen non-consecutive weeks.

In the U.S., the song also repeatedly broke many BDS Airplay records and was warmly received by critics. It won Carey a number of industry awards, including two Grammy Awards in 2006. [ cite web | title= The Grammys| work= GRAMMY Winners Search: We Belong Together| url=http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/Winners/Results.aspx?title=We%20Belong%20Together&winner=&year=0&genreID=0&hp=1| accessmonthday=February 16| accessyear=2005] Billboard listed "We Belong Together" ninth on The Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs.cite web | title= Billboard| work= Billboard Hot 100 Chart 50th Anniversary - All-Time Top Songs| url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/specials/hot100/charts/top100-titles-10.shtml| accessmonthday=September 11 | accessyear=2008]

Background and writing

"Further information:" The Emancipation of Mimi

"We Belong Together" was not composed until late into the production of "The Emancipation of Mimi".cite web | title= MTV| work= Road To The Grammys: The Story Behind Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together"| url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1522707/20060127/index.jhtml?headlines=true| accessmonthday=January 30 | accessyear=2006] Following an unsuccessful career period between 2001 and 2003, Carey began production on the album in 2004. By November of that year she had considered the album complete, but some of what became its more popular tracks had yet to be written.cite web | title= VH1| work= Road To The Grammys: The Story Behind Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together"| url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1522707/20060127/index.jhtml?headlines=true| accessmonthday=January 30 | accessyear=2006] Antonio "L.A." Reid, the chairman of Island Def Jam Records, encouraged Carey to attempt additional studio sessions with producer Jermaine Dupri. "L.A. was like, 'You and Jermaine Dupri make magic together, why aren't you in the studio with him?'" she recalled. "'I said, 'I love Jermaine, is he free? I know he's doing a million things.' [...] But Jermaine said, 'Come on down.'"

Carey flew to Dupri's Atlanta studio and after two days, they composed two tracks for "The Emancipation of Mimi" ("Shake It Off" and "Get Your Number") and she returned to New York City; however, at this point "We Belong Together" was still not written. Reid was impressed with the album's new material and decided that Carey should return to Atlanta to compose more tracks.

In another two-day studio stint Carey, Dupri, Seal and Austin produced the album's first single "It's like That" as well as "We Belong Together". The composers discussed the song's melody at length, and subsequently simplified the arrangement in order to accentuate Carey's vocals.

Music and structure

"We Belong Together" is a pop ballad that exhibits strong influences from hip hop and R&B. The song is propelled by a programmed Roland TR-808-styled kick and hi-hat, which is prominently utilized in hip hop music.cite web | title=Vibe.com| work=Mariah Carey - The Emancipation of Mimi (Island) : Vibe.com| url=http://www.vibe.com/music/revolutions/2005/04/mariah_carey_emancipation_mimi_island/| accessmonthday=April 24 | accessyear=2005]

Carey adopts a reserved, rap-flavored singing style, which garnered approval from the critics who admonish her ornate, melismatic singing style. [Farber, Jim. [http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/299097p-255879c.html "More like a screaming 'Mimi'"] . "New York Daily News". April 12, 2005. Retrieved March 10, 2006.] Reviewer Jennifer Vineyard comments that Carey's spare and understated singing approach gives the song more power, which would not have been achieved if Carey had belted.cite web | title= VH1| work= Road To The Grammys: The Story Behind Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together"| url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1522707/20060127/index.jhtml?headlines=true| accessmonthday=January 30 | accessyear=2006] Besides hip hop, the song incorporates 1980s retro-soul music by "cleverly" referencing Bobby Womack's "If You Think You're Lonely Now" (1981) and The Deele's "Two Occasions" (1987, with Babyface).cite web | title=New York Times| work=The Summer Buzz: Cicadas and Mariah Carey| url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/04/arts/music/04note.html?ei=5090&en=4901ecf683560cdf&ex=1280808000&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted| accessmonthday=November 5 | accessyear=2005]

In the second verse of "We Belong Together," Carey sings: "Bobby Womack's on the radio/ Singing to me, 'If you think you're lonely now'." She then flips across a radio dial: "So I turn the dial, tryin’ to catch a break/ And then I hear Babyface/ 'I only think of you...'." [The line "If you think you're lonely now" is from the song of the same name and "I only think of you" is from the chorus of "Two Occasions". In the remix she also says "I only think of you/ On two occasions/ That's day and night..."] Due to the inclusion of the lyrics from both songs, the songwriters were given co-writing credits on "We Belong Together".

"We Belong Together" comprises a very simple and understated musical arrangement: it is set in C major and is composed in 4/4 time.cite web | title= Music Notes| work= "We Belong Together"| url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0049570&mnuid=9GR4DC7PQXCRNNYN72KXS7SJ5NXPV1K618LFC2K6| accessmonthday=February 4 | accessyear=2006] It follows the common verse-chorus form and is structured into three sections that portray the protagonist in a range of emotions; from doleful and resigned in the first section, to desperate and agitated in the second. In the last section the song climaxes with an octave raise, which not only emphasizes the protagonist's heightened desperation, but her determination to be with her lover.cite web | title=Metrotimes | work=Radio fever- Sussing out a summer jam for ’05 | url=http://www.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=8122| accessmonthday=November 5 | accessyear=2005]

Remixes and other versions

Carey has often recorded remixes for some of her more popular songs, some of which have become more successful than their original counterparts. For "We Belong Together," she recorded the DJ Clue remix, which was produced by DJ Clue and features rappers Jadakiss and Styles P, and the Peter Rauhofer Reconstruction Mix/Atlantic Soul Vocal Mix. The remixes are fundamentally different from the album version and contain more distinct elements of hip hop music. The Atlantic Soul Vocal Mix, for example, features a synthetic bass line, a piano and guitar line, and distinctive hi-hats that produce a more up-tempo, hard-hitting beat. [cite web | title= Explodingplastic| work= Mariah Carey - We Belong Together" (Atlantic Soul Mix - Craig C.)| url=http://www.explodingplastic.com/reviews/craigcwebelongtogether.html| accessmonthday=May 11 | accessyear=2006]

Both remixes were offered as downloads in May 2005, and achieved success: the Atlantic Soul Mix reached number one on the U.S. Hot Dance Music and Club Play chart, while the DJ Clue version peaked at number five on the Hot Digital Songs chart.

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Brett Ratner and filmed in Los Angeles, California. [cite web | title= The Mariah Carey Archives| work= Quick news on Mariah Carey - MTV News| url=http://mcarchives.com/news/spec.asp?id=4256| accessmonthday=July 9 | accessyear=2005] It serves as the sequel to the video for "It's like That", the first single released from "The Emancipation of Mimi". [cite web | title=The Mariah Carey archives | work=Ratner Films Two Music Videos| url=http://www.mcarchives.com/news/?id=4268| accessmonthday=September 14 | accessyear=2006] Beginning with the "It's like That" video, the protagonist is at her bachelorette party, where one of the guests reveals himself as a former lover (played by Wentworth Miller). The video for "We Belong Together" begins the following morning, when the protagonist remembers her former boyfriend, as she is preparing for her wedding. As she marches down the aisle, the protagonist debates whether she belongs with her former boyfriend or her fiance (played by Eric Roberts). Once she reaches the altar, she catches sight of her former lover who is watching the wedding from a distance. She runs from the ceremony and into his arms, shocking everyone at the wedding. [cite web | title=The Mariah Carey archives | work=Mariah Carey Plans a Double Shot of "Technical" Videos| url=http://www.mcarchives.com/news/?id=4768| work=25 Greatest Video Cameos: No. 11| accessmonthday=September 14 | accessyear=2006] The video is noted for the fact that Carey wore the same Vera Wang wedding dress that she wore at her wedding to Tommy Mottola in 1993. [cite web | title=PopEater| work= 25 Greatest Video Cameos: No. 11 - PopEater Music Blog| url=http://music.aol.com/popeater/2007/07/23/25-greatest-video-cameos-no-11| accessyear=July 2007] She said it's nothing deep but there was no way she was finding a Vera Wang wedding dress that fit her in two days. [cite web | title= The Mariah Carey Archives| work= Mariah on Access Hollywood - The Mariah Carey Archives| url=http://mcarchives.com/news/spec.asp?id=4243| accessmonthday=February 12 | accessyear=2005]

The video reached number-one on several video-chart countdowns, including BET's "106 & Park", MTV's "TRL" (where it retired after it remained on the countdown for fifty days) [cite web | title= The Mariah Carey Archives| work= We Belong Together retires at #1 on TRL - Mariahcarey.com| url=http://mcarchives.com/news/spec.asp?id=4830| accessmonthday=July 9 | accessyear=2005] , MuchMusic's "Countdown", and VH1's "Top 20 Video Countdown". VH1 named the song #1 on its "Top 40 Videos Of 2005" in December of that year. [cite web | title= VH1| work= Shows: Top 40 of 2005 countdown - VH1| url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/top_40_of_2005/series_countdown.jhtml| accessmonthday=December 2 | accessyear=2005] By July 25, 2005 it was LAUNCHcast's most-watched video of the year, with 7.5 million streamed performances. [Yahoo! Music. [http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=16367&string=Mariah "Mariah Carey will 'Shake It Off', exclusively for Yahoo! Music; North American Online Premiere kicks off 8pm (PDT), July 27th"] . "Top40-charts.com". July 27, 2005. Retrieved February 12, 2005.] The video was nominated for "Best R&B Video" and "Best Female Video" at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards. [cite web | title= MTV VMA 2005| work= MTV Video Music Awards | 2005 | Highlights, Winners, Performers and Photos from the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards | MTV.com| url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2005/| accessmonthday=September 1 | accessyear=2005]
As of October 11, 2008, the "We Belong Together" music video has been viewed 13,374,021 times on popular video-sharing website YouTube [http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=LoBdt9L_DPA]

Reception

"We Belong Together" became a "career re-defining" [cite web | title=Virgin Recors| work= Virgin Urban Music President Jremaine Dupri and So So Def/Virgin Artist Johnta Austin Win R&B Song Honor |url=http://www.virginrecords.com/home/news.aspx| accessmonthday=September 12 | accessyear=2006] song for Mariah Carey at a point when many fans and critics had considered her career over. Not only did it become one of the most successful pop singles of all time, [cite web | title=About.com| work= Predictions Of Winners Billboard Music Awards 2005|url=http://top40.about.com/od/awards/a/bboardawardpred.htm| accessmonthday=September 12 | accessyear=2006] it also became one of her most critically acclaimed singles.

Critical response

Unlike most of Carey's more recent singles, "We Belong Together" received generally positive reviews from critics, most of whom hail the song as a "return to form," following reviews of "Charmbracelet" (2002) that suggested Carey had lost her signature vocal range and power. [Anderman, Joan. "For Carey, the Glory's Gone but the Glitter Lives On". "Boston Globe". pg. D.4, September 10, 2003 [THIRD Edition] .] [Walters, Barry. "Charmbracelet". "Rolling Stone". New York: pg. 93, December 12, 2002, iss. 911.] A review for "Slant" magazine writes, "the...diva [keeps] cool with breathy, rapid-fire verses until the final full strong-voiced climax that... proves that 'The Voice' has indeed returned." [cite web | title=Slant Magazine | work=2005: Year in Rewind| url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/features/2005yearinmusic.asp| accessmonthday=January 30 | accessyear=2006] Other critics commended Carey on her novel singing style which, according to Kelefa Sanneh of "New York Times", gives the song its propulsion.cite web | title=New York Times| work=The Summer Buzz: Cicadas and Mariah Carey| url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/04/arts/music/04note.html?ei=5090&en=4901ecf683560cdf&ex=1280808000&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted| accessmonthday=November 5 | accessyear=2005] Similarly, "Billboard" magazine and Johnny Loftus of "Metrotimes" characterized the song as "perfect," "classy," and "sublime,"cite web | title=Metrotimes | work=Radio fever- Sussing out a summer jam for ’05 | url=http://www.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=8122| accessmonthday=November 5 | accessyear=2005] [cite web | title="Billboard".com| work=Billboard Singles Review — "We Belong Together"| url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/grammy/2006/nominees/record_year/mariah_carey.jsp| accessmonthday=January 30 | accessyear=2006] while Pitchfork Media gave it four stars and a half. [David Raposa. Mariah Carey: "We Belong Together". "Pitchfork Media". Monday June 20, 2005.] Billboard listed "We Belong Together" ninth on The Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs and second on Top Billboard Hot 100 R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.cite web | title= Billboard| work= Billboard Hot 100 Chart 50th Anniversary - Top Rhythm and Blues Hip Hop Songs| url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/specials/hot100/charts/top-rbhiphop.shtml| accessmonthday=September 11 | accessyear=2008] Blender magazine ranked it fifteenth on its 100 Greatest Songs of 2005 list. [ [http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=1841 The 100 Greatest Songs of 2005 Article on Blender :: The Ultimate Guide to Music and More ] ]

While proving to be popular with fans and critics alike, "We Belong Together" also received less enthusiastic reviews from Helen Duong of "UKMusic", who dismissed the song as "bearable," [cite web | title=UKmusic | work= Reviews: Hip Hop and RnB- Mariah Carey We Belong Together| url=http://www.ukmusic.com/Reviews/Hip-Hop-and-RnB/Mariah-Carey-We-Belong-Together.html| accessmonthday=November 10 | accessyear=2005] and a critic from "Virgin.net" found the song boring, cliched and uninspired. [cite web | title=Virgin.net | work=Mariah Carey — We Belong Together| url=http://www.virgin.net/music/singlereviews/mariahcarey_webelongtogether.html| accessmonthday=November 10 | accessyear=2005]

Commercial reception

Between 2001 and 2003, Carey's popularity had substantially declined and many had considered her career over. [Gardner, Elysa. [http://www.usatoday.com/life/dcovfri.htm Mariah Carey, 'standing again'] . "USA Today". November 28, 2002. Retrieved August 19, 2005.] However, after being released to North American radio on March 26, 2005, "We Belong Together" became the biggest success of Carey's solo career and for her label. [cite web | title=About.com | work= New York Girl Makes Good With The Emancipation of Mimi| url=http://manhattan.about.com/od/artsandculture/a/mariahcarey.htm|accessmonthday=February 17 |accessyear=2005] The song spent fourteen non-consecutive weeks at number one on both the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 — after making its debut at number eighty-one — and on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. It had major cross-over success, becoming the first song to simultaneously occupy the number-one position on nine "Billboard" charts on the week ending August 6, 2005: the Hot 100, Hot 100 Airplay, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, Pop 100 Airplay, the Mainstream Top 40, Rhythmic Top 40, Hot Dance Music/Club Play, and the Hot Ringtones charts. One week earlier, it had become the first song to top eight charts concurrently. [cite web | title=MariahDaily | work=Mariah Carey| url=http://www.mariahdaily.com/corantofiles/news-archive-7-2005.shtml|accessmonthday=February 12 | accessyear=2006] [cite web | title=MC Archives | work=We Belong Together sets another record at Billboard| url=http://www.mcarchives.com/news/?id=4882|accessmonthday=February 12 | accessyear=2006] According to Mediabase and Nielsen BDS, "We Belong Together" broke several airplay records in the United States: it gathered both the largest one-day and one-week audience total in BDS history, reaching 32.8 million and 223 million impressions respectively. [ cite web | title=USA Today| work= Carey sets a record| url=http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/life/20050713/d_toplline13.art.htm| accessmonthday=February 14 | accessyear=2006] To date, "We Belong Together" has been listened to more than 8 billion times in the U.S alone. [ cite web | title=Mediabase| work= Mediabase - Quick Cut Info| url=http://www.mmr247.com/mmrweb/Reports/Reg/EMD.asp?SOngID=1370666&NumDays=7| accessmonthday=September 21 | accessyear=2008] It was certified platinum by the RIAA. [cite web | title=Billboard| work= Billboard.com offers Entertainment New for Music Executive and Fans| url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/riaa/singles.jsp| accessmonthday=August 8 | accessyear=2008] On Billboard Hot 100 Year-end Chart of 2005, the song was declared the number-one song, a career first for Carey. [cite web | title=Billboard| work= Billboard.com - Year End Charts - Year-end Single - The Billboard Hot 100| url=http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/life/20050713/d_toplline13.art.htm| accessmonthday= | accessyear=2005] It's also ended at two on Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Year-end chart of 2005. [cite web | title=Billboard| work= Billboard.com - Year End Charts - Year-end Single - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs| url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/yearend_chart_display.jsp?f=Hot+R%26B%2FHip-Hop+Songs&g=Year-end+Singles&year=2005| accessmonthday= | accessyear=2005]

"We Belong Together" achieved success in several major non-U.S. markets. It debuted at the top of the Australian chart, where it remained for two weeks,cite web | title=Australian Singles Top 50| work= Australian Singles Top 50 week 27/2005 - Music Charts| url=http://acharts.us/australia_singles_top_50/2005/27| accessmonthday=July 4 | accessyear=2005] and also topped the chart in Brazil, Croatia, Israel, Philippines and South Africa. it reached a peak position of number two for three weeks in New Zealandcite web | title=New Zealand Top 40| work= New Zealand Top 40 week 33/2005 - Music Charts| url=http://acharts.us/nz_singles_top_40/2005/33| accessmonthday=August 15 | accessyear=2005] and on the Canadian BDS Airplay chart. Promotion for the song was strongest in the UK, where it debuted at number two behind Tupac Shakur's "Ghetto Gospel", selling 39,436 copies, only missing the top spot by 392 physical and digital sales. Across Continental Europe the song was a moderate success. It reached the top five in Spain, Ireland, Netherlands, Denmark and Switzerland, top ten in Norway, and top twenty in France, Belgium, Sweden, Italy and Germany. On the Australia's ARIA Top 100 singles end of the year chart of 2005, "We Belong Together" was ranked seventeen there [cite web | title=ARIA Charts| work= ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles of 2005| url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2005.htm| accessmonthday= | accessyear=2005] and ten on the Urban singles end of the year chart. [cite web | title=ARIA Charts| work= ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Urban Singles of 2005| url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-urban-singles-2005.htm| accessmonthday= | accessyear=2005] "We Belong Together" is the world's third most successful single of 2005. [cite web | title=Mediatraffic.de| work=United World Chart - Year End Chart - 2005 | url=http://www.mediatraffic.de/tracks-2005.htm| accessmonthday= | accessyear=2005] It was certified platinum in Australia by ARIA [cite web | title=ARIA.com| work=ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2005 Single | url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2005.htm| accessmonthday= | accessyear=2005] and gold in New Zealand by RIANZ. [cite web | title=ImageShack.us| work=A picture of RIANZ chart proves the certification | url=http://img87.imageshack.us/my.php?
_accessmonthday=August_22_|_accessyear=2005]

Awards

2005

*Billboard Music Awardscite web | title= MariahCarey.com| work=Mariahcarey.com news.awards| url=http://mariahcarey.com/news/awards.php| accessmonthday= | accessyear=2005]
**Rhythmic Top 40 Title of the Year.
**Hot 100 song of the Year.
**Hot 100 Airplay of the Year.

*Radio Music Awards
**Song of the Year/Mainstream Hit Radio.
**Song of the Year/Urban and Rhythmic Radio.

*Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards
**Best R&B/Soul Single, Solo.

*Teen Choice Awards
**Choice Love Song.

*Vibe Awards
**Best R&B Song.

*World Music Awards
**World's Most-Played Single.

2006

*Grammy Awards [cite web | title= About.com| work=Grammy Award Nominations 2006 - Pop, Rock and R&B| url=http://top40.about.com/od/awards/a/grammynoms2006.htm| accessmonthday= February 23 | accessyear=2006]
**Best R&B Song – won.
**Best Female R&B Vocal Performance – won.
**Record of the Year – awarded to "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green Day.
**Song of the Year – awarded to "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" by U2.

*ASCAP Awards [cite web | title= The Mariah Carey Archives| work=50 Cent named Songwriter of the year| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5007390.stm | accessmonthday= May 23 | accessyear=2006]
**"Song of the Year" (tied with "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green Day).

*BMI Urban Awards
**Song of the Year.
**Most Performed Song.
** Number-one Billboard song.

*WPGC Music Awards
**Best Slow Song.
**Best Song.

*GrooveVolt Music & Fashion Awards [cite web | title= The Mariah Carey Archives| work=Mariah wins six Groovevolt Music and Fashion Awards| url=http://mcarchives.com/news/spec.asp?id=5422 | accessmonthday=January 27 | accessyear=2006]
**Song of the Year.
**Best Pop Female Song Performance.
**Best R&B/Soul Female Song Performance.

*Soul Train Music Awards
**Best R&B/Soul Single, Female.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "We Belong Together".
*UK CD maxi single [cite web | title= Amazon.co.uk| work= Amazon.co.uk: We Belong Together [CD 2] : Mariah Carey: Music| url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/We-Belong-Together-CD-2/dp/B0009WXGDC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1221943351&sr=1-2| accessmonthday=July 4 | accessyear=2005]
#"We Belong Together" (album version)
#"We Belong Together" (Reconstruction radio mix)
#"We Belong Together" (Reconstruction club mix)
#"We Belong Together" (Atlantic Soul vocal)
#"We Belong Together" (Atlantic Soul instrumental)

*UK 2-track/Canadian singlecite web | title= Amazon.co.uk| work= We Belong Together: Mariah Carey: Music: Amazon.co.uk| url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/We-Belong-Together-Mariah-Carey/dp/B0009WXGD2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1221943351&sr=1-1| accessmonthday=July 4 | accessyear=2005] [cite web | title= Amazon.ca| work= Amazon.ca: We Belong Together Pt.1: Mariah Carey: Music| url=http://www.amazon.ca/Belong-Together-Pt-1-Mariah-Carey/dp/B0009WXGD2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1221943370&sr=1-1| accessmonthday=July 5 | accessyear=2005]
#"We Belong Together" (album version)
#"We Belong Together" (Remix feat. Jadakiss and Styles P)

*Australian/European CD single [cite web | title= Amazon.fr| work= We Belong Together: Mariah Carey: Musique: Amazon.fr| url=http://www.amazon.fr/We-Belong-Together-Mariah-Carey/dp/B000A39FGM/ref=sr_1_19?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1221944567&sr=1-19| accessmonthday=October 11 | accessyear=2005]
#"We Belong Together" (album version)
#"We Belong Together" (DJ Clue remix)

*German CD single [cite web | title= Billboard| work=Billboad.com - Discography (more) - Mariah Carey - We Belong Together (Germany CD)| url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/more.jsp?tp=singles&pid=48340&aid=726107| accessmonthday=August 02 | accessyear=2005]
#"We Belong Together" (album version)
#"We Belong Together" (ultra album version)

*European CD single [cite web | title= Amazon.de| work= We Belong Together: Mariah Carey: Musik: Amazon.de| url=http://www.amazon.de/We-Belong-Together-Mariah-Carey/dp/B0009V2CRE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1221944124&sr=1-1| accessmonthday=July 11 | accessyear=2005]
#"We Belong Together" (album version)
#"We Belong Together" (Reconstruction Radio Mix)
#"It's like That" (Remix feat. Fat Joe)
#"We Belong Together" (music video)

*Japanese CD maxi single [cite web | title= Billboard| work=Billboad.com - Discography (more) - Mariah Carey - We Belong Together (Japan CD)| url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/more.jsp?tp=singles&pid=48340&aid=744474| accessmonthday=October 11 | accessyear=2005] [cite web | title= CDJapan| work= Mariah Carey / We Belong Together| url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=UICL-5019| accessmonthday=June 15 | accessyear=2005]
#"We Belong Together" (album version)
#"We Belong Together" (instrumental)

Credits and personnel

*Lead and backing vocals — Mariah Carey
*Keyboards — Loris Holland
*Drums — Charles Draiton
*Engineers — Brian Garten, John Horesco IV
*Assistant engineer — Tadd Mingo
*Audio mixing — Phil Tan
*Mastered by Herb Powers

Release history

Charts

Cover versions

*A Reggaeton artist Adassa covered the song in her self titled album. This new version contains various bachata elements.
*Esmee Denters did a cover of this song.
*Regine Velasquez did a cover of this song
*Nina Girado did a cover of this song.
*Kyla did a cover of this song.

Notes and references

Notes

References

*cite web | title= ARC Weekly Top 40| work= Rock on the Net| url= http://www.rockonthenet.com/ | accessmonthday=February 4 | accessyear=2006
*cite web | title= ARIA.com| work= Australian airplay and sales charts| url=http://www.aria.com.au/ | accessmonthday=March 5 | accessyear=2006
*cite web | title= Billboard.com| work= Billboard Hot 100 chart| url=http://billboard.com| accessmonthday=January 31 | accessyear=2006
*cite web | title=Chart Singles.net| work= Week 28 Chart Ronudup|url=http://www.chartsingles.net/news/music-news/1020/| accessmonthday=March 5 | accessyear=2006
*cite web | title= IFop.com| work= French sales chart| url=http://www.ifop.com/europe/index.asp| accessmonthday=March 5 | accessyear=2006
*cite web | title= Jam Canoe.ca| work= Canadian airplay and sales charts| url=http://jam.canoe.ca/| accessmonthday=March 5 | accessyear=2006
*cite web | title= Mariahdaily| work= Chartlogs| url=http://www.mariahdaily.com/info/chartlogs.shtml| accessmonthday=January 31 | accessyear=2006
*cite web | title= Mariahdaily|url=http://www.mariahdaily.com/corantofiles/news-archive-7-2005.shtml| accessmonthday=February 14 | accessyear=2006
*cite web | title=MC Archives| work=Jermaine Dupri: How he turned Mariah into a hit Machine|url=http://www.mcarchives.com/news/?id=5153| accessmonthday=February 1 | accessyear=2006
*cite web | title= Mediatraffic| work= United World charts| url=http://www.mediatraffic.de/| accessmonthday=January 31 | accessyear=2006
*cite web | title= Oricon.co.jp| work= Japanese sales chart| url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/| accessmonthday=March 16 | accessyear=2006
*cite web | title= Recording Industry Association of New Zealand| work= New Zealand sales chart| url=http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp| accessmonthday=March 8 | accessyear=2006